RE: More questions about debian on Zaurus

[Simon Pickering <enpsgp@bath.ac.uk>]

Moray,

>On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 13:33, Simon Pickering wrote:
>> Though I'm new I am a quick learner. My main goal is to have a
working 
>> native X environment on my Z. Most of the stuff I use is X based and
I 
>> presume I can find something to fulfil my PIM needs (which are
basic).
>> 
>> If I can manage a useful window manager then I'll have something to 
>> play with at least.

> There's a matchbox package in Debian, which includes the mbmenu and
mbdesktop application 
> launchers besides the window manager itself.

Ah, okay, this is what I wanted to know.

> I'd recommend GPE for your PIM needs - unfortunately, although I have
quite a few new GPE 
> packages here, they can't be uploaded until there's a newer version of
libgpewidget in 
> the archive. That, in turn, is being held up because the latest
versions of libgpewidget 
> have a build dependency on X 4.3 headers.

Yes, I'd like to try GPE, I hear that it will be offered as an option
for the openzaurus GUI. In fact it is probably already possible. If so
do you have any pointers.

Thanks,


Simon