RE: old laptop I need ugly fast Xwindows please

["DePriest, Jason R." <jrdepriest@ftb.com>]

Title: Message

I use IceWM on an IBM ThinkPad 380D (P150 MMX, 80 MB RAM, 2.1 GB HDD) and it runs great.  I had tried to run GNOME in the past and it worked... but, man... it had to work pretty hard.

 

You can go with the unstable version (I haven't had any problems).

 

I think you need to install these:

-> xfree86-common

-> xbase-clients

-> xfonts-100dpi

-> xfonts-75dpi

-> xfonts-artwiz

-> xfonts-base

-> xlibs

-> xserver-common

-> xserver-xfree86

-> xterm (optional!)

-> xutils

-> icewm

-> icewm-common

 

But you don't have to take my word for it!

 

-Jason

-----Original Message-----
From: Preston Boyington [mailto:PBoyington@polyengineering.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 12:01 PM
To: 'wsykes.lists@deepnines.com'; debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: RE: old laptop I need ugly fast Xwindows please

>
> All,
> I have a crappy old Compaq Presario 1210, and KDE runs like a
> dog on it.
> I really only need a couple of xterminals, and mouse functionality.
>
> What version of Xwindows is light and fast on older boxes. I
> dont care how
> ugly it is.
>
> Will I need to run xdm, or kdm?
>
> Do i even need an xsession manager?
>
> Thanks
> -Will
>

I use Fluxbox (with Gkrellum) on my old Compaq Armada 4130T (133mhz, 32mb ram, 1gig hdd) and have been pleased.

IceWM, Openbox, Fluxbox, and even Blackbox are good choices (and their not even ugly).

--
Preston