Bnonn wrote:
XFCE is nice, but it lacks a number of handy Gnome features from what I've been able to tell. It's so stripped down that it feels like a toy gui, lacking in a number of solid tools. It doesn't have, for example, any method of even changing screen resolution or refresh rate--traditionally a rather weak point with Linux guis, but one which is important in my opinion since 1280x1024 at 60 Hz is horrible, and I don't want to have to mess about in XFree86.conf just to change something like that.
It obviously depends on what you want to get out of it; I've installed XFCE on Ubuntu and have found it quite nice when you have a 1280x1024 LCD and just want to play around. However, it obviously requires a lot of customization to get it set up in a way which is as useful as Gnome is in Ubuntu, since Gnome ships with Ubunutu and is set up to play nicely with it and has all the most handy things at your fingertips.
I haven't ever got XFCE customized at all, or used it for a long period of time, so take what I say with a pinch of salt. It's certainly quick, but I don't know how much difference you'd notice on a modern system?
Oh, and as I said before, if you want a copy of Ubunutu, just let me know :)
Regards
Bnonn
SnapafunFrank wrote:
Matt Brown wrote:
On Mon, 2005-02-14 at 22:00 +1300, SnapafunFrank wrote:
This Ubuntu thing sounds like something I would need to look at closer but my son, who is known to some of you, got to busy to pick one up for me. Have to look at downloading it now that I have ADSL.
Briefly, with security in mind and certainly USER_FUNCTIONALITY, how does Ubuntu compare with Mandrake and KDE ?
Ubuntu is very focussed around GNOME (although KDE is available if you really want it). GNOME currently has a very friendly attitude towards USER_FUNCTIONALITY as you put it. In my personal opinion, and this is ONLY an opinion, Ubuntu / Gnome is infinitely more usable than Mandrake or other KDE based desktops. Part of this comes from the fact that Ubuntu is based on Debian, and part comes from my preference for GNOME. Regards
Thanks for your feed back and I will continue to go about getting a copy to try.
Just one thing though, Mandrake and KDE are not the same thing, they are as different as your Ubuntu and Gnome, nether needs the other as one is an OS and the other is a desktop environment ( of your choice ). In your case you could install kde and gnome and whilst within gnome use kde apps not available with gnome yet..... "Desktop Environment", where as I,though not to sure if any other distros cater to hotplug and udev in a stable version, use Mandrake - Linux Kernel-2.6.3-7.& 2.6.10 - because of all the USB devices out there now, ( camera, flash drive, bluetooth dongles... you get the picture.)
AND, I believe that originally, Mandrake did default with the Gnome Desktop???? ( Not sure anymore - I just install both for options.)
So as to not get to far OT - have you tried xfce4 yet? Now there is a fast and friendly Desktop.
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Thanks for the continued offer Bnonn and I'm trying to take advantage of it. Should you run into my son, David McIsaac, who I believe is known to colleagues of yours, then please remind him to collect one for his dad. In the meanwhile I'll keep reading TFMs on security because that is where I'm at at present. Thanks for your input, it is greatly appreciated always. -- Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always! Regards SnapafunFrank Big or small, a challenge requires the same commitment to resolve. Registered Linux User # 324213