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Old 07-20-2004, 10:04 PM   #1
kaon
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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.

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Old 07-20-2004, 10:13 PM   #2
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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...
 
Old 07-21-2004, 03:28 AM   #3
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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I have found a similar thread here but the information seems to be outdated.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?
 
Old 07-21-2004, 07:43 AM   #4
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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....
 
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