KControl
Encyclopedia
The KDE Control Center. also known as KControl, is the centralized settings manager for the KDE
desktop environment
. It is part of the kdeadmin
package. It can be considered the KDE counterpart of the Windows Control Panel.
KControl has a modular architecture. The window is split into two parts: the left side displays the list of available modules (also known as applets), and the right side displays the current module. Applications can install their own KControl modules (an example being Konqueror
), although most applications prefer to use their own, independent settings managers.
Although KControl is installed by default in Kubuntu
, that distribution uses a non-standard version of it by default, redesigned to resemble the Mac OS X
system settings manager. The "classic" KControl is also available, however. A ported version of the Kubuntu System Settings
application has also replaced KControl in KDE SC 4. Systemsettings has been accepted as "an improved user interface for configuring the desktop and other aspects of the system".
KDE
KDE is an international free software community producing an integrated set of cross-platform applications designed to run on Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X systems...
desktop environment
Desktop environment
In graphical computing, a desktop environment commonly refers to a style of graphical user interface derived from the desktop metaphor that is seen on most modern personal computers. These GUIs help the user in easily accessing, configuring, and modifying many important and frequently accessed...
. It is part of the kdeadmin
Kdeadmin
kdeadmin is a KDE package that contains administrative tools.- List of software :*KCron - Crontab editor*KDat - Tar-based tape archiver*knetworkconf*KPackage - Package manager*KControl - Centralized settings manager*ksystemlog...
package. It can be considered the KDE counterpart of the Windows Control Panel.
KControl has a modular architecture. The window is split into two parts: the left side displays the list of available modules (also known as applets), and the right side displays the current module. Applications can install their own KControl modules (an example being Konqueror
Konqueror
Not to be confused with the Conqueror web browser.Konqueror is a web browser and file manager that provides file-viewer functionality for file systems such as local files, files on a remote ftp server and files in a disk image. It is a core part of the KDE desktop environment...
), although most applications prefer to use their own, independent settings managers.
Although KControl is installed by default in Kubuntu
Kubuntu
Kubuntu is an official derivative of the Ubuntu operating system using the KDE Plasma Desktop instead of the Unity graphical environment. It is part of the Ubuntu project and uses the same underlying system. It is possible to install both the KDE Plasma Desktop as well as the Unity desktop on...
, that distribution uses a non-standard version of it by default, redesigned to resemble the Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
system settings manager. The "classic" KControl is also available, however. A ported version of the Kubuntu System Settings
System Settings
System Settings is a KDE application which is used configure the system under KDE Plasma Workspaces. It replaces K Desktop Environment 3’s KControl.- Features :* Control Center for global KDE platform settings...
application has also replaced KControl in KDE SC 4. Systemsettings has been accepted as "an improved user interface for configuring the desktop and other aspects of the system".