Posts tagged kde
Foresight Linux and KDE 4.2
UPDATE: Foresight Linux 2.0.6 has recently updated the stable branch with python 2.6. Therefore, much of this post is not needed to get Foresight KDE 4.2 running. I’ve crossed through the portions not needed. Thanks for reading!
I’ve been working with a lot of different distributions out there the past few days and haven’ [...]
Is Usability Really Simplicity?
I prefer using KDE or Openbox as my main desktop when using Linux. I’ve used Gnome quite a bit too when working for rPath last year (Foresight is THE Gnome distro). Still, I prefer KDE…I really like the direction that 4.x is going also. Sure, they’re not there yet, but I trust they will be because I haven’t been let [...]
KDE: Right Click, Extract Here
I’ve been hunting for a post on how to have KDE “extract here” like Foresight Gnome edition does (it’s really handy to one click extract archives). Post after post found via Google did nothing at all to help me out. Most tried to have you read how to do this manually by creating your own service menu and they would u [...]
Foresight KDE Alpha-Alpha-Pre-Alpha-P...
Is that Foresight Linux running a pre-pre-pre-alpha-alpha-alpha build of KDE 3.5.9 I see?
Those of you interested in helping us develop, package, or use KDE are welcome to join us in IRC #foresight-kde freenode. Plans are to build a 3.5.9 Stable version and wait until 4.1 is released to push out a 4.1 version. Of course, we’ll have [...]
Foresight KDE Alpha3
NOTE: For clarification purposes…this is not an official release. It is only accessible to developers. It is called Foresight KDE Alpha3 because it is based on the underlying architecture in Foresight Gnome alpha3 release.
For those of you with developer status or above on the Foresight Linux project, there is a KDE build available f [...]
Empowering the Linux Community
From a Linux Developer point of view, when users are no longer developing with you…you’ve lost. Empowerment is key to a successful community in Linux. The day the community is no longer empowered to improve is the day the distribution dies. What kills empowerment? Helplessness. Despair. Inability.
As an example, a user might [...]