Gnome vs. KDE question.
Robin Laing
Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca
Thu Mar 22 15:33:17 UTC 2007
Ed Greshko wrote:
> Robin Laing wrote:
>> No, this is not a flame war.
>>
>> I have been using Gnome since I started using X-Windows and find it is
>> dumbing down to much like Windows and taking the tools and controls
>> away from me. I have spent weeks looking for the disk mounting tool
>> to find that I have to do it the Windows way from My Computer, oops, I
>> mean computer.
>>
>> As I have some applications that are Gnome based that I like, I want
>> to know if they will run in Fedora running KDE instead of Gnome. I
>> run KDE apps in Gnome so just wanting to make sure.
>
> Rahul has already given you a detailed answer. Generally speaking, when
> I run into a similar situation I fire up the Gnome desktop, make sure
> the application works there, go back to the KDE desktop and try it under
> KDE. It usually become apparent after doing that bit of detective work.
>
I want to thank you all for your answers. I expected it to be easy but
I just wanted to make sure before making the move. I have to keep the
kids and my wife happy at home. :)
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