Tag Archives: KDE

New Linux Screenshot

Posted another new screenshot of my Linux Desktop.  This shot is from my Acer Travelmate 630 running Gentoo 2004.1 (2.6.7 Kernel, GCC 3.4.1) along with KDE 3.2.3.  KDE is configured to use the Nuvola IconSet and Galaxy 2 Desktop Theme … Continue reading

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Gentoo Logo KDE Splash

Today I came across a great KDE splash screen for Gentoo: You can download it at kde-look.org.

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KDE 3.2.1 & Software Freedom Day

Well, I’m in the process of pulling up KDE 3.2.1.  Everything is going as smooth as silk, which I would expect from a minor update.  Unfortunately I’m still having issues compiling KFS (not in the portage tree) against the newer … Continue reading

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Eeek, Forgot The Threads

Well this was painful. I completely forgot to add threads to my use flags.  As a result, when I built the last version of QT, it didn’t include the threading support.  Unfortunately this significantly effects the performance of KDE.  So … Continue reading

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Gentoo Linux Updates

Well, tonight I’ve started my updates on my laptop but have run into a couple of issues to note.  emerge -puD gnome introduced a new dependency on madplay. The emerge of madplay failed twice due to ldconfig errors, which resulted … Continue reading

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Gnome vs. KDE

First, a Linux recap: Over the past year I have used Linux heavily at work and at home.  With the help of OpenOffice and Win4Lin (for Visio) I have become a Linux convert for almost everything, with the exception of games & video editing. My … Continue reading

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