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KDE @ Linux Guide:

More commonly known as KDE Plasma

  • Developer: KDE
  • State: In active Development
  • Languages:: C++, QML

KDE (The K desktop environment) for BSD & Linux Opreating Systems. The KDE project was founded on the idea that it should be a "complete graphical environment," implying the creation and development of a fully featured Desktop Environment that can do most things that a GUI should do alongside more. KDE has not only delivered on that idea but expands on its vision. This has alllowed KDE to become feature rich and uncomparable in features. With its list of features increasing. Website

KDE is merely a GUI or a DE. Its vast variety of built in apps have made it simply amazing.

  1. Dolphin (Its own file manager)
  2. Discover (Its own App Store for Flatpacks)
  3. Krita (A fully-featured suite for Artistry such as painting and even animation)
  4. Kdenlive (Its own video-editor)
  5. Ark (A file compression Tool)
  6. Kate (A Text Editor)
  7. Fielight (A storage mangement tool)

Pluss more. Over 200 apps!!!!

KDE'S Edit Mode:

This mode is just too amazing to not mention so here. KDE has a cool mode which we believe should be in all Opreating Systems that has "Widgets" called Edit Mode. Edit Mode basically allows you full access to configure your desktop's widgets and panels.

Desktop Effects

Another Cool feature KDE added after Plasma 5 dropped was Desktop Effects. Plasma 5 came with the deprication of many widgets. Desktop Effects allows you to tweak and modify certain specific seettings through your desktop.

  1. Accessibility
  2. Focus (Of the Windows)
  3. Tools (Debugging - Dev Related)
  4. Desktop Switching Animation (virtual)
  5. Window Mangement.
  6. Window Open & Close Animations