Kde or gnome witch do u prefer

[R3fr4cti0n]

and why?

[swoody]

This is a dead horse that has been beaten many, many, many times :)

Try Googling this, and you will come across more threads about KDE vs. Gnome vs. whoever. There are many advantages/disadvantages to all desktop environments, but to find the one that works best for you is going to take your effort to try them out, and decide for yourself :)

With that out of the way, I prefer Gnome, as it's a bit lighter, and runs smoother than KDE on my laptop.

[stalkier]

I agree that KDE is a bit heavy. I prefer Gnome because it runs faster and I like the menu setup etc better. I dont like to have to back track through the "Start Menu" in KDE.

[overdrank]

Moved to Recurring Discussions

[argos3016]

I like the two DM ,KDE is cool but it charges slowly in a netbook and is oriented to advanced user, that is the type of PC I have.
And GNOME charges fast and is oriented by the new users.
Anyway I prefer GNOME for the moment.

[chriskin]

gnome.

[leomelo]

Gnome,all the time.

[hoppipolla]

KDEEEEEE!

But I use Gnome atm as it's better integrated with Ubuntu and at the moment the apps tend to be superior... they've had more TLC over the past couple of years after the fairly poor earlier versions of KDE 4.x.

Give it time! ^_^

[gn2]

Gnome, it just suits me more than KDE, although I use quite a few K applications.

[SuperSonic4]

KDE because it suits me more

[kevCast]

KDE, because it's better.

[mdsmedia]

I don't believe in witches, but I prefer Gnome to KDE. I started out using Gnome and tried KDE (Kubuntu and Mandriva) but I just couldn't bring myself to like it.

I just feel more comfortable in Gnome.

Having said that, I've installed XFCE4 on my Arch installation, and recently installed XFCE4 (Xubuntu-desktop) because i like some of the panel apps in XFCE.

[juancarlospaco]

Would be interesting if someone build a desktop environtment based on Python+WxWidgets.

[larky]

Gnome is miles behind KDE in looks, I am a Gnome user and admit that KDE has

implemented ARGB like a dream. partly because of a lot of hard work from the devs and

outward community.

ARGB is slowly coming to Gnome and looks amazing (just as good as KDE) but has a fair

bit to go so imo is worth holding out for the small stretch.

Other than this I stick with Gnome because of better usability (but that's not a real excuse)

:)

[Tibuda]

Gnome. I started in Linux using KDE, but the first time I used Gnome, its simplicity converted me.

Use what works for you.

[Chronon]

I use KDE on my desktop and Gnome (or LXDE) on my netbook.

[hendoc]

KDE has a better look, but Gnome is a winner for speed and ease of use.

[ChrT]

None of the above

[cat2005]

I hate gnome with a passion but it does have some excellent apps. My biggest, but not only, grip: when using KDE (admittedly on MEPIS, not Ubuntu) KDE does what a "file manager" is supposed to do - allow easy manipulation of permissions for folders and file. Gnome requires I "chown" this and "chmod" that and "enable advanced menu" these, etc. Gnome is more stable but KDE gets the job done.

I am installing KDE as I type this because I finally gave Gnome the middle finger.

[Tibuda]

I hate gnome with a passion but it does have some excellent apps. My biggest, but not only, grip: when using KDE (admittedly on MEPIS, not Ubuntu) KDE does what a "file manager" is supposed to do - allow easy manipulation of permissions for folders and file. Gnome requires I "chown" this and "chmod" that and "enable advanced menu" these, etc. Gnome is more stable but KDE gets the job done.

I am installing KDE as I type this because I finally gave Gnome the middle finger.

chown? chmod? Those are command line tools. Nautilus handle permissions very well in the GUI, both chown and chmod functions.

[hoppipolla]

I hate gnome with a passion but it does have some excellent apps. My biggest, but not only, grip: when using KDE (admittedly on MEPIS, not Ubuntu) KDE does what a "file manager" is supposed to do - allow easy manipulation of permissions for folders and file. Gnome requires I "chown" this and "chmod" that and "enable advanced menu" these, etc. Gnome is more stable but KDE gets the job done.

I am installing KDE as I type this because I finally gave Gnome the middle finger.

Yeah I don't think that's true either, I tend to find Gnome has graphical equivalents for most command line operations.

Overall I do prefer KDE as well though :)

[dragos240]

GNOME. Because it works, and I'm used to it.

[cat2005]

chown? chmod? Those are command line tools. Nautilus handle permissions very well in the GUI, both chown and chmod functions.


Then, would you be kind enough to give me a hand?

Assume I have a folder on a partition. I want to change the user (owner) and group. Importantly, I want those changes: a) to follow into every folder and file within and b) apply to all newly created folders and files within. KDE in MEPIS made that really simple. Gnome and KDE in Ubuntu do not, whether I use command line or GUI.

The main folder is owned by root. I can change it to the user / group I wish, but those changes do not carry to the child folders and files within.

I have posted several (now outdated, because my computer changed) threads and got advice that worked for others, but not for me. Maybe it is something simple and I am trying to hard. Regardless, it is beyond annoying.

I would appreciate any insight. This is my biggest Gnome grip.

[~sHyLoCk~]

None, both are bloated. Either LXDE or pure openbox.

[Tibuda]

Then, would you be kind enough to give me a hand?

Assume I have a folder on a partition. I want to change the user (owner) and group. Importantly, I want those changes: a) to follow into every folder and file within and b) apply to all newly created folders and files within. KDE in MEPIS made that really simple. Gnome and KDE in Ubuntu do not, whether I use command line or GUI.

The main folder is owned by root. I can change it to the user / group I wish, but those changes do not carry to the child folders and files within.

I have posted several (now outdated, because my computer changed) threads and got advice that worked for others, but not for me. Maybe it is something simple and I am trying to hard. Regardless, it is beyond annoying.

I would appreciate any insight. This is my biggest Gnome grip.

Actually you are right. Nautilus can change a file folder permissions and owner correctly, but it won't apply the owner/group recursively (https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=352895). I hope they work on this bug.

[kevCast]

Xfce

[Dullstar]

I find GNOME to have a better interface. Of course, this is coming from someone who thinks the original Gameboy was a good system, so I really don't care about graphics (except when 3D textures are displayed blurry for no reason. That drives me insane when the NES could display the texture better).

[stumbleUpon]

GNOME +1 for its simplicity, stability and speed.

You might want to look here for a comparision
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/kdegnome

[Squonk07]

I tend toward GNOME. I've tried KDE on multiple occasions (the last time was 4.1, I believe) and I just couldn't get used to it. It always looks great in screen shots but somehow never quite feels polished to me. The main menu seems a bit of a mess, too, with all the backward and forward navigation. And, whenever I had to use an application that wasn't native (e.g. Firefox), it definitely wasn't pretty. I'm aware I could probably have customized a bunch of this stuff with some effort, but GNOME just feels like that worn old pair of sneakers to me.

I won't deny that parts of KDE are quite gorgeous, though I never did much like the window borders and controls and could never find a combination that pleased me. That having been said, I'm willing to give 4.3 a try soon. When the final version of Karmic comes out I'll wipe my system for the 46,309th time and set up a triple boot with XP, Ubuntu, and Kubuntu.

[~sHyLoCk~]

Ok I am kinda liking KDE

[hoppipolla]

I tend toward GNOME. I've tried KDE on multiple occasions (the last time was 4.1, I believe) and I just couldn't get used to it. It always looks great in screen shots but somehow never quite feels polished to me. The main menu seems a bit of a mess, too, with all the backward and forward navigation. And, whenever I had to use an application that wasn't native (e.g. Firefox), it definitely wasn't pretty. I'm aware I could probably have customized a bunch of this stuff with some effort, but GNOME just feels like that worn old pair of sneakers to me.

I won't deny that parts of KDE are quite gorgeous, though I never did much like the window borders and controls and could never find a combination that pleased me. That having been said, I'm willing to give 4.3 a try soon. When the final version of Karmic comes out I'll wipe my system for the 46,309th time and set up a triple boot with XP, Ubuntu, and Kubuntu.

Yeah people really, really shouldn't base their opinions of KDE on anything less than 4.3 at this point!

I mean, the way I see it, 3.x was built on an average toolkit, but 4.x is now finding it's feet on the fantastic new qt4 toolkit :)

[hoppipolla]

Ok I am kinda liking KDE

that's a cool desktop I like that :)