14 DAY TRIAL // The second maintenance release of KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC) 4.4.0 was unleashed last evening, March 30th, by the KDE developers. Dubbed Colibri, KDE SC 4.4.2 brings only updated translations and fixes a great number of bugs. KDE SC 4.4.2 is composed of the KDE Plasma Workspace, the KDE Applications and the KDE Development Platform. Let's take a look now at the main changes brought by the new KDE Software Compilation 4.4.2:
· Fixed various issues with Plasma, Okular and Dolphin; · Improved the Microblog applet to display the correct time, in the timeline; · Fixed UI freeze issues with the KRunner music player.
There are also bugfixes or various improvements in other KDE SC components, such as Konqueror, KWin, KAlarm, JuK, KGpg, and the PyKDE4 library. For a complete list of changes, please check the official changelog.
Highlights of KDE Software Compilation 4.4:
· Plasma netbook; · Social desktop; · Windows grouping; · Desktop search integration in Dolphin; · Improved GetHotNewStuff interface; · Nepomuk improvements; · KAuth secure authentication; · KAuth seamless cross-desktop integration; · Improved Akonadi; · Addressbook and groupware servers support for KAddressbook; · Digital signature checking support in KGet; · Downloading from multiple sources with KGet; · Photo import tool in Gwenview; · The Palapeli puzzle game; · Cantor, an interface for R, Maxima and SAGE; · Blogilo, a new blogging app; · ...and many more!
Currently, KDE SC 4.4.2 ships with many packages, including web-development applications, educational tools, administrative programs, and more, all of which are available in over 50 languages.
If you want to install this amazing and beautiful desktop environment, follow our in-depth How to Install KDE SC 4.4 on your Ubuntu 9.10 tutorial!
Those of you who prefer compiling KDE SC 4.4.2 from sources can grab them right now from Softpedia.