Re: Window-manager question
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On Sunday 28 March 2004 06:56 pm, Adam Aube wrote:
> users@linuxforums.org wrote:
> > When installing the OS, how do you know what window manager to
> > use??? I've bee told to install icewm, wms, twm, and I thing
> > something called "debconf."
>
> Debconf isn't a window manager - it's a configuration utility used by
> dpkg.
>
> The answer to your question is "whichever one you want". That is what
> makes Linux so wonderful - you have choices. Install a few, try them
> out, and see which one you like the best.
>
> > Better yet, does anyone know what window manager Debian recommends
> > and/or uses by default
>
> By default Debian installs several. Again, the emphasis is on user
> choice.
>
> Adam
I think if you install x-window-system meta pqackage you get TWM.
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Greg Madden
Debian GNU/Linux
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