Re: Is There a Downside to Trying a Different a Desktop (eg Gnome/KDE)?

wdoe999@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I would like to try a few different desktops, but I'm wondering if
there is a downside.
What I'm getting at is... I notice that when compiling applications,
the app will compile differently based on what desktop is installed on
the machine.
If I install a new desktop, will I have to recompile a bunch of apps?
If I install a bunch of desktops, will future compiles of applications
end up bloated (ie - should I not keep unused desktops around and erase
them)?
Thanks.


As far as I'm concerned, unless disk space is really tight, having more than one desktop environment is a plus. I use Gnome as a rule, but there are specific KDE apps that I really like (and that I can run from Gnome if enough of the KDE stuff is installed). I particularly like Kate, KDE's code editor. Gedit doesn't come close to Kate's functionality, hilighting, indent following, etc. I use joe from a console and Kate if I'm working in a gui. I Also really like the KDE crontab editor for quickly scheduling backups and other interval-oriented tasks. I don't necessarily install everything from either desktop, but pick and choose as I can. My total disk usage with both Gnome and KDE, OpenOffice Calc and Writer and a host of other applications is just over 4 Gig.

....kurt
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