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What's the difference between gnome, kde and xfce? Today I heard someone said gnome and kde have more software than xfce. Is that real?
Thank you.
Last edited by thesimpsons (2009-04-02 01:50:28)
I'm learning English. If there are any grammar or other mistakes, please tell me. Thank you.
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Its really a matter of taste, really. KDE is know to be configurable like hell, GNOME very easy to use, and XFCE lightweitgh.
Keep in mind that whatever desktop environment (DE) you choose, you can use any application in any DE. For example, firefox, a "GTK" application, works without problem under KDE. Or Kile, a latex front-end for KDE, works perfect under Gnome.
Personnally I prefer KDE. But I mostly prefer KDE applications like the editors (Kate/Kwrite) and file manager (dolphin).
KDE is slower to start on my EeePC (really small machine) but because it is full featured, I can cut on number of packages installed, so in the end, with the same functionality, I have more room on my disk then using XFCE!
Just try them, and choose the one you like
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thesimpsons, I suggest that you read this Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison … vironments
There is a chart on that page that you should find useful as well.
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From an end user perspective XFCE is GNOME with a right-click menu. The differences between the two are almost nonexistent.
And in the midst of such perfection,
I can't help but feel diseased.
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KDE is better that's all you need to know
But seriously, just install all three and see whichever you like most.
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i agree with trying them all out to see which one you like the most, i would also recommend looking at something like openbox if you want a really lightweight solution.
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