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Kubuntu 7.04

Taking a look at Kubuntu 7.04.
By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Contributing Writer
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In this gallery we'll take a look at Kubuntu 7.04. Overall I have to admit that I've very pleased with Kubuntu and interested in investigating it further. The interface seems brighter and clearer than that of Ubuntu (or maybe it's just different).

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Kubuntu bootup from Live CD

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Kubuntu bootup from Live CD

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Kubuntu bootup from Live CD

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Kubuntu bootup from Live CD

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Crash ... hmmm. It only did it once though!

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I like the properties popups - very useful!

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Thorough use of tooltips

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Thorough use of tooltips

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Thorough use of tooltips

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Applications

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Applications

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Applications

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Applications

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Applications

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Applications

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Kubuntu offers the user a lot of visual feedback that something is going on - nice!

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System Settings window

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Right-clicking on the desktop brings uop a very useful context-sensitive menu

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Right-clicking on the desktop brings up a very useful context-sensitive menu

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Right-clicking on the desktop brings up a very useful context-sensitive menu

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation

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Kubuntu installation - nearly done!

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Kubuntu installation - Done!

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Reboot following installation

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Loading up Kubuntu

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Username/password screen

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Kubuntu loading up for the first time

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I just love the visual feedback - nice!

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Accessing the web presents no problems - Kubuntu comes with Konqueror web browser as opposed to Firefox like Ubuntu

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The recycle bin is nice and easy to use

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Playing with text files

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I love the preview on the pop-up properties page - another sweet feature!

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I could really get used to these multiple desktops!

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