The DE Wars

Kenny_Strawn · 04-23-2010, 06:09 PM

What is your favorite desktop environment? Please explain your votes, and also why you like your choice

corbintechboy · 04-23-2010, 06:13 PM

I have to say OpenBox! If flexibility is what you want, then it is awesome!

Not bloated and just has enough to make it comfortable for my use!

Kenny_Strawn · 04-23-2010, 06:14 PM

My choice: I prefer GNOME, but also prefer the Shell instead of the Panel.

Jeebizz · 04-23-2010, 06:43 PM

Fluxbox because it is very good on an old system. Still when I get a new system (whenever that may be), I will probably still end up using Fluxbox. I might play around with xfce and KDE, but ultimately stick with Fluxbox.

XavierP · 04-23-2010, 06:46 PM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...e-year-780638/ - and your poll is multi-choice so all results may be skewed.

and Gnome, KDE and LXDE are DEs, the rest are WMs.

Kenny_Strawn · 04-23-2010, 08:52 PM

XavierP: I tried searching for posts by you in that thread linked to and got no results. Where is your post?

damgar · 04-23-2010, 09:19 PM

This poll needs a "depends on the situation" option. I for one use KDE, GNOME, and fluxbox daily and each one is exactly what I want on the machine that I use it on.

dive · 04-23-2010, 11:15 PM

Fkuxbox, since everything else just seems to add too much complexity. But, having said that I use software from other DE's - Dolphin from kde for network shares, PCManFM or Thunar for opening/mounting flash sticks etc. k3b and kile.

H_TeXMeX_H · 04-24-2010, 05:48 AM

fluxbox + rox, it's fast, has all the needed features, is flexible and extendable.

linus72 · 04-24-2010, 06:13 AM

fluxbox and jwm is even lighter.

Dinithion · 04-24-2010, 06:25 AM

I use fluxbox. It's small, it's easy, it got what you need. It's nice. It's perfect

If I need to choose some DE, I would choose KDE over Gnome, but on laptops or slow computers I prefer LXDE

MTK358 · 04-24-2010, 06:45 AM

My current desktop is Openbox, tint2, and a few pieces of Xfce.

Mr-Bisquit · 04-24-2010, 07:14 AM

It all depends on what machine I have running, what OS, and what I am doing with it.

XavierP · 04-24-2010, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny_Strawn

XavierP: I tried searching for posts by you in that thread linked to and got no results. Where is your post?

The Member's Choice forum is hidden. I searched for "desktop environment members choice" to find it.

Kenny_Strawn · 04-24-2010, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damgar

This poll needs a "depends on the situation" option. I for one use KDE, GNOME, and fluxbox daily and each one is exactly what I want on the machine that I use it on.

Exactly why the poll is multiple choice.