14 DAY TRIAL // Black Lab Linux, a distribution based on Kubuntu and that uses one of the latest KDE packages, has been upgraded for version 6.0 and is now available for download.
Users might associate the name of Black Lab Linux with a GNOME desktop, but the developer also had a KDE edition of the operating system, which they didn't bother too much to upgrade. Now they have finally got around to it, and backed by popular demand, and they made quite a few improvements.
The developers have made a serious upgrade to the operating system and that is immediately obvious. The desktop looks a lot more modern, but the makers didn't just implement the vanilla KDE experience, they also made a few subtle changes. It might look the same, but the launcher has been changed and some of the other elements are a little bit different.
Black Lab Linux KDE has been made more efficient
The distribution doesn't just look a little bit different, it's also lighter. This was done with a few improvements to the services and the memory footprint has been made a lot smaller. This would ensure that people with not so powerful computers will be able to run the OS.
"We have a long history with KDE and it has always been one of our more popular releases and the KDE desktop is the most requested desktops for our custom build service. With this release we are bringing it to the general public. With this release we made many changes to the KDE desktop to make it more friendly to novices as well as power users alike," is noted on the official blog.
The developers explained that KDE 4.14.2 has been implemented as default, Firefox 35 has been added, and a number of important applications like Spotify, Steam, Dropbox, TimeShift, Backup Utility, Dragon Player, VLC, and Digikam have been added as well.
Check the official announcement for more details about this released. Download Black Lab Linux 6.0 KDE right now from Softpedia.
