Adding home folder/trash can to desktop + plea for simplicity

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On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:00:31 +0000, 
in kubuntu-users Digest, Vol 83, Issue 13
Janos Dohanics  wrote:

>I'm wondering if KDE would gain a larger following if
>setup/customization would be a bit more simple, or more intuitive.
>
>For example, an option to display settings as they appeared in KDE3?  

You have that option, which is to replace KDE4.x with KDE3.5.
See  
<http://www.trinitydesktop.org>

Works for me, using LTS Natty.  

[ snipped 600-line rant about Glitzy Baroque Decadence Is Not
Advanced Technology, It's Performance Art And It Sucks] 

gds,  stencil