Applications/Internet

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    Internet, Networking, & Communication

    KDE makes the exchange of information between computers easy by providing a wide variety of applications for the Internet, networking, and communication. Browse web sites, communicate with others, control another computer, access remote files as if they were in your own hard drive, and more! KDE connects you to the world.

    Browsing

    Konqueror
    A file manager, web browser, universal file viewer, and more!

    Communication

    KMess
    KMess is an alternative MSN Messenger chat client for Linux.
    Kopete
    An Instant Messaging client that supports Jabber, Yahoo, MSN, AIM, and other protocols.
    Konversation
    A no-nonsense, dedicated IRC client.

    File Transfer

    KGet
    A download manager and simple bittorrent client.
    KTorrent
    A specialized bittorrent client with a lot of features and plugin extensions.
    KFTPgrabber
    A graphical FTP client for KDE, supporting SSL encryption and multiple FTP sessions.
    KMLDonkey
    A KDE GUI for the MLDonkey P2P file sharing tool.

    EMail & News

    KMail
    A POP3 and IMAP mail client, capable of GpG signing and encryption.
    Akregator
    A feed reader, supporting RSS and Atom
    KNode
    An integrated news-reader, allowing signing of messages.
    KNewsTicker
    A plasmoid that can scroll news feeds on your desktop.

    Networking

    KRDC
    The KDE Remote Desktop Connection client, allowing you to view and even control another machine running a compatible server, such as Krfb.
    Krfb
    The KDE Desktop Sharing server, allowing you to share your session with others who can connect using a VNC client like KRDC.
    KVpnc
    A KDE GUI for various Virtual Private Network (VPN) clients.

     See footnote

    Connection Managers

    Kwlan
    A manager for wireless networks.
    KPPP
    A KDE dialer for PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol).
    KNetworkManager
    A KDE GUI for NetworkManager and supports both wired and wireless devices.
    Kdebluetooth
    The KDE Bluetooth framework, a set of tools providing easy access to the most common Bluetooth activities.

    Related Applications

    There are other network-related programs that work under the hood to give you a seamless networking experience

    • KIO lets you to access any file as though it were on your own computer
    • Decibel manages all your communication systems, such as Instant Messaging and E-mail, in a unified system.



    Support for this application can be found from the project's home page