ilia_kr Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Hi, i usually use KDE and don't know a thing about Gnome. My requerments for desktops are: speed, good looking & easy to use. In that terms, what is better KDE or Gnome? P.S. What do you think about FluxBox? [moved from Software by spinynorman] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkelve Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 XFCE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 ilia, we have several topics on this already in the forum. maybe you should use the search tool and take a look at those posts. they might answer your questions in a hurry. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial Intelligence Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Nothing better than a little flamable desktop war :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoMBaT Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Great!! I'm not the only noob that posted this question. Ilia, I started the last "discussion" on Gnome v. KDE; it devolved quite quickly into "who's desktop is better." So, just to join the crowd...I am a noob (going on three months with linux) and have for the last week and a half or so been using Gnome instead of KDE. I must say that I like it better. WoMBaT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 speed=either....depend on versions and what apps and versions. good looking=again....that is personal taste and no one can decide that but the one in front of the pc. easy=concerning preferences? kde | concerning simplicity? gnome flux= user preference again. It's a fun toy if you like to tinker. IMO, all the speed people claim to gain by using it is wasted configuring it constantly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoMBaT Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 flux= user preference again. It's a fun toy if you like to tinker. IMO, all the speed people claim to gain by using it is wasted configuring it constantly cheeky.gif I agree completely. Maybe I haven't tried it long enough? I just tinkered with it a few minutes (read: days) WoMBaT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilia_kr Posted July 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Great!! I'm not the only noob that posted this question. Ilia, I started the last "discussion" on Gnome v. KDE; it devolved quite quickly into "who's desktop is better." So, just to join the crowd...I am a noob (going on three months with linux) and have for the last week and a half or so been using Gnome instead of KDE. I must say that I like it better. WoMBaT <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, i've just seen your topic, i should have search for it before i post my oun indeed :P I like KDE because it is pretty nice & for some reason gnome is much slower at my box, but i think i'll give it a try. P.S. What is the last version of Gnome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial Intelligence Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Stable 2.10 as I recall it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoMBaT Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 P.S. What is the last version of Gnome? I believe the lastest stable version is 2.10...but if you are using Mandriva LE 2005, good luck. I can't get it installed correctly to run. It comes DANGEROUSLY close to crashing my system every time I try (i've tried 3 times). WoMBaT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 on mandriva, the latest stable version is 2.8 and it is rockstable. just like 2.6 before (in 10.1 OE). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilia_kr Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Well, yesterday i spent several hours playing gnome and finally gave up: it is painfully slow on my box. Thank you guys for your advices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 GNOME slower than KDE? impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilia_kr Posted July 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 GNOME slower than KDE? impossible. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why is that? I give you an example: when i want to open a menu by clicking the right mouse button, i see it appears after some delay; that never happened to me in KDE. Everything that changes the appearance of windows takes some time, and that really drives me crazy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial Intelligence Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 Are you sure your Graphic card driver(s) is installed correct. The description sound like when I reinstall a distro and havn't setup my graphic card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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