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Archive of posts tagged Kubuntu

Rekonq

20 May 2010, 11:01 pm

This is only really of interest to Linux users and especially to KDE users. Gnome and non-Linux users can switch off now. Rekonq is a webkit based browser that users of Google Chrome will find somewhat familiar. This is of special interest to me as it seems that the next version of Kubuntu (codename Maverick [...]

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Slackware vs Kubuntu: A Subjective Review

22 June 2008, 4:21 pm

Long time fans of this space will be aware that I’m a Slacker.  However, when something wasn’t working as easily as it could, I installed Kubuntu to see what the latest version (Hardy Heron) was like and whether it could tempt me to switch permanently. Firstly, even though all Linux distros are pretty identical at [...]

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Test Driving Kubuntu 8.04

27 April 2008, 2:25 pm

For all of my love of control and the other great stuff that comes with my usual distro, I also like to try out new things and see what’s going on elsewhere. To that end I decided to give Kubuntu a go. And I have been pleasantly surprised. Firstly, the install itself. When you first [...]

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