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8 of the best KDE distributions

“KDE has had something of a rough time over the last couple of
years. The transition from version 3.5 to 4.x hasn’t been easy, and
over this period many distributions have decided to use either
Gnome or stick with KDE 3.5 as their default desktop.

“But we feel KDE 4 has now matured to a point where most KDE
users can safely dump their old desktop and move on to the new one.
There are very few stability issues, and most of the functionality
found in 3.5 has been migrated to 4.3.

“If you’re an ardent KDE user this means switching to a
KDE-centric distribution, for the simple reason that distros based
on KDE best understand what KDE users need.”


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