Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Yet another question about which X environmentto use

[rapodaca]

Title: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Yet another question about which X environme

Our decision to use GNOME boiled down to these issues:

1. GNOME is a bit "glossier" and less intimidating for users than KDE.
Our user base ranges from educated users to bonehead users. All of them
liked GNOME over KDE.

2. Although KDE is getting better, it seems to be taking a performance
hit with each new release. Konqueror is slow and is a resource hog.
Launching applications takes longer. Since we are running remote apps,
performance was a major issue. I didn't actually time each, but KDE
took at least twice as long to load than GNOME. Konqueror was 3 to 4
times longer to load than Mozilla.

3. Koffice, although a valiant attempt at an office suite, is still in
it's infancy and doesn't bring any real value to the K desktop.

Good luck with your decision.

Rob Apodaca

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On 9/19/01, 7:26:03 AM, "Gerry Kirk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding
[Ltsp-discuss] Yet another question about which X environment to use:


> We're planning to move to an LTSP environment this fall. Next month,
we'll
> set up a training / test lab as a trial run.

> Has anyone put together a comparison of Gnome vs. KDE vs. XFCE and
any other
> X environments? I'm interested in issues like user-friendliness, ease
to
> administer, performance, memory requirements.

> Personally, I don't like the appearance of the XFCE desktop. I'd
rather use
> Gnome or KDE. Between those two, I've found KDE more user-friendly
and I
> like many of the K applications, including Konqueror.

> I don't know much about administering Gnome or KDE, especially for a
> terminal environment. Things like menu customization, how to minimize
> resource usage, how to keep the desktop simple come to mind.

> Any opinions welcome!

> Regards,
> Gerry

> --
> Information Technology Specialist
> Mennonite Central Committee
> Bangladesh


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