OpenSuse picks KDE as default
August 21, 2009 in News by Alastair Otter
Starting with the 11.2 release in November OpenSuse’s default desktop will be KDE. Previously OpenSuse shipped with Gnome set as the default desktop, with KDE also available. Now that decision has been reversed and users installing OpenSuse using the defaults will install a KDE desktop. OpenSuse will also include the Gnome desktop but it will not be set as the default desktop to be installed.
In an email yesterday Michael Löffler, Suse Linux product manager, said that the developer team had made this decision following extensive debate.
Löffler said that choosing KDE didn’t mean that the OpenSuse team was downgrading the Gnome desktop: “We want to make clear that both desktops are considered equal citizens within the OpenSuse Project, and this will not have any impact on the quality of the Gnome desktop within OpenSuse. Gnome will continue to be offered as a top-level installation choice, and we will continue to strive to provide the best Gnome and KDE desktop experience.
Via H-Online.
