K Desktop Environment, is one environment for Unix workstations. “A network-transparent contemporary desktop environment for UNIX worksta5tions. KDE is part of the free software, or open source, movement, …. “http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/K/KDE.html.
The putting in function of Red Hat Linux is starting from the Red Hat Linux prompt related to the launching as desktop systemà # startx à # XFree86 -configure à automatic construction of the file X86Config.new à# XFree86 –xf86config /root/XF86Config.new à The opening of the screen System Settings à The opening of the screen Display Settingsà the possibilities of introduction of configuration parameters.
Please see supplementary information in: www.xfree86.org; www.redhat.com/support; the README files (of the software drivers of the video cards) and in the XF86Config manual where the information may to be accomplished with the command: # man XF86Config >
or GNOME desktops
GNOME results from GNU Network Object Model Environment. “GNOME is part of the GNU project and “part of the free software, or open source movement. GNOME is a Windows-like desktop system that works on UNIX and UNIX-like systems and is not dependent on any one window manager” http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/G/GNOME.html. GNU come from GNU's not UNIX, a UNIX -compatible software system developed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF); http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/G/GNU.html.
The first way is probably the most difficult to be used by inexpert users because requires a deep knowledge of the used distribution.