Installation of a KDE theme wiped a user`s data.
A KDE global theme has wiped all data from a user`s machine. This is a bad look for KDE.
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KDE Plasma themes can run arbitrary code and delete user files.
Malicious KDE Plasma themes can wipe user files. Why is this allowed to happen?
Read MoreKDE Plasma 6 is shaping up to be a top quality Linux desktop.
KDE Plasma 6 is a very good Linux desktop environment to compete with Gnome Shell.
Read MoreA very nice alternative to Google Earth for education.
The best alternative to Google Earth for education on the Linux desktop.
Read MoreGnome Shell really is not too bad after all, but MATE still is comfy.
A look at the current state of Linux desktops and why they need to change.
Read MoreLinux has come a long way, and it supports more hardware than ever.
The Linux desktops that we know and use have come a long way. The KDE Linux desktop environment is very different now compared to 2006. But at least it has kept the same basic layout with the taskbar and start menu, unlike Gnome. That has changed completely since the Gnome…
Read MoreTrinity KDE desktop still the best choice for the Linux user.
The KDE Linux desktop has gone back to retro greatness with the Trinity KDE desktop, this is a version of KDE 3 that is available for modern Linux distributions. This allows the use of classic themes. The KDE 2 and Keramik themes are available for the desktop to emulate a…
Read MoreThe KDE Trinity desktop has all of the classic themes.
The KDE Trinity desktop has all of the good themes that users of KDE 2.2 would remember. These are great themes, there was another KDE theme I miss from the olden days. It was a stone look-alike theme that was very nice, but I cannot find it on the Internet….
Read MoreAwesome Linux themes for the KDE and MATE desktops. Some lovely themes to brighten up your desktop.
Here are some awesome themes for the KDE and MATE desktops to brighten up your KDE and MATE desktop experience. Lovely themes for the Linux Mint MATE desktop. Full Flat KDE Plasma theme. A nice flat theme for the KDE 4.9 Plasma desktop. Screenshot: Full Flat theme. Metrosuave. A beautiful…
Read MoreA look at KDE 3.4 in Kubuntu 5.04.
This is a look at the KDE 3.4 Linux desktop environment in VMWare 12. The above screenshot shows the default KDE 3.4 desktop environment on Kubuntu 5.04. This is a very good looking desktop environment. The desktop is very fast indeed. The default Xorg video configuration would not work, so…
Read MoreA look at the evolution of the Linux desktop through the ages. Specifically Red Hat Linux.
The Linux desktop has undergone a significant change in layout since the earliest days of the Gnome desktop that we saw on Red Hat Linux back in the day. Those were the days of dial up Internet and 14″ monitors that were far smaller than the massive computer screens that…
Read MoreAmazing new KDE 4.0 themes for Linux Mint.
KDE 4.0 themes Oxygen transparent: http://linuxmint-art.org/content/show.php/oxygen-transparent?content=127752. An amazing transparent version of the Oxygen KDE 4.0 theme. Oxygen GTK: http://linuxmint-art.org/content/show.php/Oxygen+Gtk?content=136216. A port of the Oxygen KDE theme to GTK. Soft metal: http://linuxmint-art.org/content/show.php/Soft+Metal?content=120867. A soft metallic theme for KDE. Uniq 1.11: http://linuxmint-art.org/content/show.php/uniq?content=112688. Another very nice KDE 4.0 theme. More nice themes, these…
Read MoreMore awesome wallpapers for your Linux or BSD desktop.
More awesome wallpapers for a Linux or BSD desktop. The wallpapers. Pandora and orbiting spaceship: http://wallpaperswide.com/download/avatar_6-wallpaper-1920×1080.jpg. Astronaut with surfboard on alien planet: http://4walled.cc/src/98/98fad31467a2205977988e458b554821.jpg. Awesome planet wallpaper with a giant superstructure on it: http://4walled.cc/show-1281760. Astronaut having a beer on the Moon: http://4walled.cc/show-1171862. Awesome view of planet Earth and the Milky way…
Read MoreSome Linux desktop screenshots from the old days of Linux.
This website has some awesome screen-shots of old Linux desktops from 1999. This really takes me back, Linux and UNIX desktops in the olden days looked a lot different than they do now, it is good news that the Common Desktop Environment or CDE is now available for Debian. I…
Read MoreLovely wallpapers for the KDE 4.11 Linux desktop.
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Cuba+for+cuban?content=120562. Cuba for cuban. A lovely 2560*1600 resolution wallpaper. http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Cloud%27s+on+sunset?content=125325. Clouds on sunset. This is a lovely sunset wallpaper. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8546631761_4f59b4cb8b_o.jpg. A widescreen wallpaper suitable for multiple monitors. I just wish that KDE 4.11 would let you span wallpapers. http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/D16549d0/03422_standingontheedgeofinfinity_3840x2400.jpg. Gorgeous foggy forest wallpaper. This one is awesome. Monochrome long exposure…
Read MoreWestcliff High School for Girls Academy switches to OpenSUSE KDE desktops instead of Windows.
The Westcliff High School for Girls Academy has switched from Windows on their workstations to the KDE Plasma desktop. This means that they are avoiding the licensing hassles of using Windows and they are adopting a free and open operating system that will provide the students with a desktop environment…
Read MoreLinux Mint 16 release will be named “Petra”.
The next release of the Linux Mint 16 distribution code named “Petra” will be released in November. This will include the new KDE 4.11 desktop interface as well as many other enhancements and upgrades. I am looking forward to this release. This is the best desktop environment around and is…
Read MoreThe OpenSUSE installer will not work with ATI graphics cards in graphical mode.
The OpenSUSE 12.3 distribution I have downloaded does not seem to work with my ATI hardware very well at all. I used the nomodeset parameter on the boot screen and it still refuses to load the graphical interface. Even though the Linux Mint 14 and Ubuntu 13.04 Gnome distributions work…
Read MoreAwesome dual and quad monitor wallpapers suitable for a Linux desktop environment.
Quad screen space wallpaper suitable for any Linux desktop: http://www.wallpaperpimper.com/wallpaper/Quad_Screen/Blue-Star-Field-5120×1024.jpg. A nice 3D rendered wallpaper that features a lovely snowy mountains scene: http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a121/Paul_D/ScreenShot00014.jpg. This wallpaper is a super high resolution image suitable for about 6 screens, 7300*1000 pixels resolution: http://www.west-crete.com/img/panoramas/hania-harbour-panorama7large.jpg. Get a good selection of dual monitor gaming wallpapers on…
Read MoreKDE 3.4 Linux desktop seen in the new Pirate Bay movie on Youtube.
I have just seen the free movie about The Pirate Bay and at 10:07; you see a KDE 3.4 Linux desktop. I can not tell what Linux distribution this is but it is the good old KDE 3.4 for sure. The best and fastest version of KDE. The Pirate Bay…
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