1. Gnome is not a replacement for X, nor a Window Manager. You need both X and a window manager (any one will work, but some, like WindowMaker or Enlightenment, provides additional functionalities to work seamlessly with gnome). Gnome is a desktop environment, that means that it provides an integrated and consistent environment for the applications. As a user, you can expect gnome to provide lot of desktop utilities (notepad, calculator, games, clendar, etc.) and a consistent behavior and look between applications.
2. For the kernel, there is no big differences between using .deb or tarball sources, since there is a utility (make-kpkg) to create a binary package from the tarball. But for other packages, no such script exists and if you compile and install a software directly from the tarball, you will lose all the advantages provided by the debian package manager (easy deinstall and upgrade, or conflict resolution for example). Florian. David Densmore wrote: > > 1. Is Gnome a window manager for X, or is it a replacement for X? > (or it it something else?) > > 2. What is the advantage of using a kernel source package in .deb > format as opposed to a generic kernel source in tar.gz format? > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
