Alternatives to Gnome, KDE

Net Llama! netllama
Mon May 17 11:34:03 PDT 2004


Michael Hipp wrote:
> I'm on the hunt for alternatives to Gnome & KDE as a "desktop". Fluxbox and 
> Xfce come well recommended so I tried them.
> 
> The thing they are both missing is a Taskbar (like KDE, Gnome, Windows). Is 
> there one some way to create such a thing in some of these more lightweight 
> desktops?
> 
> Something that gives 1-click random access to any/all running programs and 
> is always accessible is a must-have.
> 
> Any other desktops I should try?

XFCE from CVS has a taskbar (or so i've read).  Personally i detest the 
damn things, so i'm not about to go near it.

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