Re: Request for window manager recommendations
On 12 Jun 2005 15:38:04 -0700
herminio@gmail.com wrote:
> Not so keen on KDE/GNOME because as I understand they are somewhat
> CPU-intensive and take longer to load than the traditional WMs.
They do take up more resources than lightweight window managers, but if
your box has the capability of handling the extra load - in terms of
RAM and CPU - then I don't see any reason not to use them. Personally,
I've been a big fan of KDE (yes, I could probably live without it)
since practically its inception.
The load time - at least to me - is a rather specious argument. Most
people, I would think, would keep the WM up and running as long as the
box is (personally, this box has been up for nearly four months, and I
could count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I've
restarted X/KDE). (I don't have or use a laptop, and I realize that
wouldn't really apply to those people on laptops.)
If you're new to Debian (or Linux systems in general) than KDE can give
you the best of both worlds - a command line for you to use, and a
graphical way to do things. I personally find advantages to both
methods.
Loading, in general, has gotten a lot better than it used to be. Yet I
see this argument come up from time to time as a detraction against
some system, or app, or what have you. It's a factor if you start an
app, do things in it, and then close it when you are done, but do
people without a lot of DOS/Windows baggage really run apps that way
anymore? (I confess I do to an extent, but I was a longtime DOS/Windows
user -- and in that environment you basically run apps that way.)
> A personal recommendation of your favourite window manager would be
> much appreciated.
I don't really like GNOME. That's just a personal feeling; I just find
it a bit more "clunky" in comparison with KDE.
But there are some others to consider. xfce, rox, fluxbox, and so on.
olvwm is probably around but I haven't tried it in years. (olvwm is
ancient, but very reminiscent, I suppose, of older Sun wiindow
managers. I can't speak from experience there, since pretty much all
the Unix I've done is Linux, with a smattering of earlier *BSD.
> Herminio Gonzalez
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