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1 posted on 05/22/2019 4:56:12 AM PDT by ShadowAce
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2 posted on 05/22/2019 4:56:24 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: ShadowAce

XFCE over Gnome for me.


3 posted on 05/22/2019 5:06:26 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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Plasma all the way.


4 posted on 05/22/2019 5:06:27 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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Gnome Mahjong is essential. No KDE for me.


13 posted on 05/22/2019 6:15:39 AM PDT by FXRP (Just me and the pygmy pony)
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To: ShadowAce
I prefer KDE to Gnome, but haven't actually figured out a use for the 'activity' concept in the decade or more that it's been available. I like the customization options available.

I'm disappointed that Mint is abandoning KDE, but I'll switch to XFCE which is pretty much always my second choice, and my first choice when in a VM, because it's a bit less of a heavyweight environment than KDE.

One of the things I really like about KDE is Dolphin, the GUI file manager. On those rare occasions that I find the GUI file manager to be desired, I like the way it does split screens, and the fact that it understands the 'fish://' nomenclature to browse remote filesystems.

I understand that you can get into flame wars when talking about a desktop environment, but I'm frankly happy that there are many alternatives available. Each person can use exactly what appeals most to them, without having any one perspective to force it's ideas of layout, and workflow upon everyone, (cough, Windows).

Now, if you want to get religious, lets talk about vi, and emacs!

14 posted on 05/22/2019 6:27:31 AM PDT by zeugma (Power without accountability is fertilizer for tyranny.)
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I gave up on KDE when Linux Mint quit offering it in Linux Mint Cinnamon 19 and 19.1. Cinnimon is GREAT and STABLE. For older machines Linux Mint Xfce works good.

Good Hunting... from Varmint Al

16 posted on 05/22/2019 7:20:56 AM PDT by Varmint Al
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