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    There are other parts of KDE that work under the hood to give you the best desktop experience. You might be interested in knowing about them.
    There are other parts of KDE that work under the hood to give you the best desktop experience. You might be interested in knowing about them.


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    * '''[[Glossary#Oxygen|Oxygen]]''' gives your desktop a refreshing and breath-taking visual appearance.
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    * '''[[Glossary#Solid|Solid]]''' helps make your hardware just work.
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    Revision as of 15:49, 6 October 2008

    The KDE Desktop

    This is the basic KDE desktop. These applications are common programs usually found in base KDE 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

    KWin
    KDE's reliable and flexible window manager, now with 3D effects.
    Plasma
    The KDE desktop shell and workspace, providing both the desktop and the panel.
    Dolphin
    An easy to use file manager.
    Konqueror
    A file manager, web browser and universal file viewer.
    System Settings
    The new control center for KDE
    KWrite
    A simple text editor.
    Konsole
    A tabbed terminal emulator allowing the use of several shells or profiles.

    The Pillars of KDE

    There are other parts of KDE 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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