KDE or GNOME? That's the question almost every Linux newbie asks. In Ubuntu lingo, that question translates into: Ubuntu or Kubuntu?
Ubuntu uses GNOME desktop while Kubuntu comes with KDE by default. And both of them are equally good, as both have their own areas of niche. So the choice is totally yours. You should use the environment in which you are comfortable.
The college in which I am studying uses Fedora with KDE. KDE's interface is lot more like Windows' than GNOME's. So anyone who has migrated recently from Windows would be at ease with KDE, but also remember that KDE uses more resources than GNOME and if your system has less than 256 MB of RAM, you should stick to the latter (or better still use Xfce. More on that later).
Each desktop environment comes with its own applications. GNOME has Nautilus (a file browser) and f-spot (a photo management software) among others, while KDE comes with Konquerer (a very good web browser) among others. But applications should not be a problem because GNOME applications can run on KDE and vice-versa.
If you use a really screwed up system with very poor resources, I'd suggest XFCE for you. It is small and lightweight (15 MB size as compared to GNOME's 180 MB or KDE's 250 MB). It doesn't come with bundled applications (which is actually a good thing as you can use any KDE or GNOME applications in it.)
So, should you use Ubuntu, Kubuntu or Xubuntu? That's really your call. Choose the one you like working in. I opt for GNOME because of its ease, look and stability.
All these nonsense about looks and beauty reminded me of an article I read somewhere which said that we should never get attracted to a girl only because of her looks. The whole point being that we should never judge a book by its covers. But the question is... Who wants to bang a book?
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