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kaon 07-20-2004 10:04 PM

Wanna get a list of Desktop Envirnoment
 
Besides KDE and Gnome, is there any other Desktop Environment?

I tried searching from Google, but I cannot get a list of them.

Thanks in advance.

amosf 07-20-2004 10:13 PM

Desktop environment tends to be a complete destop system including filemanager and taskbar and so forth. Window manager just handles the windows. So there is a bit of overlap. KDE and Gnome are the big ones. There are a lot of WM's tho, and some have various levels of DE... Most linux distros come with several WM's...

kaon 07-21-2004 03:28 AM

1) Actually what makes the difference among these windows managers (except visual effect)?
2) Is Desktop Environment = Windows Manager + Applications only?

I have found a similar thread here but the information seems to be outdated. Can anyone help me? :)

amosf 07-21-2004 07:43 AM

Well, both DE's and WM can both access applications, so that's not the big difference really, tho with a DE like KDE it means that the apps wll all have the same look and feel. In the end I suppose that a DE is a matter of degree of how many extra services and panels and dektop switching tools and stuff. For example, is xfce a DE or just a WM... Good question. It's either a heavy WM or a light DE... In the end I suppose it doesn't matter and you just use whatever suits you best...

Mostly it's a visual thing and a common look and feel across the applications....

mikshaw 07-21-2004 09:56 AM

http://www.xwinman.org/


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