Guest zebo Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I don't want to start a flame war but from several different experiences I have concluded that for me, Gnome is the only useable WM. All the rest seem OK but the worst of the worst is KDE. I can't stand it. It is completely counter-intuitive. I don't think i have ever been able to get anything working right with KDE. Gnome on the other hand works just like i would expect an operating system to. In addition, gnome is faster (from my experience) and cooler looking. KDE looks tacky. please share your thoughts on this matter. If you prefer KDE, tell us why. If you like Gnome like I do, add aditional reasons for your preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arctic Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Welcome aboard. :) As you might imagine, this topic has been discussed endlessly everywere (even on this board it has been discussed at great lengths). So I will only say one thing. Different users - different needs - different approaches - different solutions. That translates into: Use what you like as long as it works for you. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilia_kr Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Gnome faster? From personal experience KDE and almost all of Qt apps run noticeably faster (especially on older PC's, like mine, pentium 3 550 mHz). Gnome is much prettier, but for me KDE is more usable, although in past i preferred Gnome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 LOL I prefer KDE for all the same reasons you prefer Gnome... That's because I am used to KDE and comfortable with it... "KDE looks tacky." Beauty is in the eye f the beholder.... I find KDE much easier to make it look the way like it... but that's just the way I like it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I use KDE. I've tried using Gnome in my new install of (k)ubuntu, but it crashes a lot, especially if I try to change themes, and then a lot of the stuff becomes unusable. Don't know why. So, I've stuck with KDE mostly. Because I'm familiar with it and like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagwah Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 KDE for me, to me gnome just seems so sparse, empty, don't really like the look of it, just not what I want I guess. I also find KDE to be as fast if not faster than gnome on my systems, (P4 3.4Ghz, 2 gig RAM etc, P4 3.2Ghz, 2 gig RAM etc) definitely not slower. Plus I'm used to it, and see no need to change, I tried gnome out briefly just to see what it was like, but never really liked what I saw. Like others have said, use what you like the best, what suits your needs the best, don't worry about what others think or say, what's best for you, that is what's best. Everything seems to turn into a battle, Windows v Linux, Ubuntu v (insert distro here), Intel v AMD, Nvidia v ATI, Quake v Unreal (and we all know Quake is the King ;) ), and on and on it goes, it all doesn't really matter, as long as your happy with what you got, who cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I'm a gnome fan boy. For me, there is no noticable difference in speed between the two. The difference is in the design. GNOME aims to be simple - don't overload things with so many options that people get lost in them. It's more of an Apple/OS X approach to desktop design. GNOME doesn't pre-load too much data, at least in my research, leaving things to be loaded on a need-basis; this can slow down the initial load time of some apps. KDE aims to be configurable. give the users all the options available and let them poke and prod to the end of the days. It's more of a Windows approach to desktop design. People who use KDE may notice a speed increase after login due to all the stuff that KDE loads (IMHO, prematurely) at login so that it loads quicker when you start the program. At least, that has been my experience and my understanding. There are a lot of old stereotypes in the KDE v. GNOME war, but I think in the end it all comes down to your preferences regarding the design of the desktop environment: if you prefer more windows-esque, KDE might suite you better. If you find you like OS X, then go try GNOME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSurfer60 Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Different strokes for different folks. Another reason I like Linux CHOICE. My preference is the KDE desktop, which uses a lot of gnome apps anyway. Of course a gnome environment can still use some kde apps. Good isn't it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter11 Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Gnome looks better that I agree. But that's all of the advantages of Gnome over KDE. I agree with what Linus said about Gnome (though I don't agree how he expressed his opinion). Gnome is over simplified. KDE is cooler not just because that's its name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
congdonb Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I use them both so I can assist others who use either. You can make either do most everything a normal person would want. Hey, but we are not all normal so I guess that is why this issue starts so many flame wars :) If I had to lean one way or the other I would go Gnome for the simple design like Tyme mentioned. Cheers, -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I will state the obvious, as one can read on just about any linux forum on the internet! KDE (which I prefer) tends to be very "windowish" in feel and appearance, although it is more robust and articulable than windows will ever be. I recommend KDE to folks coming from the dark side into the light. Gnome, also a fine desktop, tends to be "macish" in its presentation. Like KDE, Gnome is infinitely articulable. I have set up desktops to be as identical as possible with both and have never found any difference in out-right use-- not in speed, not in anything. Now, friends have told me that actually working with Gnome is easier than KDE. Since I do not really program, I can't offer any input on that. The real toy is the new Enlightenment, which is coming along nicely, but slowly! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchmen Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I just started looking over KDE and been working with gnome. Like Ixthusdan said KDE is like windows. So far I don't see a performance difference. But then I just started with Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystified Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I've heard people say that kde is more difficult to use but maybe it's because I'm used to it that I find it very easy to use. I've just never liked the feel of gnome although to be honest I've never used it much cause it just didn't appeal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I've heard people say that kde is more difficult to use but maybe it's because I'm used to it that I find it very easy to use. I've just never liked the feel of gnome although to be honest I've never used it much cause it just didn't appeal to me. Hmm that got me thinking... I wonder if your 2nd DM is sorta special ? When I started off with Linux I used Gnome and of course I was learning and new so everything was a bit confusing... by the time I switched to KDE I was much more experienced .. In many way's I had played about with Gnome then got bored etc. so the impetus of a new DM got me playing about a bit... so for me KDE was that ... Looking back I think that my experience level when I switched was what perhaps made the difference for me and perhaps had I gone the otherway I'd be a Gnomie now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I'm going to be a smartarse and say XFCE4.4. Huge improvement over past releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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