[OT] KDE vs. Gnome (was: Is Linux Unix? (KDE))

Tue Jun 1 19:07:01 2004

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> > It's not just your iMac. KDE is even slow on a dual 
> hyperthreading Xeon....
> I wonder what was slow with the dual hyperthreading and kde? How much 
> ram did you have ? Perhaps you can mention some kde apps that 
> are slow (to 
> open) and I can try it/them out for reference.

Well, it's all relative, isn't it? I run mostly KDE on that box (1GB RAM,
Gentoo, 2.4 kernel, nVidia GeForce w/GLX, dual 2GHz). It runs okay. But
considering the massive firepower of those CPUs, it's pretty similar to the
performance I see on Gnome on my Dell PowerEdge 600SC, 1.6GB RAM, 1.8GHz
Celeron, 2.6 kernel with its cruddy ATI Rage XL graphics.

I've been using KDE and Gnome for a few years now but have been turning away
from KDE because it's been bloatware for my taste. Gnome was the most I was
able to tolerate and even then, only the latest incarnations met my <ahem>
discerning levels of usability.

You're absolutely right about the latest updates. I think they must have
tweaked some of the interface code because it's noticeably more peppy.

> I have a dual powermac g5 and kde 3.2.2 and I'm quite impressed 
> on the whole (btw I have 512 MB ram). I noticed a good 
> improvement going 
> from kde 3.2.0 to 3.2.2 in terms of how long apps took before 
> they opened.
> 
> Anyway, that's my 2 pennies worth :-)
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&gt; &gt; It's not just your iMac. KDE is even slow =
on a dual 
 &gt; hyperthreading Xeon....
 &gt; I wonder what was slow with the dual =
hyperthreading and kde? How much 
 &gt; ram did you have ? Perhaps you can mention some =
kde apps that 
 &gt; are slow (to 
 &gt; open) and I can try it/them out for =
reference.

Well, it's all relative, isn't it? I run mostly KDE =
on that box (1GB RAM, Gentoo, 2.4 kernel, nVidia GeForce w/GLX, dual =
2GHz). It runs okay. But considering the massive firepower of those =
CPUs, it's pretty similar to the performance I see on Gnome on my Dell =
PowerEdge 600SC, 1.6GB RAM, 1.8GHz Celeron, 2.6 kernel with its cruddy =
ATI Rage XL graphics.

I've been using KDE and Gnome for a few years now but =
have been turning away from KDE because it's been bloatware for my =
taste. Gnome was the most I was able to tolerate and even then, only =
the latest incarnations met my &lt;ahem&gt; discerning levels of =
usability.

You're absolutely right about the latest updates. I =
think they must have tweaked some of the interface code because it's =
noticeably more peppy.

&gt; I have a dual powermac g5 and kde 3.2.2 and I'm =
quite impressed 
 &gt; on the whole (btw I have 512 MB ram). I noticed =
a good 
 &gt; improvement going 
 &gt; from kde 3.2.0 to 3.2.2 in terms of how long =
apps took before 
 &gt; they opened.
 &gt; 
 &gt; Anyway, that's my 2 pennies worth :-)
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