Re: Default Desktop Environment in Jessie
On Tue 24 Dec 2013 at 17:37:37 +0600, Muntasim-Ul-Haque wrote:
> Recently I've noticed hype regarding XFCE as the probable default
> desktop environment in Debian Jeesie. It's going to replace GNOME. But
> does it matter that much? I mean, GNOME would be a desktop environment
> option, if not default. What's the big deal about being the default DE?
> How much it differ being the default DE and being one of the DE?
Do you fancy a long read? The starting mail is at
http://lists.debian.org/20131024154048.GB26684@einval.com
Your "What's the big deal about being the default DE?" is discussed in
the sub-thread starting at
http://lists.debian.org/1382654354.1296.8.camel@heisenberg.scientia.net
The pre-Wheezy proposal to move from GNOME to Xfce was based on the
straightforward technical point that GNOME at the time would not fit on
the first CD. This was solved in a number of ways but since then the
situation has evolved to include other issues.
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