Gnome or KDE?

dickinsd · #1 2nd December 2004, 10:34 PM

I know there are loads of people that use the command line in Linux, sorry this does not include you..

I personally think KDE sux, I don't know perhaps if your used to using it, then maybe its the dogs danglies??

I have Gnome a lot more, my last 2 installs did not even include KDE as I have such a hate for it....

Hope not to offend you KDE lovers with that statement.... :o

Anyway, Gnome or KDE (and if you got the time - why)

Dave

Psquared · #2 2nd December 2004, 10:40 PM

I don't dislike KDE, I just think it's too clunky. The new version 3.3.1 is much better, but I still spend more time in Gnome.

Xfce is coming along with the latest release (4.2 I think) and I prefer it to KDE.

I hope to try Gnome 2.8 one of these days. (have not downloaded FC3 yet and have not installed Ubuntu yet)

n6mycro · #3 2nd December 2004, 10:40 PM

I like KDE and i honestly have no idea why. I've used both, i just liked KDE better from the beggining and stuck with it.

james_in_denver · #4 2nd December 2004, 10:42 PM

Gnome libs are open, KDE is still usint Trolltech's Qt (last I heard at least), so in that respect I give a slight nod to gnome for being more "open".

Both launch openoffice, firefox, xmms, Eclipse, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Evolution, and Skype, so I don't see what the big deal is from a "user" point of view.

As far as my (admittedly limited) gui programming goes, I don't see much difference, sure the function calls have different names, and it's a pain learning TWO (or more) ways to layout a gui, but in the end, they both pretty much behave the same.

PS: that's why I didn't vote......do we have Badnarak for a choice?????

Uhlix · #5 2nd December 2004, 10:53 PM

i voted KDE, when i started useing linux i just tossed a coin in the air and it landed on the KDE side. After useing it for a while now i like it. Although ive never used Gnome, so i might like that too =) but i dont plan on switching over anytime soon as KDE works just fine for me.

vinu · #6 3rd December 2004, 02:07 AM

I went with KDE. Quite some time ago, I tried both KDE and Gnome, both of which were in their 1.x versions......... and KDE was much better then. Haven't looked back or even tried Gnome since then. Am planning to give Gnome a second look since I have it installed on my FC3 box though...... but frankly, I don't think I'll change as KDE does all I want it to do.

msimplay · #7 3rd December 2004, 02:20 AM

i started with gnome because at the time i found it most likened to windows as it seemed to share the copy and paste abilities but as i was trying a few distros some had kde as their default desktop and so i was forced to use it but since i sat down and learned it i was suprised at how fast and fluid everything ran and i love the configurability of it
I hear everything thats in kde is possible in gnome aswell however it comes down to what applications you like best gtk or kde

I prefer KDE applications like kaffeine , k3b , kplayer , kontact , kcontrol and the way kioslaves work is really great and intergrated

wct1490 · #8 3rd December 2004, 02:38 AM

foe me KDE is just more fun than Gnome...that's it...
Mac still rules in the GUI...:S

imdeemvp · #9 3rd December 2004, 02:44 AM

Gnome.....all the way!

SuperNu · #10 3rd December 2004, 04:19 AM

I voted for KDE since I have been using it for the longest. I originally ran KDE since I thought that it looked better than Gnome. Now I stay with KDE because I am familiar with it, but I have tried out different desktops such as Fluxbox and Xfce.

--SN

Bradlis7 · #11 3rd December 2004, 04:45 AM

Don't we already have 50 of these polls already in this forum?? I voted gnome, as I always do, just for the fun of it. It's fun discussing it some, but I think there's a point where it becomes an overkill.

mbokil · #12 3rd December 2004, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psquared

Xfce is coming along with the latest release (4.2 I think) and I prefer it to KDE.

I hope to try Gnome 2.8 one of these days. (have not downloaded FC3 yet and have not installed Ubuntu yet)

You are right about XFce4.2. Man is it coming along. I have been using it for about a month now and I love it. The cool thing is you can get the benefit of using Gnome applications like Nautilus and turn on gnome services for better gnome application support and the windowing environment becomes an incredible system. Gnome 2.8 is pretty fast but if you are more of a minimalist XFce4.2 is the way to go. KDE with FC3 is flakey I think. I used it for about two weeks but some of the GTK apps. like Mozilla Firefox had sluggishness in the UI. When I switched to XFce4.2 it was as if my system had been given a CPU upgrade. I am running an older 1.3 MgHz Athlon chip. XFce takes a little more technical knowledge I think than KDE or Gnome. For example my panel got messed up and I couldn't fix it via the GUI. I knew the XML files for the panel were stored in the .config folder so I opened them in Gedit and moved code around by hand and the panel was organized just the way I wanted. I think you need to know the basics to use XFce: the common shell commands, simple Bash scripts, XML/HTML markup coding. If you are a developer and you know all these things then I wouldn't mess with Gnome anymore. All your memory intense applications like Gimp 2 will be blazing fast. With Gnome in its default configuration a lot more memory is used which slows down your applications. If you want maximum speed and a pretty UI just use XFce4.2.

StephenH · #13 3rd December 2004, 05:10 AM

I voted Gnome. I am a long-time OS/2 user and only a short-time Linux user. To me, Gnome feels more familiar and comfortable. My experiences with KDE are OK, but I don't like the feel of it as much. I haven't really tried many of the other window managers out there, but I will one of these days.

Regards,

Stephen

AliOop · #14 3rd December 2004, 05:59 PM

I don't know why I love these KDE vs Gnome polls but I do. I can't resist participating. For me, it's Gnome hand downs. I started with KDE and Mandrake. I thougnt KDE was the cat's whiskers then. About a year later I bought SuSE. I started using Gnome with it and I haven't looked back. I have since played with other distros and used the latest KDE that's included but it isn't too long before I go scurrying back to Gnome. It doesn't have anything to do with what one can or can't do with the DE of choice. It a feel. One could even describe it as a religious experence. Yes, that's what it is! I see the Light!!! By the way, Gnome 2.8 in Ubuntu is great. Viva Gnome.

deviant03 · #15 6th December 2004, 04:17 PM

Gnome for me, just feels more comfortable.