Re: Revert to simple Window Manager
On 06/10/2007 11:33 PM, Telly Williams wrote:
Hi,
I'm currently using the Gnome Desktop environment. As I learn to
use Linux/GNU more, I find that I want to slim down my computer as much
as possible. Hence, I would like to use just a window manager instead
of a full GUI. Is it possible to revert (maybe, apt-get remove gnome)
my GUI and simply use a window manager, or will I need to do a complete
reinstall? Will removing the GUI (Gnome) break my system? Are there
any links on the web that anyone has that discusses this issue? Thanks.
~Telly
You don't have to uninstall anything. Just install a lightweight window
manager such as IceWm and change the preferred x-session-manager to
icewm-session, e.g.:
# aptitude install icewm
# update-alternatives --config x-session-manager
(Select icewm-session from the list.)
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