KDE or GNOME3

PiElle · #1 18th June 2011, 08:39 PM

I know that the default version of Fedora ships with Gnome3.
But, how many people use KDE instead of GNOME?
And which one DE do you prefer?
It's possible to estimate a percentage?

I'm using both (on separate partitions) and I can't decide which one is better ...

YellowDog · #2 18th June 2011, 09:05 PM

I'm a long time KDE user, I prefer it over GNOME 3.

***bob*** · #3 18th June 2011, 09:26 PM

PiElle, this is the most-discussed topic on FedoraForum.org . You'll find ancient threads about it all over the place, but it comes down to trying both and deciding for yourself. There are Live CD's available for you to sample, of course.

Now, as to a percentage? Well, consider that Gnome is the default DE for Fedora, so just as with any other distro, the default DE is going to be the prevalent one. No percentage data's available however.

LordBas2 · #4 18th June 2011, 09:31 PM

I think you should decide for yourself, instead of making your choice on numbers.

If I had to choose between GNOME and KDE, I would choose for GNOME. The reason for that, is because it uses GTK+.

But nothing beats OpenBox with tint2

RupertPupkin · #5 18th June 2011, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PiElle

It's possible to estimate a percentage?

Yes. The current estimate (as of 2011-06-18) is 50%.*

* Margin of error in the estimate is +/- 50%.

sammiam · #6 7th July 2011, 06:23 PM

I've used both kde and gnome over the years... yes, GNOME3 is a HUGH departure from the old GNOME... I kind of warmed up to it.. but there were some things that I just didn't like... the main reason for using gnome over kde is that most examples of doing systems management are usually shown using gnome and trying to translate a gnome function into the kde equiv sometimes can be difficult... I used FC15, but when it broke my ATI dual head monitors where only one monitor worked..I abandoned it and reverted back to FC14... will I stay with FC... well, that is yet to be determined....

sonoran · #7 7th July 2011, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordBas2

But nothing beats OpenBox with tint2

Except maybe OpenBox without tint2. If you have a middle-mousebutton, who needs a panel?

***DBelton*** · #8 7th July 2011, 07:17 PM

For years (since the 0.99 code freeze in 1998) I preferred Gnome over KDE... That is until Gnome 3

Currently I am using Xfce and trying it out, but as it stands at the moment, I much prefer KDE over Gnome 3. I prefer Gnome 2 over KDE.

#9 8th July 2011, 03:38 AM

I saw someone using gnome 3 that had it set up pretty much exactly like gnome 2. Why more people don't do that instead of complaining is beyond me.

But yeah, I like gnome 3 as is.

masterbm · #10 8th July 2011, 05:11 AM

Well due to ati problems with gnome 3 I use kde. Even if ati or gnome3 fix's the error. I think I will stay with kde.

ah7013 · #11 8th July 2011, 05:15 AM

I prefer KDE but GNOME 3 is awesome as well IMO.

RupertPupkin · #12 8th July 2011, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sonoran

Except maybe OpenBox without tint2.

They all pale in comparison to WindowMaker.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfen69

I saw someone using gnome 3 that had it set up pretty much exactly like gnome 2. Why more people don't do that instead of complaining is beyond me.

Yeah, and in the time they spent complaining they could've learned how to set up GNOME 3 to be like GNOME 2. Some people just love to complain.

doushunli · #13 8th July 2011, 11:47 AM

i used fc15 for two weeks,but it's too bad, there is some memory leak with gnome3,so,i abandoned it return to fc14.it works well.

pete_1967 · #14 8th July 2011, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PiElle

But, how many people use KDE instead of GNOME?

It's possible to estimate a percentage?

I'm using both (on separate partitions) and I can't decide which one is better ...

No way to be accurate, but these should give a bit of an idea:
http://spins.fedoraproject.org/
Compare those numbers to:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Statistics

The spins stats are unfortunately only for torrents but still, should give you a bit of an idea. You get the totals for torrents on Fedora statistics page.

Don't forget that those who install any WM/DE with Yum after downloading the CD/ DVD are not counted anywhere.

madtowneast · #15 8th July 2011, 05:14 PM

I use both. KDE annoys me a lot at the moment (at least in case of openSUSE) because everything is hidden away/several clicks away. Gnome 2.6 took some getting used to, but it was generally like it over KDE (less clicks, etc.). Gnome 3 on the other hand takes a lot of getting used to at the moment cause i keep moving my mouse too far into the right corner. I would try iut all and see what happens