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KDE Frameworks 5.3 and Plasma 2.1 – First Impressions
jones_supa writes Ken Vermette has done a write-up on his experience with the new KDE desktop encompassing Frameworks 5.3 and Plasma 2.1. For starters, some patience is still needed for apps to be ported to KF5, and most of them will be KF4-based for now. Many of the widgets you may have used don't exist yet either, but the good news is that the Plasma goodies which do make an appearance are universally improved. The new search widget is shockingly fast and the notifications tray has been reworked. Visual outlook of desktop has been simplified and things don't feel so tightly packed together anymore. The system settings application has been completely regrouped more by goal than underlying mechanics. Unfortunately the desktop stability leaves a lot to desire: there was several crashes and Plasma had at one point managed to forget colour and wallpaper settings. However the developers seem to be knowing what they are doing, and there's a real feeling that this software will reach rock-solid stability very quickly given the state of it as it stands.
The first impression is far from good. Best to skip this release...
I'm really excited about Windows 10. KDE should copy that UI instead wasting time.
So the thing that put you over the top with systemd is that the documentation for another init system command differs from the command provided by systemd?
Just to be clear about this, the "shutdown" command as provided by systemd is basically a symbolic link to the "systemctl" command. It's provided as a convenience for those who are more used to the traditional SysV and Upstart way of doing things, and it certainly doesn't guarantee 100% compatibility as systemd has a very different way of doing things.
To put this into a car analogy this is like complaining about not having a cassette player in a modern car. Sure, it may be inconvenient for those who have a ton of cassettes, but there's a different way to play music in cars now. Actually, it's even better than that. It's more like the radio does have a cassette player in addition to the typical CD player, it just doesn't automatically switch sides for when playing anymore.