desktoplinux.com — According to DesktopLinux.com's just completed survey, the number of Desktop Linux users has more than doubled in the past year, and Ubuntu remains their Linux distribution of choice. Of significance, Ubuntu's growing prominence has made GNOME surpass KDE as the most popular desktop environment.
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sirhomerAug 23, 2007
Yes but the foundation they are putting down for KDE4 is going to put GNOME to shame. It'll be a year after KDE4 is released tho until it will be utilized to it's potential, I think.
ardklgAug 23, 2007
I agree wholeheatedly. Where Ubuntu/Kubuntu would not easily install in the partition I wanted, and I never could get the wireless in my old eMachines laptop to work, PCLinuxOS 2007 handled both tasks with ease.Nothing against Ubuntu - if it works for you, great. But PCLinuxOS is the distro that is convincing me I can make the switch from Windows as my primary OS, and simply run a virtual Win2K machine for the few apps that don't yet have an equal in Linux (Photoshop CS, CorelDraw, CoolEdit Pro).
weizboxAug 23, 2007
'here is definitely a reason ubuntu is so popular - sudo apt-get install ANYTHING YOU FREAKIN WANT... amazing! Pretty much any popular distro, or even some custom ones built on more popular ones have access to large repositories... this really is not something unique to Ubuntu.'Setting up a network drive using ssh, built into Gnome... amazing! 'Thats exactly right... it's Gnome... not much to do with Ubuntu. Does the 'Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera' also contain features present on most distros? Come on now.. Ubuntu does have some good features like the simple install and some of the other custom gui elements they have added... but don't say you love it for reasons that are present in the majority of distros. =P
weizboxAug 23, 2007
'...better hardware support through dell's cooperation'Dell is developing hardware drivers? When did this start? link?
jorophoseAug 23, 2007
Then use Evolution.
benanzoAug 24, 2007
Evolution does Exchange like a pro.
golanAug 24, 2007
Interestingly, on this site statistics are against Gnome and in favor of KDE:<a class="user" href="http://www.ubuntista.com/2007/08/24/the-truth-about-gnome-vs-kde/">http://www.ubuntista.com/2007/08/24/the-truth-about-gnome-vs-kde/</a>
pathrunnerFeb 13, 2009
I love Linux, Just wish sites like <a class="user" href="http://www.sayitaloud.com">http://www.sayitaloud.com</a> were more friendly for it