On Saturday 23 October 2010, Michael Scherer wrote: > Le samedi 23 octobre 2010 à 23:54 +0800, Kira a écrit : > > 在 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:51:19 +0800, Wayne Sallee > > > > <[email protected]>寫道: > > > It gives a second desktop to fall back on, and guarantees all > > > dependencies for KDE or GNOME aps, provides a fall back method to > > > adjust setting such as font and such for desktop aps used in the other > > > desktop, and gives the newbe the ease of switching to the other > > > desktop until they decide which one they like. And installing both > > > desktops is an easy way to install all standard aps for both desktops, > > > and that new standard apps for the unused desktop is installed with > > > desktop updates, so that it's there if you need it. Just like I like > > > to have several internet browsers even though I rarely use the others. > > > If one is giving you trouble, you can try the other. > > > > For fallback purpose, then you should get a light-weighted, but full > > feature > > > > DE, which is not GNOME/KDE's strength. Currently in FREE version, the > > fallback > > > > DE is LXDE, which does its job right and is really useful. > > Excuse me, but in which case does people requires a fallback ?
I can give you a case: <flamebait> if we start using GUI-only solutions for administering the system (see network-manager, system-config-printer etc), then you will *have to* fallback to any DE just to be able to repair some bad system. If, on the other hand, we keep using the Unix/Linux (rather than Windoze) approach of easily editable text configs and cmdline tools, then a fallback is indeed useless. </flamebait> -- Say NO to spam and viruses. Stop using Microsoft Windows!
