KDE vs GNOME: Is one faster and more reliable? What are the benifits of one over the other?

Answer 1

KDE was the original, and has more software. Gnome was created because KDE started to have proprietary software on there, and linux users hate that.

KDE is better for general users....gnome tends to be more for developers, as the icons and such aren't as "embedded in". Gnome will run a little faster, but looks sorta lame, sorta like win 2000 vs. Win XP.

Answer 2

Hi, excellent question. I prefer KDE over gnome and here are my reasons:
1. KDE is a lot more customizable, u can change every single thing and detail in kde.
2. KDE is more stable and KDE developers fix bugs quickly.
3. KDE applications are more stable, better looking, and easier to use use and more functional in some ways as compared to gnome.
4. KDE looks beautiful and can be made to look awesome.

Take a look at my desktop running KDE 3.5.8 on Kubuntu 7.10, hope u like it:
http://ubuntuforums.org/g/index.php?n=1919

Good Luck and take care!

Answer 3

My preference is GNOME at the moment and I find it fast and reliable, I am still learning KDE to some extent.

Answer 4

Hoooo... you opened a can of it here.
I like the Gnome myself, the advantages as I see it are it's a bit lighter and the environment is uncluttered.
If you want fast you could try X. that's pretty thin.
Here's the thing.
There is no reason not to have both, at least for a while, that way you can try them both and decide which one you like better.

Answer 5

I've found them both to be very reliable, fast, stable and secure. The recent release of KDE4 is something I haven't played with yet, but its meant to be choc-full o' goodies. Generally speaking, KDE has more tweakable features.

Answer 6

I like them both. Both are extremely configurable and stable. GNOME is a bit lighter on system requirements