gnome3 or KDE - OpenSuse 12.1

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#1

Hi All. I am new to Opensuse from Ubuntu. I am used to the gnome interface, however, I am unsure if gnome3 is stable enough yet to use on opensuse. There has been a lot of questions around this but they all seem to be older posts which makes me think that its ok now but someone clarify.

#2

If you are familiar with Gnome, stick with it. openSUSE 12.1 is good and stable for both desktop environments. While KDE is the default choice in openSUSE now, we have long had (and still have!) a policy of supporting both desktop environments equally.

On the other hand… if you’re thinking of switching to KDE anyway, switching to openSUSE could provide a good “excuse”. :slight_smile:

Good luck,
K.

#3

On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:46:02 +0000, mknee wrote:

> I am unsure if gnome3 is stable enough yet to use on opensuse.

I’ve been using it exclusively on 3 of my machines (two laptops and a
desktop).

These are machines that I use every day for work and play.

Jim

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#4

HI guys thanks for the update. Actually, I managed to install gnome 3 through Yast but checked a button that said “deinstall KDE” or something similar and now when I load up the computer I am faced with terminal and now desktop? Any ideas how I can get gnome3 to load. It said it installed?

#5

On 2012-02-21 22:36, mknee wrote:
>
> HI guys thanks for the update. Actually, I managed to install gnome 3
> through Yast but checked a button that said “deinstall KDE” or something
> similar and now when I load up the computer I am faced with terminal and
> now desktop? Any ideas how I can get gnome3 to load. It said it
> installed?

Did it work before, or is this a fresh install? if it is a fresh install,
it is the classical video problem.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4 x86_64 “Celadon” at Telcontar)

#6

Actually, it was not a fresh install but through Yast. because it didnt work I downloaded opensuse gnome3 and it installed no problem and actually, opensuse with gnome3 absolutely rocks. Its fantastic. Ubuntu is gone.