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SiphonX · 07-30-2003, 10:46 AM

Ello, which GUI do most of you linux users prefer. KDE or Gnome, and why? Please list pros/cons.

/Thanks/

viveleroi0 · 07-30-2003, 10:53 AM

I run redhat 9, and I used to have KDE installed, but last time I reinstalled linux, it defaulted to gnome. I think I like KDE better, but honestly don't know enough to even know why.

I think kde has more themes available, more apps that work well with it.

Fallon · 07-30-2003, 11:07 AM

I don't use either, I use ICE-Experimental. Besides the lack of a desktop, it loads really fast, basically finish hitting enter, and I'm pretty much ready to go, and the con is no desktop but that doesn't bother me.
When I used KDE or Gnome, I prefered KDE as it didn't freeze on me as much as Gnome did.

Peetster · 07-30-2003, 11:12 AM

KDE is working well for me on RH9. Gnome does a few things better, though, like browse smb networks.

SecretMethod70 · 07-30-2003, 11:14 AM

I prefer KDE. Can't give any specific reasons really though. It just FEELS better to me and more responsive.

the philosophies behind Gnome and KD are very different too - KDE gives more choice as far as customizing, and I like that a lot.

I have Gnome installed so I can try it every now and then when updates come, just haven't ever been impressed enough to switch.

cliche · 07-30-2003, 11:37 AM

I like KDE - but talk about bloat! (at least, on Mandrake) But it's pretty, and seems to do quite a lot.

LNCPapa · 07-30-2003, 11:56 AM

Guess I'll join in on the KDE chime - just feels more responsive - plus I had bad experiences with Gnome+Nautilus a long time ago and I guess I was burned...

Pragma · 07-30-2003, 02:55 PM

I use Fluxbox - it uses almost no memory, is quite minimalistic, and is very customizable, on the fly. I recommend checking it out, just as something else to try. You never know, you may like it.

Krycheck · 07-30-2003, 03:53 PM

KDE has more right-click options and is easier to configure/customize the way I want to look.

Gnome does some things better but not enough for me to switch.

Marburg · 07-30-2003, 05:57 PM

I use gnome
I find that it has more usefull panel options.
Moreover, almost all of the pretty addons I've downloaded want me to use it.
So I do!

Wombat · 07-31-2003, 04:45 AM

I used to use KDE exclusively, but on my latest install I'm using Gnome.

I have no idea why.

Latch · 07-31-2003, 06:21 AM

I used to use fluxbox, on a reinstall I just went back to Gnome.. I like it more than KDE.

twister002 · 07-31-2003, 09:52 AM

<a href="http://www.fluxbox.org">Fluxbox </a>
is my favorite, compiled with the KDE and Gnome support.
Barring that, I like KDE better. Not sure why. I think it's the K-apps that come with it.

mathmo · 07-31-2003, 10:12 AM

I've been KDE since Redhat 7.2 and have never even tried Gnome. KDE works well so I'll stick with that.

-Anders · 07-31-2003, 11:12 AM

I would go with KDE if i had to chose between the two.
Otherwise i would prefer: matchbox, evilwm or fluxbox.

juanvaldes · 07-31-2003, 12:53 PM

This install I went with KDE as default.

zero2 · 07-31-2003, 05:51 PM

KDE as well

ratbastid · 07-31-2003, 05:58 PM

I'm currently using gnome, but not because of any strong preference.

I REALLY like enlightenment, but it was too much of a hog on my PIII 1ghz, and too easy to screw up and misconfigure. After looking at broken grey-box window borders a few times, I figured I'd wait for e17, and kick back to gnome while I wait.

Whatever desktop shell/window manager combo I use MUST include the ability for a lowered window to have input focus. That's absolutely crucial to me, and THE main reason I'll never use Windows for anything serious ever again.

Speed_Gibson · 08-01-2003, 01:54 AM

last time I used gnome was on RH 6.1 - have been using KDE 3.1 on MD 9.1 lately. Looking at blitzing the *nix box and installing BeOS though, so who knows what that is going to run on there then.

bullgoose · 08-01-2003, 04:25 AM

I prefer XFCE; lightweight and fast, and it's pretty.

07-30-2003, 10:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
SiphonX Crazy Location: Miami Beach, Fl	Gnome or KDE Ello, which GUI do most of you linux users prefer. KDE or Gnome, and why? Please list pros/cons. /Thanks/ __________________ /Knowledge is Power/

07-30-2003, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
viveleroi0 Psycho Location: Oregon	I run redhat 9, and I used to have KDE installed, but last time I reinstalled linux, it defaulted to gnome. I think I like KDE better, but honestly don't know enough to even know why. I think kde has more themes available, more apps that work well with it. __________________ "It's not that I don't understand, it's that I don't care" - Homer Simpson

07-30-2003, 11:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	I prefer KDE. Can't give any specific reasons really though. It just FEELS better to me and more responsive. the philosophies behind Gnome and KD are very different too - KDE gives more choice as far as customizing, and I like that a lot. I have Gnome installed so I can try it every now and then when updates come, just haven't ever been impressed enough to switch. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

07-30-2003, 11:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	I like KDE - but talk about bloat! (at least, on Mandrake) But it's pretty, and seems to do quite a lot. __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)

07-30-2003, 11:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
LNCPapa Crazy Location: Notre Dame	Guess I'll join in on the KDE chime - just feels more responsive - plus I had bad experiences with Gnome+Nautilus a long time ago and I guess I was burned... __________________ No mercy for the bandwidth impaired

07-30-2003, 11:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fallon Junkie Location: RI	I don't use either, I use ICE-Experimental. Besides the lack of a desktop, it loads really fast, basically finish hitting enter, and I'm pretty much ready to go, and the con is no desktop but that doesn't bother me. When I used KDE or Gnome, I prefered KDE as it didn't freeze on me as much as Gnome did.

07-30-2003, 11:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
Peetster Right Now Location: Home	KDE is working well for me on RH9. Gnome does a few things better, though, like browse smb networks.

07-30-2003, 02:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	I use Fluxbox - it uses almost no memory, is quite minimalistic, and is very customizable, on the fly. I recommend checking it out, just as something else to try. You never know, you may like it. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!

07-30-2003, 03:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
Krycheck Sultana ruined my evil persona Location: Los Angeles	KDE has more right-click options and is easier to configure/customize the way I want to look. Gnome does some things better but not enough for me to switch. __________________ His pants are tight...but his morals are loose!!

07-30-2003, 05:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
Marburg Crazy Location: Nova Scotia, Canada	I use gnome I find that it has more usefull panel options. Moreover, almost all of the pretty addons I've downloaded want me to use it. So I do! __________________ Ask a simple question... get pain.

07-31-2003, 04:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
Wombat Crazy	I used to use KDE exclusively, but on my latest install I'm using Gnome. I have no idea why.

07-31-2003, 06:21 AM	#12 (permalink)
Latch In Your Dreams Location: City of Lights	I used to use fluxbox, on a reinstall I just went back to Gnome.. I like it more than KDE.

07-31-2003, 09:52 AM	#13 (permalink)
twister002 Crazy	<a href="http://www.fluxbox.org">Fluxbox </a> is my favorite, compiled with the KDE and Gnome support. Barring that, I like KDE better. Not sure why. I think it's the K-apps that come with it.

07-31-2003, 10:12 AM	#14 (permalink)
mathmo Tilted Location: London, UK	I've been KDE since Redhat 7.2 and have never even tried Gnome. KDE works well so I'll stick with that.

07-31-2003, 11:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
-Anders Custom title. Location: Denmark.	I would go with KDE if i had to chose between the two. Otherwise i would prefer: matchbox, evilwm or fluxbox. __________________ Signature 101

07-31-2003, 12:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
juanvaldes Banned Location: shittown, CA	This install I went with KDE as default.

07-31-2003, 05:51 PM	#17 (permalink)
zero2 Junkie	KDE as well

07-31-2003, 05:58 PM	#18 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	I'm currently using gnome, but not because of any strong preference. I REALLY like enlightenment, but it was too much of a hog on my PIII 1ghz, and too easy to screw up and misconfigure. After looking at broken grey-box window borders a few times, I figured I'd wait for e17, and kick back to gnome while I wait. Whatever desktop shell/window manager combo I use MUST include the ability for a lowered window to have input focus. That's absolutely crucial to me, and THE main reason I'll never use Windows for anything serious ever again.

08-01-2003, 01:54 AM	#19 (permalink)
Speed_Gibson Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Location: right here of course	last time I used gnome was on RH 6.1 - have been using KDE 3.1 on MD 9.1 lately. Looking at blitzing the *nix box and installing BeOS though, so who knows what that is going to run on there then.

08-01-2003, 04:25 AM	#20 (permalink)
bullgoose Insane Location: Central N.Y.	I prefer XFCE; lightweight and fast, and it's pretty. __________________ "If I had it to do all over, I'd do it all over you."