January 27, 2009. The KDE Community today announced the immediate availability of "The Answer", (a.k.a KDE 4.2.0), readying the Free Desktop for end users. KDE 4.2 builds on the technology introduced with KDE 4.0 in January 2008. After the release of KDE 4.1, which was aimed at casual users, the KDE Community is now confident we have a compelling offering for the majority of end users.

See the Visual Guide To KDE 4.2 for the details on the innovations in 4.2 or read on for an overview.

The KDE 4.2 Desktop

就在Linus表示放弃KDE的时候,4.2版本正式发布,关于KDE 4.2的特性,这里只作简单介绍:
    * 加强了KWin的桌面复合特效;
    * 增强了Plasma,支持桌面中心元素(即传统桌面布局);
    * 新的Plasma applets,支持Google Gadgets和Mac OS X Dashboard Widgets;
    * 全面改善了主题功能,几乎所有桌面元素都将可以定制;
    * 相当多应用程序得到了改善;

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