OSNews: Red Hat 8.0 for KDE Users and Newbies
Oct 09, 2002, 09:00 (5 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Robert C. Dowdy)
"I know what you're thinking, but don't worry. This article
isn't 'Yet Another Red Hat 8.0 Review'. This article is primarily
about using Red Hat 8.0 if you happen to be a newbie, but it's also
about using Red Hat 8.0 if you happen to be a KDE user. Why? I
happen to be a KDE user, so it makes sense I'd focus more on what I
know the most about. Plus, I still remember the frustration of
staring with something akin to terror at a blank command line with
lots of ideas about what I'd like to do and very little knowledge
of how to do it.
"Again, KDE is the desktop environment I know the most about and
feel most comfortable with: my focusing on it is not an attempt to
pour gasoline on the Red Hat & GNOME vs KDE debates. If you are
a newbie who prefers the GNOME desktop, Red Hat's default, then you
might still come away from this article having learned something
since several of the topics discussed apply to users of both
desktops.
"At the end of this article, after the good stuff, I offer my
opinion on the state of KDE (among other things) in Psyche. Feel
free to skip it or not, as you see fit. That being said, let's get
started..."
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