Re: how-to for using xfwm4 and ROX?
On (17/08/05 20:48), Albert wrote:
> Clive Menzies wrote:
> >On (17/08/05 10:18), Albert wrote:
> >
> >>I can find no documentation for using a window manager other than
> >>xdm, e.g. xfwm4 with ROX. I don't want either Gnome or KDE. Can
> >>anyone here point me in the right direction. X Windows was up
> >>and running before I installed these two packages. Now I just get
> >>a gray screen and no pop up menus. Also, some script has
> >>hijacked my text login and replaced it with a graphical login. I
> >>prefer to startx myself. Thanks ahead for any help.
> >
> >
> >It sounds as though you need to install xfce4.2 to give you a windows
> >environment.
> >
> >I believe it's included in sarge but it is in sid and works well here ;)
> >
> >There is a sarge source at:
> >
> >http://www.os-works.com/view/debian/
>
> Thanks, Clive. I went to that link and installed from there, but
> what happened is not what I had in mind. I just want the window
> manager to use with ROX as a desktop. BTW, after installing, it
> is impossible to reboot without ctrl-alt-delete. I was forced
> into a login-logout-login loop.
Well xfwm4 is the window manager module of xfce4. When I got impatient
with KDE I looked at several desktop environments including icewm,
fluxbox, flwm, fvwm and more but most were a bit too minimalist for my
taste. xfce4 seemed a good compromise between functionality and speed.
There've been a few threads on wm choices and it save you some legworg
if you see what other people recommend.
apt-cache search window manager will show you many choices ;)
Regards
Clive
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