KDE 4.2 "The Answer" Released

[MetalheadGautham]

^^Thanks for inspiring me to write a bigger review.
*thesmallerbang.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/kde-42-the-answer-reviewed/

 

[Pat]

I LOLed reading your short review here

 

[MetalheadGautham]

thanks. never written anything bigger in the 60 seconds I got while the thing was lagging like sh!t.

00:00 - me starts comp
00:20 - login menu
00:21 - startx
05:00 - KDE starts
08:00 - KDE stops lagging and konqueror opens
09:00 - I am replying
10:00 - enough of this madness
13:00 - the comp is finally off.



but thats a gazillion times better than KDE4.1 I must add.

 

[hellknight]

Wow.. i think that i need to rethink my decision of no KDE on OpenSUSE 11.1.. i need to download it now.. waise.. KDE guys ruined AmaroK 2.. it doesn't have the powerful capabilites of the previous 1.x version.. like it doesn't has that equalizer thing and the Wikipedia's info font is aweful..

 

[Dark Star]

^^wait for 2.1 version.. It will have revamped UI and nearly as powerful as 1.4.9

Look at these brainstorm. .Looks fantastic for a complete ultimate media player *kde-look.org/content/show.php/A+Media+Player+for+KDE4?content=94472 | *kde-look.org/content/show.php/Amarok2+Look+and+Feel?content=93854 | *kde-look.org/content/show.php/Analog+DVB+TV+Recorder+for+KDE4?content=94534

 

[Faun]

looks good but I will wait for next key version

 

[Hitboxx]

Except for a few glitches attributed to the continual development, it kicks capitol arse! Period. Miles ahead of every desktop in every OS in today's world. 4.2 is the real 4.

 

[Liverpool_fan]

This makes me very excited for next OpenSUSE KDE4.

BTW Would Kubuntu 9.04 come with KDE 4.2? I would hope so.

 

[QwertyManiac]

Yes, the next Kubuntu (Jaunty) will come with 4.2.0

Official announcement is at their website. For now its in the kubuntu-experimental PPA to try.

 

[Rahim]

Is it really THAT good or we, linux users, are being too biased here?

 

[shady_inc]

Is it really THAT good or we, linux users, are being too biased here?

Best thing would to try it out and see for yourself whether you like it or no.If you want a platform as stable as KDE 3.5.9, with all the awesome KDE apps at their stable best [Amarok, K3b, Konqueror etc.], this version *may* not be for you.I say this because I installed Amarok 2 on my Arch box and it crashes right after the splash screen.Posting on Amarok forums, I was told to install debug packages to generate a backtrace.The debug packages are way too huge for me to download.So, I can effectively bid farewell to this version of amarok.Am using Exaile instead.

 

[Rahim]

I am downloading it

 

[Liverpool_fan]

^ Don't forget to post your experience.
I can just yet download it due to bandwidth woes.

 

[Rahim]

^After 17th, right? Poor Anurag Rag koro naa!!
The default interface is mind blowing. I am definitely booked this sunday over KDE 4.2

 

[Dark Star]

Downloaded Pardus 2008.2 Live and Install discs

 

[vignesh]

I think its really good. KDE 4 has come a long way from 4.0 to 4.2.

 

[abhinandh]

this is not "the answer" for me. kde 4.1 was better although with less features. plasma crashes for no worthy reasons, even when knotify shows a notification!!!

 

[QwertyManiac]

this is not "the answer" for me. kde 4.1 was better although with less features. plasma crashes for no worthy reasons, even when knotify shows a notification!!!

Try clearing ~/.kde/ and/or ~/.kde4/

Not good solutions, but cheap and easy.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

^^Yeah. Delete any folder associated with KDE in your home folder after enabling hidden files view.

I too had the same issue. You need to then recustomize KDE4.2. But I doubt it would take a lot of time.

 

[Rahim]

Upgraded to KDE 4.2 in OpenSUSE 11.1 but my system tray's icons like kinternet, klipper, volume, etc are invisible, only rectangular blocks
Sorry dont know how to post thumbnails

Image Below
*i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/rahimveron/taskbar1.png