KUBUNTU 8.04 WITH KDE 4.0

The much awaited Kubuntu 8.04 with KDE 4.0 has been released together with its twin, Ubuntu 8.04.

While Kubuntu is a variant of Ubuntu, there is more excitement about the release of Kubuntu because of KDE 4.0, the latest version of the K Desktop Environment. Among the upgrades to version 4.0 are the ability to add gadgets directly on the desktop, much like Google's and Vista's sidebars. This is a major visual upgrade for Kubuntu while Ubuntu (except for some nifty new desktop wallpaper) looks virtually the same.

Both of them, though, feature the "compiz fusion" desktop that puts Windows Vista to shame.

Already the demand for the KDE 4.0 version is so high that it has become impossible to download them from the usual "Europe" and "England" locations. As of this writing, a third "German" link was added.

If you're tired of paying a premium for your operating system and office software, now is the time to try some of the easiest and friendliest versions of Linux (though you might want to wait a couple of days due to high demand, I can hear their servers creaking under the weight). Ubuntu and Kubuntu remain completely free.