Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 11:57:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Zach Thompson <metalorion_1@yahoo.com> To: "G. Jason Middleton" <gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: window managers which one? Message-ID: <20010419185734.64142.qmail@web11103.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.31L.02.0104191357260.22590-100000@linux2.gl.umbc.edu>
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--- "G. Jason Middleton" <gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu> wrote: > I am installing kde2 from the ports...(i just cvs'ed the ports) so it > is > installing 2.1.1..... whatever. I am running an amd 266 with 128 > megs of > ram. It has been installing for the past 2 hours!! Anyway can > anyone > make a good recommendation as to which window man i should use? > GNOME > KDE??? Why just these two? Check out http://www.plig.org/xwinman/ for descriptions, screen shots, etc., of many WMs, if you already haven't. With 128MB RAM these wouldn't be my first choices. > I am trying to get completely away from win2k/98. I use my machine > for > MP3's cd-burning, and just regualr run-of-the-mill crap...Word > Processing > Access...etc etc....and random admin crap. > > so the final question is which window manager would be the best for > me? This is too personal for anyone but yourself to decide. I have tried tried everything from KDE to ratpoison in the last few months. I would have to say that blackbox and icewm have been my two favorites. Zach Thompson __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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