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Envision5000 03-10-2006 03:57 PM

Gnome or KDE? Which is better?
 
Gnome or KDE? Which is better?

an2ny_18 03-10-2006 04:08 PM

i think KDE is friendly. thats all

esteeven 03-10-2006 04:13 PM

How can I answer this question for you? They are both good. They are both bad. It depends on what you want and what YOU like. This is about YOU. YOU choose which is better. Why don't you try KDE for one week and then Gnome for week two. No swapping or changing and then YOU might be able to answer your own question. BTW - there is no answer.

victorh 03-10-2006 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Envision5000
Gnome or KDE? Which is better?

WARNING!!! You'll convert this thread in a flame war.;)

There's no point in discussing which is better. You just have to install both, try them and decide by yourself which one you like more, that's what matters, so the opinions that you will read here or in the web are irrelevant.

One thing I could say is that some distros have polished more one Desktop Environment, in fact they are clearly leaned towards one of them, so if you want to try one of them is better if you first choose a distro:

KDE --> SuSE, Mandriva, Kubuntu, Slackware
GNOME --> Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu

Worth of noting: Neutral distros: Gentoo, ... I can't say other, mmmm :scratch:

Envision5000 03-10-2006 04:17 PM

What does KDE have that gnome does not

and what does gnome have that kde does not

reddazz 03-10-2006 04:24 PM

USe them both and choose the one that suites you best. There have been so many threads about this issue and which one is best comes down to personal preference.

Envision5000 03-10-2006 04:25 PM

I have suse and I can install only one or the other.

Envision5000 03-10-2006 04:26 PM

according to victorh suse has better kde. I might install that

reddazz 03-10-2006 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Envision5000
I have suse and I can install only one or the other.

You can install both by choosing both KDE and GNOME packages during setup or afterwards using yast.

Envision5000 03-10-2006 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by reddazz
You can install both by choosing both KDE and GNOME packages during setup or afterwards using yast.


Where do I find yast?

Envision5000 03-10-2006 04:48 PM

found the info for yast >> http://en.opensuse.org/YaST

Envision5000 03-10-2006 09:13 PM

I looked thru yast and I did not see that option of adding kde

lavluda 03-10-2006 09:26 PM

In the point to resource requirment, Gnome is better.
KDE is too much resource hungry.

Though i am using a too first PC, but i like gnome. :)

reddazz 03-10-2006 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Envision5000
I looked thru yast and I did not see that option of adding kde

YAST -> Software -> Software Management -> Filter -> Selections -> KDE Desktop Environment.

If you like something that feature rich and configurable then KDE could be what you are looking for. GNOME is a lot more simplistic and less configurable than KDE.

gdivens51 03-10-2006 10:00 PM

i've tried both & i run old computer hardware. My choice - Xfce

Envision5000 03-10-2006 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by reddazz
YAST -> Software -> Software Management -> Filter -> Selections -> KDE Desktop Environment.

If you like something that feature rich and configurable then KDE could be what you are looking for. GNOME is a lot more simplistic and less configurable than KDE.

thanks,

When trying to install it, it says that there is some conflicts. Should I ignore those or will it cause a lot of problems?

pixellany 03-10-2006 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Envision5000
Gnome or KDE? Which is better?

Gnome, definitely--at least for people who tend to prefer gnome-like features. KDE is better if you like lots of "K"s in your filenames. Another way to chose would be to see which little animal you like better....;)
Tell you what: If you can answer this, then I will answer yours: Which is better: Honda or Toyota?

Envision5000 03-10-2006 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pixellany
Gnome, definitely--at least for people who tend to prefer gnome-like features. KDE is better if you like lots of "K"s in your filenames. Another way to chose would be to see which little animal you like better....;)
Tell you what: If you can answer this, then I will answer yours: Which is better: Honda or Toyota?



Toyota


Honda's are to girlie

esteeven 03-11-2006 01:54 AM

oh come on. Honda. Toyota don't make bikes.

reddazz 03-11-2006 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Envision5000
thanks,

When trying to install it, it says that there is some conflicts. Should I ignore those or will it cause a lot of problems?

It depends on what the conflicts are. Whats the exact error message you are getting?


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