Kubuntu Ibex experience lasted 2 hours !

[beyboo]

I am a Linux user since Redhat pre fedora days and a Ubuntu user since Warty days. However never once have I had the chance of trying out the KDE desktop. Gnome already did it all for me.

The other day I downloaded Ubuntu Ibex and did myself the favor of downloading Kubuntu as well after reading all about KDE 4.

I was in KDE for barely 2 hours and I decided to scratch it. I agree coming from Gnome can be a slight relearning, but this was too tough. The knetworkmanager did not work, configuring my network even manually was a challenge (using the Kterminal).

I think either the Ubuntu guys should NOT do KDE. (I am sure KDE is much better than my experience). They could focus all on the Gnome desktop instead of wasting time on KDE. There are patches of ubuntu brown and blue and black in the boot sequence. There is no refinement which we are used to in Ubuntu.

I would like users here to share your experiences and also let me know some good distros which can make my KDE experience like Ubuntu gives me its Gnome experience.

And please this post is not about Gnome fanboys blasting KDE with flamewars and all. I think KDE dev is a healthy project and deserves it due credit. Just that Ubuntu should not do it !!

[Sef]

Moved to Testimonials and Experiences.

[wersdaluv]

The reason why there's Kubuntu because there are people who don't want it. Even if you don't want it, you can't stop them from developing it.

[Linkert]

Tried Kubuntu a week ago.
I felt like.. Hmm, how would the beatles put it?.. Maybe;

As a person in a world filled with loads of crap all over the place. As the morning starts, the whole family drop acid and lick the floor clean..

[Crafty Kisses]

It's all about personal preference, if you don't like the KDE interface, don't use it.

[Denestria]

I have used KDE for many many years and I love it, but KDE4 which is what Kubuntu 8.10 installs isn't even close to being ready for regular use. After using it for a week I installed XFCE to use as my desktop rather than reinstall the entire OS to go back to 8.04 and KDE3. At this point KDE4.1 is just a pretty shell, hollow on the inside but lovely to look at.

[AlanR8]

Agree with Denestria.

Have been using KUBUNTU exclusively for the last two years now and love it. (I can't get on with Gnome.....personal preference).

KDE 3.5.* was great, fully customisable and configurable. This is NOT the case, yet, in 4.1.*. That said, it's stable, quick and usable. I now have it installed on three of my five machines on my home network.

[ukripper]

KDE 4 has a lot to offer but currently is not very stable for me. I use GNOME, KDE3.5.9 and XFCE and really like them all. I hope KDE 4 offers bit more as it has a lot of potential.