Re: [newbie] KDE/Gnome -- Thanks,

[Charles A. Punch]

Peter Rymshaw wrote:

>Thanks for the info. Since I come from Win, I guess
>I'll keep things simple with KDE...for now.
>
I just downloaded Ximian GNOME and it seems to be pretty easy to use.  I 
don't like the term "user friendly," because that usually means limited 
configuration. Ximian seems to be as simple or as complicated as you 
want it to be. I took the option to download and install from the 
internet and it took 9 hours, but the installer did everything, with 
only a few questions. You can't beat that for making it easy for 
newbies. Thanx once more to Sridhar for posting the info about Ximian.


>





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Re: [newbie] KDE/Gnome -- Thanks

[Peter Rymshaw]

Thanks.

--- Randy Kramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mark Johnson wrote:
> > I don't know of any comparisons between KDE and
> GNOME.  On the surface KDE
> > is more Windows like and GNOME is more Mac like,
> but it's only cosmetic.  I
> > was a KDE user for a long long time, but I
> downloaded the Ximian desktop and
> > it's really nice, I've completely switched.  Both
> (K/G) are highly
> > configurable and the Ximian desktop can be
> configured to look more Windows
> > like or more Mac like...
> > 
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Peter Rymshaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> 
>  On the
> > > down side, there did not seem to be any way
> already
> > > set up for accessing the CD-ROM or Floppy (Does
> Gnome
> > > require that they be mounted for each use as in
> early
> > > version of KDE I tried once in an unsuccessful
> try at
> > > Linux about 2 years ago?)
> 
> The "traditional" Linux way is to require mounting. 
> At least two
> utilities exist to automatically mount, and I
> believe one of these is
> included with Mandrake, most versions.
> 
> In addition, Mandrake includes floppy disk and
> CD-Rom icons on the (KDE,
> at least) desktop which let you easily access the
> floppy and CD-Rom.  (I
> don't know if they make use of the automount
> utilities, or if mount is
> part of the command that is executed when the icon
> is "clicked" (or
> double clicked, or whatever).
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Randy Kramer
> 
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