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Subject:	Re: KDE under Cygwin?
Date:	Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:32:27 -0500
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Lamb, Ronald F. <RLamb AT wcom DOT net>
To: Cygwin <Cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 11:59 AM
Subject: RE: KDE under Cygwin?


> Asking this question on the cygwin-xfree list will probably get
> you a better answer.  However, I will attempt to answer your
> question.
> 
> I doubt KDE will run under Cygwin.  There was a discussion in the 
> cygwin-xfree group about running Gnome.  Gnome doesn't run yet, 
> and since both Gnome and KDE are both very complex interfaces I
> doubt KDE will either.  If it does it would probably be extremely
> slow.
> 
> If the course is a programming course then the windowing interface
> shouldn't be that important.  As long as you know how to use the
> command line tools, which the course should be covering, you can
> connect from home and run the programs.
> 
> If you need any X Window programs to run, then you will have to 
> get an X Server installed on your computer.  If you have a fast
> enough connection at home and a way to connect to the colleges
> computer, you can telnet to the lab computer and set the display
> to your computer.  You may be able to get an X server like Exceed
> or something else at the college that you can install at home.
> That would probably be the easiest way to go, since someone
> there could help you.  There are a few shareware and free
> servers, but most aren't that good.
> 
> If you want to run any X apps locally then you need to install the
> X Windows packages from http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/xfree/  
> 
> There is also an X Server at the same site.  It currently only runs 
> on Windows NT and 2000.  It won't run on 95, or 98.  I don't know
> about Windows Me.  I haven't been able to get the server to run on
> either of the computers I have.  
> 
> Otherwise you can either get cygwin versions of the xwin apps you
> need, or try building them from the sources.
> 
> As a final alternative you could install Linux on your home computer
> if you have enough disk space available.
> 
> Ron
> 
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