{"id":14646,"date":"2026-01-05T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=14646"},"modified":"2026-01-05T16:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:20:44","slug":"midestktop-operation-nostalgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2026\/01\/05\/midestktop-operation-nostalgia\/","title":{"rendered":"MIDestktop: operation nostalgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 1990s KDE desktop is making a comeback on modern Linux<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This recalled me the about IPISA<\/a> 1997 (here’s some photos<\/a>, or it was 1996?) where I saw KDE for the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can install MiDesktop with the official software repositories<\/a> for Ubuntu and Debian, which should also work for any operating systems based on those distributions, as long as they haven’t fully ripped out X11 session support. After you install and reboot your PC, a MiDesktop session option will appear in the login screen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I may want to try it, just for fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 1990s KDE desktop is making a comeback on modern Linux This recalled me the about IPISA 1997 (here’s some photos, or it was 1996?) where I saw KDE for the first time. You can install MiDesktop with the official software repositories for Ubuntu and Debian, which should also work for any operating systems based…<\/p>\n

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