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Subject: Re: home pc use
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Gary writes:

> Oh, I see.  That's like a typical Unix console
> which allows you to switch between multiple
> "virtual terminals" or use of the "screen"
> command which does a similar thing if you
> can't use virtual terminals.

I looked a little bit at screen but haven't figured it out entirely yet.

> But at least you have the benefits of Windows.

Yes, and without paying $540 for eXceed.

> KDE (and probably GNOME) (which we (?) call
> "desktop managers" or "desktop systems") do
> use a lot of config-related files.

KDE did it, then.  My mistake.

> As for reasons, I can only say that various
> designers have various schemes of organizing
> data.

They need to learn to cooperate.  They can look to Windows as an example of what
not to do.

> As for fixing KDE's mess, I can only remember
> removing one big/deep directory.

I blasted that as well.  From the slight pause that occurred when I removed it,
it must have been filled with junk.


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