--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
>
> PCLinuxOS uses KDE as its desktop environment and Ubuntu uses GNOME.
>
> KDE is like Windows because it has the panel at the bottom by default. Aside
> from that it isn't much like Windows at all. It uses a slab menu by default
> but it isn't like the one in Windows.
What is slab menu .Are you saying it looks like windows? Windows has a the taskbar ,Start button and menu and the Windows Explorer ( file manager )
It has Plug and Play and device manager .
It is highly configurable and not
> locked down like Windows. KDE has a Control Panel like Windows but it allows
> you to change just about everything, unlike Windows. KDE has its own window
> manager, Kwin, and it has built in compositing.
>
What do you mean by it has its own window.
> GNOME has its panel at the top and its menu is unlike Windows, but like
> Windows it is more locked down and not very configurable.
You mean the taskbar and Start button is at the top.
GNOME has its own
> window manager, Metacity, and it does not have compositing. Like Windows you
> have to add applications to add features.
>
You mean by window manager Windows Explorer ( file manager )
We don't use words like window manager in windows.
> The differences between PCLOS and Ubuntu do not stop there. PCLOS is RPM
> based and Ubuntu is Debian based. PCLOS does not have a 64-bit version and
> Ubuntu does (one is apparently in the works for PCLOS). PCLOS has far fewer
> applications and it has a smaller community. Ubuntu has a company,
> Canonical, behind it and PCLOS is the product of one developer, Texstar.
> PCLOS is a fork of Mandriva and Ubuntu is a fork of Debian. PCLOS is
> developed slowly, often years in between releases, and Ubuntu follows a
> fixed 6 month release cycle. Ubuntu has a server version and long term
> support releases and PCLOS does not. Ubuntu has PPAs and PCLOS does not.
>
People say I should get some thing that is windows like in feel and look.
> Ubuntu is trying to make itself distinct from other GNOME distributions. It
> has the buttons on the left like the Mac and it is moving to a more Mac-like
> desktop environment with the next release. so after that you can ignore much
> of what I said about it. If you want to start with Ubuntu and want to stay
> with the current interface for a bit longer, then consider Linux Mint which
> is an Ubuntu derivative that uses a modified GNOME desktop with the panel on
> the bottom. It is easy to use and setup and has Ubuntu as its base. Win win.
You mean taskbar at the bottom?
>
> Both PCLOS and Ubuntu are excellent distributions. You can't go wrong either
> way.
>
> I disagree that Ubuntu is harder to use. Most people find that it is easy to
> use. Ubuntu has much better community support because it is so common and it
> has the most users. The advantage of PCLOS is that it works well out of the
> box and if you have modest needs it will give you little trouble. Ubuntu
> does not require you to upgrade version, but if you do there are often
> difficulties that come with any upgrade. LTS releases mitigate this a bit
> meaning that you can install and not upgrade for three years.
>
> I am hoping that you are not looking at Linux and expecting it to be like
> Windows. I hope that new users expect a new OS to be different and embrace
> it for what it is and not look at how it is different.
To start with it should look like windows.I'm used to windows.
If you make
> comparisons then you make the transition difficult for yourself and you will
> always be looking at it as a glass half empty. When you come to Linux you
> come to something unknown in Windows, freedom and choice. We are proud of
> these things which makes every distribution different and unique. It is this
> that makes it hard to compare distributions. There is something to like
> about all.
>
> Roy
>
> Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
> Location: Canada
>
>
> On 23 February 2011 20:11, Rob <sun408b@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > What does Ubuntu look like and why do some windows people say it is harder
> > to use and takes longer to learn than PCLinuxOS ?
> >
> > Does anyone also know a web site where I can look at some of the screen
> > shots of Linux?
> >
> >
> >
>
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