From: "Hemmann, Volker Armin" <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] OT worth upgrading hardware ?
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 19:11:08 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200510021911.09111.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20051002135821.GA4406@waltdnes.org>
On Sunday 02 October 2005 15:58, Walter Dnes wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 02, 2005 at 08:12:56AM +0100, Dave S wrote
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a PIII 700Mhz, 256MB RAM, Finances are somewhat tight (read
> > that as very tight) but I could do with some more speed when playing
> > with python scripts + KDE can be a tad sluggish.
>
> Running a fat bloated resource-hogging "desktop" like GNOME or KDE
> means that you're wasting a lot of system resources on Windows-like
> eye-candy. Before spending any money, try switching to a lightweight WM
> (Window Manager) like "blackbox". If you want a "control panel" use the
> "fbpanel" app. You have to set things up manually, but things run a lot
> quicker. Note; you can run KDE and GNOME *APPLICATIONS* without running
> a GNOME or KDE *DESKTOP*.
>
> I run applications, not desktops.
some people like the fat,. bloated, eye-candy heavy desktops - especially full
experience of all components working together.
Not all people choose kde/gnome because of their looks, but because they WANT
a complete desktop environment.
btw - some time ago I let glxgears run on several wm - and it was the fastest
on kwin and integrity (both qt based) and slower on gtk-based wm...
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Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-10-02 7:12 [gentoo-user] OT worth upgrading hardware ? Dave S
2005-10-02 7:24 ` Hemmann, Volker Armin
2005-10-02 9:23 ` Folken
2005-10-02 12:46 ` Raphael Melo de Oliveira Bastos Sales
2005-10-02 12:59 ` Dave S
2005-10-02 13:58 ` Walter Dnes
2005-10-02 17:11 ` Hemmann, Volker Armin [this message]
2005-10-03 7:01 ` Christoph Gysin
2005-10-03 9:29 ` Jonathan Wright
2005-10-03 10:12 ` Matan Peled
2005-10-03 17:17 ` Hemmann, Volker Armin
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