KDE 4.1 across Linux distributions
I saw some comments on a Linux board recently about KDE 4.1. They said that Kubuntu did a poor job of integrating KDE because Ubuntu with Gnome is the Canonical flagship and that’s where most of the effort goes. That peaked my curiosity. On the one hand, Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy with KDE 3.5.10 was great. Then again, Kubuntu 8.10 Intrepid with KDE 4.1.2 leaves much to be desired. I contrast Kubuntu Intrepid with Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid and their excellent Gnome 2.24 implementation, and think that maybe the commenters had a point. I decided to investigate.
I must start with a word of caution. As humans, we all tend to like that with which we’re most familiar. In the Linux world, I think this takes on a particular dimension. The difference between individual distributions within the same family is far less than the difference between distribution families. For example, Debian-based distributions tend to have a lot in common, but tend to differ significantly from Red Hat-based distributions in their underlying systems and utilities. This makes an “objective” look somewhat difficult.
There are three major Linux families:
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