On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 07:31:16PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > Memory requirements of desktop environments, from > <http://linuxreviews.org/software/desktops/>: > > * XFCE 4: 128 MB > * Gnome 2: 384 MB > * KDE 3: 512 MB > > Gnome, and KDE are slow, and resource-hungry. Why not make something with > less bloat, like XFCE, as the default desktop environment in Debian? > Especially since nobody wants to spend money buying the most expensive > hardware. > Well, Debian has many choices, which allow its users to decide what they want. In fact, Debian released 3 different Etch installer iso files to make installing these 3 desktop environements easier. And since its installer is so flexible, you can choose not to install any desktop at all and then install what you want later. I just installed 'ude' and 'uwm' that are much lighter than those. You can also choose fwm or twm. But Debian realizes that most hardware is getting 'beefier' and folks like a 'rich' experience like gnome or kde offers and choose that. -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal |mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/| | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net | my NPO: cfsg.org | |join the new debian-community.org to help Debian! | |_______ Unless I ask to be CCd, assume I am subscribed _______|
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