well explained salamat bossI'll try to explain po sa pinaka simplest form Eto po yung tinatawag na Desktop Enviroment sa Linux. Kung napansin mo sa Windows or sa Mac OS after mo sila iinstall yun na yun. Stuck ka na dun at yun lang ang gagamitin mo. Sa Linux marami kang pagpipilian. May KDE, Xfce and LXDE, isa lang to sa mga popular na Desktop Environment nila. Isa din yung Gnome which is added by Jeanh
Ano pinagkaiba nila? Pare pareho lang silang Desktop Environment. Let's say sila yung design na makikita mo everytime mag login ka sa Linux machine mo. Pwedeng gumamit ka ng Gnome which is pinaka maarte nila kunyari na design. KDE kung gusto mo ng ibang features. Yung Xfce naman tsaka LXDE ay kilala sa pagiging light weight nila. So di mo need ng mamahaling machine para mag run to. Simpleng taskbar lang at walang fancy ewan para i run sila. Depende sa taste, depende sa mood.
ah. bale interface lang pala yung pagkakaiba nila...ok naintindihan ko na po..hehe salamat sa thread na to
Very very very well explained. Thank you so much. Sa tagal ko sa linux platform dami ko pa rin natutunan sayo. thanksWhat is the difference between Gnome, KDE, Xfce & LXDE
In Linux, there are so many choices, and this includes the desktop environments and window managers. Four of the most popularYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in Linux areYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.,You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.,You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., andYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. All four offer sophisticated point-and-clickYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., which are on par with the desktop environments found inYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. andYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
When you ask different people which of these four is best, you will likely get many different answers. So which is the best between GNOME, KDE, Xfce, and LXDE? Well... it is largely a matter of opinion. Plus, the capabilities of your computer hardware can also be important in deciding. For example, users with older computers will be better served to choose Xfce or LXDE, while users with newer hardware can get more desktop effects by choosing GNOME or KDE. My recommendation would be to try all four of these desktop environments and decide for yourself which one works best for you. GNOME, KDE, Xfce, and LXDE are all excellent, and to varying degrees, each can be customized in a number of ways.
My personal favorite is GNOME 2.x which is slowly being replaced by GNOME 3. Although, (very fortunately), GNOME 2.x is still being kept alive inYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and some other distros. Of the most recent desktop environments, my favorite is the newly-released Xfce 4.8.
A Brief Description of GNOME, KDE, Xfce, and LXDE:
You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. - Currently, GNOME (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. Network Object Model Environment) is in the process of transitioning from version 2.x (which is still used by a large number of distros that offer GNOME) to version 3, which was recently released. Beginning withYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. 11.04, there is also the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that runs on top of GNOME 2.x. So basically, GNOME at the moment finds itself in three major manifestations: the old GNOME 2.x, the new GNOME 3, and Unity. Both GNOME 3 and Unity (in my opinion) are moves toward more aesthetically pleasing, yet in some ways more cumbersome desktops.
While this is my opinion, GNOME 3 and Unity are nice overall and should appeal to many people. It should be mentioned that GNOME has a wealth of applications which are designed for its desktop, but they can also be used in the other desktop environments as well; You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. to see a list of them. Linux Mint, Ubuntu, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. are major Linux distros which use GNOME in their main editions. What following are descriptions of GNOME 2.x, GNOME 3, and Unity.
GNOME 2.x
Now in the process of becoming the "old school" GNOME, 2.x has dualYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., known as "You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.." One panel is located at the top of the screen in the form of a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., and an additional panel is found at the bottom of the screen. Because of this, some people would say that GNOME 2.x more closely resembles the Mac OS X operating system in appearance than it does Microsoft Windows. While this may be true in its default settings, GNOME 2.x can be configured to more closely resemble Windows.
Regarding system resource usage, GNOME 2.x requires less RAM but more CPU than GNOME 3, and less RAM and CPU than Unity or KDE but more than Xfce or LXDE. GNOME 2.x has aYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. at the left of the menu bar (top panel) which is very simple and easy to use. Unfortunately, this extremely nice menu does not exist in either GNOME 3 or Unity. GNOME 2.x is still my favorite desktop and it pains me to see it potentially fade into the sunset. It is my personal hope that it will be kept alive and/orYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. So far, Linux Mint has succeeded in keeping GNOME 2.x alive.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
Recommended System Requirements for GNOME 2.x:
Required RAM
384 MB
Required CPU
800 MHz
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GNOME 3
The newly released GNOME 3 is a drastic change from the "classic" GNOME 2.x. While GNOME 3 is fairly intuitive, for someone who is accustomed to GNOME 2.x, or any other desktop environment for that matter, there will still be a considerable amount of adjustment. In GNOME 3, there is only one panel located at the top of the desktop, and there is no longer a traditional menu. To open programs, users click on "Activities" found on the left side of the panel, which then gives the options of a program launcher that appears on the left side of the desktop, an "Applications" option found on the upper left part of the desktop (which is the closest thing to a menu), or they can search for programs using the search box on the upper right of the desktop. Additionally, when clicking on "Activities," a desktop switcher appears on the right side of the desktop.
Another change involves the buttons on the windows. In GNOME 2.x, and practically every other desktop environment or window manager, there are at least three buttons found at the top of each window: one to exit the window, one to maximize the window, and one to minimize the window. However, in GNOME 3, there is only one button which is used to exit the window, which really takes some getting used to. Overall though, GNOME 3 is a very simple, clean, and visually pleasing desktop, but it is also quite cumbersome.
Recommended System Requirements for GNOME 3:
Required RAM
768 MB
Required CPU
400 MHz
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Editor’s note: A PCLinuxOS version of GNOME 3.x is currently being worked on.
Unity
Originally designed byYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for use onYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., Unity is now the default desktop in Ubuntu 11.04. There is still the option, however, to run the "Classic" GNOME 2.x desktop environment, which requires less system resources and has more flexibility than Unity. Also, Unity requires more system resources than GNOME 3 or KDE, not to mention all of the other popular Linux desktop environments. In Unity, there is one panel and it is always at the top of the desktop. Additionally, there is aYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.-like program launcher which is always on the left side of the desktop. In appearance, Unity very much resembles a Mac OS X desktop where the dock has been positioned on the left side.
One issue I personally have with Unity is that it does not have a "traditional" menu like GNOME 2.x, although users can right-click on the "Applications" icon found on the program launcher to find something that resembles a menu. Another way to access programs in Unity is by clicking on the Ubuntu symbol found on the left side of the panel. This opens up a box where users can type in the name of desired programs to open them. Unity, in my opinion, seems less cumbersome than GNOME 3 in some respects, but it still feels awkward at times. Despite this, Unity, like GNOME 3, is very simple, clean, and visually pleasing.
Recommended System Requirements for Unity:
Required RAM
1 GB
Required CPU
1 GHz
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