KDE 4.0

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KDE is a powerful Free Software graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix workstations. It combines ease of use, contemporary functionality, and outstanding graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix operating system.

KDE 4 Consumes 39% Less Memory Than Its Predecessor

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In billie’s blog, he mentioned a really good reason for KDE users to switch to KDE 4 when it comes out.

Not mine, but one Korneliusz Jarzebski (in Polish) has done the numbers (pro-linux coverage in German) and produced a chart showing exactly how the RAM consumption of comparable KDE4 and KDE3 sessions measure up. The result is a mindblowing 39% smaller memory footprint in KDE 4. This just goes to show, that it’s worth making large-scale changes to your desktop environment to get the fruit hanging on the higher branches. Wait for the mini- and micro-optimisations to start happening in KDE 4.x, too.

The 39% less in memory usage may raise some eyebrows knowing that a lot of people consider KDE as more memory-hogging than GNOME. But at least we have something to look forward to KDE 4. I know I do.