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| 1239596 | 2011-10-24 22:45:00 | Odd, I swear I downloaded an iso of it...That was probably one of the distros that include it / are based around it, there are a few available, some of which are live versions. XBMC itself is definitely just an app - see here (xbmc.org). Edit: I should clarify, the ISO linked on that page is a live distro based around XBMC, it's not just XBMC itself. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 1239597 | 2011-10-24 23:46:00 | Would you recommend KDE or Gnome based? and thanks for the advice so far | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1239598 | 2011-10-25 07:06:00 | LXDE is a lightweight window manager, might free a few resources for your install. http://lxde.org/ How about this? http://www.geexbox.org/ it can be run from a USB flash drive which would free up space on the HDD's |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1239599 | 2011-10-25 09:01:00 | Would you recommend KDE or Gnome based? and thanks for the advice so farIt really depends on what you're looking for - it's possible that one of those will suit, or perhaps something else entirely might be a better fit. What are you after exactly? |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 1239600 | 2011-10-25 19:23:00 | It shouldn't *really* matter if you use KDE or Gnome, coz you're gonna spend 99% of your time with XBMC loaded up and on the screen anyways ;) | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1239601 | 2011-10-25 21:13:00 | Hmm Ok that makes sense, Just wondered what the difference is between the two as I see distro's with either, really a Linux noob but want to break this windows dependence. Although I'm not yet ready to go cold turkey on the other computers, so one step at a time. Mainly want something that works like Windows as SWMBO hates change if its too much change Geebox looks good have book marked for future reference, can't download anything kid used up our cap |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1239602 | 2011-10-25 21:37:00 | Just wondered what the difference is between the two...It's more complicated than this, but in a nutshell, KDE can be configured extensively should you wish to do so (although the defaults aren't bad), and Gnome forces you to accept the defaults and won't let you configure much at all. I personally prefer KDE by a mile, and can't stand Gnome, but I also know people who feel the opposite. Mainly want something that works like Windows as SWMBO hates change if its too much change.KDE is probably your best shot then, it's relatively easy to configure it to behave like the standard Windows GUI, and the default settings are already similar. Note that the under-the-hood behavior is very different though, but I suspect you're not too worried about that, as long as SWMBO doesn't see it :devil. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 1239603 | 2011-10-25 23:46:00 | Thanks Erayd, you have explained it well I am pretty confident now that I will get it all going nicely, has to be next month now though damn kid used up our cap until next Tuesday | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1239604 | 2011-10-26 00:06:00 | I seem to remember a couple of months ago Metla was doing what you want to do. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
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