KDE and GNOME apps

[Kevin Fries]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Øyvind Lode wrote:

| Hi
|
| This may be a dumb question but I'm not that familiar with the Linux
| desktop...
|
| Can I run GNOME apps on KDE and vice versa?
|
| For instance:
| As I understand it a app called K3b is a cd/dvd burning app for KDE.
| Can I use K3b in GNOME??

Yes and No.

Gnome and Gnome applications are based upon a graphics package called GTK.

KDE & KDE applications are based upon a graphics package called qt.

If you have Gnome, GTK must be installed.

If you have KDE, QT must be installed.

Most computers have both GTK and QT installed, but it is not required.

If QT is installed, any KDE application should run.  If GTK is
installed, any GNOME application should run.  However, this rule is
not hard and fast.

HTH
Kevin Fries
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

iD8DBQFCCENyiFq1Eo16+CgRAsNBAJ47VRvjXIJra5mQm5fXTE7YRAWkoQCgtXVX
zU5E22OFB9lB0DoHmNgtSiU=
=Kp0C
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----