Des Kinsman Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 I need my computer for mostly multimedia work......multitrack audio and video editing. What do you suggest, KDE or Gnome...............or does it really matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 whichever one you like better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchancock Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 You have opened the age old debate between the two camps. Now let the flamewar betwixt the KDE fanboys and the Gnome fanbots commence! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polemicz Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 It doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 most people around here are so tired of this debate that we don't even try anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aioshin Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 you can install both... It will not break your box anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uralmasha Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 even if you don't do a complete installation of one GUI, you can still run their applications no prblem. So it is really a matter of taste, plus some shortcuts are different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 mix and match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 I have KDE and Gnome installed, but mostly use KDE. Sometimes Gnome when I feel like a change. I've tried Window Managers, and whilst they are usable, there not the same as a DE like KDE/Gnome. I'd probably only use Window Managers on machines with very little memory when I require a GUI for something. There's also Blackbox/Fluxbox/IceWM/XFCE for Window Managers amongst others I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Kinsman Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 (edited) So it is just a matter of taste. Whatever I do on one I can do on the other. Sorry for bringing up such a boring subject. Thank you for your advise. Edited May 23, 2006 by Des Kinsman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 it's not that it's a boring subject, it's that it's been discussed over and over. you can google for it, or even search this forum, and you'll find threads and discussions that cover it quite thoroughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 It's not boring at all, it's just that loads of bashing has been done in the past over this subject, and quite undeservedly so. My recommendation is, if you have enogh disk space to spare, installing KDE, Gnome, XFCE4 plus a couple of light window managers (Fluxbox, IceWM, e17...) and after sufficiently toying with all of them, settle for what fits you best. After all, the greatest thing about linux is freedom of choice, right? Personally I'm a KDE user, but I would never try to push that bone down to anyone's throat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Kinsman Posted May 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 I've only used Gnome, I'll switch to KDE and see how it fits. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 I have both installed, and go back and forth between both. One thing I like better with gnome, at least in my case, is that it pops up an icon on my desktop when I stick in a usb flash drive. KDE does not. I generally use KDE mostly. Another thing, I don't think CDs play under gnome, if I remember right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 I don't think CDs play under gnome, if I remember right.They play, but not in Mandrivas default Gnome 2.10. The package has a bug apparently that cannot be fixed easily. But you can listen to CDs with e.g. Grip, Sound Juicer, Totem or any other CD-player capable app. The bug does not exist in Gnome 2.12 btw. And other distros have no problem playing CDs under Gnome, like Fedora, SUSE or Ubuntu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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