Well, I'm a bit confused..

[trondjac]

Hello mint people.

I've been using mint for a year now. But still a newbie here... I'm thinking about the different editions.
You have the gnome edition which I use, and the KDE edition, you even Fluxbox and the XFCE edition. What is the different things about these editions?

1. Can I use the same programs as I use under gnome?
2. Is it as easy to install as Linuxmint gome?
3. Is there any negative things with the other editions compared to gnome?

As you can see form my questions, I dont know much about the linux universe (yet), I hope you can enlighten me

Thanks!

[Fred]

trondjac,

In Linux there are several... many desktop environments to choose from. None are necessarily better than the others. It is a matter of personal preference as to which you use. KDE and Gnome are the two most popular and are full featured desktops. They also have the largest foot print and memory requirements. Fluxbox and XFCE don't require as much space or resources and are generally faster on comparable equipment. Though they don't have the features that KDE and Gnome do. They take a more minimalist approach and are better for older, low resource equipment.

Mint's main focus has been the Gnome desktop. Probably because that is what Clem, the lead developer, prefers and knows best. Mint also has recently put more effort into the community editions, especially the KDE version that Boo has done such a great job on. The others are coming along nicely too.

Hopefully that has enlightened you a little bit anyway.

Fred

[trondjac]

Hi Fred,

Thanks for the feedback, you surly enlightend me
So, since I'm not on a low end system (thats what I think...) I should stay with gnome then.

I might try them out.. Do they come in live-cds... hmm, must find out ! Thanks again Fred!

[GrayWizardLinux]

Hey Fred, Nice to see you around. I haven't seen you lately and was wondering how you were doing?