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View Poll Results: What is your favourite Desktop environment?
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KDE
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03-28-2006, 02:21 PM
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What is your favourite desktop environment?
Which is your favourite desktop environment?
Thomas
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03-28-2006, 02:26 PM
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Location: San Antonio, TX
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Fluxbox, because on an older laptop you need something that doesn't eat resources as well as being functional.
Regards,
Alunduil
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03-28-2006, 03:08 PM
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03-28-2006, 04:00 PM
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They're all the same.
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03-28-2006, 04:12 PM
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CDE, anyone?  |
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03-28-2006, 04:53 PM
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Location: Following the white rabbit
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This topic again?
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03-29-2006, 12:37 AM
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Location: Hilliard, Ohio, USA
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Originally Posted by Mega Man X
CDE, anyone? |
That's not available for download, is it? |
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03-29-2006, 01:35 AM
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You can download CDE for Linux. However, last time I've checked you had to pay for the Linux version:
http://www.opengroup.org/cde/
Seriously though. I found CDE's look and feel (motif) ugly. However, it's one of the most stable and functional desktop I ever used (with Solaris). Unfortunately, many today will choose eye candy over usability and sometimes even stability, which is sad  |
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03-29-2006, 04:15 AM
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Eye Candy vs. [Us|St]ability is one thing... That is unforgivably ugly... I'll stick with KDE (now that I've upped my RAM, I've switched to KDE, though I will always love Enlightenment)  |
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03-29-2006, 09:07 AM
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Fluxbox, because Flux rocks!
Not a desktop environment you say?
Well then phooey to you I say.
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03-29-2006, 08:01 PM
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Distribution: Slackware, WinXP, Windows 7
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TWM
Fast and ugly - what more could you want.
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03-29-2006, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by slantoflight
They're all the same.
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03-29-2006, 09:07 PM
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Registered: May 2004
Location: Student of University of Mumbai, Maharastra State, India
Distribution: Redhat Linux 9.0, Knoppix LIVE CD, Ubuntu Live CD, Kubuntu Live CD
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KDE!....Superb Desktop env.
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03-30-2006, 01:11 AM
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Fluxbox, it looks nice and doesn't include anything you don't need. I wish it was more friendly to new users. However, I'm sure it will be much easier once I get used to Linux.
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