Re: Window manager/desktop environment that's not RAM-intensive

[SiegeM <siegem@gmail.com>]

2005/11/10, Robert Waldner <waldner@waldner.priv.at>:
>
> Hi!
>
> I'm currently converting the SOs laptop to Debian. Problem is that
>  it's rather underpowered in terms of RAM - 128 MB and no chance of
>  upgrading.
>
> So I'm looking for a window manager/desktop environment that doesn't
>  have the memory footprint of Gnome or KDE.
>
> Personally, I'm fond of Enlightenment as a window manager, but the
>  SO, who's only familiar with Windos and Gnome, needs something where the
>  look&feel is more consistent with what she knows. Most needed would be
>  some kind of "taskbar" and the possibility of having clickable
>  "shortcuts" to applications (and maybe documents) on the desktop.
> It doesn't matter if it's technically superior, has integrated
>  applications, virtual desktops or a constantly-running sound mixer,
>  the above pretty much sums up the whole list of requirements - the rest
>  I can handle myself.
>
> Any suggestions?

I would say Xfce or the Black Box