Gregory Martin Pfeil on Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:44:40 -0500 (EST)


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Re: GNOME Question??


On Wed, 17 Mar 1999, David L. Martin wrote:
> 
> Kde is another one, what?

KDE is another desktop environment.  Basically, GNOME and KDE add
extra functionality and interoperability to X.  Stuff like
drag-and-drop and icons on the root window and other nifty things.

> Kde is a desktop correct?

If you mean a window manager, no.  KDE _has_ a window manager called
kwm, but you do not have to use kwm to use KDE stuff.  The KDE people
haven't made that very clear.

> Is gnome exclusive of Kde or independent?

Independent.  Use both.  Choose whichever you like better as your
desktop environment.  I put KDE on newbie boxes, and they prefer it to
Windows.  I'm a GNOME person myself.

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