On 17 May 2007, Me wrote: > On May 17, 10:10 am, "Masatran, R. Deepak" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Memory requirements of desktop environments, from > > <http://linuxreviews.org/software/desktops/>: > > > > * XFCE 4: 128 MB > > * Gnome 2: 384 MB > > * KDE 3: 512 MB > > KDE does not require 512 MB of memory to run well. That URL you cited > seems laughable to me; there is no real data, no testing, etc. KDE > itself, without actual apps running, can take up about 80 MB of > memory. From there, it just depends on how many apps you run at the > same time, which is true of any situation. And remember that when you > use KDE apps, those libs are shared among all of them. > > I don't think it would be a good idea to choose the least capable DE > for the default in Debian. I think KDE should be the default, but > that's just me. >
I suppose that many people come to Linux from Windows and so are looking for something that looks more or less like what they are used to. When I got a new laptop recently I tried out both KDE and Gnome for a bit. I preferred Gnome but didn't really see any point in using it, so I reverted, as usual, to Icewm. This is not because of lack of memory (1 GB) but simply because it allows me to work without clutter or fuss. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
