-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Apr 06, 2007 at 07:53:01AM -0500, Randy Patterson wrote: > On Thursday 05 April 2007 08:14, Michael Pobega wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 07:33:28AM -0500, Randy Patterson wrote: > > > On Thursday 05 April 2007 06:22, Michael M. wrote: > > > > On Wed, 2007-04-04 at 20:19 -0400, Javier Enrique Tiá Marín wrote: > > > > > Why Gnome is the Default Desktop for Distributions like > > > > > Ubuntu/Debian, RedHat/CentOS/Fedora and OpenSuse? > > > > > > > > Because Gnome is superior, of course. :-) > > > > > > As stated previously I am a newbie in the Linux world, but one that seen > > > enough to know that there is no going back now! So currently I don't > > > really have a loyalty to any of the higher level window systems. I would > > > be interested in knowing from your experience why you feel that Gnome is > > > superior to KDE. I guess what I am looking for deals more with the > > > functionality than anything else and not speed. So far going from Windoze > > > to Linux/KDE is like going from dialup to wireless! > > > > It really depends on what you want. KDE is better if you want to fine > > tune how your system runs (But KDE is sluggish in my opinion), GNOME > > is a /bit/ lighter without much customization involved. Xfce is the > > best of the three in my experience, giving the user both control and > > speed. > > > > Or, if you want to really save your CPU cycles, try a window manager. > > Fluxbox/FVWM/WindowMaker are the best in my opinion, I personally use > > Window Maker (As I've stated dozens of times on these mailing lists). > > > > You really don't have to worry about desktop integration, because if > > you love Kmail and Kwallet then you could run the Kwallet daemon when > > you log in and have all of the functionality of Kwallet in say, > > GNOME/Fluxbox. > > > > # aptitude install fluxbox wmaker icewm gnome-core kde-core xfce4 xfwm4 > > > > And give them all a shot :) > > I ran the above aptitude command line and here is last section copied from > the > terminal window; > > <begin> > > The following packages will be REMOVED: > libfam0 > The following packages will be upgraded: > libnspr4-0d libnss3-0d > 2 packages upgraded, 203 newly installed, 1 to remove and 52 not upgraded. > Need to get 113MB of archives. After unpacking 428MB will be used. > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > gamin: Conflicts: fam but 2.7.0-12 is to be installed. > Resolving dependencies... > The following actions will resolve these dependencies: > > Keep the following packages at their current version: > fam [Not Installed] > > Leave the following dependencies unresolved: > libgnomevfs2-0 recommends fam > nautilus recommends fam > Score is -341 > > Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] > > <end> > > I chose not to accept this right now. Do I need to add these two packages to > the above command line so that they will be resolved or does it even matter? > > Thanks, > Randy >
As long as you have Gamin installed it should be fine. I have Gamin and not Fam and my system hasn't exploded yet :D -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGFkWw/o7Q/FCvPe0RAlyOAJ457AtaHRtAA+owmnXig4OY30KmtwCfYfxR Iai7LEkKjMVs2cbTQ/anOjo= =B+L6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]