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Is it possible to get KDE/Gnome onto Windows?...
- 03-07-2009 #1Banned
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This might be a stupid question, but...
Is it possible to get KDE/Gnome onto Windows?
- 03-07-2009 #2Trusted Penguin
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Yes - The KDE on Windows Project - Welcome to The KDE on Windows Project
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If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)
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- 03-09-2009 #3Linux Guru
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Elija, that's news to me
How does it run? (Or I guess more broadly, does it run inefficiently like windows software usually does or is it pretty efficient?)
That's pretty nifty regardless, like Amarok 2 moving to windows also...Bodhi 1.3 & Bodhi 1.4 using E17
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- 03-09-2009 #4Linux User
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It runs quite well, considering that it is beta software. Some things don't work, but most do. Originally Posted by jmadero Elija, that's news to me How does it run? (Or I guess more broadly, does it run inefficiently like windows software usually does or is it pretty efficient?)
That's pretty nifty regardless, like Amarok 2 moving to windows also...
I got kopete to work, but the office suite wouldn't even load. Konqueror also worked well, but amarok seems to like to crash unexpectedly.
I prefer running kde4 in linux though.
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I Haven't tried it - I'm purely Linux here and at work I couldn't install it anyway. Originally Posted by jmadero Elija, that's news to me How does it run? (Or I guess more broadly, does it run inefficiently like windows software usually does or is it pretty efficient?)
That's pretty nifty regardless, like Amarok 2 moving to windows also...If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate! (Zapp Brannigan)
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- 03-09-2009 #6Linux Enthusiast
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Many Gnome applications like Pidgin run on Windows, since GTK(the framework of Gnome programs) runs on windows.
When the port of KDE4/QT4 to windows is complete, it will be a huge success for Linux.
Imagine windows users getting used to K3b, Amarok, Kopete. Migration to Linux will be easier than ever!!
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I ran it on xp for a while. The version I used did not replace the desktop, but it did let you run kde based linux apps. They are always improving it.
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