mgaidia Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 This might be the question every new Linux user might ask. I voted KDE. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 KDE is very full featured, but that comes at a disadvantage - long compile times and lots of overhead. I prefer XFCE, myself - it's very lightweight, the whole bundle compiles in under an hour, and it's very easy to use. I'll add some other popular ones to the list, just so we don't have all these "other" votes floating around. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-139570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boby Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I used KDE for some time, but I kind of like Gnome now over all other desktops. It's not that full of features like KDE, but is nice, clean and faster.There are several applications I use from KDE like Quanta+, but as desktop Gnome is my favorite and it got my vote. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-139603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I prefer Gnome... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-139648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I added a N/A option. I used to use KDE, but I've been out of the Linux world for about 3 years now. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-139657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 It depends on what I'm doing, really, but I figured I'd vote GNOME since it's the one I have probably spent the most time on. Like ober, I have been out of Linux as a desktop environment for some time. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-139698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBachatero Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I presonally like Gnone. I find it faster and I like the look and feel of it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-139789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Could somebody remove the 'N/A' option? I guess it is "not applicable" for Windows or Mac users, but if you use Windows or Mac you shouldn't even vote... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-139816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mithu_sree Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 KDE KDE clean N bug free Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-140194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 [quote author=Daniel0 link=topic=118291.msg483480#msg483480 date=1165949302]Could somebody remove the 'N/A' option? I guess it is "not applicable" for Windows or Mac users, but if you use Windows or Mac you shouldn't even vote... [/quote]I added the option, you twit. And I'll vote on a topic wherever I damn well please. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-141555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
artacus Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 [quote author=ober link=topic=118291.msg485236#msg485236 date=1166153259]I added the option, you twit. And I'll vote on a topic wherever I damn well please.[/quote]Someone needs to add another option lik, "I don't really have anything useful to add to the discussion because I don't even use the OS in question, but I've got an over inflated ego and I do whatever I damn well please." Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-141599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 [quote author=artacus link=topic=118291.msg485282#msg485282 date=1166163596]Someone needs to add another option lik, "I don't really have anything useful to add to the discussion because I don't even use the OS in question, but I've got an over inflated ego and I do whatever I damn well please."[/quote]Some people need to realize that there are those who have used the OS in question and don't care to vote for any of the desktops provided *gasp* since they don't use Linux anymore.Oh, yea, I guess in that case, we would need a "N/A" choice... but wait, we're supposed to remove it, right? :Phehe Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-141708 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 obsidian: If you do not care then why vote at all?If you vote for an election then there aren't an option called: "I do not care" or "N/A".I think the same goes for here: If you do not care, then do not vote.Edit: If you [obsidian and ober] think that there should be a N/A option, well... then there should be a 'N/A' option in every single poll in the case that somebody would like to "vote on a topic wherever they damn well please".Nice language ober, by the way. Really great example of how to talk to other people on this forum. From now on everybody should use foul language when posting. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-141718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 [quote author=Daniel0 link=topic=118291.msg485410#msg485410 date=1166191477]obsidian: If you do not care then why vote at all?[/quote]Never said [b]I[/b] didn't care. Besides, I did vote :D Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-141722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 'You' was meant as anyone in general, but I see why you misunderstood me. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-141731 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbullmarky Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 i'm gonna bend the rules a little. OSX is close enough to Linux in my own opinion, so I'll say OS X on the Mac, just so I can get involved.Surely the only difference really (when people are considering them all in this way) between ALL OS desktops (regardless of platform) is the eye candy vs speed tradeoff? I tried Ubuntu once, and LOVED the wobbly windows when you drag them. And the cube when switching apps. But my humble computer just couldnt hack it, so I had to drool over some demos instead. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-141735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Eye candy is one category that differentiates desktop managers, but I think I can encompass everything with this: Features. That's what makes the desktop managers different. They all work the same, they're all solving one particular problem, so, really, the only thing that sets one apart from another is the extra features it provides. KDE comes with image editors, media players, and a web browser - and then, on the other end of the see-saw is something like Flux. They provide you with a desktop and a way to use it, but few or no extras. Sure, the eye candy accentuates differences a lot - TWM is just plain ugly, and KDE is pretty good looking. (I, personally, like GTK better than QT.) But there's soo much grey area... I think I'm going to let this point go.And you can make a desktop manager look very different if you use a different window manager. Gnome looks pretty good with Metacity, but have you seen it with Beryl or Compiz? ([url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_(window_manager)]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_(window_manager)[/url]) Absolutely gorgeous. I have no clue where I'm going with this. At any rate, it (more or less) comes down to the features they provide. (The gray area around "features" is massive... I know.) Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-142328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trq Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 Im a fluxbox man. I use aterm as my file manager, and have custom keys setup for all my applications.Fluxbox is light, extremely customizable and damn fast. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-143131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcombs_31 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I probably prefer KDE, but Gnome does seem a little faster. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-145197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I voted GNOME Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-153837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinnoe Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Ubuntu is nice Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-156469 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 [quote author=dustinnoe link=topic=118291.msg500435#msg500435 date=1168320104]Ubuntu is nice[/quote]Well, Ubuntu is a distribution, rather than a desktop manager, but we can count it as a Gnome vote. (That's what Ubuntu uses for a desktop manager.) Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-156482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuxdapenguin Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 i voted gnome, lots of support and funny applets and its stable (i had a really bad kde experiance with unstablility, also i think kde looks TO much like Windows. (and i don't like windows) Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-180748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vynsane Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 i really like xubuntu (ubuntu on xfce)... very fast, and i like the useful right-click anywhere for apps. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-186020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Beryl alongside your normal desktop handler (I don't know if supports other than Gnome though) is really cool. [url=http://www.beryl-project.org/features.php]Screenshots and features[/url]. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/30337-linux-desktop/#findComment-186084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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