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| Jeffrey Rolland |
 Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 3:20 pm |
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Hello, all!
I have a newbie question about desktop environments and window managers.
My Power Mac 7500 is almost ready from its improvements, and I plan on
installing YDL 4.0.1 on it once it is ready.
I would like a Mac-like desktop system for it, but I have never run
linux before, so I need some guidance.
Is GNUStep a desktop environment, similiar to KDE and GNOME, or is it
something orthogonal (just an IDE)?
If GNUStep is a desktop environment, how difficult is it to install
WindowMaker as a window manager for Yellow Dog? I understand that KDE is
ready to run out of the box (I don't know what window manager runs with
KDE out of the box, maybe someone can help; is KDE a window manager as
well?), and I don't know what is involved in installing a non-default
environment like GNUStep/WindowMaker.
Once WindowMaker is in place, how hard is installing GNUStep?
If I am off base (GNUStep is not a desktop environment), or this is too
difficult, I can always just run KDE (it is a Solaris/CDE-like desktop
system, which isn't a bad second choice), but I would prefer
GNUStep/WindowMaker.
Any help (and as much detail as possible, I am a complete newbie -
haven't even done the firet install yet) is appreciated.
Sincerely,
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Jeffrey Rolland
<wildstar200@hotmail.com> |
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| David Gurvich |
| Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 3:31 am |
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Use debian ppc. You should have no trouble fitting in as long as you plan
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| lunar_dawn |
| Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 3:36 am |
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On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 08:31:33 GMT
David Gurvich <david.gurvich@verizon.net> wrote:
Quote: Use debian ppc. You should have no trouble fitting in as long as you plan
ahead.
Debian powerpc takes very little space and has a great selection of software available. |
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