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The KDE Plasma Desktop
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This is the basic KDE Plasma desktop. These applications are common programs usually found in base KDE SC 4 installations. They provide core desktop environment functionality. These KDE base programs allow users to operate, manage and control their desktop and programs easily and flexibly.
The Applications
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Wndow Management
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The Desktop and Panels
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The Run Window
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System Settings
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File Management
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Konqueror
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KWrite
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Kickoff
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Lancelot
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Konsole
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The Pillars of a KDE Platform
There are other parts of the KDE platform that work "under the hood" to give you the best desktop experience. You might be interested in knowing about them.
- Oxygen gives your desktop a refreshing and breath-taking visual appearance.
- Phonon brings the magic of sound and video into your desktop.
- Solid helps make your hardware just work.
- Nepomuk attaches meaning and order to your files.
- Strigi makes sure you never misplace a file again.
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