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Woozle: home page (was on Ubuntu page)

2011-12-31T14:11:51Z

home page (was on Ubuntu page)

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	[[Kubuntu]] is a version of [[Ubuntu]] which replaces the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]] (the default in Ubuntu) with [[KDE]].{{seed}}		[[Kubuntu]] is a version of [[Ubuntu]] which replaces the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]] (the default in Ubuntu) with [[KDE]].{{seed}}
	==Reference==		==Reference==
			* [http://kubuntu.org/ home page]
	* {{wikipedia\|Kubuntu}}		* {{wikipedia\|Kubuntu}}
	==Notes==		==Notes==

Woozle: /* from Woozle */

2009-03-05T12:28:14Z

from [[User:Woozle|Woozle]]

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	-====Kubuntu 9.04====		====Kubuntu 9.04====
	'''2009-02-27''' Kubuntu 9 Alpha 4 is much more usable than the earlier KDE4 releases I tried. I went ahead and installed it on my main system because I didn't really have anything to lose, and it has actually been quite stable and more responsive than my previous system (Ku8.04). It also knows how to talk to my video card without any custom drivers, which earlier versions didn't.		'''2009-02-27''' Kubuntu 9 Alpha 4 is much more usable than the earlier KDE4 releases I tried. I went ahead and installed it on my main system because I didn't really have anything to lose, and it has actually been quite stable and more responsive than my previous system (Ku8.04). It also knows how to talk to my video card without any custom drivers, which earlier versions didn't.

Woozle: /* Kubuntu 9.04 */ konq treeview etc.; Samba

2009-03-05T12:27:39Z

Kubuntu 9.04: konq treeview etc.; Samba

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	====Kubuntu 9.04====		-====Kubuntu 9.04====
	'''2009-02-27''' Kubuntu 9 Alpha 4 is much more usable than the earlier KDE4 releases I tried. I went ahead and installed it on my main system because I didn't really have anything to lose, and it has actually been quite stable and more responsive than my previous system (Ku8.04). It also knows how to talk to my video card without any custom drivers, which earlier versions didn't.		'''2009-02-27''' Kubuntu 9 Alpha 4 is much more usable than the earlier KDE4 releases I tried. I went ahead and installed it on my main system because I didn't really have anything to lose, and it has actually been quite stable and more responsive than my previous system (Ku8.04). It also knows how to talk to my video card without any custom drivers, which earlier versions didn't.

	The [[KDEtwitter]] applet has some minor problems; if you allow it too many lines, it can cover the taskbar -- thus making it impossible to minimize again (you have to click on its icon in the taskbar to toggle it). Workaround: move the taskbar to the left side of the window, so you can access the icon again. Unfortunately, once it has grown to a larger size, it seems to get stuck there; they really need to make it movable and resizable.		The [[KDEtwitter]] applet has some minor problems; if you allow it too many lines, it can cover the taskbar -- thus making it impossible to minimize again (you have to click on its icon in the taskbar to toggle it). Workaround: move the taskbar to the left side of the window, so you can access the icon again. Unfortunately, once it has grown to a larger size, it seems to get stuck there; they really need to make it movable and resizable.

	The screen is now resizable (see notes below)... but I still don't understand why they still don't include it in the options you can access by right-clicking the desktop.		The screen is now resizable (see notes below)... but I still don't understand why they still don't include screen size in the options you can access by right-clicking the desktop.

	'''2009-03-02''' the calculator applet doesn't let you enter numbers from the keyboard (mouse-only), and has no advanced mode for anything beyond basic arithmetic. Useless. They should set it to invoke [[SpeedCrunch]] instead.		'''2009-03-02''' the calculator applet doesn't let you enter numbers from the keyboard (mouse-only), and has no advanced mode for anything beyond basic arithmetic. Useless. They should set it to invoke [[SpeedCrunch]] instead.

	The "K" menu now lacks a "Run Command" option, and you can no longer right-click on menu items to do various things with them as you could in [[KDE 3]]. Even in the new "kickoff style" menu, the right-click options are limited. Hope this will be fixed soon.		The "K" menu now lacks a "Run Command" option, and you can no longer right-click on menu items to do various things with them as you could in [[KDE 3]]. Even in the new "kickoff style" menu, the right-click options are limited. Hope this will be fixed soon.

			'''2009-03-05''' The "detail" and "tree" view modes in [[Konqueror]] have been condensed into a single view, "detail", plus a checkbox option to turn on the tree. Unfortunately, (a) the checkbox is hidden in the preferences dialog, and (b) its value is not saved across sessions (nor is the view setting, but that's not new). So each time you start Konq, you have to set the view ''and'' go into the preferences to turn on the treeview. Saving settings doesn't seem to help. (I've become convinced that Konq developers are command-line-aholics who never actually use Konq, except possibly as a web browser.)

			The problem with Konq "caching" its view of folders and refusing to refresh (even with shift-reload) until you actually enter the folder (and do a shift-reload) remains. Also, you can no longer get properties of folders by clicking on them in the left panel, and other left-panel operations seem to be more restricted than before.

			On the bright side, there's finally a [[Samba]] configuration tool that actually gets shares working somewhat without requiring manual editing of [[smb.conf]]. Unfortunately, I can't seem to set my shares to be writable. There doesn't seem to be any way to change workgroups (you still have to edit smb.conf for that).

	====Kubuntu 8====		====Kubuntu 8====
	'''2008-09-08''' The [[KDE 4]] version of Kubuntu 8.04 is both very shiny and very sucky. Many things are missing, such as a way to resize your desktop if X unaccountably decides your display only does 600x800 (this can happen if you boot up while your KVM switch is set to another machine). However, if you really want to try it, definitely get the upgrade to KDE 4.1 from [http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.1.1? here] (repository source to add).		'''2008-09-08''' The [[KDE 4]] version of Kubuntu 8.04 is both very shiny and very sucky. Many things are missing, such as a way to resize your desktop if X unaccountably decides your display only does 600x800 (this can happen if you boot up while your KVM switch is set to another machine). However, if you really want to try it, definitely get the upgrade to KDE 4.1 from [http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.1.1? here] (repository source to add).

Woozle: /* Notes */ one more thing... (K menu reduced functionality)

2009-03-02T15:22:38Z

Notes: one more thing... (K menu reduced functionality)

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	'''2009-03-02''' the calculator applet doesn't let you enter numbers from the keyboard (mouse-only), and has no advanced mode for anything beyond basic arithmetic. Useless. They should set it to invoke [[SpeedCrunch]] instead.		'''2009-03-02''' the calculator applet doesn't let you enter numbers from the keyboard (mouse-only), and has no advanced mode for anything beyond basic arithmetic. Useless. They should set it to invoke [[SpeedCrunch]] instead.

			The "K" menu now lacks a "Run Command" option, and you can no longer right-click on menu items to do various things with them as you could in [[KDE 3]]. Even in the new "kickoff style" menu, the right-click options are limited. Hope this will be fixed soon.
	====Kubuntu 8====		====Kubuntu 8====
	'''2008-09-08''' The [[~~KDE4~~]] version of Kubuntu 8.04 is both very shiny and very sucky. Many things are missing, such as a way to resize your desktop if X unaccountably decides your display only does 600x800 (this can happen if you boot up while your KVM switch is set to another machine). However, if you really want to try it, definitely get the upgrade to KDE 4.1 from [http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.1.1? here] (repository source to add).		'''2008-09-08''' The [[KDE 4]] version of Kubuntu 8.04 is both very shiny and very sucky. Many things are missing, such as a way to resize your desktop if X unaccountably decides your display only does 600x800 (this can happen if you boot up while your KVM switch is set to another machine). However, if you really want to try it, definitely get the upgrade to KDE 4.1 from [http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.1.1? here] (repository source to add).

	Kubuntu 8.10 (which has the much-improved KDE 4.1) runs on my [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650 (256 MB), though it's rather sluggish in general and tends to get disconnected from the WLAN. I'll probably be installing the less-demanding [[Ubuntu]] or [[Xubuntu]], since Kubuntu seems to be going more [[Windows Vista\|Vista]]-ish in general (RAMhoggery being just one example of that).		Kubuntu 8.10 (which has the much-improved KDE 4.1) runs on my [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650 (256 MB), though it's rather sluggish in general and tends to get disconnected from the WLAN. I'll probably be installing the less-demanding [[Ubuntu]] or [[Xubuntu]], since Kubuntu seems to be going more [[Windows Vista\|Vista]]-ish in general (RAMhoggery being just one example of that).

Woozle: /* from Woozle */ updates and reorganization

2009-03-02T15:16:27Z

from [[User:Woozle|Woozle]]: updates and reorganization

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			====Kubuntu 9.04====
	'''2009-02-27''' Kubuntu 9 Alpha 4 is much more usable than the earlier KDE4 releases I tried. I went ahead and installed it on my main system because I didn't really have anything to lose, and it has actually been quite stable and more responsive than my previous system (Ku8.04). It also knows how to talk to my video card without any custom drivers, which earlier versions didn't.		'''2009-02-27''' Kubuntu 9 Alpha 4 is much more usable than the earlier KDE4 releases I tried. I went ahead and installed it on my main system because I didn't really have anything to lose, and it has actually been quite stable and more responsive than my previous system (Ku8.04). It also knows how to talk to my video card without any custom drivers, which earlier versions didn't.

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	The screen is now resizable (see notes below)... but I still don't understand why they still don't include it in the options you can access by right-clicking the desktop.		The screen is now resizable (see notes below)... but I still don't understand why they still don't include it in the options you can access by right-clicking the desktop.

			'''2009-03-02''' the calculator applet doesn't let you enter numbers from the keyboard (mouse-only), and has no advanced mode for anything beyond basic arithmetic. Useless. They should set it to invoke [[SpeedCrunch]] instead.
			====Kubuntu 8====
	'''2008-09-08''' The [[KDE4]] version of Kubuntu 8.04 is both very shiny and very sucky. Many things are missing, such as a way to resize your desktop if X unaccountably decides your display only does 600x800 (this can happen if you boot up while your KVM switch is set to another machine). However, if you really want to try it, definitely get the upgrade to KDE 4.1 from [http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.1.1? here] (repository source to add).		'''2008-09-08''' The [[KDE4]] version of Kubuntu 8.04 is both very shiny and very sucky. Many things are missing, such as a way to resize your desktop if X unaccountably decides your display only does 600x800 (this can happen if you boot up while your KVM switch is set to another machine). However, if you really want to try it, definitely get the upgrade to KDE 4.1 from [http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.1.1? here] (repository source to add).

			Kubuntu 8.10 (which has the much-improved KDE 4.1) runs on my [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650 (256 MB), though it's rather sluggish in general and tends to get disconnected from the WLAN. I'll probably be installing the less-demanding [[Ubuntu]] or [[Xubuntu]], since Kubuntu seems to be going more [[Windows Vista\|Vista]]-ish in general (RAMhoggery being just one example of that).
			====Kubuntu 7.04====
	'''2007-04-24''' Kubuntu 7.04 has been giving trouble for some installations.		'''2007-04-24''' Kubuntu 7.04 has been giving trouble for some installations.
	* It upgraded ok from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650, although the wireless card needs to be manually reactivated after booting		* It upgraded ok from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650, although the wireless card needs to be manually reactivated after booting
	* It failed to upgrade from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Compaq]] Presario; the upgrade seemed to complete without errors, but the ~~machine~~ would not boot		* It failed to upgrade from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Compaq]] Presario; the upgrade seemed to complete without errors, but the m-achine would not boot
	* The install/[[liveCD]] would not boot unless there was a readable floppy in the A: drive		* The install/[[liveCD]] would not boot unless there was a readable floppy in the A: drive
	* A fresh install seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot: [[:Image:2007-04-24 kubuntu 7.04 boot failure p4240011.jpg\|screenshot]]		* A fresh install seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot: [[:Image:2007-04-24 kubuntu 7.04 boot failure p4240011.jpg\|screenshot]]

Woozle: /* Notes */ 2/27 - ku9 alpha 4

2009-02-27T12:21:59Z

Notes: 2/27 - ku9 alpha 4

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	* {{wikipedia\|Kubuntu}}		* {{wikipedia\|Kubuntu}}
	==Notes==		==Notes==
	~~2008-09-08 The~~ [[~~KDE4~~]] ~~version of~~ Kubuntu 8.~~04 is both very shiny~~ and ~~very sucky. Many things are missing, such as a way~~ to ~~resize your desktop if X unaccountably decides your display only does 600x800. However~~, ~~if you really want to try~~ it~~, definitely get the upgrade to KDE 4~~.~~1 from [http://www~~.~~kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.1.1? here] (repository source~~ to ~~add)~~.		===from [[User:Woozle\|Woozle]]===
			'''2009-02-27''' Kubuntu 9 Alpha 4 is much more usable than the earlier KDE4 releases I tried. I went ahead and installed it on my main system because I didn't really have anything to lose, and it has actually been quite stable and more responsive than my previous system (Ku8.04). It also knows how to talk to my video card without any custom drivers, which earlier versions didn't.

	2007-04-24 Kubuntu 7.04 has been giving trouble for some installations.		The [[KDEtwitter]] applet has some minor problems; if you allow it too many lines, it can cover the taskbar -- thus making it impossible to minimize again (you have to click on its icon in the taskbar to toggle it). Workaround: move the taskbar to the left side of the window, so you can access the icon again. Unfortunately, once it has grown to a larger size, it seems to get stuck there; they really need to make it movable and resizable.

			The screen is now resizable (see notes below)... but I still don't understand why they still don't include it in the options you can access by right-clicking the desktop.

			'''2008-09-08''' The [[KDE4]] version of Kubuntu 8.04 is both very shiny and very sucky. Many things are missing, such as a way to resize your desktop if X unaccountably decides your display only does 600x800 (this can happen if you boot up while your KVM switch is set to another machine). However, if you really want to try it, definitely get the upgrade to KDE 4.1 from [http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.1.1? here] (repository source to add).

			'''2007-04-24''' Kubuntu 7.04 has been giving trouble for some installations.
	* It upgraded ok from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650, although the wireless card needs to be manually reactivated after booting		* It upgraded ok from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650, although the wireless card needs to be manually reactivated after booting
	* It failed to upgrade from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Compaq]] Presario; the upgrade seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot		* It failed to upgrade from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Compaq]] Presario; the upgrade seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot
	* The install/[[liveCD]] would not boot unless there was a readable floppy in the A: drive		* The install/[[liveCD]] would not boot unless there was a readable floppy in the A: drive
	* A fresh install seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot: [[:Image:2007-04-24 kubuntu 7.04 boot failure p4240011.jpg\|screenshot]]		* A fresh install seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot: [[:Image:2007-04-24 kubuntu 7.04 boot failure p4240011.jpg\|screenshot]]

Woozle: /* Notes */ kubuntu/KDE4

2008-09-08T22:15:35Z

Notes: kubuntu/KDE4

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			2008-09-08 The [[KDE4]] version of Kubuntu 8.04 is both very shiny and very sucky. Many things are missing, such as a way to resize your desktop if X unaccountably decides your display only does 600x800. However, if you really want to try it, definitely get the upgrade to KDE 4.1 from [http://www.kubuntu.org/news/kde-4.1.1? here] (repository source to add).

	2007-04-24 Kubuntu 7.04 has been giving trouble for some installations.		2007-04-24 Kubuntu 7.04 has been giving trouble for some installations.
	* It upgraded ok from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650, although the wireless card needs to be manually reactivated after booting		* It upgraded ok from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650, although the wireless card needs to be manually reactivated after booting

Woozle: headers; fixes

2007-04-25T11:38:16Z

headers; fixes

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	[[Kubuntu]] is a version of [[Ubuntu]] which ~~uses~~ replaces the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]] with [[KDE]].{{seed}}		==Navigation==
			[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[operating systems]]: [[Linux]]: [[Linux distributions\|distros]]: [[Ubuntu]]: [[Kubuntu]]
			==Overview==
			[[Kubuntu]] is a version of [[Ubuntu]] which replaces the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]] (the default in Ubuntu) with [[KDE]].{{seed}}
	==Reference==		==Reference==
	* {{wikipedia\|Kubuntu}}		* {{wikipedia\|Kubuntu}}
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	* It upgraded ok from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650, although the wireless card needs to be manually reactivated after booting		* It upgraded ok from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650, although the wireless card needs to be manually reactivated after booting
	* It failed to upgrade from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Compaq]] Presario; the upgrade seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot		* It failed to upgrade from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Compaq]] Presario; the upgrade seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot
	* The ~~LiveCD~~ would not boot unless there was a readable floppy in the A: drive		* The install/[[liveCD]] would not boot unless there was a readable floppy in the A: drive
	* A fresh install seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot: [[:Image:2007-04-24 kubuntu 7.04 boot failure p4240011.jpg\|screenshot]]		* A fresh install seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot: [[:Image:2007-04-24 kubuntu 7.04 boot failure p4240011.jpg\|screenshot]]

Woozle: 7.04 experience

2007-04-25T11:29:34Z

7.04 experience

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	==Reference==		==Reference==
	* {{wikipedia\|Kubuntu}}		* {{wikipedia\|Kubuntu}}
			==Notes==
			2007-04-24 Kubuntu 7.04 has been giving trouble for some installations.
			* It upgraded ok from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Sony Vaio laptops\|Sony Vaio]] PCG-F650, although the wireless card needs to be manually reactivated after booting
			* It failed to upgrade from Kubuntu 6.10 on a [[Compaq]] Presario; the upgrade seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot
			* The LiveCD would not boot unless there was a readable floppy in the A: drive
			* A fresh install seemed to complete without errors, but the machine would not boot: [[:Image:2007-04-24 kubuntu 7.04 boot failure p4240011.jpg\|screenshot]]

Woozle at 22:09, 9 May 2006

2006-05-09T22:09:09Z

New page

[[Kubuntu]] is a version of [[Ubuntu]] which uses replaces the [[GNOME]] [[desktop environment]] with [[KDE]].{{seed}}
==Reference==
* {{wikipedia|Kubuntu}}