What DE do you use and why?

UberLord · Oct 2, 2003, 05:28 PM

I've been a long time GNOME user for ages - and GNOME 2.4 is waaay excellent. Stable and fast-ish once it loads.

However, I've recently (like today) tried out XFCE 4. And it's startup time is unbelievably fast! It's like started up in ~3 secs on my laptop compared to ~20secs for GNOME. As it's also GTK2 based it can look pretty much like gnome as well.

For laptop users where startup time is important, this is truly excellent.

So, what do you use and why?

Logla · Oct 2, 2003, 05:50 PM

Forgive my noobness but what is a DE?

UberLord · Oct 2, 2003, 05:52 PM

Desktop Environment. Sorry for any confusion

RIV@NVX · Oct 2, 2003, 08:51 PM

When I tried RedHat (it was 7.1 IIRC) I prefered KDE (it was 2.x) over Gnome 1.x - it looked a lot nicer.

However, this no longer means anything, because I haven't tried recent versions.

ToshiroOC · Oct 3, 2003, 01:23 AM

I just use gnome, since its the easiest for me to set up with my constant reformats - when I finally decide on a system configuration for my laptop I'll try out KDE and the fast one you mentioned

JustaGuy · Oct 5, 2003, 05:43 PM

I use KDE, for several reasons:

- It's got all (well, mostly all) the apps I need
- It's one of the most configurable, and has some great UI options
- It's got great themes (plastik comes to mind)
- It has a normal OK / Cancel button order (unlike Gnome, I get tired of clicking OK instead of Cancel and vice-versa)
- It has excellent common dialogs, like the one for file browsing (allows folder bookmarks and all)

It has served me well

lovswr · Oct 9, 2003, 08:18 PM

Well i barely understand how I got my RH 9 to install (I got debian to work in 96 off of a PC Gamer disk, but i have not really advanced in knowledge since then) but I remember when there were huge arguments vis a vis gnome & kde. I took one look at gnome & then went straight to kde. Just purely subjective based on looks alone. (I do love evolution though

)

JLP · Oct 10, 2003, 01:06 AM

I use KDE here. I like it because it looks great (also using Plastic) and has a lot of settings. It also used to have better support for non-english languages.

merry · Oct 10, 2003, 07:37 AM

for Window Maker.

krazy1 · Oct 14, 2003, 04:22 PM

I run Suse 8.2 on my NAS server and I preferr KDE. On other distros I always like Gnome but for some reason I really like the KDE on Suse....

BluntmaN · Nov 29, 2003, 01:36 PM

I like KDE and since it is easy to use I have not tried other DEs.
My only experience with Gnome was in a Uni pc and being a complete n00b I hated every second of it. I am tempted to give other DEs a try tho any suggestions?

brc64 · Nov 29, 2003, 06:07 PM

I haven't really used Linux enough to make much of a decision, but when I was using RedHat 9 in school, I went with Gnome because the themes looked nicer. The KDE themes that came with RedHat looked blockly and boring.. the Gnome themes looked smooth and nice.

Truthfully, I don't even know what the difference between the desktop environments are, aside from the appearance (and I'm sure KDE has some awesome looking themes, too). For what I used it for, they were both pretty much the same.

I prefered working outisde of the GUI, anyway. CLI is fun.

- Me

Oct 2, 2003, 05:28 PM	#1
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 70	What DE do you use and why? I've been a long time GNOME user for ages - and GNOME 2.4 is waaay excellent. Stable and fast-ish once it loads. However, I've recently (like today) tried out XFCE 4. And it's startup time is unbelievably fast! It's like started up in ~3 secs on my laptop compared to ~20secs for GNOME. As it's also GTK2 based it can look pretty much like gnome as well. For laptop users where startup time is important, this is truly excellent. So, what do you use and why? __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Oct 2, 2003, 05:52 PM	Thread Starter #3
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 70	Desktop Environment. Sorry for any confusion __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Oct 2, 2003, 08:51 PM	#4
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	When I tried RedHat (it was 7.1 IIRC) I prefered KDE (it was 2.x) over Gnome 1.x - it looked a lot nicer. However, this no longer means anything, because I haven't tried recent versions. __________________ -- Vedran

Oct 3, 2003, 01:23 AM	#5
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	I just use gnome, since its the easiest for me to set up with my constant reformats - when I finally decide on a system configuration for my laptop I'll try out KDE and the fast one you mentioned __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Oct 9, 2003, 08:18 PM	#7
lovswr DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hotlanta! Posts: 39 Rep Power: 0	Well i barely understand how I got my RH 9 to install (I got debian to work in 96 off of a PC Gamer disk, but i have not really advanced in knowledge since then) but I remember when there were huge arguments vis a vis gnome & kde. I took one look at gnome & then went straight to kde. Just purely subjective based on looks alone. (I do love evolution though ) __________________ [color=red]ASUS A8V Deluxe v2.00[/color][color=red] [/color] [color=red]AMD 64 3000+[/color][color=red] [/color] [color=red]Zalman CNPS7700-AICu[/color][color=red] [/color] [color=red]1GB DDR PC3400 (don't ask)[/color][color=red] [/color] [color=red]Maxtor 4D040H2[/color][color=red] [/color] [color=red]WDC WD1600JB-00FUA0[/color][color=red] [/color] [color=red]Radeon 9800 Pro Omega 4.6[/color][color=red] [/color] [color=red]VIA 8 ch onboad sound[/color] [color=#ff0000]Marvel (on board) G lan[/color][color=red] [/color] [color=red]Acer 50X CD[/color][color=red] [/color] [color=red]Lite-On 52X/32X/52X CD-RW[/color][color=red] [/color] [color=red]Lite-On 8X/4X/12X/40X/24X/40X DVD-RW/CD-RW[/color]

Oct 2, 2003, 05:50 PM	#2
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 62	Forgive my noobness but what is a DE?

Oct 5, 2003, 05:43 PM	#6
JustaGuy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 44 Rep Power: 0	I use KDE, for several reasons: - It's got all (well, mostly all) the apps I need - It's one of the most configurable, and has some great UI options - It's got great themes (plastik comes to mind) - It has a normal OK / Cancel button order (unlike Gnome, I get tired of clicking OK instead of Cancel and vice-versa) - It has excellent common dialogs, like the one for file browsing (allows folder bookmarks and all) It has served me well

Oct 10, 2003, 01:06 AM	#8
JLP DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Slovenia Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	KDE I use KDE here. I like it because it looks great (also using Plastic) and has a lot of settings. It also used to have better support for non-english languages.

Oct 10, 2003, 07:37 AM	#9
merry gargouille Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 962 Rep Power: 0	Gnome for Window Maker. __________________ There is a war between the ones who say there is a war and the ones who say there isn't. ~~Leonard Cohen

Oct 14, 2003, 04:22 PM	#10
krazy1 Live from the Dungeon Join Date: May 2003 Location: Between the SubWoofers Posts: 1,395 Rep Power: 0	I run Suse 8.2 on my NAS server and I preferr KDE. On other distros I always like Gnome but for some reason I really like the KDE on Suse.... __________________

Nov 29, 2003, 01:36 PM	#11
BluntmaN DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: I have no idea Posts: 229 Rep Power: 0	KDE I like KDE and since it is easy to use I have not tried other DEs. My only experience with Gnome was in a Uni pc and being a complete n00b I hated every second of it. I am tempted to give other DEs a try tho any suggestions? __________________ 'Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know.' Donald Rumsfeld (And then they say that the White House knows what it's doing)

Nov 29, 2003, 06:07 PM	#12
brc64 Zeeky H. Bomb Join Date: May 2002 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 826 Rep Power: 0	I haven't really used Linux enough to make much of a decision, but when I was using RedHat 9 in school, I went with Gnome because the themes looked nicer. The KDE themes that came with RedHat looked blockly and boring.. the Gnome themes looked smooth and nice. Truthfully, I don't even know what the difference between the desktop environments are, aside from the appearance (and I'm sure KDE has some awesome looking themes, too). For what I used it for, they were both pretty much the same. I prefered working outisde of the GUI, anyway. CLI is fun. - Me