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View Poll Results: What is your favourite Desktop environment?
KDE 18 36.73%
Gnome 13 26.53%
Micro$oft Windows Desktop 3 6.12%
Other 15 30.61%
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Old 03-28-2006, 02:21 PM   #1
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What is your favourite desktop environment?

Which is your favourite desktop environment?

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Old 03-28-2006, 02:26 PM   #2
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Fluxbox, because on an older laptop you need something that doesn't eat resources as well as being functional.

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Old 03-28-2006, 03:08 PM   #3
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http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=409028
 
Old 03-28-2006, 03:21 PM   #4
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< big yawn >
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/t272100.html
Dear http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...r.php?u=252966
Have you tried searching? I would say that it is more important for us to understand why you ask. Have you tried any environments? Could you rephrase your question without the poll?
 
Old 03-28-2006, 04:00 PM   #5
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They're all the same.
 
Old 03-28-2006, 04:12 PM   #6
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CDE, anyone?
 
Old 03-28-2006, 04:53 PM   #7
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This topic again?
 
Old 03-29-2006, 12:37 AM   #8
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CDE, anyone?
That's not available for download, is it?
 
Old 03-29-2006, 01:35 AM   #9
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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
 
Old 03-29-2006, 04:15 AM   #10
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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)
 
Old 03-29-2006, 09:07 AM   #11
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Fluxbox, because Flux rocks!

Not a desktop environment you say?
Well then phooey to you I say.
 
Old 03-29-2006, 08:01 PM   #12
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TWM

Fast and ugly - what more could you want.
 
Old 03-29-2006, 08:51 PM   #13
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They're all the same.
I concur(sp?)...
 
Old 03-29-2006, 09:07 PM   #14
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KDE!....Superb Desktop env.
 
Old 03-30-2006, 01:11 AM   #15
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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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