A quick look at KDE 4.0
Last night I realised that KDE 4.0 was out so I thought I’d give it a shot. As with everything on Ubuntu installation was a few clicks and I was up and running within a minute or two. Visually I think it looks great and I like the new start menu. I didn’t achieve all of the eye candy that other screenshots have demonstrated - I think they rely on Compiz and as I’ve got a crappy ATI card turning that on means that apps like Google Earth stop working.
Despite it’s prettiness this version is still in its infancy and barely usable, even options like adding/resizing the taskbar aren’t available yet. Version 4.1 comes out in June / July and promises some pretty big updates that will make switching worth while. Things are really improving in the world of desktop Linux which is great to see!