I love KDE! I just installed kubuntu-desktop on my Ubuntu system. After poking around for about 10 seconds, there was no way I could go back to GNOME (or Unity). Good Lord. It's so slick and intuitive, that GNOME just doesn't even compare. Whatever possessed Canonical to choose GNOME as the default over KDE, I don't know.

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Glad you like it and welcome

I have to agree with this. I myself finally installed KDE on my Fedora install, and although GNOME is was good in its own way (I was using it since late 2008, so there's probably reason I spent that much time with it), but now I have to say I'm enjoying KDE more.

Once before I tried out KDE (where I didn't know anything at all about it) and I got a little confused by how the applications were made (not the desktop itself, that's always been fine). However, now that I revisited again with a little time I can make more sense of it.

I just wish it would be easier to uninstall GNOME without having to reinstall the whole system and temporarily loose all the valuable stuff that I have on it.

I can't wait for KDE 4.7 to get released because being able to use CalDAV for my Google calendars will be my personal #1 feature about the release!

Earlier Gnome was better but KDE has overtaken.

jackwilson wrote:Earlier Gnome was better but KDE has overtaken.

Ah, I see. That would explain it.

Plays With Life wrote:I love KDE! I just installed kubuntu-desktop on my Ubuntu system. After poking around for about 10 seconds, there was no way I could go back to GNOME (or Unity). Good Lord. It's so slick and intuitive, that GNOME just doesn't even compare. Whatever possessed Canonical to choose GNOME as the default over KDE, I don't know.

I guess five years ago the comparisons that were made between Gnome and KDE were different to those that would be made now. I was a 'happy' XP user back then and only came to Linux last year. Like many others I became aware of Ubuntu as being the best distribution for new users and installed the default Gnome desktop. By the time Unity came along I had already become tired of buggy and incomplete applications. Eventually I switched to Kubuntu and until Unity is complete I won't go back to Gnome. Even then, probably when version 12.04 is released, I'll only take a look to see if Gnome 3 is better than Gnome 2 and if Unity comes up to my expectations and needs.

For me, KDE offers a uniform look across most applications, a high degree of customisation and some awesome programs that are far better than their Gnome counterparts. For example, Krusader is very much superior to Gnome Commander and Kate out performs Gedit.

And I can still use non-KDE applications such as Thunderbird, Firefox and Opera that I have come to rely on over the years.

I am glad to see the positive reviews. I have been considering using KDE. This helps.

If you still have doubts, i switched to KDE as well, and i love it
Its great, if i know before i would enjoy it so much i would have done so much faster.

KDE 4.6 on ward would be great. well 3 years already... It is actually pretty fast to get thing as good as it is now this fast. Although there still little issue here and there. But that is true almost anywhere in Linux. Well Maybe except for things like Text editor in Linux, and the Linux Kernel itself.

But here is the Problem. for almost all Project in Linux, except that one I have mention have this issue. especially in Big Desktop Project, It is that Once it getting so Mature and almost Bugs free. at least in an experience point of view. People think it is getting Old.... Like GNOME 2.x, Super solid, and come on it is pretty lightweight on today's point of view. And You indeed can make it super sexy and "modern". Yes, The Default Looks kind of dated. But so what. You can always change to whatever you want. (well if you know how to.) But NO, GNOME doesn't think this is Cool, and they Complete change their wonderful design into something so amateur, and graphically non-sense. such as putting a clock dead center on a panel... Well

KDE4.x has come a long way, It is Mature now for whatever it is going for. Can you call it the best? I wouldn't. I still think GNOME2.30 is still much better. At least it is that much more Solid, I never have a single serious problems with GNOME, but I encounter 3 after like 4 days of using KDE4.6.5, and now KDE4.7. Well as serious as I can't see my transfer progress, and Plasma Shell Crash and give me a Black screen, when I simply try to rename a file in Folder View. Well... But I also think this is not fair to compare KDE4.x to GNOME2.x because that is like compare a 3 years old with a 8 years old. Can I so much more on KDE.4.x than GNOME2.x Well. Not really. There are things I can't do on GNOME2.x that I can do on KDE4.x but those doesn't really buy me much.

In the end of the day, we as human, we are so flexible, and find our way around things. It wouldn't be wrong, even if we are dealing with a very poor design, we will still be able to use it pretty efficiently. Well. it is just that we would be working even more efficient with great design. But the Design much be Solid, and Mature. If it can't even put itself together. We can't use it. And come on. I know Open meaning hell lot of good thing, but We can't keep on changing. experiment more is good, But that is if we got something solid to land on, and being Productive. Big Project in the Open World now days, keep play with creativity, but in term of function... We kind of getting no where. We have a lot very minor important function done. But we can totally live with out them. It would be nice to have them, but it is no good if we only have toys but not tools.

Well. KDE, I gues you finally win my heart, and I love KDE. But that is not totally because KDE is that Beautiful, It is just that my old Love GNOME become so UGLY, (evil UGLY). This is not about me not be able to change, It is just that when you are using something so mature for years, and all the sudden, the next version because so amateur, that I can use it for Productivity. And One Last thing. LINUX, The Desktop Idea is so Dated, I don't care about Linux Desktop, but I do care about a Linux Workstation. If I want to entertain myself with computer, I go for the Tablet, netbook, or every Phone. They are much more fun, and simple. Well Some people have fun debuging, and actually I am one of them. but still. Let me work, or let me Play, The idea of Desktop is mix everything together, and in the end you get a little bit of everything, but with not quality or what so ever.

Thank you

When you encounter crashes such as the one you found, you should report them so that the developers can fix them. This is only recommended however if you are using the latest version (currently KDE 4.7.0) however, as the bug(s) you are encountering may have already been fixed

I'm in love in KDE since 2006. It was KDE 3, I compared it with GNOME and I didn`t liked GNOME a lot, KDE was configurable and beautifull and rock solid. And even more - I liked it`s style.
And now I`m using KDE everythere: at work, at home. I just can`t imagine myself now without KDE.

What a great thread.....love all the positive comments and I have to say Im in full aggrement!

KDE is pretty nice. It's the only usable Linux desktop left, in my opinion, after the disaster of Gnome3 and Unity. (I find the "lightweight" environments like XFCE don't have enough functionality to make me happy).

It isn't perfect, of course, nothing ever is, and there are things I'd really like to see fixed and improved. But that being said, KDE is the best thing going at the moment. Everything else even on other OS's seems headed off the "dumb it down" cliff. So KDE FTW. I wish it was the default desktop on more distros, because it deserves more exposure. Unfortunately right now you kinda have to go out of your way to look for it and most Linux novices won't even know about it, or if they've heard of it, they won't want to stray from the beaten path.

jackwilson wrote:Earlier Gnome was better but KDE has overtaken.

when was "earlier" ? I have been using linux since late 90s, and KDE has always looked better to me. It has been more functional and better integrated as a desktop. gnome 1 was nothing but GTK 1.x - download and try gnome 1.x and kde 1.x and try them side by side.

RH ( and other US companies) poured 100s of millions of $$ into gnome to make it what it is today - they could very well have done that with KDE, except that RH and most of the people involved in gnome are rabid zealots with horrible egomania. They wouldn't work with KDE, carry FUD against it and so on. Things are a bit better now, at least on the surface.

I stick to KDE largely because gnome is not an alternative - it has been developed and promoted by the same kind of people that work at m$ and often have done much worse things to the cause of free s/w than m$ has done. I might as well run windows.

I installed the new kubuntu 11.10 and I am amazed at how beautiful this desktop is! Thanks to all responsible for creating this piece of art.