- Due to high demand for KDE4, Kubuntu Hardy will be available with either KDE 3.5 or KDE4 as the default desktop (presumably with separate ISO images available for download)
- As a consequence of this, Kubuntu Hardy will, unlike Ubuntu Hardy, NOT be a Long-Term Support edition as was planned.
For myself, I haven't decided which I will use when Hardy is released, but there's a lot of things in KDE4 I really like the look of (such as the KTwitter widget) so I will certainly give it a try. I may find myself going back to the KDE3.5 version if it's not stable enough, but we'll have to wait and see.
Finally, I know this is a bit belated, but I'd like to extend to all my readers my best wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year (regardless of religious beliefs or lack thereof).
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Great! I'm a Kubuntu fan also. I've grown tired of KDE 3, and especially Qt 3 when compared to Gtk+, which is many times more aesthetically pleasing than the former. I've tried KDE 4 betas for a while, but none had the required usability of day to day life. But on the stability side of KDE 4, I can gladly tell you I didn't encounter any bug, crash or anything like that (more to that now that the final release reached the stores). I'm not a great fan of Gnome on the other hand, but you just can't give it credit for the looks (just look at the Murrine engine). Now things are different with Qt 4; the Cleanlooks theme seems to be a great new move towards aesthetics for Qt. I'm currently downloading the forth alpha iso image of Ubuntu Hardy so I wish us both good luck. ;)
Thanks for your comment Paul-Sebastian. I tried KDE4 in Kubuntu myself the day it came out, and I didn't really have any problems with the desktop itself either. However, I do use some Gnome apps, including Pidgin (Kopete has never really been my cup of tea), and I couldn't get Pidgin to start in it, so at least until Hardy is released I won't be using it as my normal desktop. Hopefully I will be able to get Pidgin to work OK in Hardy with KDE4.
Incidentally, I've seen the announcement for the Kubuntu Hardy alpha 4 and it looks very impressive - the KDE3 version has a great new wallpaper, but I'm particularly impressed with the new Desktop Effects package - as someone who has had difficulty getting Compiz Fusion working in Kubuntu, I can't wait for that!
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