*KDE for Windows 10 Exiles*
*KDE for Windows 10 Exiles*
Upgrade your software, not your computer
https://kde.org/for/w10-exiles/
In this post #KDE presents Plasma as one of many great interfaces available in #Linux, and they include some tricks for making the migration from #Windows 10 easier.
@kde @be4foss @kde_espana and @kubuntufocus support #EndOf10 to prevent #eWaste!
Toots do not equal a recommendation.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNU #GNUlinux #Sustainability #Win10 #Win11
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That title got me very surprised for a moment
even that would not be false, plenty of KDE software can run on Windows 10
(remember that "KDE" is the name of the community, not of the desktop environment "Plasma")
Then what does the DE in KDE stand for?
(Edit: it was more of a joke, but I guess I am serious. Has it officially become not an acronym?)
according to https://dot.kde.org/2009/11/24/repositioning-kde-brand/ "KDE" no longer stands for anything
Well that's not confusing at all
This article actually helps. I knew that plasma was the preferred name but never knew about the actual changeover. I didn’t realize it was over a decade ago though!! I guess I can still keep saying “I use kde” since I still use all the k* software in addition to the kde plasma desktop environment.
I know, but plenty of people call Plasma just KDE, and the thumbnail is Plasma desktop.
Funnily enough there was an unfinished port of plasma to windows
Yeah, I use Okular for viewing my PDF engineering documents because fuuuuuuck adobe. IT makes my computer slow enough as it is, I don't need adobe making it worse.
Apologies for the YouTube link, but it's the only source I can find referencing it at the moment
https://youtu.be/MVXMcrRANC8
https://archive.org/details/kdewin4
KDE instead of windows 11*
@Endof10 @kde @be4foss @kde_espana @kubuntufocus @[email protected] The Cube! 😍
How do they enable the cube desktop preview? 😍
Go to System Settings -> Desktop Effects and search for cube
@kolorafa https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1b8x8i9/plasma/_6/_how/_to/_use/_cube/_desktop/_effect/
@kolorafa Also: https://pointieststick.com/2023/10/27/these-past-2-weeks-in-kde-wayland-color-management-the-desktop-cube-returns-and-optional-shadows-in-spectacle/
@kolorafa Long live The Cube!
I know it's probably a setting you can change but it makes me sad that every OS seems to have moved to taskbars that don't show program titles
As mentioned, this is indeed quite easily changed. Infact that is one of the best points of KDE, has defaults similar to those a windows user are familiar with, but can be changed and customized a LOT
It's a setting you can change.
I'm glad titles can be hidden. They eat up all horizontal space so damn fast.
The spinning 4 walls Beryl thing... It needs an upgrade. Something that requires AI and a massive graphics card. Maybe it could be any shape like a spherical desktop? Or a single face surface infinity desktop? The 4 walls is still pretty cool though.
i agree. It works just fine on my gtx1080... in 2025! Shameful, I tell you!
Looks more like a cheezy vista