Howdy, I personally prefer mate. Mate doesn't stop speakup from working in the console because pulseaudio is not a dependancy for it. Pulse is what causes speakup to not work while the desktop is loaded. I also like mate because it is more configurable and retains the look and feel of a traditional desktop while givig you access to any of the new stuff you may want to to run. The panels in mate are a bit of a pita to deal with, but I personally don't use them much anyway. there's also a problem that when you arrow across something it will tell you it is unselected even when it is not. Other than that, mate is a great desktop. I assume those bugs I mensioned will be fixed eventually. In the mean time, they are by no means show stoppers. I will let someone else tell you about gnome3, cause I personally can't stand that desktop. It's better than Unity sure, but not by much lol. Once again though, that's just my opinion, and there are plenty of people who love gnome3 and use it every day. HTH Storm On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 01:30:40PM -0400, Mike and Jenna wrote:
Hi, I have taken a break from Linux but have always used debian. Now I am getting back into along with my wife with the goal of switching from windows to Linux full time. We are going to stick with debian as we like what it offers but my questions are which is better mate or gnome to use. I would like so pros and cons if possible. What programs do you think are a must and why? Also when I install gnome cause it uses pulse speakup stops working is there a good way to fix this? _______________________________________________ orca-list mailing list orca-list gnome org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list Visit http://live.gnome.org/Orca for more information on Orca. The manual is at http://library.gnome.org/users/gnome-access-guide/nightly/ats-2.html The FAQ is at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions Log bugs and feature requests at http://bugzilla.gnome.org Find out how to help at http://live.gnome.org/Orca/HowCanIHelp
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