KDE
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 A screenshot of KDE Plasma 5.16, showing the default desktop, with KDE System Settings and Kickoff Menu. | |
| Developer(s) | The KDE Team |
|---|---|
| Stable release | |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | GNU General Public License and others |
| Website | www.kde.org |
KDE is a community that produces free software, including a desktop environment called KDE Plasma for operating systems based on Linux or UNIX. This replaces the console, which is simply a black screen with text on it. KDE Plasma is a popular piece of software for users of Linux and UNIX.
Plasma runs on top of the X Window System, which runs on top of any UNIX-like operating systems like Linux and Mac OS X. Since KDE SC 4.0, many KDE programs also run on Microsoft Windows.
KDE releases
[change | change source]The following table lists when each version of KDE was released.
| Timeline of when KDE was released. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Release | |
| KDE 1 | ||
| 14 October 1996 | Project announced by Matthias Ettrich[2] | |
| 12 July 1998 | KDE 1.0 released[3] | |
| 6 February 1999 | KDE 1.1 released[4] | |
| KDE 2 | ||
| 23 October 2000 | KDE 2.0 released[5] | |
| 26 February 2001 | KDE 2.1 released[6] | |
| 15 August 2001 | KDE 2.2 released[7] | |
| KDE 3 | ||
| 3 April 2002 | KDE 3.0 released[8] | |
| 28 January 2003 | KDE 3.1 released[9] | |
| 3 February 2004 | KDE 3.2 released[10] | |
| 19 August 2004 | KDE 3.3 released[11] | |
| 16 March 2005 | KDE 3.4 released[12] | |
| 29 November 2005 | KDE 3.5 released[13] | |
| KDE 4 | ||
| 11 January 2008 | KDE 4.0 released[14] | |
| 29 July 2008 | KDE 4.1 released[15] | |
| 27 January 2009 | KDE 4.2 released[16] | |
| 4 August 2009 | KDE 4.3 released[17] | |
| 9 February 2010 | KDE 4.4 released[18] | |
Applications
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There are several major applications for KDE. These include:
- Amarok - Music player
- K3b - CD burner
- Kate - Text editor
- KDevelop - A program for making software
- Konsole - Terminal emulator
- Kontact - Personal information manager that has an e-mail client, a news client, a feed aggregator, To-do lists and more.
- Kopete - Instant messaging client
- Konqueror - File manager and web browser
- KOffice - Office suite
- Dolphin - File manager
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "KDE Plasma 5.16: Now Smoother and More Fun". 11 June 2019.
- ↑ Matthias Ettrich original posting
- ↑ K Desktop Environment - KDE 1.0 Release Announcement
- ↑ KDE News Archive for February 1999 Archived 2008-12-22 at the Wayback Machine referring to the release of version 1.1
- ↑ K Desktop Environment - KDE 2.0 Release Announcement
- ↑ KDE press release for version 2.1
- ↑ KDE press release for version 2.2
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.0
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.1
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.2
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.3
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.4
- ↑ KDE press release for version 3.5
- ↑ "KDE 4.0 Release Schedule". Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ↑ "KDE 4.1 Release Schedule". Retrieved 2008-08-29.
- ↑ "KDE 4.2 Release Schedule". Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ↑ "KDE 4.3 Released". 4 August 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ↑ "KDE 4.4 Released". 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
Other websites
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