Top 5 Plasma Widgets for the KDE Desktop | Linux Today

Top 5 Plasma Widgets for the KDE Desktop

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 9, 2011

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With KDE 4.7, the KDE team has managed to create one of
the most beautiful desktops out there, and to be honest, it’s even
more appealing than Windows 7 or Mac OS X. On the usability front,
KDE doesn’t seem to cut corners. Trademark features like Activities
and Plasmoids (widgets) are polished to near perfection. Also,
since the initial KDE 4 release, a lot of quality community-created
widgets and plugins have sprung up, making the KDE workspace more
than just an alternative to GNOME 3 or Unity.

So, if you’ve just installed KDE on your computer, here are some
of the best widgets you can drop on to your desktop and make your
friends jealous.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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