What software to KDE that can't be installed in Gnome?

[macxi]

Hi,

What software to KDE that can't be installed in Gnome? Does anyone have tips on how to know which software made to KDE can't be installed on the GNOME desktop and vice versa?

I imagine that the packages KDE and Gnome can be installed in both, but there are softwares that have restrictions, which are made only for a graphical environment. How to know what are? Or is it just checking one by one?

I found a site tolist of applications GNOME and all are installable in KDE.
I found another site with alist of KDE applications, but, are installable on Gnome? In practice, it works well?

I found an article about it "Desktops: KDE vs Gnome" which says:

Application that are "made for gnome" or "made for kde" can be used with any desktop. This only means that that the program use a set of library functions found in their underlying gnome-libs or kdelibs. You do not need to use the actual desktops to use the applications, software made for KDE and Gnome can be used with any window manager / desktop as long as you got the proper libraries installed. There is no reason to use only applications made for the desktop you prefer, the "best software" for one task is made for KDE, the best for another task is made for Gnome. Use the best from both worlds.

I know two specific packages to Dropbox: The Kfilebox to KDE and Nautilus-dopbox to GNOME. They can only be installed on specific graphical environment, if it does not work or gives error .

Does anyone know of other softwares made to a specific graphical environment (KDE, GNOME, XFCE) and can't be installed (or not work) in another graphical environment?

This question is to know if it is necessary to warn first-time users if there are restrictions to installation of any pacote kde or gnome. This notice will be posted, if required, at table of software that I'm editing.

[doktor5000]

Generally there should be no such programs. Every program should be usable under every desktop environment,
the examples you made with dropbox clients is not that good, because that is proprietary software.
I think if you patch out the checks for a running GNOME/KDE session then you could run them also
under other desktop environments, as far as they can.

I, for one run many GNOME programs under KDE. For example transmission, pidgin, thunderbird, baobab, simplescan,
cheese, handbrake, audio-recorder and they all work really well under KDE.

[macxi]

Doktor5000,

I've always used KDE.
I never installed the gnome only.
Once I installed both and has some bugs, and I uninstalled Gnome.
I'll try to install Gnome only any day, and do some tests with the software to KDE:

Kontact - Kde PIM suite
KaddressBook - KDE address book
Kmail - KDE mail client
Akregator - KDE feed reader
Blogilo - KDE blogg. client
Kalarm - KDE alarm clock
Kjots -KDE note tak. utility
Knode - KDE newsreader
Knotes - KDE sticky notes
Korganizer - KDE p. Organizer
KtimeTracker -KDE time tr. tool
Kandy - KDE mobile thingy
Kpilot - KDE Palm Pilot
Kdeedu4 (15) - various education
KDEgames4 -Game Kde4
Kopete - Messenger
Ktorrent -Cliente P2P
Kmess - Messenger
Kdf - Kdiskfree Visualiza HD
kmediafactory - Menu to DVD
krename - Renamer for KDE
Filelight - view file

and then I comment here.

Cheers !

Note: topic with the same subject in MageiaBrasil Forum

[doktor5000]

Well, i also always used KDE. But i never had bugs only because installing GNOME in parallel.
Don't hesitate, GNOME doesn't bite, it only stinks, according to it's logo (no offense intended!)

[macxi]

Well, i also always used KDE. But i never had bugs only because installing GNOME in parallel.
Don't hesitate, GNOME doesn't bite, it only stinks, according to it's logo (no offense intended!)

Doktor5000,

I like Gnome. I think is nice.
But for me, KDE is prettier, with more options, more complete.

[dubigrasu]

GNOME doesn't bite, it only stinks, according to it's logo