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sandpaperback
  
| | #1 posted July 23, 2006 at 11:02pm (EST) |
Which window manager do you prefer?
I started with KDE because of how customizable it was, but since I decided to give Gnome a shot I've totally fallen for it.
KDE is - to my mind - overly complex / customizable. I mean, I like being able to customize, but I really like Gnome's dedication to simplicity. And I particularly think that KDE looks very amateurish/unprofessional by default. U-G-L-Y.
I'll also take recommends on what to try. I seem to recall there being a live CD with like 12 WMs on it. Maybe I'll go find it now.
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| | #2 posted July 24, 2006 at 1:19pm (EST) |
I really don't like KDE. I agree that it is overly complex/customizable. It just looks ugly to me. I'm currently using Gnome, and am happy with it. On a less powerful machine I'm more inclined to use Window Maker or Openbox.
I recently played with ion3 and found it pretty cool, just don't have time to config and learn it. |
ielliott
 
| | #3 posted July 24, 2006 at 11:02pm (EST) |
I think all i've used is Gnoem haven't really messed with the desktop at all. |
nihon
 
 
| | #4 posted August 15, 2006 at 11:52am (EST) |
I like Aqua. 
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ielliott
| | #5 posted August 15, 2006 at 8:27pm (EST) |
I'm abonut to try Xorg |
sandpaperback
| | #6 posted August 15, 2006 at 11:46pm (EST) |
Umm... if you're running Linux, chances are you're already running an Xorg server. It's what handles the windowing for Gnome, KDE, etc. Here's a list of some of the desktops that run on Xorg.
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ielliott
| | #7 posted August 16, 2006 at 9:15am (EST) |
sandpaperback wrote:
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> Umm... if you're running Linux, chances are you're already running
> an Xorg server. It's what handles the windowing for Gnome, KDE, etc.
> Here's a list of some of
> the desktops that run on Xorg.
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Lol whoops, when i was reading it it made it seem like Xorg was the desk top.
My Mistake.
I'm still kinda new to linux and havent really messed with much stuff before. |
Yaverot
| | #8 posted August 22, 2006 at 11:22pm (EST) |
well over in puppy land, I'm using xvesa insteado of xorg, since xorg doesn't work with either system I've tried puppy on. I'm using the default window manager, jvm I think.
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ielliott
| | #9 posted August 22, 2006 at 11:45pm (EST) |
I just ran Ubuntu in a Virtual Machine and it just F'd up the Xorg |
paul6743
| | #10 posted November 26, 2006 at 10:17am (EST) |
My preference:
Fluxbox on older computers, GNOME on newer ones.
KDE is too bloated / icon-rich for my taste. |
nihon
| | #11 posted November 27, 2006 at 3:20am (EST) |
Resurrected!
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