NewsForge: Review: Kate OS 2.0 | Linux Today

NewsForge: Review: Kate OS 2.0

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 11, 2005

“Kate is a lightweight, free GNU/Linux distribution from Poland
released with the goal of allowing people to play games, watch
movies, listen to music, and surf the Web. While it does do these
tasks, it requires a lot of handholding, manual configuration, and
knowledge on a user’s part. A single-CD install (with an optional
second CD) is all it takes to get you up and running with Kate, but
you may need to have a computer nerd handy for the setup.

“I burned both CDs before installing Kate, as I wanted the
development packages included on the second CD. Most people won’t
need this CD, but if you are interested in compiling your own
programs you should burn it to make life easier…”

Complete
Story

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.

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.