SUSE, openSUSE, and related distributions moved from KDE to GNOME as the default desktop,
but still make KDE available. KDE is also available with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora but
is not installed by default when they are installed as desktop systems (you need to specifically
request KDE during installation).
The following section describes how to get started with KDE. This includes using the KDE Setup
Wizard, maneuvering around the desktop, managing files, and adding application launchers.
Using the KDE Desktop
KDE uses a lot of the design elements that come from the KDE project, so it??™s pretty easy to distinguish
from other desktop environments. The look-and-feel has similarities to both Windows and
Macintosh systems. Figure 3-3 shows an example of the KDE desktop.
Some of the key elements of the KDE desktop include:
Desktop icons??”The desktop may start out with only a Trash icon on the screen, or
include those that enable you to access removable media (CD, floppy disk, and so on).
You can add as many icons as you like and are comfortable with.
Panel??”The KDE panel (shown along the bottom of the screen) includes items that
enable you to launch applications and to see minimized representations of active windows,
applets, and virtual desktops.
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