Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:35:13 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Replacing windows XP at home. Message-ID: <44C7D201.8000000@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20060726195636.68072.qmail@web60017.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20060726195636.68072.qmail@web60017.mail.yahoo.com>
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Peter wrote: > --- Joshua Lewis <joshua.lewis@familyfunzone.net> wrote: > > >> I have a hard question to ask and I realize that there are a >> thousand >> answers to this question. >> >> >> >> I am replacing my XP system with a FreeBSD 6.1 system. I finished >> installing it last night and cvsuped. Now I need to choose a >> window >> manager. >> >> >> >> There are what seems like hundreds of different WM in the ports >> collection and there is no way I will be able to find the time to >> read >> them all and get any kind of good idea on what each one does. >> >> >> >> I am hoping a few people form the list could e-mail me what they >> like >> and for what reason. >> >> >> >> I want something lean and fast but I want to have my cake and eat >> it >> to because I do want something that is not strait up ugly and is >> functional. >> >> >> >> KDE seems like it is bloated so I was considering Gnome. I have >> also >> been reading about enlightenment and it sounds interesting. I have >> looked into Fluxbox and it also seems like it would do the trick. >> >> >> >> Would I be better off just going with Gnome or KDE? I realize once >> I >> start installing apps that I will probably wind up installing >> something that uses Gnome or KDE libraries so I am going to wind >> up >> bloating my system any ways right? >> > > I know both KDE and fluxbox quite well. They provide two entirely > different experiences. Installing KDE will give you applications and > a heavy desktop environment (with menus everywhere) while fluxbox will > just give you a light window manager. I suggest you go for KDE first > just to convince yourself that it is possible to have a Microsoft-like > experience within an Open Source OS and then go for fluxbox. > > If you want something in between KDE and fluxbox then you may want to > try XFCE. > > Of course, there are many more alternatives but these are the ones I > have used a fair amount. > > Peter Something else coming around the turnpike soon for FreeBSD I assume: <http://www.xpde.com/>; -Garrett
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