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I started with KDE, but found that was a little too "in-the-way" for me. Now I use fluxbox because its design is very simplistic and straightforward. Not to mention that I don't have to click some silly "K" icon to get the menu (I'm not sure if you can edit the menu in KDE or GNOME, but one text file does everything for Flux ^^).

Blackbox all the way. If Blackbox is not available I use KDE. GNOME would be my last choice.

I prefer KDE coze it's most comfortable. Also it looks greater than Gnome.

I using KDE. very nice

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Alecsandro

KDE Rulz !

I use KDE, but mostly because that's just what I've always used. Gnome's alright, I don't have any problems with it, but I'm just more comfortable in KDE.
I haven't tried any others like Fluxbox or Blackbox.

i like gnome very simply, and customizable

It depends on what i'm doing:

Server: No x at all, it's a waste.
my box: Latest and greates, I'll be installing and trying the new gnome soon.
Users: gnome, the moe i give them the more they break.

In the past KDE, now i use fluxbox as window manager and rox-filer as file manager (very light but complete).
KDE and gnome are becoming too heavy and M$ windows like style.
I don't need pretty icons nor psychedelic wallpapers, but functionality and speed, so fluxbox is the right choice for me.
BerniE

I prefer my wm to be light and fast, using xfce currently, but thinking of switching back to fluxbox.

I don't need a big graphical interface. KDE & Gnome take too ressources.

I use window maker which have the fonctionalities I need (multi desktop, and window management).

I tried KDE with Suse, and i found it too slow...then i switched to Gnome with Ubuntu and I'm happy about it. I think it's just a matter of "needs". I don't need special effects or something else, I just want my OS to be fast, and more fast.

I used Gnome on FC4 and Ubuntu 5.10. Now I use KDE on Slack and I can say that Gnome is better for me ... KDE is too Windows-like.

DrgbGT wrote:I tried KDE with Suse, and i found it too slow...then i switched to Gnome with Ubuntu and I'm happy about it. I think it's just a matter of "needs". I don't need special effects or something else, I just want my OS to be fast, and more fast.

Absolutely the same here.
Gnome is what I need.

plazmus wrote:My first window manager was FVWM, then I switched to Windowmaker and finally fluxbox. KDE and Gnome were later.

man you are full of it
People i know usually go the other way as they learn more about Linux. People start from easy big and attractive windowmanagers and when they see other ones they have a choice.
stick with KDE and enjoy the long load time
give up the eye candy and use a minimalistic wm with small memory footprint that loads in no time.
In my opinion there in no reason to use big wm's unless you just migrated to linux from ms

DrgbGT wrote:I tried KDE with Suse, and i found it too slow...then i switched to Gnome with Ubuntu and I'm happy about it. I think it's just a matter of "needs". I don't need special effects or something else, I just want my OS to be fast, and more fast.

I concur!