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Article #124Re: Q) Gnome or KDE
From: nich
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:53
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:53
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"Alex Samad" <asamad@bigpond.net.au_NOSPAM> wrote in message news:Rz2t8.18518$vc3.63197@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > I am running Redhat 7.2, on a PIII 550 Mhz 400M ram, use the machine to run > DVD's and play cd's. also acts as firewall, mail server and file server. > > Not really looking to use it as a machine to log into, apart from playing > DVD's and CD's. But a just in case > > Alex > > "Hayden" <h_g_f_sp@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:3CB2DCBF.6090506@yahoo.co.uk... > > Alex Samad wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > As a new user to Linux Desktops, can some body give some comments on > going > > > with either KDE or Gnome, is one better than the other or are they about > the > > > same? > > > > I prefer KDE. As for ease of use then which distribution yuo use will > > have more of an effect on that then the windows manager. > > > > They both provide bells and whistles. Neither is really necessary but > > nice to have (if yuo have the hardware for it). > > > > -- > > Hayden > > > > "I had a letter in the post today. It said 'Gas Bill'. > > It sounds like a tempting offer" > > -- Alan Cox > > > > Due to idiotic Australian laws: > > Permission given to freely distribute, > > or not, really I don't care. > > > > if the xserver is always running use one of the smaller windows managers, u dont kneed the bells and whistles of kde or gnome then, + small ones will do everything u need, but 500mhz+400mb ram? give me your money rich bastard :) nich
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1041dd,7e35ed2c7bde6895 X-Google-Attributes: gid1041dd,public X-Google-Thread: f6317,7e35ed2c7bde6895 X-Google-Attributes: gidf6317,public X-Google-Thread: 102983,7e35ed2c7bde6895 X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-10 16:00:44 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-01!supernews.com!129.8.52.88.MISMATCH!nntp!tethys.csu.net!news-hog.berkeley.edu!ucberkeley!news.maxwell.syr.edu!out.nntp.be!propagator-SanJose!in.nntp.be!newsfeed01.tsnz.net!usenet.net.nz!64.49.222.146!abnormal.com!vicpull2.telstra.net!intgwlon.nntp.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!news-server.bigpond.net.au!not-for-mail From: "nich" <nich@iprimus.com> Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.suse,aus.computers.linux,bigpond.broadband.tech.linux References: <fZrs8.12164$vc3.39307@news-server.bigpond.net.au> <3CB2DCBF.6090506@yahoo.co.uk> <Rz2t8.18518$vc3.63197@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Subject: Re: Q) Gnome or KDE Lines: 50 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: <Bn3t8.18557$vc3.63868@news-server.bigpond.net.au> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:53:21 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 144.136.86.28 X-Complaints-To: news@bigpond.net.au X-Trace: news-server.bigpond.net.au 1018479201 144.136.86.28 (Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:53:21 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:53:21 EST Organization: BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.net.au)