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KDE
KDE is a modern network transparent desktop environment which uses
the Qt cross-platform GUI
toolkit. It contains a base set of applications such as a window manager (called kwm), web browser,
instant messenger,
and integrated help system, all with a consistent look and feel, and translations
for over 50 languages.
GNOME
GNOME is the default Window
Manager for Redhat and Ubuntu, and the one that you will be using
on the Linux Terminal Server. The GNOME (pronounced “Gah-NOME”) project’s aim is to build a
complete, user-friendly desktop based entirely on free software. It is not a window manager, and in
fact has to be run in conjunction with a window manager. GNOME has
advanced rapidly and is now
very popular, particularly on the Linux platform.