Konqueror is a web browser, file manager, etc. that provides file-viewer functionality to a wide variety of things: local files, files on a remote ftp server, files in a disk image, etc. It is designed as a core part of the K Desktop Environment. It is developed by volunteers and can run on most Unix-like operating systems and on Windows system too. Konqueror, along with the rest of the components in the KDEBase package, is licensed and distribut...
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Konqueror is a web browser, file manager, etc. that provides file-viewer functionality to a wide variety of things: local files, files on a remote ftp server, files in a disk image, etc. It is designed as a core part of the K Desktop Environment. It is developed by volunteers and can run on most Unix-like operating systems and on Windows system too. Konqueror, along with the rest of the components in the KDEBase package, is licensed and distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2.
The name "Konqueror" is a reference to the two primary competitors at the time of the browser's first release: "first comes the Navigator, then Explorer, and then the Konqueror". It also follows the KDE naming convention: the names of most KDE programs begin with the letter K.
Konqueror came with the version 2 of KDE, released on October 23, 2000. It replaces its predecessor, KFM (KDE file manager).
Konqueror's user interface is somewhat reminiscent of Microsoft's Internet Explorer (in turn...
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