On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 13:03:54 -0400 (EDT), Michael Biebl wrote: > On Sat, 16 Aug 2014 11:00:10 -0400 (EDT), Stephen Powell wrote: >> >> My main objection to GNOME as the default desktop environment is >> that it *requires* 3D graphics acceleration from the X driver, >> ... > > Not quite true. On graphics hardware which doesn't provide 3D > acceleration, gnome-shell falls back to use llvmpipe, which provides > software-rendering on most hardware.
Apparently, this is a new development. I used GNOME when it was the default at GNOME 2. Then, when GNOME 3 first came out, it required 3D acceleration, but had a fallback mode for hardware that didn't support it. I continued to use GNOME 3 in fallback mode. Then, at some point, they eliminated fallback mode; and my desktop became totally unusable. At that point, I switched from GNOME to XFCE; and I haven't tried GNOME again since, even when using hardware that supports 3D acceleration. *Requiring* 3D for a DE, whether from the hardware or via software emulation, is a bad idea, IMO. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/2135522563.343971.1408210136537.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com