What Is KDE?
KDE stands for the K Desktop Environment. The K doesn't stand for anything in particular. KDE provides some of the same functionality for a graphical environment that is found in other popular operating environments, such as Macintosh OS or Windows 98. However, it also provides some unique features of its own to enhance your graphical work environment.
KDE is a complete desktop environment, as opposed to being just a window manager or program launcher. Several capable window managers exist for Linux, including olwm, fvwm, afterstep, and others. However, KDE provides much more functionality than a simple win-dow manager provides. For more information on the differences between desktops and window managers, see Chapter 2, "Introduction ...
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