KDE
Open Source community
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KDE is a community that produces free software, including a desktop environment called KDE Plasma for operating systems based on Linux or UNIX. This replaces the console, which is simply a black screen with text on it. KDE Plasma is a popular piece of software for users of Linux and UNIX.
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 A screenshot of KDE Plasma 5.16, showing the default desktop, with KDE System Settings and Kickoff Menu. | |
| Developer(s) | The KDE Team |
|---|---|
| Stable release | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GNU General Public License and others |
| Website | www.kde.org |
Plasma runs on top of the X Window System, which runs on top of any UNIX-like operating systems like Linux and Mac OS X. Since KDE SC 4.0, many KDE programs also run on Microsoft Windows.
KDE releases
changeThe following table lists when each version of KDE was released.
| Timeline of when KDE was released. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Release | |
| KDE 1 | ||
| 14 October 1996 | Project announced by Matthias Ettrich[2] | |
| 12 July 1998 | KDE 1.0 released[3] | |
| 6 February 1999 | KDE 1.1 released[4] | |
| KDE 2 | ||
| 23 October 2000 | KDE 2.0 released[5] | |
| 26 February 2001 | KDE 2.1 released[6] | |
| 15 August 2001 | KDE 2.2 released[7] | |
| KDE 3 | ||
| 3 April 2002 | KDE 3.0 released[8] | |
| 28 January 2003 | KDE 3.1 released[9] | |
| 3 February 2004 | KDE 3.2 released[10] | |
| 19 August 2004 | KDE 3.3 released[11] | |
| 16 March 2005 | KDE 3.4 released[12] | |
| 29 November 2005 | KDE 3.5 released[13] | |
| KDE 4 | ||
| 11 January 2008 | KDE 4.0 released[14] | |
| 29 July 2008 | KDE 4.1 released[15] | |
| 27 January 2009 | KDE 4.2 released[16] | |
| 4 August 2009 | KDE 4.3 released[17] | |
| 9 February 2010 | KDE 4.4 released[18] | |
Applications
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There are several major applications for KDE. These include:
- Amarok - Music player
- K3b - CD burner
- Kate - Text editor
- KDevelop - A program for making software
- Konsole - Terminal emulator
- Kontact - Personal information manager that has an e-mail client, a news client, a feed aggregator, To-do lists and more.
- Kopete - Instant messaging client
- Konqueror - File manager and web browser
- KOffice - Office suite
- Dolphin - File manager
References
change- ↑ "KDE Plasma 5.16: Now Smoother and More Fun". 11 June 2019.
- ↑ Matthias Ettrich original posting
- ↑ K Desktop Environment - KDE 1.0 Release Announcement
- ↑ KDE News Archive for February 1999 Archived 2008-12-22 at the Wayback Machine referring to the release of version 1.1
- ↑ K Desktop Environment - KDE 2.0 Release Announcement
- ↑ KDE press release for version 2.1
- ↑ KDE press release for version 2.2
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.0
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.1
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.2
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.3
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.4
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.5
- ↑ "KDE 4.0 Release Schedule". Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ↑ "KDE 4.1 Release Schedule". Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ↑ "KDE 4.2 Release Schedule". Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ↑ "KDE 4.3 Released". 4 August 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ↑ "KDE 4.4 Released". 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
Other websites
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