*** I would have to agree. My first attempt was with gnome then kde - both
look pretty but the amount of resources they used on the server was
enormous. Not to mention it was difficult to lock dowm. Ultimately I went
with ICE. It has a few quirks and is not as "pretty" but it looks good,
extremely efficient and easy to control. Save yourself some headaches and
go with ICE or XFCE.
On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Egan, Matt B. (Artco) wrote:
> A lot of it depends on the environment its going to be used in. give ICEwm a
> look if you haven't already. I have looked at XFCE but I assume they are
> similar. KDE and GNOME are going to be the better looking more Windows
> feeling of any WM you find if you looking for a truly slim WM I don't think
> they get any Slimmer then Icewm and still look half decent.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerry Kirk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 5:26 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [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
>
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