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KDE 4.1 was released yesterday and I read a lot of good review about that release, so I thought I would install it in my laptop and give it a try. I tried KDE 4.0 when it was released, but it was not usable. KDE 4.0 was more like an alpha software than a final release one.

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KDE team has released their next generation window manager, KDE 4.0 today. Here are some of the features or changes in KDE 4.0 according to the KDE team.

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As per the release schedule of the KDE team, KDE 4.0 is expected to be released tomorrow. I'm not sure how many of the bugs that were outstanding as of RC2 were fixed by the KDE team. I hope they release a really stable version that includes fixes for minor UI bugs like missing icons for lot of menu entries, System settings not starting, root password not working etc. I'm eagerly waiting for the final release of KDE 4.0. I soon might replace my desktop Ubuntu OS with Kubuntu, after 8.04 is released and keep Ubuntu in my laptop. Kudos to the KDE team for their effort on developing KDE 4.0.

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I'm using KDE 4.0 RC2 intermittently now. You might have read my reviews here and here. It's still not ready for everyday use. System settings is not working with KDE 4.0 RC2. When you click on System Settings, you get the icon in the taskbar with opening message, stays there for several seconds and then disappears without starting (similar to KDE 3.x problem and the reason, applications not starting, why I stopped using KDE). System Setting was working fine initially with RC2, but it doesn't wok any more.

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You might have read my personal experience with KDE 4.0 RC1 3 weeks back. I installed RC2 in my Kubuntu system and used it intermittently for the past 2 weeks. The installation was simple as explained here. RC2 was much better than RC1, though it was not perfect. There were few bugs that popped out during that time.

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Jonathan Riddell announced in Kubuntu mailing list that Kubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron will include KDE 4.0. Since 8.04 is supposed to be a LTS (Long term support) release, users will have an option of selecting either KDE 3.5.x or KDE 4.0. KDE 3.5.x will have the outstanding bugs fixed in order to release Kubuntu 8.04 as LTS release. KDE 4.0 option will give developers and other Kubuntu users to use the latest KDE version for testing/enjoyment. It's a good move by Kubuntu team.

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I installed KDE 4.0 RC1 in my Kubuntu 7.10 installation as per the instructions here. It was quite buggy. Here is a small list of problem I found in the couple of days I used it. I don't know if those were fixed in KDE 4.0 RC2 which was released 2 days ago.

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