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Thanks a ton. Great explanation. Can I somehow switch between each in a group, or am I fixed with my distribution? I ask because I liked Gnome2. Hence I want to switch to Mate.

ManuelSchneid3r
– ManuelSchneid3r

2012-11-17 20:03:02 +00:00
Commented Nov 17, 2012 at 20:03
Sometimes different pieces of this stack are easily interchangeable, more often they're not. Usually when they're not easily interchangeable, you can with a lot of sweat and frustration make different pieces fit together. Usually it won't be worth the pain it cost. (Though it might be worth the knowledge you gain in the doing.)

dubiousjim
– dubiousjim

2012-11-17 20:23:59 +00:00
Commented Nov 17, 2012 at 20:23
@DevNoob if you liked Gnome2 you should probably give Cinnamon a try. XFCE might also be an interesting alternative (and it is less resource hungry).

peterph
– peterph

2012-11-17 20:42:44 +00:00
Commented Nov 17, 2012 at 20:42
I am on awesome wm now and I like it. Atm I use it mainly raw. But if I have more time I will make it my own. I need a lot of time to read how to form a correct fundament for awesome. There are a lot of questions left: Arch or Debian and the selection of the common apps such as file-browser, settings, etc... Currently Im on Ubuntu 12.04 and it is definitively not a good fundment.

ManuelSchneid3r
– ManuelSchneid3r

2013-03-16 11:25:43 +00:00
Commented Mar 16, 2013 at 11:25

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