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Happy 30th Birthday, KDE!

On October 14th, 1996, Matthias Ettrich proposed a consistent, easy-to-use desktop environment for Unix-like systems. He called it the “Kool Desktop Environment” (KDE) — a deliberate jab at CDE, the proprietary Common Desktop Environment dominant at the time. What followed was 30 years of remarkable momentum.

New Steam Client Update Adds Many Linux Improvements, Big Picture Screensaver

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Mozilla Thunderbird 158 Email Client Improves Quick Filter Responsiveness

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TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen8 Linux Laptop Unveiled with Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus

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Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” Slated for Release on Christmas, Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

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Thirty Years of KDE, Coming to a Laptop Near You

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Oct 14, 2026

Quoting: Thirty Years of KDE, Coming to a Laptop Near You - FOSS Force —

I know what I’m going to be doing tomorrow (that would be Wednesday October 14) at about 1:30 pm Eastern Time. I’ll be removing some Movietime popcorn from the microwave and curling up next to my laptop to watch the world premiere of “KDE: The Documentary.”

Well, I think it’s a world premiere, but I could’ve just made that part up.

I knew I *probably* wanted to see it as soon as I heard about it, but I knew I really wanted to see it as soon as I watched the trailer, which you can watch too since it’s right below this paragraph.

Read On!

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