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Old 03-21-2008
From GNOME to KDE and back again: old computing habits are hard to break

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:00:00 GMT
COMMENTARY -- I used KDE as my primary desktop from 1996 through 2006, when I installed the GNOME version of Ubuntu and found that I liked it better than the KDE desktop I'd faced every morning for so many years. Last January, I got a new Dell Latitude D630 laptop and decided to install Kubuntu on it, but within a few weeks, I went back to GNOME. Does this mean GNOME is now a better desktop than KDE, or just that I have become so accustomed to GNOME that it's hard for me to give it up?


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GNOME-SHELL(1)							    gnome-shell 						    GNOME-SHELL(1)

NAME
gnome-shell - Graphical shell for the GNOME desktop SYNOPSIS
gnome-shell [OPTION...] DESCRIPTION
GNOME shell provides core user interface functions for the GNOME 3 desktop, like switching to windows and launching applications. GNOME shell takes advantage of the capabilities of modern graphics hardware and introduces innovative user interface concepts to provide a visually attractive and easy to use experience. gnome-shell is a required component of the GNOME desktop, i.e. it is listed in the RequiredComponents field of /usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session. It is started in the window manager phase of the session. OPTIONS
-r, --replace Replace the running window manager --sm-disable Disable connection to the session manager --sm-client-id=ID Specify session management ID --sm-save-file=FILE Initialize session from FILE --screen=SCREEN X screen to use -d, --display=DISPLAY X Display to use --sync Make X calls synchronous --version Print version and exit --help Display help and exit --mode=MODE Use a specific mode, e.g. "gdm" for login screen --list-modes List possible modes and exit --clutter-display=DISPLAY Clutter the option display (otherwise ignored) FILES
/usr/share/gnome-session/sessions/gnome.session, /usr/share/applications/gnome-shell.desktop. BUGS
The bug tracker can be reached by visiting the website https://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=gnome-shell. Before sending a bug report, please verify that you have the latest version of gnome-shell. Many bugs (major and minor) are fixed at each release, and if yours is out of date, the problem may already have been solved. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For further information, visit the website http://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell. gnome-shell GNOME-SHELL(1)
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