What Desktop Are You Using with Slackware 13?

jedi_sith_fears · 10-10-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by slakmagik

Yeah, like I say, it's not going to catch everything - it has lists of apps it knows to look for and you'll need to edit the generated menu for the rest. You may find it easier to just edit the script and drop in the names of the apps you want so that it'll generate the rest.

Yes but I think if first-timers use fluxconf, they will be more comfortable.

Anyway, editing the conf file no big deal for slackers

Nylex · 10-10-2009, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Nylex

Right now, Xfce, because I don't get on with KDE 4. I think I'll give KDE 4 another go at some point, though.

I've started using KDE 4 again. One of the problems that I have is that I can't have vertical panels. However, I've found a workaround for this - I can just use shortcuts for my most used applications (which are really Firefox, Konsole and Skype). This is actually better for me, because I do dislike using the mouse - it's usually slower than using the keyboard for me.

heikkil · 10-10-2009, 10:23 AM

KDE4, but I have difficulties with K3b.
K3b worked with KDE 3.5 and Slackware 12.2
I installed from /extra - it was even mentioned in Release Notes! Thanks.

hitest · 10-10-2009, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by heikkil

KDE4, but I have difficulties with K3b.

Installing the kde3-compat libraries in /extra will solve that.

solarfields · 10-12-2009, 02:30 AM

i use e17, compiled with the slackbuilds at www.slackbuilds.org
as a file manager i prefer thunar and as an icon set -- the old school gnome icons, based on gperfection:
http://lokheed.deviantart.com/art/gp...n-Set-18530981

the icon theme itself i downloaded from here:
http://www.gnome-look.org/content/sh...?content=84548

that's my desktop:
http://www.linux-bg.org/cgi-bin/y/in...0&layout=clean

cwizardone · 10-22-2009, 03:58 AM

Has it been 8 weeks already since Slackware 13 was released?!

As of the moment, not counting the "others" not included in the poll, it is running 134 for KDE and 125 for all others.
Don't think I've ever seen it so close.

brianL · 10-22-2009, 05:40 AM

Still using mostly KDE 4.3.1, with occasional forays into xfce and fluxbox.

hitest · 10-22-2009, 07:03 AM

Still using XFce and Fluxbox.

cwizardone · 10-22-2009, 09:26 AM

After years of using KDE, almost from when it first appeared in Slackware, I've moved to Xfce and haven't missed that bug ridden, incomplete KDE 4.xx for a moment. Xfce seems to get better with each passing day and it has made me very aware of how resource hungry KDE has become in comparsion.

Alexvader · 10-22-2009, 12:54 PM

Fluxbox as user, Kde as root

moonfrog · 10-22-2009, 07:11 PM

I'm trying to learn my way around Xfce.

I was a major fan of KDE since 3.5.4 and credit it for allowing me to leave M$.
For some reason they reinvented the wheel and scrapped the simplicity, flexibility, and intuitiveness.
If I have to learn a new DE that doesn't do what I want I'll learn one with less bloat. But I'll mourn the loss of a (IMO) near perfect DE.

I still run KDE on Slackware 12.2 as my main OS on my 6 PC network.

droog. · 10-22-2009, 10:13 PM

fvwm. I might end up using xmonad again but am happy with fvwm after compiling a more recent version, and i have a bunch of my old configs i can't let go to waste

hitest · 10-22-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexvader

Fluxbox as user, Kde as root

It is your system, but, you should avoid running your system as root. It is a safer practice to run as a regular user and give yourself administrative privileges as needed.

chaz_bro1972 · 03-04-2010, 12:05 AM

Actually, I have 4 window managers/desktop environments: 1)Xfce4, 2)Fluxbox, 3)IceWM, and 4)TWM. My most used configuration is IceWM with a bunch of other addons to supplement the window manager. KDE 3.5.10 was my favorite, until I noticed how much faster other lighter desktop environments/window managers ran. Looks is fine, but on my old system (PIII 650 mhz) functionality RULES. If you want to know how I really feel, look into this forum post

vdvluc · 03-04-2010, 05:04 AM

Quite a lot Fluxbox users i see

Me too.