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View Poll Results: Desktop Environment of the Year
Distribution: Linux From Scratch, Slackware64, Partedmagic
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Why isn't gnome 2 separate from gnome shell the old gnome is a VERY different beast to the awful gnome-shell and reaaly should be considered a distinct DE, so I voted for xfce instead!
Why isn't gnome 2 separate from gnome shell the old gnome is a VERY different beast to the awful gnome-shell and reaaly should be considered a distinct DE, so I voted for xfce instead!
From what I understand, MATE is supposed to represent Gnome 2.
This is a difficult one. I love Gnome 2. I intensely dislike the Unity and Gnome 3 desktops. Between Unity and Gnome 3 I think Gnome 3 is slightly better. KDE is not too bad, prefer Gnome 2 though. I have chosen Gnome Shell. If Gnome 2 had been in the list I would have it.
XFCE is a really good alternative for a gnome2 orphean like me. Fully and easyly customisable (even more than what I was used to in Gnome2 !!!)..
And if I don't want to look for my menus outside the window I use, or to look for the close button also not very user friendly inside the top unity panel... XFCE don't change my habbits.
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