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#1
#2

if gnome3 crashes for you, a fork of gnome3 probably will too

#3

i doubt it, i mean you could try but its just a shel replacement like unity isnt it?

#4

Bleh, just use XFCE4, I gave gnome3 a go as well, I like gnome 2 more than XFCE but XFCE more than gnome 3.

#5

LXDE

#6

I was a huge fan of KDE 3.5, but as support was dropped and the KDE 4.X series continued to improve and get better, I ended up moving to that. I’m running Kubuntu Oneiric on all of my desktop/laptop computers now without any real problems. (using KDE 4.7.3)

#7

I’ve always liked GNOME 2, but a lot of people don’t. I’m still running 11.04 so the stock GNOME 2 doesn’t look absolutely hideous.

#8

[quote=“Omer_, post:3, topic:428557”][quote author=Moparisthebest link=topic=531247.msg3882537#msg3882537 date=1326155485]
I was a huge fan of KDE 3.5, but as support was dropped and the KDE 4.X series continued to improve and get better, I ended up moving to that. I’m running Kubuntu Oneiric on all of my desktop/laptop computers now without any real problems. (using KDE 4.7.3)
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I tried Kubuntu, sound doesn’t work for some reason.[/quote]

I’ve never had that problem, did you try to fix it? (was the volume turned up?)

#9

[quote=“Moparisthebest, post:8, topic:428554”][quote author=Omer_ link=topic=531247.msg3883410#msg3883410 date=1326237703]

I tried Kubuntu, sound doesn’t work for some reason.
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I’ve never had that problem, did you try to fix it? (was the volume turned up?)[/quote]

Wait, isn’t Kubuntu just the exact same but with a different desktop environment? So why would that effect sound? I was always under the impression you could install KDE into ubunutu and you’d effectively have the choice of both.

#10

[quote=“Greeny, post:9, topic:428554”][quote author=Moparisthebest link=topic=531247.msg3883784#msg3883784 date=1326256534]

I’ve never had that problem, did you try to fix it? (was the volume turned up?)
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Wait, isn’t Kubuntu just the exact same but with a different desktop environment? So why would that effect sound? I was always under the impression you could install KDE into ubunutu and you’d effectively have the choice of both.[/quote]

That is true, but I’m not sure if Kubuntu uses a different sound sub-system than Ubuntu, it used to be that way. I’m thinking maybe it was just turned down or muted.

#11

alsamixer
lolololo

#12

[quote=“Omer_, post:4, topic:428557”]No, it was all the way up, not muted.
I had this problem with GNOME, but I could just go into System->Preferences->Sound and adjust the volume and other settings. With KDE, I have no idea how.

Also, MITB (since you know much about KDE), how can I remove all GNOME applications (e.g Transmission, gedit) so that only my KDE applications (e.g Kate, KTorrent) remain?[/quote]

The sound applet thing should be in the bottom-right corner, a little speaker. If not, regardless of Display Manager you can always open a terminal and use the ‘alsamixer’ command to adjust sound.

As to removing GNOME or anything else, go here:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purekde

#13

openbox or fluxbox

#14

I favored KDE 3.x more than GNOME, but when 4.x was released, most everything was broken lol. So I tried GNOME, then GNOME3 appeared, and it was a bigger pain to use than KDE4, so now I use XFCE, I love simplicity, so if op favors simplicity as opposed to aesthetics, then a minimalistic de would be best, I normally run memory intensive apps as well, so the memory usage xfce, coupled with its simplicity, really complete it for me :P.

#15
#16

[quote=“light-232, post:14, topic:428554”][quote author=Moparisthebest link=topic=531247.msg3882537#msg3882537 date=1326155485]
I was a huge fan of KDE 3.5, but as support was dropped and the KDE 4.X series continued to improve and get better, I ended up moving to that. I’m running Kubuntu Oneiric on all of my desktop/laptop computers now without any real problems. (using KDE 4.7.3)
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I favored KDE 3.x more than GNOME, but when 4.x was released, most everything was broken lol. So I tried GNOME, then GNOME3 appeared, and it was a bigger pain to use than KDE4, so now I use XFCE, I love simplicity, so if op favors simplicity as opposed to aesthetics, then a minimalistic de would be best, I normally run memory intensive apps as well, so the memory usage xfce, coupled with its simplicity, really complete it for me :P.[/quote]
xfce isn’t even simple nor lightweight anymore
just use a wm, or if you really want a de, use lxde
that is if you’re looking for high levels of customisability and simplicity

#17

[quote=“SpeedIsMeh, post:16, topic:428554”][quote author=light-232 link=topic=531247.msg3890818#msg3890818 date=1326838392]

I favored KDE 3.x more than GNOME, but when 4.x was released, most everything was broken lol. So I tried GNOME, then GNOME3 appeared, and it was a bigger pain to use than KDE4, so now I use XFCE, I love simplicity, so if op favors simplicity as opposed to aesthetics, then a minimalistic de would be best, I normally run memory intensive apps as well, so the memory usage xfce, coupled with its simplicity, really complete it for me :P.
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xfce isn’t even simple nor lightweight anymore
just use a wm, or if you really want a de, use lxde
that is if you’re looking for high levels of customisability and simplicity[/quote]
Are you sure? Its alot simpler than gnome 2.

#18

lightweight de is an oxymoron

#19

Cinnamon looks nice, but I have yet to try it.