Nepomuk and Akonadi

[Neil Winchurst]

On 14/11/12 19:24, Greg Folkert wrote:
> I run Debian SID, I have GNOME, KDE, LXDE, OpenBox, XFCE, WindowMaker
> and a couple of others installed on my desktop and laptop machines.
> 
> I can at login, select *ANY* of these desktops when I login. XFCE
> happens to be my default. I only run a couple of GNOME programs...
> (Evolution and Pidgin as I can't be asked to move to something else).
> 
> You also must realize, that with Ubuntu, you don't have to "REINSTALL"
> to get a different desktop... you just have to add the packages you need
> to get the Desktop you want.
> 
> Same goes for most every Desktop Linux out there, unless they are
> dedicated to one and ONE *ONLY*.
> 
> Please remember, just because you want a different interface, Linux as a
> whole does not need to be re-installed. Just install the pertinent
> packages.
> 
Yes, I do understand that. However I prefer to do a brand new install
when I feel that it is time. My current distro is Mint 10 KDE which is
no longer supported. At the same time I have decided to move away from
KDE since it seems to be too bloated for me. I have looked at several
desktop managers via VBox including Cinnamon and Mate. I already know
Xfce quite well, as the two laptops here (wife's and daughter's) are
using it.

So I have concentrated on Xfce for my recent researches. And I have
finally chosen Mint Maya Xfce as the way to go. Though I also like Xubuntu.

In the past I have had several different desktops set up on top of the
one kernel, as you mention, and have often chosen a different one at
each login. I have also tried dual booting with two different distros
installed.

The thing I like about Linux is the variety of choice available. This
time I have chosen to start from scratch with a brand new installation.
Next time, who knows?

Thanks

Neil