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Debian Changes Default Desktop From GNOME To XFCE

Posted by Unknown on from the cool-kids-still-use-windowmaker dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The default desktop within Debian 7.0 'Wheezy' has changed from GNOME to Xfce. GNOME, KDE, and LXDE will continue to be available, but the decision was made to default to Xfce. The reported reasoning comes down to size constraints in fitting GNOME on a single CD."

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  1. Excellent news by killmenow · · Score: 5, Informative

    I am okay with this. I've used XFCE on most linux server boxes for years anyway (if any graphical environment at all). Way more lightweight than Gnome or KDE and works great.

  2. Re:Of all the priorities... by RabidReindeer · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why is a CD's capacity the deciding factor for a component with such broad repercussions throughout the OS? It's 2012, folks. How many new installations are really made or broken on what works from a 700MB CD when a 4.7GB DVD is an incredibly common substitute?

    I'm not ridiculing this decision, despite my surprised tone. I'm actually interested in learning more about the reasoning behind it, if anyone has some more background.

    Believe it or not, not all of us have ultra-high speed Internet connections. Or a desire to install the world at one go, for that matter.