On 16/08/14 18:28, Gary Dale wrote: > I've never been a fan of Gnome although this stems mainly from my > preference for Konqueror and Dolphin as file managers. They both have > options that I find very helpful, like actually listing the files you > are about to delete instead of just telling you how many have been > selected. > > It's a toss up as to which very useful programs integrate better with > what desktop. > > Most modern hardware can run either Gnome or KDE while older hardware > needs a lighter-weight alternative. I still have hardware like that and > have to use it regularly. > > The installer, to my way of thinking, should either go with the most > popular choice or give you the choice of desktop environments as part of > the install process. > > I'm fully in agreement, and am also a KDE adherent.
However, I think Gnome <spit> is the most popular DE, which is probably why the installer selects it by default. Which, in turn makes it the most popular <sigh>. Anyway, I think the installer should offer *all* the DEs. -- Tony van der Hoff | mailto:t...@vanderhoff.org Ariège, France | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/53ef8e74.1010...@vanderhoff.org
