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  1. Re:Simple solution: Do not bundle the apps and OS by Curupira · · Score: 1 · on Monthly Ubuntu Releases Proposed

    The general applications can be done as a rolling release or whatever the user wants. Separate from the core.

    Which is exactly what Chakra Linux is trying to do.

    Unfortunatelly, it is a very quirky distro, which not only focus on KDE (which would be great), but actively excludes gtk+ and every gtk-based application (not only Gnome, but also Chromium, Firefox and others), moving them to a bizarre "bundle-system".

  2. Re:Utterly bored of gnome by marsu_k · · Score: 1 · on KDE Software Compilation 4.6.0 Released

    Or Chakra, which being based on Arch offers many of the benefits (the same no-nonsense configuration files, pacman/ABS) while offering a bit more customized/desktop-like experience, and selected GTK apps in "bundles" to make them appear more native in KDE. Also comes with a graphical installer, although that is still a bit rough around the edges (for example, one can't shrink NTFS partitions, it has to be done beforehand).

  3. Re:bad news for KDE by andrewd18 · · Score: 1 · on Mandriva Up For Sale

    Considered openSUSE? When I was using it (around 11.0), their 4.x KDE was always significantly less buggy than 4.x mainline, and the distro is quite user-friendly. Otherwise Chakra's KDEmod for Arch Linux is excellent (http://chakra-project.org/about-kdemod.html)

  4. Re:What's a good KDE distro? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on KDE 4.4 Released Alongside Website Redesign

    (posting anon because of moderation)

    Try Chakra. Easy to install, but Arch at heart, so it really is as customizable (not just KDE, but the entire distro) as you want it to be. But there are GUI tools for newcomers as well.

  5. Color me shocked...not. by Enahs · · Score: 1 · on Some Early Adopters Stung By Ubuntu's Karmic Koala

    I've been having an increasing number of problems with each new release. I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty, so I'm using Arch Linux now.

    I mean...there were times when I'd know what to do to fix a problem, and their #$%! automated tools would get in the way. Sadly, in some cases, this is what is coming to a Linux near you.

    And don't get me started on Kubuntu. if you're like me and cut your teeth on distros like Slackware, but you want to use KDE4, give Arch Linux a serious look. The Chakra Project has a KDE4 repo that makes other offerings look ridiculous.

    Someone wake me when Canonical starts busting heads, then I'll take another look at Ubuntu.

  6. Re:Stupid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on The Hard Upgrade Path From XP To Vista To Win 7

    Same reason i wouldn't install KDE on a netbook.

    Why on earth not?

    http://chakra-project.org/

    KDE 4.2 is at least as fast as any other desktop on a netbook, and if you combine it with a fast underlying kernel and OS with native support for drivers built in, then given the power of KDE4 and its new-found stability in KDE 4.2, this is actually probably the very best thing to put on a netbook. The Chakra project linked above provides KDE 4.2 out of the box, and it even provides a USB flash-disk image file to install from.

    Power. Speed. Usability (use the non-default Lancelot menu widget though). Flexibility. Elegance. Good looks. No EULA, license, activation or registration issues. No malware or spyware. Complete software solution for your netbook right out of the box. Freedom from any cost at all ...