[Gllug] W800i to Linux

[Henry Gilbert]

Hi Diana,

It is a matter of preference.

Gnome -> Bigger Clunkier Icons, Emphasis on Clean Desktop never eye-candy.
Very accessible, functional ergonomic (and based on useability studies).
The less distraction the better.

KDE -> Cute shiny icons. Emphasis on many gizmos. More choice in
making things even more candy-like (transparencies, animations, etc).
The more gadgets - the merrier.

Both camps defends their idea of a Desktop is the ideal.

But you have a choice of having logging off and on - depending on your mood.
When I felt blue - I choose Gnome.
When I felt happy - I choose KDE.

There are many others Desktop types as well to add.
Some people like XFCE
But Gnome and KDE are the main ones.
Here is a link to confuse things further:
http://xwinman.org/

About upgrading.
I am not sure because I haven't had a Suse for ages.
But usually most Linuxes you can upgrade - it gives you an option
without losing the data.

Nevertheless - always - always make a backup.

I need to find a link where it explains how to backup your emails, etc
on a CD rom.

Better still - use an External Hard Drive.

regards

Henry





On 10/25/05, Diana Scott <dianascott1 at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi Henry
>
> I am using suse 9.3. I have looked at suse 10 and it has got both Gnome and
> KDE.
>
> Do you think Gnome would be better to use?
>
> If I get suse 10, can I do an upgrade without losing my data.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Diana
>
>
> >From: Henry Gilbert <henry.gilbert at gmail.com>
> >Reply-To: Greater London Linux User Group <gllug at gllug.org.uk>
> >To: Greater London Linux User Group <gllug at gllug.org.uk>
> >Subject: Re: [Gllug] W800i to Linux
> >Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:11:25 +0100
> >
> >Hi Diana.
> >
> >I am not sure about syncing the Sony Ericson, but am curious to
> >research and find out.
> >
> >But I will try and answer the second question:
> >
> >Gnome usually has a "Feet" emblem as an icon.
> >KDE usually has the letter "K" emblem as an icon.
> >
> >KDE has a menu entry called Control Center.
> >Gnome doesn't.
> >
> >But often your Linux Distribution (ie what type of Linux "make" it is)
> >can be an indicator.
> >
> >If Xandros, Linspire, Mandrake, Suse then it is KDE
> >
> >If Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu, then it is Gnome.
> >
> >The name of the Linux Distribution usually appears first thing - when
> >you log on.
> >Like a banner and playing some intro music.
> >
> >Hope this helps.
> >
> >regards
> >
> >Henry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On 10/25/05, Diana Scott <dianascott1 at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > I have got a Sony ericcson W800i phone. After I have sync to the pc, do
> >you
> > > know what Linux programs can read the address book and the organiser
> > > downloaded from the phone?
> > >
> > > I recalled when I installed the software, it asked me to choose KDE or
> > > Gnome. I think I chose KDE but I am not sure. Can you tell me the
> > > differences and which one will be better for me?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Debbie
> > >
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