What is your favorite desktop enviroment?

[superlinuxguru]

I was just wondering what everybodys fav. desktop enviroment is, like KDE and GNOME, Enlightenment, Etc. Tell me your favorite enviroments.

[StarbuckZero]

I jump between KDE and GNOME... But I mainly use KDE... But then again I want to try out the new version of GNOME. Then again it's all about choice.. That's one of the many things about Linux that I like.

[gcb]

blackbox!

[scott_R]

I flip-flop as well. Gnome's great for all it's settings and toys, but a little buggy at times. KDE is relatively stable, but lacks many of the options that gnome offers.

For me, it all depends on what I'm doing. If I'm doing serious work, usually kde, partly because it's stable, partly because I can use the computer without getting bogged down by eye candy. For experimenting, or showing linux to friends, I'll usually use gnome, because I can do a lot of the dumb things that they waste money on in windows, for free.

As far as programs included in the desktop, it's the same deal. KDE is stable, gnome has the newest, flashiest stuff, at least as far as I've seen.

[David Dorward]

I don't like DEs myself, I run aewm.

Screen Shots (http://david.us-lot.org/linux-screen.php)

[evilcartman]

KDE works great for me :)

[z0mbix]

:cool:{::Blackbox::} (http://blackbox.alug.org) :cool:

[CP]

I'd have to go for Blackbox as well.

[mrBen]

A couple of weeks ago I would probably have said KDE. I still think it's a great DE, but at the moment I am enjoying Blackbox.

(I also have a wee soft spot for XFce)

[Dark Ninja]

KDE works pretty good for me. Since I've upgraded to the newest version, it's much faster, and much more stable.


Dark Ninja

[Jomboni]

I just downloaded Ximian Gnome and it's realllllllly nice. Galleon doesn't want to work, but other than that it's great, and I'll work on getting Galleon running.

I'm going to check out Blackbox, IceWm, and Enlightenment sometime soon.

[danrees]

Blackbox is indeed a fantastic WM, and is a must for all systems.

I usually use GNOME on my main system, and Blackbox on my slow system (because of its lightness and speed).

Jomboni - use RedCarpet to download the newest Galeon - this usually fixes most problems.

[Jomboni]

That's actually what I'm doing now... well, at this moment I'm using it to get the RH 7.2 updates that they've made since it was released, but then I'm getting other stuff, including Galleon.

[Dark Ninja]

Since so many people liked BlackBox, I decided to try it out.

In terms of speed it is AMAZING. Leaves KDE in the dust.

In terms of configurability - sucks. Badly. Because I like the speed so much (and the small overhead) I'm going to try to figure out some of the configurability options later. (Like...just simple things like locking the desktop would be nice. Or...where the heck do my programs go when I minimize them?)

Okay...just thought I'd share that. :-) It is nice, though.


Dark Ninja

P.S. Oh yeah - background. I'd like a normal background...

[inkedmn]

Originally posted by cheeky_zombie:
<STRONG> :cool:{::Blackbox::} (http://blackbox.alug.org) :cool:</STRONG>

hell yes.

[teeitup]

n terms of configurability - sucks. Badly. Because I like the speed so much (and the small overhead) I'm going to try
to figure out some of the configurability options later. (Like...just simple things like locking the desktop would be
nice. Or...where the heck do my programs go when I minimize them?)

You need toolbox. Style editor for Blackbox.
I'm not sure where to get it.
Debian makes it available via apt-get.

Blackbox can easily be altered using a text editor. Having a working third button makes it easier to move from workspace to workspace and to bring back iconized apps.

Debian + Blackbox = :cool:

[Ludootje]

KDE with IceWM as my windowmanager

[Warheart]

I starte using blackbox too, amazing speed, I replaced Kde2 with blackbox because apart from beeing slow, I found it buggy.
You can dowmload toolbox from tucows

[chikn]

Ximian Gnome at work and I bounce around at home between Blackbox and WindowMaker

[thor420]

Blackbox (and get bbconf for easy config)

[Dark Ninja]

Wow. Okay...me thinks that BlackBox is going to permanently stay on me computer. Very very kickass.

Thanks!

(BBCONF is better than toolbox, I think. More configure options.)


Dark Ninja

[Nekopa]

Enlightenment has been the best for me so far. I want to try blackbox soon, but I do love E. One of my main reasons for sticking with E is because I have heard rumours that version 17 will support dragging windows between desktops on different monitors. (I have Linux up and running with two monitors at the moment and it rules :D )

Now, quick question, is blackbox still being actively developed?

Lee

[Shelly]

Well, I should have known this would happen to me. I am brand new to Linux and saw that a majority of you guys are running Blackbox, so I decided I would give it a try. I downloaded the latest tar from their site (0.61.1 I believe) and extracted to home/shelly/blackbox-0.61.1 I then went to the command line and went to this folder, and typed ./configure like the instructions said. This is what I got:

loading cache ./configure.cache
checking for a BSD compatible install . /usr/bin/install -c
checking for build environment is sane ..yes
"" whether make sets ${MAKE} ... no
"" for waking aclecal...missing
"" for autoconf...missing
"" for automake...missing
"" for autoheader...missing
"" for makeinfo...missing
checking for gcc...no
checking for gc...no
configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $path

Ok, like I said, I am a newb. Am I trying to configure it in the wrong directory? Does it matter that I am in the home directory?

[Dark Ninja]

You haven't installed any of the compilation programs that would compile the source code (which is what comes in .tar.gz files). So, in effect, you won't be able to install any new programs in that method.

You need to install gcc, cc, and...well...it's just a good idea to install development programs. :D

BTW - RPM is very quick and clean, if you don't mind using that. I'd still recommend on getting GCC on your system, though. Kind of hard to live without.


Dark Ninja

[DebianGirl]

My favourites would have to be Enlightenment and EFM. i wouldnt be without them!

[bdg1983]

You may as well combine this with the same question asked in Desktop Managers (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=002284) by another member.

[M8ram]

Hi,

I've installed both KDE and Gnome, I would like to try Blackbox combined with KDE...

At the moment I am experiencing some probs with KDE, I messed up something, don't even remember just what I did -must try to do one thing at a time :)...

Now the panel of one of my regular users disappears as soon as I move my mouse over it, it reappears after the first time, but doesn't anymore after that...

I had the same problem in my root account, but somehow, the panel is back OK there...

When trying to relaunch the panel I opened a command line (ALT+F2) and typed "panel" (I tried this in both the regular user and the root user account) but that launched the Gnome-panel, so now whenever I log in as root, I get an error message about running a Gnome app under a non-Gnome WM...


So could anybody tell me where the config-files or so for KDE are, perhaps I can figure something out then...


I am still running KDE mostly though, as you can probably tell, I still new to this, so I haven't used much else yet...

[X_console]

When you minimize a program in Blackbox, you can see it by middle clicking. Or you can download the Blackbox taskbar patch which makes the taskbar act like KDE/GNOME and shows you the minimzed window tabs.

[Dark Ninja]

How about a screen lock through BlackBox? Seems to be missing that too? (Something that is definitely required due to my job.)


Dark Ninja