Lovely desktops minus the spyware!

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  1. Boycie
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    Boycie Senior Beer Tester

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    Just installed KDE as an alternative to Gnome on 6.06

    I think it makes a nice change. The desktops on offer from the server are beautiful!

    Keep up the good work boys :thumbleft
     
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    As I understand it, KDE is has had MS's much vaunted transparency for quite some time now, and with no high-powered video card required.

    I still prefer Gnome over KDE but KDE does have a lot of eye candy!
     
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    What distro you using boyce? KDE does seem *nicer* and more colourful but i prefer no GUI! :tongue
     
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    Yeah, i have always used Gnome too and found it very nice.
    What i really like is the fact you can choose either on log in :D
     
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  5. Boycie
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    6.06 Dapper (Ubuntu)
    oh, i wish i could use it without the GUI :tongue
     
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    Actually, there are at least a dozen different gui's you can install and use on a Linux machine. A computer with Linux isn't your old daddy's computer anymore.... :twisted: :D

    You're not in OZ anymore, Boyce. :biggrin
     
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    I agree! As for Oz, i have never been there sadly :cry:
     
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    I like a minimal GUI on my boxes.

    I have been using CTWM for years. It has the extra property of completely confusing visitors to my desk who can't 'read' it because the familiar Windows landmarks aren't there!

    Harry.
     
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    I will see how i *get on* with KDE. It is starting to look a bit like Linspire so could go back to Gnome!

    Simon
     
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    LOL. Sure you have. You have spent most of your computing life there. It's normally called WindOz. :twisted: :biggrin :D
     
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    I now feel very silly :biggrin
     
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