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#108
Does the KDE operating system work on a Nokia n800?
Yes, pretty much. As GeneralAntilles pointed out, there's an entire forum dedicated to running it on the tablets.


Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post
KDE isn't an "operating system", and there's a forum for it over here.
I know it's technically incorrect, but in practice I think it's okay for end users to call KDE an OS.

From a user's point of view KDE is an OS in effect: you can only use KDE apps in a KDE environment, which is pretty much like only using Windows apps on a Windows PC. Also, KDE replaces the familiar Hildon interface with something totally different, very much like Ubuntu replaces the Windows interface on a PC. I realise the technical process is different, but that's mostly behind-the-scenes stuff.

Maybe I'm missing something but I can't see any practical reason to distinguish between "environments" and "platforms" and OSes, unless you're a developer or other kind of advanced user.