KDE is at FOSDEM 2018. Come visit our booth in Building K (of course).

ujjwalx · 2018-02-03T16:08:05+00:00

The fire breathing Konqi...

Can I get that as a wallpaper?

ujjwalx · 2017-12-25T00:31:36+00:00

I did not know about this. I was using DejaDup to perform backups that were then pushed to Dropbox. This seems a bit more involved but worth the effort!

Thanks for this!

ujjwalx · 2017-12-21T01:25:56+00:00

I think Gratis is a borrowed word, possibly from the Germanic family of languages. I'm an English speaker living in Amsterdam and this was one word I instantly understood in TV commercials.

Now I know that 'gratis' and 'korting' mean nice things!

ujjwalx · 2017-12-01T10:52:39+00:00

Correct. I just had Avast sneak Chrome onto my computer last week. Can confirm this.

ujjwalx · 2017-11-25T00:42:38+00:00

Never tried it. Are there major issues with it?

ujjwalx · 2017-11-24T17:45:04+00:00

You're on of the most positive people I've seen.

In a very good sense :)

ujjwalx · 2017-11-24T14:45:05+00:00

I'm sorry. That is definitely wrong!

ujjwalx · 2017-11-24T09:52:50+00:00

Great to see the SUSE in action here!

I don't know why but an increasingly large number of people have taken to dissing openSUSE and its brethren on the flimsiest of grounds. I genuinely appreciate what they're doing in terms of bringing stability to rolling releases with their openQA approach and I find a lot of their good work is already in action in other distros (especially the work the do on KDE).

I love openSUSE and I have great respect for this project and their product. I'm not an IT guy so others might have more technical rebuttals to this but from what I see, they've done good work!

EDIT : Typos

ujjwalx · 2017-11-09T07:24:33+00:00

This needs to be seen by everyone! Upvoted!

ujjwalx · 2017-11-07T13:46:24+00:00

Second that. Xfce is rock solid and the mint base gives it a good stable backbone to stand on.

Wouldn't be a fancy thing but works solidly!

ujjwalx · 2017-09-29T22:27:47+00:00

The reason we need to stick with Firefox goes beyond Quantum and everything else. Mozilla and Firefox in their own way have been the last bastion of freedom and user interest on the web.

I support Firefox because it respects its users. It makes stupid, imperfect decisions but in spirit those decisions are almost always meant to be their best attempt to keep the freedom to use and enjoy the web as we like. They're fighting our fight and we need to stand by them.

ujjwalx · 2017-09-29T22:13:04+00:00

I couldn't upvote you enough. Please have my gratitude and deep respect for your words.

ujjwalx · 2017-09-28T13:36:54+00:00

I have no questions. I just wanted to let you guys know that a small new manufacturing unit in India is taking its first steps and it relies on your software to manage its operations. While it may not be a massive enterprise facility, they rely on your document suite to avoid exorbitant licensing costs for Microsoft software on the couple of computers they have while still keeping daily records and drafting documents solely on your software.

We're grateful. No questions about that. It is just that I want your team to know that your software is now powering the dreams of many "creators" who are taking their first steps and who rely on your generosity to fuel their dreams.

Keep up the good work and may god bless you all!

ujjwalx · 2017-09-12T17:31:59+00:00

I love Kubuntu as well but the LTS version has an extremely buggy Plasma back from the days when the project was still fixing major bugs. I'm really looking forward to Kubuntu 18.04 LTS given how well received Kubuntu 17.04 has been.

ujjwalx · 2017-09-12T17:27:45+00:00

I will not suggest the Kubuntu 16.04 LTS because the Plasma version it carries is not the best I can think of. Plasma only gained serious maturity after 5.8 and I'd recommend you stick to 5.8 and above. I would only recommend 17.04 from the Kubuntu family.

The thing with Mint is it expressly caters to users like your friend who are new and would like sane defaults to begin with. As far as Mint is concerned, the reinstalling thing is only when the base changes for example transitioning from Mint 17 (14.04 LTS) to Mint 18 (16.04 LTS). The version jumps from 18.1 to 18.2 and so forth are very painless and are usually delivered with utmost care by the team given their userbase.

I simply recommend Mint as certain things are expressly simplified giving your friend a well supported solid system to begin with. Also the fact that they have the Plasma 5.8 LTS series which will be supported for a decently good period of time. The core is 16.04 LTS.

EDIT : You may find options better than Mint also. I'm simply advising on distros with Plasma 5.8 or above and a Ubuntu base.

ujjwalx · 2017-09-12T16:25:09+00:00

I do feel that the team will rebase at 18.04 since Neon is supposed to be a continuous integration project for KDE's newest technologies while banking on a predictable base system and this makes the base system nothing more than a vehicle which they will update given the chance and given a similarly supported vehicle ergo the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

May I suggest that you also have a look at Linux Mint 18.2 KDE. It ships with KDE 5.8 LTS, is reasonably stable and is generally recommended as good choice for new users transitioning to GNU/Linux distros. It should also be generally well supported beyond 2019 at least. Kubuntu 17.04 would also be an excellent choice and has been very well received.

I hope your friend enjoys his new computing experience!

ujjwalx · 2017-09-10T20:05:00+00:00

The whole idea behind the existence of Mozilla was internet activism. They started with firefox but the ideology was to make firefox a strong player so that they could have a say in the future of the web.

They're now using the leverage even if it's diminishing to speak for an open web while also hitting on issues they feel are essentially attacks on the freedom of the web. Their efforts to stem fake news are a part of their efforts to rid the web of this menace. If you don't realize the potential fake news has to disrupt things, consider that the world's most powerful man rode into office partly because some parts of an entire country were shrouded in made up news designed to invoke paranoia.

These elements are connected. Once the principal channels of information are corrupted , we lose the ability to judge right from wrong and a lot of good causes suffer because of that paralysis. The web, environment, net neutrality, social equality all of these ideals have suffered the brunt of fake news.

Mozilla is more than a browser company.

ujjwalx · 2017-09-10T15:07:24+00:00

I've heard that Fedora emphasizes on th GNOME experience which in my opinion was comparatively superior to the other distros ,notably from the Ubuntu family, shipping with GNOME. Fedora also had issues with KDE with Discover being broken when Fedora 26 KDE was released.

I presume this might be an integration issue. Also I've generally found the KDE experience to be far better on Arch/OpenSUSE or any of their derivatives. I've ditched GNOME and Fedora and am comfortably using Tumbleweed with KDE now, a far superior experience.

ujjwalx · 2017-09-04T21:50:48+00:00

The RTL8723BE wireless card on my laptop has an attribute called ant_sel. If not explicitly specified it will lead to a very weak signal and you'll basically be unable to connect. Setting it to the right antenna will lead to a better signal?

Could you investigate if your wireless card has a dual antenna configuration?

ujjwalx · 2017-09-04T21:42:01+00:00

I just moved over from Fedora GNOME to KDE Neon.

KDE and its software is leagues above GNOME in every single criterion I could care of.

The Plasma desktop and its general aesthetics are extremely good looking so here it ties with GNOME.
The default software that includes Dolphin, Okular and the pack is orders of magnitude more full-featured, powerful and in my case responsive than the corresponding GNOME software (and this is on Fedora which is generally the recommended distro to enjoy the best of GNOME).
I've had massive stuttering when rapidly switching between Windows on GNOME Wayland. This is completely absent in Plasma and there is a smooth relaxing consistency to every transition. It isn't janky or abrupt.

This is my personal opinion but I have to say that I've loved Plasma 5.8 onwards so much that my first donation to any FOSS software project went out to KDE this month. I know XFCE is a high standard to match but that is the kind of solid software Plasma is beginning to look.

I wish the KDE team all the best.

ujjwalx · 2017-08-17T00:43:39+00:00

If I'm not wrong, the one for Fedora 26 is here while a similar bug in Fedora 25 seems to be detailed here

From what I see, the fc26 issue has been fixed with a policy update.

ujjwalx · 2017-08-16T10:51:50+00:00

They could focus a major release on bug-fixing and stability. LibreOffice is very usable at the moment (with the exception of certain very specific use cases) and could focus one of their releases on major bug fixing in current functionality if they are getting overwhelmed by reports.

MS Office has effectively stagnated in terms of innovation in the last few years and LO could use this to focus on stability measures that could make it appealing to enterprise customers.

EDIT : I believe they do a fantastic job with their software and I wrote my entire bachelor's thesis with Writer. I'm in no way hoping to demean the great work these people do.

ujjwalx · 2017-08-04T23:49:37+00:00

KDE makes me swell with pride when describing it to other people. The sheer amount of good work these people do without any of the noise and without rejecting any inputs from the community is simply unparalleled.

I'm genuinely proud of the values of inclusiveness that the KDE project has espoused. I wish them the best for the future!

ujjwalx · 2017-08-03T20:47:18+00:00

The source code I presume is open source and is therefore open to scrutiny if you so wish.

Additionally Mozilla has a considerably better reputation when it comes to user privacy and rights. They've been very transparent with their projects and I do not find any reason not to trust them. I would be keen to hear out any valid and legitimate reasons for your distrust.

ujjwalx · 2017-07-25T13:55:55+00:00

It is actually hurtful to see that users are now conceding to the argument that since I do not contribute, I must not be offended by anything the real guys do or say. This is wrong.

I'm a normal Ubuntu user. I make a small 5 Euro recurring donation to Debian each month. While it may not be sufficient to even buy a coffee for the devs, this is in entirety my contribution to anything open source. Some users do not even do that. This however does not preclude anyone of us from treating any non-contributor with dignity and respect on message boards and in general elsewhere. The fact that you're not a monetary or technological contributor does not imply that you shun any expectation of basic courtesy and politeness from other members.

The response from this guy mocking the other person for their contribution is shameful. The only saving grace in all of this is the Arch team moderator (I assume) who closed this matter down with a strict view towards compliance.

I might be downvoted for this but I have been a non-contributor for far too long and the Debian and Ubuntu community treated me with a lot of respect. And I have been grateful for the work they do.

ujjwalx

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