Acronym for the K Desktop Environment. (Like K-RAD, but a desktop, not a uh, RAD).

This DesktopEnvironment is one of the two most popular for Linux. (The other is GNOME.)

Often used because it is easy to configure, and can look similar to windows by default. Great for newbies and highly configureable by those more advanced. A bit too much eye candy for some, perhaps.

KDE has recently hit version 3.1 (it must be better than Gnome, it has a higher version number!). It uses Trolltech's QT? widget library.

KDE Hints

If anyone has anything to add, go for it.

Removing the stupid dragon from the KDE's Logout window. When you logout from KDE you will see a cute cartoon of a dragon in the logout window. It is called "Konqi". After your 100th logout Konqi will no longer be cute. The dragon cartoon is stored in a PNG file called shutdownkonq.png. You can copy any PNG file you like over it. (Ones with transparent backgrounds will look the best.) shutdownkonq.png is in the directory /usr/X11R6/share/apps/ksmserver/pics/ on RedHat and in the directory /usr/share/apps/ksmserver/pics/ on Mandrake. (I almost forgot: IsomerMadeMeDoThis.)

From that link: I think the whole Konqi thing is getting a little out of control, and my only worry is that it affects KDE's reputation in the enterprise. I mean...if you were a multi-millio pound company...would you put an environment on your machines that constantly shows a cartoon dragon...?