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Re: [LUG] Gnome? - never

 

On 23/08/06, Aaron Trevena <aaron.trevena@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 23/08/06, Kai Hendry <hendry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The Gnome/bloated thread just confirms my belief that the "Desktop" is
> > doomed. Companies should concentrate on supplying a Linux solution with
> > X with a simple WM (dwm) and Firefox. That's what I would be doing if I
> > wasn't going to South America. :)
>
> That's the thing you see - I don't mind there being additional
> features or bloat in code size, merely that it uses system resources
> for stuff I'm not using.
>
> I'd just like to be able to specify what bloat is used, or have it
> kick in when I start a relevent application rather than at boot.
>
> right now I'm not using Evolution yet evolution-data-server is
> running, I'm not using nautilus to look at files, and yet it's running
> (I don't use or need desktop icons thanks very much).
>
> bah
>
> A.
>

If I remember right you can turn both off (have a dig tonight)
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