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Quote from: joechimp on 18-06-2017  

    I was going to install the current release of KDE 5 Plasma on a laptop with an  NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M. Will they play ok together?  

Quote from: Texstar on 18-06-2017  

Yes  

wget -nc http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/pclinuxos/pclinuxos/live-cd/64bit/pclinuxos-kde5-2017.06.20.iso  

md5sum: b2e78a8a545854ef076f58fede0d7220  

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,142358.msg1216139.html#msg1216139  

KDE Desktop

All about the Release of the PCLinuxOS64 KDE5 2017.06.20 Desktop
Download Locations

KDE64 (pclinuxos64-kde5-2017.06.20.iso)
Size: 1.5 GB ISO
Md5sum: b2e78a8a545854ef076f58fede0d7220
Release Date: June 18, 2017
Produced by: Texstar
User Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

 

The KDE Plasma 5 iso provides a standard KDE desktop with many popular applications and out-of-the-box driver support for generic desktop computing.

Info: The KDE Desktop: a popular, multi-platform desktop environment for your computer and a great Windows OS replacement. KDE's focus is ease of use, stability, and first-class internationalization and accessibility support. KDE is Free and Open Source Software and provides all of the common tools computer users expect of a modern computing environment, such as e-mail, web browsing, file management, multimedia, and games.

KDE Plasma 5 features:
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* kernel 4.11.6
* xorg 1.19.3
* KDE Plasma Desktop (5.10.2)
* KDE Frameworks (5.35.0)
* KDE Applications (17.04.2)
* Qt5 (5.9.0)
* Nvidia drivers pre-installed
* LibreOffice 5.3.3.2
* basic uefi/gpt installation support
* systemd free
* grub2 by default (legacy grub also available for non uefi/gpt systems)
* updated administration tools
* mylivecd can now create isos greater than 4 gigs
* all kind of drivers/applications to deal with any kind of external hardware like cell-phones, scanner, printer, webcam, TV, Bluetooth, IPod, radio, etc.

 
KDE Hardware requirements
Processor

64bit Modern Intel or AMD processor.
Memory & storage

RAM : 2 GB, or more (recommended 4 GB+).

Hard disk : 15-20 GB or more recommended if you plan to install additional software from our repository.
Video card

nVidia, ATI HD 4000 or better, Intel

3D desktop support requires a 3D instructions set compatible card.
Sound card

Any Sound Blaster, AC97 or HDA compatible card.
Other

CD/DVD drive required for burned liveCD/DVD image, or USB flash drive larger than 4 GB for liveUSB image conversion.

Copy to USB stick:
dd bs=4M if=pclinuxos64-kde5-2017.06.20.iso of=/dev/sdX status=progress && sync

Special device – pendrive – /dev/sdX – without any number.
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