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Adios Chicos, 25 Years of KDE

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-23 10:22:22

It was the turn of the millenium when I got my first computer fresh at university. Windows seemed uninteresting, it was impossible to work out how it worked or write programs for it. SuSE Linux 6.2 was much more interesting to try and opened a world of understanding how computers worked and wanting to code on them. These were the days of the .com boom and I went to big expos in London where they showered you with freebies and IBM competed with SuSE and Red Hat for the biggest stall. IBM said tha

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KDE launches its own distribution

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-01 17:49:36

KDE launches its own distribution (again) [LWN subscriber-only content] Welcome to LWN.net The following subscription-only content has been made available to you by an LWN subscriber. Thousands of subscribers depend on LWN for the best news from the Linux and free software communities. If you enjoy this article, please consider subscribing to LWN. Thank you for visiting LWN.net! At Akademy 2025, the KDE Project released an alpha version of KDE Linux, a distribution built by the project to " in

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7 most Windows-like Linux distros - if you're ready to ditch Microsoft

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-05 18:37:00

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways If you're migrating from Windows, try one of these distributions. Each of these is user-friendly and free. Most of these are either Ubuntu-based or independent. Windows 10's end of life is coming in 2025, and that means you have to hope your machine can run Windows 11, buy a new computer, or try something different -- like Linux. Linux shouldn't be considered a last-choic

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New to Linux? 5 desktop environments I recommend you try first - and why

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-14 02:02:37

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Not all Linux desktop environments are created equal. Some desktops are better suited for skilled Linux users. There are some desktops that make new users feel right at home. One aspect of Linux that has always been a strength is choice. As a user, you have the choice of making the open-source OS exactly what you want it to be. There are options for just about everything,

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This Linux distro puts more than 20 desktops a click away

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-11-11 20:00:00

Jack Wallen/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Sparky Linux is a lightweight distribution based on Debian 13. With Sparky Linux, you can install from over 20 desktops. Sparky Linux is a great option, even for new Linux users. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. Sparky Linux is well-known as a very good lightweight Linux distribution. Typically, Sparky defaults to the LXQt desktop, but offers versions with MATE, Xfce, and KDE

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Plasma Bigscreen rises from the dead with a better UI

news.ycombinator.com David Uzondu 2026-01-12 20:35:42

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works Lately, some KDE projects have seen a revival, like Karton (the native virtual machine manager for KDE) and the improved ISO Image Writer. Now, another abandoned KDE project, Plasma Bigscreen, is looking to return from the dead after long-time Plasma Mobile contributor Devin decided to spend a week overhauling the thing. If you have not heard of it, Plasma Bigscreen is a Plasma shell for telev

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KDE's official Roku/Android TV alternative is back from the dead

news.ycombinator.com David Uzondu 2026-01-15 02:35:42

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works Lately, some KDE projects have seen a revival, like Karton (the native virtual machine manager for KDE) and the improved ISO Image Writer. Now, another abandoned KDE project, Plasma Bigscreen, is looking to return from the dead after long-time Plasma Mobile contributor Devin decided to spend a week overhauling the thing. If you have not heard of it, Plasma Bigscreen is a Plasma shell for telev

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KDE's official Android TV alternative is back from the dead

news.ycombinator.com David Uzondu 2026-01-15 08:35:42

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works Lately, some KDE projects have seen a revival, like Karton (the native virtual machine manager for KDE) and the improved ISO Image Writer. Now, another abandoned KDE project, Plasma Bigscreen, is looking to return from the dead after long-time Plasma Mobile contributor Devin decided to spend a week overhauling the thing. If you have not heard of it, Plasma Bigscreen is a Plasma shell for telev

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6 most Windows-like Linux distros because old habits die hard

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-01-16 04:27:00

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Windows 10's end of life is coming in 2025, and that means you have to hope your machine can run Windows 11, buy a new computer, or try something different -- like Linux. Linux shouldn't be considered a last-choice alternative, either, because it's every bit equal to Windows or MacOS. It's reliable, secure, user-friendly, and free. What more do you want? Also: You can try Linux without ditching Windows first - here's how I know: You want an operatin

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This Debian-based Linux distro is an overlooked and user-friendly gem

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-15 14:31:20

Jack Wallen/ZDNET I spend a lot of time looking for Linux distributions that fit in certain niches, and one of the most important niches is those open-source operating systems that can serve the general public. When looking for such distributions, I tend to consider those based on Ubuntu first, which one might think is limiting, but there are hundreds of distributions with that base. Every so often, however, I run into a Debian-based distribution that fits the bill. That makes perfect sense, g

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4 ways the latest KDE Plasma release is better than ever - and how to try it yourself

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-23 09:09:02

Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Ladies and gents of the Linux community, it is time to enjoy another point release of yet another desktop environment: KDE Plasma 6.4. A point release? I got you all excited about a point release? Hear me out. 1. HDR/EDR support One of the biggest additions to KDE Plasma 6.4 is support for Extended Dynamic Range and a new High Dynamic Range wizard. The new HDR Calibration wizard is found in System Settings > Display & Monitor and only appears if you'

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X11's dying days mean you'll be forced to switch to Wayland

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-02-25 23:46:19

CorDesign / Getty Images Wayland is the Linux display server that has been in the slow, steady process of taking over X11 to deliver a more modern, robust, and secure GUI for Linux. Wayland offers better performance, better handling of complex GUIs, and even vastly improved security. Although Wayland has been around for quite some time, the problem has been that Linux distributions and desktops have been slow to change from the long-in-the-tooth X11. That changes now because one of the most p

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Your jump from Windows 10 to Linux gets easier with KDE Plasma 6.4

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2026-02-28 18:01:11

Weiquan Lin/Getty For the last few years, my favorite Linux desktop interface has been Linux Mint Cinnamon. However, that adoration doesn't mean I can't appreciate other Linux desktops. For example, when the KDE Community recently released KDE Plasma 6.4, I decided to give it a try on my openSUSE Tumbleweed machine, a Dell XPS 8300 with a 3.4GHz Intel Core i7-2600 processor, 16GB DDR3 RAM, and a 1.5TB 7200 rpm hard drive from 2011. That machine can run Windows 10 (you can forget about Windows

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Latest Tech News

Adios Chicos, 25 Years of KDE

KDE launches its own distribution

7 most Windows-like Linux distros - if you're ready to ditch Microsoft

New to Linux? 5 desktop environments I recommend you try first - and why

This Linux distro puts more than 20 desktops a click away

Plasma Bigscreen rises from the dead with a better UI

KDE's official Roku/Android TV alternative is back from the dead

KDE's official Android TV alternative is back from the dead

6 most Windows-like Linux distros because old habits die hard

This Debian-based Linux distro is an overlooked and user-friendly gem

4 ways the latest KDE Plasma release is better than ever - and how to try it yourself

X11's dying days mean you'll be forced to switch to Wayland

Your jump from Windows 10 to Linux gets easier with KDE Plasma 6.4

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