Bianca KDE Edition - BETA 020 [05/04/2007]
This is the first release candidate for the KDE Edition of Bianca. The stable release is planned for 20/04/2007.
As this is our first try at a modern KDE desktop, please give us as much feedback as possible on this release.
The desktop is KDE 3.5.6 and the kernel is 2.6.17-10.
Multimedia
This release comes with support for multimedia codecs and encrypted DVDs. The latest Flash and Java plugins are also installed by default.
Software
The default email reader is Kmail/Kontact. Koffice 1.6.2 replaces OpenOffice as the default office suite and the default Web browser is Firefox 2.0.0.3. Amarok was upgraded to version 1.4.5. Among other applications installed by default:
- digikam
- the gimp
- inkscape
- scribus
- k3b
- k9copy
- guarddog
- kpowersave
- kpackage
- knetworkmanager
Artwork
The default artwork was based on Carlos' Zen-Green wallpaper and:
- "Pure Technology" Color Scheme
- "nuvoX" Icon Set
- "Polyester" KDE Style
- "Crystal/Vista" Window Decorations