On Thu, Feb 08, 2007 at 11:04:14AM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:46:57 -0800 > Freddy Freeloader <fredddy@cableone.net> wrote: > > > > The reason I wouldn't run a gui by default is that these old machines > > don't have a lot of memory in them, and a gui eats a lot of resources > > so I only use one occasionally and then shut it down after I'm done > > using it. I prefer using a cli most of the time because it's more > > flexible and powerful in many respects than a gui, but some things, > > like a browser, just seem more natural as a graphical interface to > > me. Maybe it's because I didn't start computing with DOS or Linux, > > but with a gui. > > If all you need is browsing, the fastest start you can get is xinit > with your browser instead of an xterm (I don't remember what config file > to change, maybe .xinitrc?). But you won't be able to run anything else. > A more flexible solution is to use some minimalistic window manager > (fluxbox, ... or even icewm). yes, ~/.xinitrc something like a single line in it: iceweasel then running startx will give you an x-session with JUST that program and nothing more. when you exit iceweasel, the x-session will die and drop you back to a vt. A
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