KDE Plasma 4
KDE Plasma 4 is the fourth generation of the KDE workspace environments. It consisted of three workspaces, each targeting a certain platform: Plasma Desktop for traditional desktop PCs and notebooks, Plasma Netbook for netbooks, and Plasma Active for tablet PCs and similar devices.
| Developer(s) | KDE |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 11 January 2008 |
| Written in | C++, QML |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Predecessor | K Desktop Environment 3 |
| Successor | KDE Plasma 5 |
| Type | Desktop environment |
| License | LGPLv2.1+ |
| Website | web |
KDE Plasma 4 was released as part of KDE Software Compilation 4 and replaced Kicker, KDesktop, and SuperKaramba, which formed the Desktop in earlier KDE releases. They are bundled as the default environment with a number of free software operating systems, such as Chakra, Kubuntu, Mageia (DVD version), openSUSE, or TrueOS.
With the release of KDE SC 4.11 on 14 August 2013, KDE Plasma 4 was placed into a feature freeze and turned into a long-term stable package until August 2015. On 15 July 2014 KDE Plasma 4's successor, KDE Plasma 5, was released.