By: markh
I have already moved on to XFCE….gives me virtually the same experice but with active upstream development/compatibility.
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Gnome 3 – Forces workflow change and not as configurable as Gnome 2, KDE, or even XFCE. Immature project designed to please devs and not end-users. Not stable or old enough for me to use it. I don’t...
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I agree with Philippe above who suggested openSUSE for KDE users. I’ve used openSUSE for some years now. Its KDE is as stable as it gets for a Linux desktop. It’s under constant development and...
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if i need a “traditional desktop” i run KDE. on fedora, it’s incredibly solid and stable. linux users who were really that hard-hit because gnome 2 was gone, and who had modern computers at the time of...
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[...] An excellent article on MATE by Christopher Tozzi was posted Sunday on The Var Guy. [...]
View ArticleBy: Vlad
I don’t think change is bad… if it brings improvement. Gnome 3 does NOT do that for me. Yes, I am a dinosaur. I use classic menus on windows XP and Vista(taken away in 7, mother[bleeep]ers…). Usually,...
View ArticleBy: Jack
Mate is not the future of Linux desktop. It’s clinging to the past. Like some try to do with KDE 3. The battle will still be between KDE proper, Gnome proper (and Unity IF they get their act together)....
View ArticleBy: Jon
Perhaps KDE is the future. It’s architecture and technologies are arguably superior to Gnome’s, and the project definitely seems more active whereas Gnome is losing developers.
View ArticleBy: Jon
Perhaps KDE is the future. Its architecture and technologies are arguably superior to Gnome’s, and the project definitely seems more active whereas Gnome is losing developers.
View ArticleBy: Jack
KDE is great in many ways. ….but they really need to do something to make administration of it edible for others than enthusiasts. At present it’s messy. Further, the devs of Kdenlive, Amarok, Digikam,...
View ArticleBy: Kevin S.
MATE is pronounced [ ˈma.te ]. It’s a Spanish word, original from Argentina. It’s the Argentinian traditional tea. http://es.wiktionary.org/wiki/mate
View ArticleBy: Holger
I started using Linux with Ubuntu 8.04 and was pelase with Gnome right from the start. Not as feature rich as KDE but sufficient options to tweak. Compared to Win XP my PC felt lightning fast again....
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I am final, I am sorry, but it not absolutely approaches me. Who else, what can prompt? P.S. Please review our icons for Windows and windows12icons.
View ArticleBy: markh
I have already moved on to XFCE….gives me virtually the same experice but with active upstream development/compatibility.
View ArticleBy: Rob C
I was very happy to find Mate on Linux Mint 13. I’ve never seen the point of a desktop that uses a ton of resources just to be a freaking desktop. May not be a big deal for people using the newest...
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