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KDE or GNOME: for garphics intensive apps
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Hi all,
I am trying to build a Linux machine for graphic designing and video editing. Of GNOME and KDE, please help me choose one for best visual detail and efficient use of the hardware.
I am trying to build a Linux machine for graphic designing and video editing. Of GNOME and KDE, please help me choose one for best visual detail and efficient use of the hardware.
They are just desktops
The actual drawing is carried out by something called "x" (usually x.org nowadays) so you shouldnt notice any differences.
Personally i like Gnome though.
The actual drawing is carried out by something called "x" (usually x.org nowadays) so you shouldnt notice any differences.
Personally i like Gnome though.
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the new KDE 4 looks kind of cool, you can little widgets on the desktop, but in my opinion, gnome uses less system resources.
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Yes, I run a debian system with gnome (im using the latest versions) and it uses between 50 and 200mb ram - just a bit better than windows XP
Debian + Gnome runs well on my pentium 3 with 384mb ram for websurfing, typing, email etc... (about the same as XP would)
That probably means you are used to macs in which case GNOME would be the easiest for you (its quite maccish, whereas KDE is vistaish)
Debian + Gnome runs well on my pentium 3 with 384mb ram for websurfing, typing, email etc... (about the same as XP would)
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KDE is windowsish, but there's many other desktop enviornments out there, like xfce, or beryl, compiz, etc
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XFCE is nice (very like the mac)
beryl and compiz arernt desktops anyway, there window managers
beryl and compiz arernt desktops anyway, there window managers
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Dreamlinux, ships with blender3d the gimp and the dvd codecs straight out the box. I'm not sure about video editing though. But then I suppose it doesn't matter what linux flavour you're using cos most of the things you need can be installed.
If you're coming from a mac it has similarites.
http://www.dreamlinux.com.br/
If you're coming from a mac it has similarites.
http://www.dreamlinux.com.br/
Last edited by iamthwee; Sep 13th, 2007 at 3:46 pm.
Im pretty sure that Dreamlinux has APT so you can always download it
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I like evilwm ;-p (icewm is nice if you want a tradtional(read: windows like) wm)
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