Re: KDE alternatives

> >> As you are limited with your downloading, perhaps my method
> >> (installing Xfce from scratch) will not be suitable for you, but you
> >> might try installing with Gnome rather than KDE, and actually USING
> >> Gnome!
> >
> > Thanks I may do if I cannot easily solve my problems. Long ago, I used to
> > install both systems and got to enjoy Gnome. Then it became too heavy and
> > I had to chose...KDE but may well go back to Gnome
> > maryse
>
> It would be interesting to know what you mean by too heavy.


I meant loading KDE+Gnome on my old hard drive. Now I have a new big one and 
may consider having both again.

>By far the worst thing that has happened recently is the falling off
>of support for Linux on advanced graphics hardware from the likes of
>nVidia and ATI.  That makes setting up high resolution monitors a pain
>and reduces graphics throughput enormously.

The black screen problems I read about on the Ubuntu forum seemed to be due to 
lack of Linux support of  nVidia 

maryse
____________________________________________________
Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? 
Go to http://store.mandriva.com
Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com
____________________________________________________