One of the things that I have heard lately, with my ear to the ground so to speak, is that some people in Germany are moving to Linux because they like KDE. I am sure that they have their reason for making the leap away from Microsoft. I simply have to wonder why they feel that the KDE desktop is only available for some Linux distro. Furthermore, I wonder if the Linux distro allows for easy maintainance via automated version updates and patches delivered with ease?

    The answer is most likely "yes" and someone will be shelling out money for that facility. "Open Source" does not always mean "free". It often means that you need to spend either time or money or both to get things working and supported for you.

    If the slick looking KDE desktop is what you desire, along with its office suite of tools and graphics effects then look no further! Here it is from Blastwave :

    




    The first question that people ask is "How do I install this big complex thing?" The answer is simple! Go to the Blastwave pkg-get install page and, well, simply install pkg-get on your system! After that is done you simply type :



    Then you are done. I would suggest that you log out of CDE or GNOME and reset the dtlogin banner. You should now see an option to login with KDE from dtlogin. Easy and very free.

    Updates and patch releases may be installed or upgraded with :


    I wish that it were more complex. Complexity seems to convince some people that there is quality under all the messy libraries and dependency checking that other people do. If you want KDE from Blastwave then get pkg-get on your system. Then go and get a DVD Subscription or make a donation to keep the software process alive here at Blastwave.

Dennis Clarke