Re: I Don't Have to Use Windows

["Shapiro, Mark" <mshapiro@EXCHANGE.FULLERTON.EDU>]

Dear James,

The X-windows system is the underlying graphical user interface that is used
with Linux; however, there are a number of more sophisticated GUI's that
have been developed to work with the X-windows system in Linux.  The two
most commonly used today are GNOME and KDE, both of which look a lot like
the Windows GUI.

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: James McLean
To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
Sent: 8/7/2001 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: I Don't Have to Use Windows

Mark Shapiro wrote:

>

> ... From the user's
> point-of-view there is essentially no difference between Linux and
Unix.
> However, the kernel of the Linux operating system was written
> independently of the AT&T Unix software, and is in the public domain.

I have a question about this (never having been exposed to Linux, but
being curious).

As far as I know, the only (common) way for UNIX to have a GUI is by
using X Windows (completely unrelated to Mac OS X).  Does Linux use X
Windows for its GUI, or does it have something else.

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