senectus
12-23-2000, 10:12 AM
Can someone please explain the diff between Xfree86 and KDE to me?
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klamath
12-23-2000, 10:26 AM
X basically provides a network transparent interface to the raw graphics hardware. The X API, called Xlib, is very low-level. However, X has no user interface - it just allows people to draw stuff to the screen more easily.
KDE is a desktop environment. This includes a window manager and other stuff. A window manager is basically the user interface. KDE sits on top of X, and draws the nice little stuff you see and interact with -- such as menus, task bars, the "desktop", etc.
Hopefully that's fairly clear. If I've made any mistakes, correct me please.
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KDE is a desktop environment. This includes a window manager and other stuff. A window manager is basically the user interface. KDE sits on top of X, and draws the nice little stuff you see and interact with -- such as menus, task bars, the "desktop", etc.
Hopefully that's fairly clear. If I've made any mistakes, correct me please.
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- Klamath
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