KDE 4.10 available for 12.04 & 12.10 through backports

[GreyGeek]

Is giving SilverLight root privileges a good idea?

[vinnywright]

Vinny:



Does this mean that you can't get Netflix running on 12.04, or you just couldn't get it running on your much modified 12.04 install?

I have 12.10 on this netbook because of its touchscreen (which I thought might be better supported), but 12.04 on everything else. I prefer 12.04 for what I see as greater stability. 12.10 is working better now, but I didn't find it that great initially.

Frank.

well I am not sure ,,,,,I aborted the attempt because the package manager was going to remove to many of my favorite apps, it was going to install however .

VINNY

[vinnywright]

Is giving SilverLight root privileges a good idea?

it could be argued that it is not I am sure ,,,,however the wife has decreed that it is a must have for her viewing pleasure.

VINNY

[Frank616]

Vinny:

however the wife has decreed that it is a must have for her viewing pleasure.

That raises the priority by several orders of magnitude.

I got my wife a Galaxy Tab 10.1 recently which supports Netflix directly (I hate tablets, but she likes hers), so that solves that. I got a Roku player each for the flatscreen TV in the living room and the bedroom. It is only I that am interested in Netflix on my Linux computer, but then, only somewhat. I have other ways around it that were less work.

Frank.

[Frank616]

I aborted the attempt because the package manager was going to remove to many of my favorite apps,

Odd.

[ScottyK]

With all of the reports of 4.10 running much faster than 4.9.4. I'm looking forward to installing it on my netbook. It's currently running 12.10 and KDE 4.9.4 and is a bit sluggish.

The desktop has been humming along ever since I fixed the dependency issue. Loving it!

One thing I just noticed is that active windows will have full color in the bottom row. Windows that have been minimized are grayed out. Cool!

[benny_fletch]

PS; I can't remember when ppa/backports Kubu pack team been this fast with a KDE release!! Brilliant and big ups to the kubuntu team! thank you.

Agreed! +1 to thanking the developers for such a great job they are doing!



I haven't used 4.10 enough to form a judgment; but I will agree it is a bit faster than previous releases, it definitely has an improved memory footprint, and I like the new KDE login/splash theme (as well as how the backgrounds are the same now, where as 4.9 on 12.04 the default login and splash backgrounds were different).

[dmeyer]

One thing I just noticed is that active windows will have full color in the bottom row. Windows that have been minimized are grayed out. Cool!

Did not notice that. Thanks for pointing it out...

[GreyGeek]

,,,,however the wife has decreed that it is a must have for her viewing pleasure.

VINNY

VINNY

Ah, wise choice, VINNY! I passed my 50th wedding anniversary two months go by following your dictum.