Re: Bloat in desktop environments
On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 07:31:16PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote:
> Memory requirements of desktop environments, from
> <http://linuxreviews.org/software/desktops/>:
>
> * XFCE 4: 128 MB
> * Gnome 2: 384 MB
> * KDE 3: 512 MB
>
> Gnome, and KDE are slow, and resource-hungry. Why not make something with
> less bloat, like XFCE, as the default desktop environment in Debian?
> Especially since nobody wants to spend money buying the most expensive
> hardware.
>
Well, Debian has many choices, which allow its users to decide what they
want. In fact, Debian released 3 different Etch installer iso files to
make installing these 3 desktop environements easier. And since its
installer is so flexible, you can choose not to install any desktop at
all and then install what you want later. I just installed 'ude' and
'uwm' that are much lighter than those. You can also choose fwm or twm.
But Debian realizes that most hardware is getting 'beefier' and folks
like a 'rich' experience like gnome or kde offers and choose that.
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