My thoughts on KDE

[paul1149]

It's been a couple of weeks now of using and refining KDE. For some reason it's taken a lot of work to get everything going right. At times I was ready to pack it in, but visiting my old MX19 default install convinced me it was time to forge ahead.

Almost everything is working right now, and I'm glad I stuck with it. KDE is the most elegant DE I've ever used. The depth of the options are overwhelming at first, and the aesthetics are superb. The ecosystem of associated programs is excellent, and as is not the case with other DE's, most of their dependencies are already onboard.

The "feeling" this give me is that this is a whole new OS. KDE was my first real DE, many years ago, I think it was on PCLinux. After a long circuitous route for both of us, I am using it again now, and the hit to resources is negligible.

There are some bugs here and there. Some of my keyboard shortcuts still aren't working right. I can't map easystroke to minimize windows. Dolphin's ability to reorder Places is buggy. But overall, a truly great DE and a major step forward. Glad I made the transition.

https://i.postimg.cc/W3CLL81Y/KDE-desktop.png

[imschmeg]

How are you finding KDE on resources? I have had a similar experience to you with KDE - tried it many years ago, and was overwhelmed with its options and its resource footprint. I only recently heard that it can be light on resources if properly configured.

[paul1149]

I'm on a Vista-era tower - C2D, 6GB ram, SSD (makes a huge difference). I'm delighted by KDE's resource usage. Perhaps a bit slower booting up, but beyond that no real difference in performance.

[andyprough]

Nice Lexham interlinear. Regarding theWord app - is that the Windows version running on wine? Or is there a Linux version floating around somewhere?

[anticapitalista]

Your conky shows kde using 2.9GB RAM! Wow! And that is considered low on resources ...

[andyprough]

Your conky shows kde using 2.9GB RAM! Wow! And that is considered low on resources ...

I'm using 9.03GB right now with XFCE.

[plzd]

...Regarding theWord app - is that the Windows version running on wine? Or is there a Linux version floating around somewhere?

It would have to be the Windnoise version on Wine. I find, though it needs alot of customizing, it functions way better the e-Sword.

https://i.postimg.cc/L5rg23KW/Screenshot-1.png

BTW, in my case, on some installs, I have to copy the .exe file to Wine's C: drive and execute it there to get it to install without error.

[anticapitalista]

Your conky shows kde using 2.9GB RAM! Wow! And that is considered low on resources ...

I'm using 9.03GB right now with XFCE.

If I add up all the RAM on all my boxes, I have less than that available

[richb]

I regularly use 3 to 4 GB whether XFCE or KDE. Some of that may be cached. I have 16 GB Ram in the machine. It seems the more ram you have the more the system uses.

[paul1149]

Nice Lexham interlinear. Regarding theWord app - is that the Windows version running on wine? Or is there a Linux version floating around somewhere?

Yes, theWord is on Wine. Super prog. Runs very well that way. It's about the only thing I use Wine for.

No, Costas has said he will not port theWord to Linux.