KDE 5 Delivers New Linux Desktop Environment

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SMK
Sean Michael Kerner
Jul 24, 2014

The new Kickoff application launcher enables users to rapidly find and access applications and content on a system. KDE as a desktop environment is available on multiple Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, KaOS and openSUSE. In this slide show, eWEEK examines some of the key features of KDE Plasma 5.

SMK

Sean Michael Kerner

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