On Monday 20 April 2009 20:10:47 allen meyers wrote: > On Mon, 2009-04-20 at 19:41 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Monday 20 April 2009 17:28:27 allen meyers wrote: > > > For whatever reason way back in the KDE 3 days I was happy with what I > > > had.As development progressed I became more challenged and seemingly > > > less able to navigate to my satisfaction, probably a patience thing so > > > I went back to gnome. > > > Anne has suggested to me that there is indeed a more proactive approach > > > and I have chosen to go to list with it that might hit home for others > > > as well. > > > I originally shared this with Anne as a Lenny user which I am and will > > > accept it for Lenny, but would be more comfortable using it in Jaunty > > > which is my second OS. So either way I am game > > > > I'm not a kubuntu user, though I know people that are. The important > > thing in this case is to tell me which version of KDE4 you are running, > > as there are important changes between KDE 4.1.x and 4.2.x. > > > > Anne > > ___________________________________________________ > > This message is from the kde mailing list. > > Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. > > Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. > > More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html. > > I am not sure I can explain this so that you and the list can > understand. When I had ubuntu 8.04 and installed the KDE desktop I think > it was 3.5 from a windows user who had just switched it seemed like > home. As time evolved and upgrades evolved as well I became > disenchanted with KDE and switched to 8.10 leaving KDE behind. That > being said I felt like I had cheated. > I have Lenny and am willing to go that route with KDE, but whether its > mindset or what kubuntu as an OS vs. ubuntu with KDE desktop are 2 > different animals. This could well be comprehension challenge. > Prior to installing 9.04 ubuntu I installed 9.04 Kubuntu and just > setting up the desktop was the most challenging thing I have ever done > in my short Linux experience. So I uninstalled > So based on that admission if there is an ability to ease into KDE in > Lenny I am ready to give it a shot. > Allen > From a quick google, I gather thant Lenny is KDE 3.5, which you feel to be familiar. Kubuntu 9.04 is KDE 4.2.2, which feels very unfamiliar. Right? KDE 4.2.2 can be given a folderview desktop that will behave almost exactly like a KDE 3.5 desktop. If that's what you want to see, put Kubuntu back, tell me when you're ready, and we'll get it set up for you. Anne -- New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org Just found a cool new feature? Add it to UserBase
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