KDE4 woes

[David A. Bandel]

Folks,

Wow.  Since last week's KDE4 debut, I've had nothing but headaches.
First it was learning this new interface.  Now it looks like I'll need
to install a supercomputer and buy about 100 @ terabyte drives.

When KDE4 installed, the students at the school where I have an X
server with about 20 terminals, were taking exams.  Now that exams are
over and everyone is back to using the system, KDE4 looks like real
CRAP.

First, the load on the machine (3Gb RAM and a core 2 duo) went from
0.2 to between 30-40 with a class logged in.  That's bad (slow)
enough.  But the /home disk which had about 20% usage is now at 90%
and rising rapidly to exhaustion thanks to a monstrous POS called
akonadi which is building GB databases for each one of the over 200
students.

Anyone know how to rip out/neuter akonadi without ripping out KDE
completely?  Seems all of KDE depends on akonadi (whatever the hell
that is).

If I had a week to work on this ...

TIA,

David A. Bandel
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