Reviewglitz.com » KDE Vs GNOME http://reviewglitz.com Updates for software freaks Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:38:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Can XFCE Desktop Environment,be an alternative to Gnome and Kde ? http://reviewglitz.com/2010/02/can-xfce-desktop-environment-an-alternative-to-gnome-and-kde/ http://reviewglitz.com/2010/02/can-xfce-desktop-environment-an-alternative-to-gnome-and-kde/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:15:53 +0000 admin http://reviewglitz.com/?p=1741 Continue reading →]]> In the Linux world with Ubuntu dominating the market to discuss about the comparison of Desktop Managers available for Linux is of good importance . By default Ubuntu comes with gnome desktop environment and Kubuntu comes with kde as the desktop manager . Considering the case of someone who is interested in trying out something different xfce might be fun . Xfce is a new desktop environment aimed at unix like operating system , providing nice features at smaller size and resources . Xfce can be installed in many platforms like freebsd , linux , solaris , cygwin and even macos . Xfce is definitely worth a look for users , who is interested in nice look and feel without sacrificing system resources . xfce is based on gtk 2 + just like gnome . It uses xfwm window manager . As it is always better to show something than to describe it , here I present you with some screenshots .

xfce_screenshot3 xfce_screenshot2 xfce_screenshot

Also have a look at how xfce performs with compiz in Ubuntu 9.10 distribution .

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The latest available version of XFCE is XFCE 4.6 . Visit xfce website for more details .

Applications like Mousepad text editor, Xfmedia audio player, Orage Calendar and Terminal are available by default for xfce environment . Printing tasks in xfce are managed by Xfprint . Xfburn is the cd/dvd burner program available for xfce . The default media player is Xfmedia player derived from Xine movie player . Thunar is the file manager for xfce .Xfce has almost everything needed by a normal user . Xfce but doesnot offer the flashy and eye-candy appearance of kde or large amount of applications like gnome .

Considering the progress xfce made in the following years , one day xfce may replace kde and gnome from our distros .Also connsider reading the comparison of kde vs gnome .

]]> http://reviewglitz.com/2010/02/can-xfce-desktop-environment-an-alternative-to-gnome-and-kde/feed/ 2 KDE Vs GNOME http://reviewglitz.com/2009/10/kde-vs-gnome/ http://reviewglitz.com/2009/10/kde-vs-gnome/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:02:59 +0000 admin http://reviewglitz.com/?p=715 Continue reading →]]> Which is better  KDE or GNOME????….I have heard this question many a times from my friends who are new  to linux systems.So today i decided to write my new post aiming to choose the best one for them.

WHAT IS KDE AND GNOME???

KDE and GNOME are two kinds of linux desktop environments.Both of them contain many integrated softwares and graphical features associated with themGnome uses a window manager called metacity, KDE uses kwin. Both these desktops can be used with any other window manager if you are not comfortable with the default choice.

KDE in very similar to windows in its appearance and interface.It is very customisable and ‘flashy’ compared to Gnome.It is provided with many graphical tools to assist you.Most Linux programs written for the X-display are designed for KDE.However it is a bit slower in loading compared to GNOME.The latest version of KDE is KDE 4.3 which includes many window animation techniques and addons .It has a different theme called Air which replaced the earlier one -Oxygen.

GNOME on  the other hand is linux’s ‘own’ desktop environment.It is more popular through  linux ditros like ubuntu and is more common to normal linux users.It is much more simple than KDE and gives more importance on performance rather than on look.Also Nautilus is quoted as being more stable than Konqueror, file manager of KDE.

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WHICH IS BETTER FOR ME

If you are a complete newbie to linux and  prefers appearence better than performance then KDE is for you.It has features very similar to windows environment.On the other hand if you’re running an old machine and just require stability and a simple desktop then you’re best looking into Gnome. Also see How to install kde in ubuntu 9.10

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