🚀 go-pugleaf

Actually I was trying (subtley?) to ask where the KDE and Gnome
discussion was in this thread!

But I agree with you about M$.  However, I am currently having trouble
just getting KDE going.  I had the sources from a magazine CD but they
wouldn't compile!  Then I downloaded the binaries for RedHat 4.2 which
wouldn't install until I had installed the QT library!  I have this, but
not as RPM.  So I downloaded the RPM of QT 1.4 and tried to install
that.  It complained about ANOTHER dependency.  But the problem is, rpm
tells me the version number of whatever the dependency is, but not the
package I need!!  I am thinking of just getting SuSE or some version of
Linux which comes with KDE as standard!

To answer your question, Gnome is another GUI system similar to KDE.  I
haven't seen either running, but KDE looks nicer (from the screenshots
:-)  )


Gary

O'Neill wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 17 Oct 1998 15:38:59 +1300, Gary <gmonson@ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> >KDE???
> 
> yes, indeed.  I've been thinking of giving it a test drive.  how does
> it differ from FVMN2 or whatever the weird name of the xwindows that
> comes with Red Hat 2?
> 
> I really like this about Linux, that there are a number of different
> windows managers and desktop environments to choose from.  by the same
> token, I really resent M$ telling me how my computer needs to look.  I
> really hate buying a new computer and having a dozen advertisements
> installed on my screen.  I don't even know what half the icons
> installed on my windows desktop mean, all I know is that I can't get
> rid of half of them.
> 
> Linux makes it clear that windows is not an operating system.  It is
> an attempt to own your computer.
> 
> >Gnome???
> 
> What is gnome? (I'm a newbie, so forgive me please.)
> 
> >Hello???
> 
> Hi.