Guest gg4 Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 I'm installing Mandrake 9.0 on a not so great computer. It has about a 600 mhz processor. I want to be able to use gaim and the such, but I also like KDevelop. Most importantly, I don't want the comp to be really slow. Your recommendation: GNOME or KDE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 While I like kde, gnome has less overhead, and is a very nice gui. So, I would recommend gnome. On the other hand, if you like to configure your own gui, fluxbox is great after some setup, and it is really fast, even after loading up programs. But, it is not ready to go, like kde or gnome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ndeb Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 gg4, Speed depends on a lot of factors. I would suggest at least 192MB of RAM for either KDE or GNOME. Is the 600MHz CPU a P3 or a celeron ? Also, note that KDE-3.1 is quite fast and specifically, the texstar rpms ( ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distribut...ake/9.0/KDE-3.1 ) are really good. I have them running on my 750MHz duron/256MB system and KDE is really fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beesea Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 if you must use kde or gnome, then go with gnome cause its lighter. however, gnome is still pretty resource-hungry and i'd recommend something much lighter like fluxbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ndeb Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 gg4, Ur CPU speed is good enough for the latest gnome or kde. Whats crucial is the amount of memory. If thats less than 192MB then stick with a lighter WM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gg4 Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 Nah, I've got 256mb so I should be fine. Can I get KDevelop to work under GNOME? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ndeb Posted February 15, 2003 Report Share Posted February 15, 2003 Nah, I've got 256mb so I should be fine. Can I get KDevelop to work under GNOME?If KDevelop does not need KDE to be run, then yes. Most KDE apps can be run without running the KDE window manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gg4 Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 If KDevelop does not need KDE to be run, then yes. Most KDE apps can be run without running the KDE window manager. Does anyone know if this is the case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ndeb Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 Just try it. Should be no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 I would make sure you install both KDE and Gnome. I personally like Gnome and a console the most. The big slowdown can be from running too many servers. E..g you have apache and sql running plus 10 other minor processes that take up space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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