On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 09:05:52 -0400
Michael Pobega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> 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
Same here. I ran into this problem when I installed bluefish, which
pulled in some GNOME stuff which conflicted with fam. OTOH, I use Xfce,
and something there wanted ('suggested') fam (I don't recall exactly
what, but I think it had to do with Thunar, and I don't know if that
dependency is still there), which upset aptitude. I chose to take gamin
since bluefish 'required' (indirectly) it, and not fam, since it
was only 'suggested'. I don't think I've experienced any problems.
Celejar
