KDE or Gnome

We’ve seen it discussed many a time before, but I’m really no longer too sure which I prefer, KDE or Gnome. Why do I have to choose? I’ve decided to use the one that is the default with the particular flavour of Linux I use, which is Fedora, although I still have the other installed, just for completeness.

Just while we’re on the subject of Linux. I’ve just installed Fedora Core 6 on my laptop, and been blown away by the progress that it has made in the past couple of years. It’s almost user friendly! The much talked about Compiz (or in my case Beryl) is simply stunning, whilst improvements in the general look and feel of Gnome and KDE make it much more user friendly. There have been problems before with hardware compatibility, but from the box (or DVD), sound, touchpad, VGA, LAN, and bluetooth were working nicely. Wireless took a little tweak to have working shortly afterwards (Firmware for the ipw2100 was required). I shall check later this evening to see if video works ok, but given that I’ve already made my way through an excellent FAQ, I’m sure it already will be.

I guess all Linux needs now is Office and Photoshop! (Yes, I know about wine and crossover).