Most KDE apps will work under Gnome and vice-versa as long
as you have all of the components the application requires
installed.
> Looking for input on desktop environment.
>
> I am presently running MDK 7.2 with a custom 2.4.4 kernel.
I use KDE 2.1,
> which seems to be working pretty well for me. The major
drawback I have is
> that of not having a great email/addressbook/syncing to
Visor client.
>
> I have been looking at a switch to Gnome, partly because
Evolution looks like
> it is going to be an excellent option when it finally does
emerge. I find,
> however, that the version of Gnone that came with the
stock MDK 7.2 leaves a
> lot to be desired.
>
> Firstly, whenever I try to log off from a Gnome session,
it hangs my system
> (this is virtually the only thing I have found to hang my
Linux system in 6
> months of daily use) and I have to power down and reboot.
>
> Secondly, I find that many apps just crash (this happens a
bit with KDE to,
> but not often).
>
> Finally, I have been thinking of using Kapital (by
theKompany.com) as a
> quicken replacement so I can finally get rid of windows
completely, but when
> I last checked, Kapital was only going to be supported
under KDE because,
> they told me, of stability issues with Gnome.
>
> I was thinking of getting the current release of Helix
Gnome which they claim
> works with MDK 7.2.
>
> Any advice, tips, pitfalls?
>
>
