brianw
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Posted: Nov. 05 2005,00:04 |
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| Quote (mikshaw @ Nov. 03 2005,22:37) | It's not actually using "KDE", but is using some of the libs and widgets that are a part of KDE. *Any* KDE/Qt application you install will require at least some Qt libs just to display the widgets, and since these widgets are more ram-hungry than those in FLTK, Gtk1, or X, you will be using more resources while running these programs.
In my suse system I have a program called qinternet, which is just a simple ppp dialer. However, since it is a Qt applicaton it requires loading of libs that are use only when configuring the application....the result is a program that uses 15mb of ram just to tell you whether or not you're connected to the internet. |
Yes, it does use about 600K (which is alot for what it does). It wouldn't be for someone that has very limited ram (but it can be set to stop and restart upon exit). It is not for everyone, but my family likes it.
I think the important thing is that people should experiment and try new things. DSL is a great distro and people can tweak it, very easily, to get something they really like (and if you have a hd install it is rather painless to fix, and even easier with frugal and livecd correct?).
Maybe this thread could be moved to a Non DSL topic thread if it really bothers people, that way everyone is happy?
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