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Preferred desktop environment when using Linux? - Elektrisk - 04-22-2010
Hey guys.
What's y'all's preferred desktop environment?
To be honest, I have only used GNOME and KDE. I have very, very little experience with XCFE (as in, 5 minutes). Out of GNOME and KDE, I preferred KDE. It was a lot more user friendly for someone new to Linux, imo, and also looked sleeker.
RE: Preferred desktop environment? - Support - 04-22-2010
I also like KDE better than Gnome, but I am wondering what is Linux Mint using?
RE: Preferred desktop environment? - Elektrisk - 04-22-2010
(04-22-2010, 12:22 PM)The Voice Wrote: I also like KDE better than Gnome, but I am wondering what is Linux Mint using?
By default, Mint uses GNOME. However, KDE, Fluxbox, LXDE, and XFCE are all available in community editions.
RE: Preferred desktop environment? - syntaXeRRoR - 04-22-2010
I like gnome more than KDE. I also like to use Openbox.
RE: Preferred desktop environment? - Heli0s - 04-22-2010
I prefer OS X on my personal machine. I also have Windows 7 on my work machines.
RE: Preferred desktop environment? - Elektrisk - 04-22-2010
(04-22-2010, 01:39 PM)Heli0s Wrote: I prefer OS X on my personal machine. I also have Windows 7 on my work machines.
OK, sorry.. I thought it would be obvious, but I meant desktop environments that are common to Linux flavors.
Note: I don't mean to sound rude with "I thought it would be obvious". Just shows I shouldn't assume.
RE: Preferred desktop environment? - Gone - 04-22-2010
I use Gnome and LXDE. I love KDE to death! But it isn't stable, and takes too much resources. LXDE still has that flashyness of KDE and its superlight. I use it on my 1.4ghz laptop. Gnome i find perfect. Sure its basic, but i love it. No extra crap.
RE: Preferred desktop environment when using Linux? - Elektrisk - 04-22-2010
LXDE, from the screenshots I am seeing, looks too much like Windows
RE: Preferred desktop environment when using Linux? - Gone - 04-23-2010
(04-22-2010, 04:51 PM)Elektrisk Wrote: LXDE, from the screenshots I am seeing, looks too much like Windows
KDE itself is a lot windowish like. LXDE just rips what makes KDE stand out from windows because its bloat. If you rip all the flash out of KDE, you have a Vista UI.
RE: Preferred desktop environment when using Linux? - Jordan L. - 04-23-2010
When it comes to looks; I prefer using KDE. When it comes to performance and stability; I prefer using Gnome.
