Re: starting different window managers
On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 11:57:17AM +0200, Robert Epprecht wrote:
> I prefer the text console over X, whenever it is appropriate.
> The downside is, that my knowledge about X is very limited.
> I just installed kde which I use rarely ;-)
>
> Now I'm trying to build an box for audio work, where kde is too heavy.
> So I would like to try out some lightweight windowmanagers. What is an
> easy way to start different window managers (so I can try them out)?
> I'm working on Debian unstable.
kdm allows you to choose window manager at login time, that's
the gui-can't-give-it-up method, or you can just use startx,
kill whatever window manager is running and start the one you
want to that's the ultra-geek method, or you could use
update-alternatives to update 'x-window-manager' to point to
your wm of choice, which is the debian method.
The kdm approach requires you to have the x-server running
all the time. The startx method does not, and the debian
method requires you to restart X after a change, so would
work either way.
Take your pick.
--
Mark Kent
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