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*KDE for Windows 10 Exiles*

Upgrade your software, not your computer

https://kde.org/for/w10-exiles/

In this post #KDE presents Plasma as one of many great interfaces available in #Linux, and they include some tricks for making the migration from #Windows 10 easier.

@kde @be4foss @kde_espana and @kubuntufocus support #EndOf10 to prevent #eWaste!

https://endof10.org/

@[email protected]

Toots do not equal a recommendation.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNU #GNUlinux #Sustainability #Win10 #Win11

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago (3 children)

KDE for Windows 10 ...

That title got me very surprised for a moment

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

even that would not be false, plenty of KDE software can run on Windows 10

(remember that "KDE" is the name of the community, not of the desktop environment "Plasma")

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Then what does the DE in KDE stand for?

(Edit: it was more of a joke, but I guess I am serious. Has it officially become not an acronym?)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

This article actually helps. I knew that plasma was the preferred name but never knew about the actual changeover. I didn’t realize it was over a decade ago though!! I guess I can still keep saying “I use kde” since I still use all the k* software in addition to the kde plasma desktop environment.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Well that's not confusing at all

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I know, but plenty of people call Plasma just KDE, and the thumbnail is Plasma desktop.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Funnily enough there was an unfinished port of plasma to windows

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I use Okular for viewing my PDF engineering documents because fuuuuuuck adobe. IT makes my computer slow enough as it is, I don't need adobe making it worse.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

That was, at some point, an ongoing project. You can still install individual KDE Gear apps separately, but a whole Plasma shell to replace explorer.exe would have been fun

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Apologies for the YouTube link, but it's the only source I can find referencing it at the moment

https://youtu.be/MVXMcrRANC8
https://archive.org/details/kdewin4

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

KDE instead of windows 11*

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How do they enable the cube desktop preview? 😍

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Go to System Settings -> Desktop Effects and search for cube

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I know it's probably a setting you can change but it makes me sad that every OS seems to have moved to taskbars that don't show program titles

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

As mentioned, this is indeed quite easily changed. Infact that is one of the best points of KDE, has defaults similar to those a windows user are familiar with, but can be changed and customized a LOT

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

It's a setting you can change.

I'm glad titles can be hidden. They eat up all horizontal space so damn fast.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The spinning 4 walls Beryl thing... It needs an upgrade. Something that requires AI and a massive graphics card. Maybe it could be any shape like a spherical desktop? Or a single face surface infinity desktop? The 4 walls is still pretty cool though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

i agree. It works just fine on my gtx1080... in 2025! Shameful, I tell you!