the k desktop environment (kde)
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The K Desktop Environment (KDE)
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We Shall be Covering ...● Desktop environment● The KDE Desktop● Control Center● Konqueror● Help Center
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The Desktop Environment
● A common graphical user interface and platform
● A collection of X clients (programs) working together
● Similar look and feel● Facilitates inter-process communication
and passing of data● Drag-and-drop, cut-and-paste between
processes and applications
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The Desktop EnvironmentTwo commonly used ones:● GNOME – default desktop for many
popular Linux distributions (www.gnome.org)
● KDE – longer history than GNOME, used on many Linux and non-Linux systems (www.kde.org )
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The KDE Desktop
● An alternative to GNOME, widely used in Linux and other OSS platforms
● Many Linux systems support both (only one can be used at any one time)
● KDE applications can run in GNOME and vice versa if the graphic libraries required by each of these desktop environments are available
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The KDE DesktopTo switch to KDE use:
● At the graphical login screen, click on Session (at the bottom) and select KDE
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The KDE DesktopOr use a desktop switching program, e.g. for
Fedora/Red Hat,
● Main Menu --> System Settings --> More System Settings --> Desktop Switching Tool
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The KDE Desktop● KDE has many similarities as well as some
differences with the GNOME desktop
● KDE makes use of the Main Menu, Panel and the desktop too
● Some differences in handling the placement of icons on the desktop and panel
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The KDE Desktop
Right-clicking an icon brings up different options
Entries in the Main Menu may not be identical
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Control Center● A central place where all the Desktop
and system configuration can be set and viewed– Main Menu --> Control Center
● To configure a particular setting, open up the section it is under and select the item to configure
● For example, to change the background colour, select,– Appearance & Themes --> Background
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Control Center
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Konqueror● Standards-compliant web browser and
default file manager for KDE● Navigate filesystem as you would the WWW
● Provides all the normal file manager functionalities:
– navigation of the filesystem
– file/folder copying, renaming, deletion creation
– application launching● Able to display graphic image files and
generate an image gallery web page from them.
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Konqueror
Konqueror File Manager
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Konqueror
Konqueror Web Browser
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Help Center● Extensive KDE online documentation –
the Help Center, invoke by,– Main Menu --> Help
● Covers the graphical desktop usage, configuration as well as the KDE applets and applications
● Standard Unix/Linux manual and info pages can be accessed from here too.
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Help Center
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