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Since my introduction to Linux in December, with Ubuntu 9.10 and Mint 7, I've also been experimenting with different distros and their default desktops in VM environments. Just experimenting, trying to teach myself new things.
In addition to the Ubuntu and Mint Gnome desktops, I'm also pretty fond of the OpenSUSE 11.2 KDE desktop, due to its professional appearsance; and the Zenwalk 6.2 X desktop is kinda cool with its level of graphical simplicity.
In greatly simplified terms, from the graphical perspective of a newbie observer/user, it seems the X desktop is the simplest, most "cartoon-like" in graphics; KDE is the most "polished" and sophisticated; with Gnome being somewhere in between. I can appreciate them all, for different reasons, but find myself partial to Gnome, prolly based on familiarity, rather than some sort of preference. But I wonder if I have the "correct" desktop environment for ME?
But that got me wondering...my observations are based on superficial appearances. I'm wondering if some of you Linux gurus can shed some light on what is "under the hood" for each of these desktop environments. Advantages and disadvantages of each? Which do you prefer, and why? Or is it truly just a matter of personal preference based on superficial appearances?
Just wondering...
In addition to the Ubuntu and Mint Gnome desktops, I'm also pretty fond of the OpenSUSE 11.2 KDE desktop, due to its professional appearsance; and the Zenwalk 6.2 X desktop is kinda cool with its level of graphical simplicity.
In greatly simplified terms, from the graphical perspective of a newbie observer/user, it seems the X desktop is the simplest, most "cartoon-like" in graphics; KDE is the most "polished" and sophisticated; with Gnome being somewhere in between. I can appreciate them all, for different reasons, but find myself partial to Gnome, prolly based on familiarity, rather than some sort of preference. But I wonder if I have the "correct" desktop environment for ME?
But that got me wondering...my observations are based on superficial appearances. I'm wondering if some of you Linux gurus can shed some light on what is "under the hood" for each of these desktop environments. Advantages and disadvantages of each? Which do you prefer, and why? Or is it truly just a matter of personal preference based on superficial appearances?
Just wondering...