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How To Switch To WebKit in Konqueror Browser [KDE SC 4.5 / Kubuntu]

Digitizor: "With KDE Software Compilation 4.5, you can use WebKit in Konqueror instead of the default KHTML. There are several advantages of using WebKit over KHTML. Although WebKit started out as a fork of KTHML, it has gone ahead of KHTML."

Linux Mint 9 (KDE Edition): The Kubuntu Killer

IT News Today: "As time goes on, I am becoming more and more fond of Linux Mint. The latest version of Mint (Isadora) was released back in May, and when I reviewed it I fell in love with it. However, I'm primarily a KDE user so I've been anxiously awaiting the KDE edition, which is about to be released. Will it be worth the wait?"

The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 10.04

Howtoforge: "This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 10.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware"

Rekonq: A Quick Glance At Kubuntu Next Default Browser

MakeTechEasier: "The talk of the town is that the next version of Kubuntu (10.10, codenamed Maverick Meerkat) will have a new default browser, replacing Konqueror, the longtime KDE favorite."

Kubuntu 10.04: Another Average KDE Distro

IT News Today: "In the past, Kubuntu was new and fresh, and had that extra bit of attention paid to it that made a real difference."

Kubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS Review

Desktop Linux Reviews: "Alas, I was not nearly as pleased with Kubuntu as I was with Ubuntu. While there have definitely been some improvements in Kubuntu 10.04, it lacks some of the important things that defined Ubuntu 10.04."

Hidden Linux : Nightmare on Kubuntu Street

PC World: "Kubuntu 10.4 ("Lucid Lynx") hit the servers late last week so I thought I'd upgrade. Plenty of people appear to have had a great upgrade experience. Mine was a nightmare. But few Linux disasters are unrecoverable. Here's how I got through mine ... albeit with a few outstanding issues."

Distribution Release: Kubuntu 10.04

The Kubuntu development team has announced the release of Kubuntu 10.04, an Ubuntu variant featuring the latest version of the KDE 4 desktop: "The Kubuntu team is proud to introduce our latest release - 10.04 LTS, the 'Lucid Lynx'. This is our first long-term support release featuring the....

Kubuntu is not Ubuntu

Apachelogger's Log: "This post is supposed to make it clear why Kubuntu is what it is. Writing this down is necessary because people constantly get the wrong picture."

PC-BSD 8.0 vs. Kubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks

Phoronix: "...we took this opportunity to deliver a fresh set of *BSD benchmarks. In this article we have benchmarks of PC-BSD 8.0 x64 against Kubuntu 9.10 x86_64."

KDE 4.3.4 Available for Kubuntu 9.10 Users

Softpedia: "Last evening, the KDE community proudly launched the fourth maintenance version of the KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) 4.3. Dubbed Cold, the brand-new KDE 4.3.4 software suite brings a couple of improvements to the Okular, Marble and KGpg applications, and bug fixes..."

First look at Kubuntu Netbook Edition 9.10 Technology Preview and the KDE Plasma

Distrowatch: "By the time Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" is released next April netbook users will have three Ubuntu variants customized for their smaller systems."

The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 9.10

Howtoforge: "This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 9.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops."

Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala is really nice

Dedoimedo: "If you have read my Ubuntu 9.10 review last week, you must have noticed my reaction to the latest Ubuntu release was rather lukewarm. This makes today's Kubuntu review all the more intriguing."

Announcing Project Timelord (Kubuntu)

Kubuntu: "Through intense self-reflection, it has come to the attention of several Kubuntu developers that Kubuntu is not currently reaching its full potential."

Kubuntu 9.10: A Mixed Bag

IT News Today: "Right on schedule, the newest iteration of the popular KDE distribution “Kubuntu” has reached version 9.10 and was unleashed into the wild last week. When I checked out the previous version (9.04) I found it to be the worst Kubuntu release since the distribution’s inception."

Kubuntu Linux 9.10 Review

Desktop Linux Reviews: "Last week I took a look at the latest release of Ubuntu. This week I thought it would be great to continue with Kubuntu Linux 9.10. For those who aren’t familiar with Kubuntu, it’s basically the KDE version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu uses Gnome as its desktop environment)."

Distribution Release: Kubuntu 9.10

Welcome to the Ubuntu release day! The first of several expected announcement comes courtesy of the Kubuntu project: "Kubuntu 9.10: stable, social and beautiful. Kubuntu is built with the latest KDE desktop on top of a solid Ubuntu core. We believe this combination delivers a fantastic all-round home....

Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala (Alpha 4) Overview & Screenshots

TuxArena: "The fourth alpha of Ubuntu 9.10 was released a few days ago and since I covered it earlier in this article, here I'll briefly overview Kubuntu, the KDE-based distribution of Ubuntu. All the screenshots were taken after a complete dist-upgrade, so the software should be completely up-to-date as of today."

The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 9.04

Howtoforge: "This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 9.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops."

Kubuntu Netbook Release Coming

Jamie's Random Musings: "There is a small mention in the Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 3 Technical Overview that says "Kubuntu includes its first Netbook release"."

Kubuntu Jaunty: Just 'cos I use it don't mean it's good

The Educated New Village Boy: "For our intents and purposes, it does its job. But that doesn't mean it's not a failure, especially when benchmarked against its own lofty goals it set for itself."

KDE 4.3 RC1 in Kubuntu 9.04 - Overview & Screenshots

Tuxarena: "I took some time today to install and take for a spin the latest version of KDE4 today, release 4.3 RC1. I installed the packages from the Kubuntu backports repositories, as explained in this tutorial. All the screenshots were took at 1280x1024 and desktop effects enabled."

Kubuntu 9.04 Review

Desktop Linux Reviews: "So, with that said, I thought it would be fun to take a look at Kubuntu 9.04. I reviewed its Gnome counterpart on ET a while back and it’s fitting that Kubuntu be one of the first distributions reviewed here on DLR."

A weekend with Ubuntu 9.04 and Kubuntu 9.04.

Wolfmanz Bytes: "For me one of the biggest problems with any of these Linux installs is a lot of them don't seem to get the screen resolution right. For anyone who has read any of my Ubuntu articles in the past you already know I'm not a big fan of Live CD's that load up into low resolutions such as 800 by 600. So then you can imagine the look on my face when I put the Ubuntu 9.04 CD into the drive and booted that up and low and behold I had an 800 by 600 desktop"

Kubuntu 9.04 Falls Short

IT News Today: "Unfortunately, while the new release of Ubuntu last week was completely amazing, the new Kubuntu has a few problems and an almost completely broken network manager that keep it from perfection, yet its speed and stability may still impress."

Kubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope overview and screenshots

Tux Arena: "In this article I'll overview Kubuntu 9.04, which comes with KDE 4.2.2, bleeding-edge software like OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 and Amarok 2.0.2."

Distribution Release: Kubuntu 9.04

Jonathan Riddell has announced the release of Kubuntu 9.04, an Ubuntu variant featuring the latest KDE 4 desktop environment: "The Kubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Kubuntu 9.04, the Jaunty Jackalope! Kubuntu 9.04 includes an upgraded desktop containing many bug fixes, new configuration options, as....

PC-BSD 7.1 vs. Kubuntu 9.04 Benchmarks

Phoronix: "PC-BSD 7.1 ships with X.Org 7.4 and KDE 4.2.2 installed along with many other packages when using the x86 or x64 DVD installations. Though with the Phoronix Test Suite now having enhanced support for PC-BSD, we decided to see how well PC-BSD 7.1 performs against Kubuntu 9.04."