Kasts is billed as a “convergent podcast application”. It is written in C++ and QML and uses the Kirigami UI Framework. It’s free and open source software.
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Best Free and Open Source Software – Desktop
Best Free and Open Source Linux Software covering desktop environments, KDE plasma widgets, GNOME extensions, window managers, and docks.
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33 Excellent KDE Plasma Widgets (Updated 2022)
KDE is one of the most popular desktop environments. It’s also one of the most configurable. KDE widgets (sometimes called Plasmoids) help to improve the user experience. Here are the widgets we love.
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Linux for Starters: Your Guide to Linux – Try Different Desktops – Part 16
We explore different desktop environments you can try without installing a different flavour of Ubuntu. There’s KDE, XFCE, MATE, and Budgie.
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Raspberry Pi 4: Chronicling the Desktop Experience – Podcasts – Week 22
Podcasts are big business. We see celebrities, influencers, journalists, academics, one man and his dog owning a microphone and mixing desk produce regular podcast shows. How does the RPI4 fare as a podcast player?
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QMPlay2 – Qt based video and audio player
QMPlay2 can play most video formats and audio formats. It plays all codecs supported by FFmpeg, and supports YouTube videos too. With internet radio, Audio CD, and a lot more besides, there’s lots of functionality on offer. Here’s our review of the software.
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Latte – Excellent KDE Dock based on Plasma Frameworks
Latte is a dock based on Plasma frameworks that aims to offer an elegant and intuitive experience for your tasks and KDE Plasma widgets. It animates its contents by using parabolic zoom effect and tries to be as unobtrusive is possible.
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Essential System Tools: Krusader – KDE file manager
Krusader is an advanced, twin-panel (commander-style) file manager designed for KDE Plasma. Krusader also runs on other popular Linux desktop environments such as GNOME.
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KDE releases new Slimbook II Linux laptops with snappy Intel Core processors
The KDE Slimbook II is shiny, smart, and sleek, but it is not only good-looking: it is also powerful. The new i5 and i7 microprocessors and DDR4 RAM make it much faster than its predecessor. Other improvements include a touchpad that “clicks” wherever you press it, and larger internal WiFi antennas that guarantee you will get a better reception wherever a WiFi network is available.
Read moreMenuLibre 2.1.5 Released
A FreeDesktop.org compliant menu editor for desktop environments implementing the Desktop Entry Specification. Some desktops are improperly configured and do not export the expected variables, and patches are included to infer the running environment in other ways. Some older desktops, such as IceWM, do not implement this specification and handle their menus in other ways.
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