[NTLUG:Discuss] GUI recomendations

[Jay Urish]

Thomas Cameron wrote:
>>I know this will probably touch off a small flame war,
>>
>>As I get closer to dumping WinBlows and going 100% Linux, I am
>>confronted with a myriad of choices for my X environment.
>>
>>So far I have lightly looked at
>>
>>KDE
>>
>>Gnome
>>
>>WindowMaker
>>
>>Enlightenment
>>
>>
>>I have used KDE before and am just temped to go with the tried and true.
>>
>>
>>Do the others offer features that are to die for?
>>
>>Any input would be helpful
> 
> 
> It really depends on what you need.  If you are just looking for a
> lightweight WM to launch a bunch of xterms, then you could use something
> like XFCE.  If you want a really sexy eye-candy look, then GNOME is
> probably an option.  If you want lots of functionality, KDE is great.
> 
> It just depends on what you want.


I am looking for eye candy and ease of use.. I want to be able to easily 
add x-apps.



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