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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Is Unix Worth it? Post 74056 by d11wtq on Tuesday 7th of June 2005 01:55:42 PM
Old 06-07-2005
It's well known that video games for unix or ermmm.... well... you just dont really get any decent ones.

But in terms of user interface and being more like windows I think you should check out GNOME and KDE (X windowing desktop environments). [Hope I haven't patronised you there Smilie ]

I've been running dual boot with WinXP and SuSE for a while now and have just deleted windows altogether. Essentially. Once you learn to appreciate the *nix systems you'll never look back Smilie

EDIT | If you do install KDE etc it will not take long to learn the basics. I can also recommend the "Unix for Dummies" book from the dummies series of text books. I read it front to back in 3 days and absorbed much very quickly (it really is the basics though..... unix does LOTS ) Smilie
 

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KDE4-CONFIG(1)							 KDE User's Manual						    KDE4-CONFIG(1)

NAME
kde4-config - Prints KDE installation paths SYNOPSIS
kde4-config [--expandvars] [--prefix] [--exec-prefix] [--libsuffix] [--localprefix] [--version] [--types] [--path type] [--userpath type] [--install type] DESCRIPTION
kde4-config is a command line program used to retrieve information about KDE installation or user paths. Use this program to determine where the various aspects of the KDE installation reside on your system. OPTIONS
--expandvars expand ${prefix} and ${exec_prefix} in output --prefix Compiled in prefix for KDE libraries --exec-prefix Compiled in exec_prefix for KDE libraries --libsuffix Compiled in library path suffix --localprefix Prefix in $HOME used to write files --version Compiled in version string for KDE libraries --types Print a list of all available KDE resource types --path type Search path for the specified type --userpath type User paths for the types: desktop|autostart|trash|document --install type Prefix to install resource files to EXAMPLES
Print the top-level KDE installation directory: % kde4-config --prefix Print a list of all resource types: % kde4-config --types Print the installed wallpaper path: % kde4-config --path wallpaper SEE ALSO
kdeoptions(7) BUGS
None known. AUTHOR
Stephan Kulow <coolo@kde.org>. K Desktop Environment 2007-09-28 KDE4-CONFIG(1)
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