Dave Howorth said... > On Tue, 2005-11-22 at 14:39 +0000, marc wrote: > > Ed Paris said... > > > * 320 MB of RAM > > > Would you advise me to run GNOME or KDE instead of staying with BASH? > > > > You can do all three, if you like. ssh is the traditional way to admin a > > server, but you might want to run a remote KDE/Gnome session on it, if > > that's what you are more comfortable with. I often do the latter on a > > few headless boxes that are locked away in a cold dark room. This > > behaviour can cause seizures in the "command line or die" brigade, so > > always wear dark glasses when doing so. > > The memory footprint of gnome or kde or X is considerably larger. That > might be a reason not to run them.
Sure, they can both drag a fair bit of chaff with them, but depending on the use of the box and the needs of the user(s), it might be the best choice. It's nice to be able to choose, though :-) -- Best, Marc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
