Working with Linux on a PC 1622

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IOW you are giving your first impressions on a distro (or two) both running the Gnome desktop environment. First impressions are just that - first impressions. Still, nothing wrong with that.

Are you trying to sell a little FUD here? Compromises? The only 'compromise' is likely to be a lack of applications due to the limit in size.

So, we're not going to hear of any issues you have regarding speed?

The 'easiest' WM is KDE. KDE is also the most popular. Why are you looking at the second favourite? Maybe it was just chance you dl'ed two Gnome-based live disks.

Not sure what that means.

I don't think, in any review I might write, would I make 4 points about what I see when booting. I am simply not concerned. I prefer an all-text boot because if something goes wrong you can see where the problem lies.

Delete This Panel. Are you talking about something else?

Why is one app's behaviour indicative of anything more than that one app? I thought you was 'just talking about what I found, not about Linux in general'

One more thing - if I click on a picture to view it, am I concerned about what is and what is not written on the breastle bar. You are in Gnome, guess what, it uses Eye of Gnome to display pics. How novel.

Ooo a criticism of speed - '* Speed is not an issue'. Try installing it.

Don't play many games with the exception of two card games, Blackjack and Pysol. Quite like the old style asteroid games too, but, as I said, I don't play many games.

I have never read in cola anything about minimising-maximising by dragging. Just tried it and get the same result as you. Guess I'll just use the buttons like I have been doing for years and as I would if I was using any other OS.

Not sure why you are getting that. I don't. Look at NTP.

KDE rules for transparency.

You don't want borders but you want something to define where one window ends and another starts? Make up your mind.

Fonts? Glad they look good but, do you know you can make them even better? Look at Font (Preferences) in the Desktop Preferences-Control Centre - Monochrome, Best Shape, Best Contrast, Sub-pixel Smoothing.

Don't know what 'spring loaded folders' are. Just dragged a text file to a folder in my home - as it hovered near, the dir highlighted and the icon changed to an 'opened' folder icon. Two things confirming what you are about to do.

You changed network settings and no app will open while the dialog is still open? Sounds about right, to me. Particularly if the app loading routinely checks network status before starting. But why oh why would you keep the dialog open anyway? Are you looking for problems? Is that the point of your posts?

There are indeed a wealth of screensavers. One for everybody.

I don't think many of us here would be using a system where the app's don't work.

Application feature preference, that's all that is. I hear you - it should be on the Zoom Toolbar, but it isn't. Not exactly a biggie.

Your desktop looks how you want it to look. You are given the power to change the look, feel and behaviour of everything you see. Desktop Icons - no probs. 'Other goodies' has me at a loss. Every Linux distro has the same pool of features, ie Gnome not distro. The differences between distro's are likely to be minor and only be apparent during system config or package management. Gnome is Gnome. Unless one is 2.6 and the other is 2.8, then there are a few minor differences as you would expect in a higher point release.

Maybe so. It would be nice to have one style of dialog but, TBH, it's not a thing I'm going to lose sleep over.

'Wish I could be more positive about Linux'? I thought this was 'I am just talking about what I found, not about Linux in general'.

Gnome is the number two WM. Try using the number one choice. It might be better for you (and almost certainly better for any student you might ply Linux on).

FWIW I use Gnome 2.8. It is the first Gnome I have been comfortable enough with to use by choiceinstead of KDE. KDE is the best-easiest way to learn. Gnome-Xfce-Fluxbox et al are there when you are ready.

Give a full Mandrake-KDE install a whirl. You know, Mandrake, the most popular distro using the most popular Window Manager. Look forward to your report :-)