Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 19:24:23 +0200 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> To: Johnson David <djohnson@acuson.com> Cc: rene@xs4all.nl, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Libretto L2/5 + FreeBSD + X-Windows Message-ID: <20020809172423.GJ389@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> In-Reply-To: <200208091008.38155.djohnson@acuson.com> References: <20020809111522.GB76272@xs4all.nl> <200208091008.38155.djohnson@acuson.com>
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> From: Johnson David <djohnson@acuson.com>
> To: rene@xs4all.nl, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Libretto L2/5 + FreeBSD + X-Windows
> Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 10:08:38 -0700
i've missed (read: deleted) the beginning of this thread, so forgive
me if i repeat something obvious...
> On Friday 09 August 2002 04:15 am, rene@xs4all.nl wrote:
> > I'm wondering if it is possible to run selected freebsd apps
> > (x-windows, bash, browser, GPS software) from a ramdisk.
>
> Will this ramdisk come out of your 512MB, or from a card? If the
> former, then I would definitely keep things as slim as possible, to
> the extent that I would not install X at all, and use text mode email
> and browsers (links, pine, etc).
>
> In any case, you will want a small footprint. For a window manager I
> would choose Blackbox or Windowmaker.
while *box window managers are generally pretty small, you might
still prefer something along {t,m}wm, or ratpoison.
> For email and browser, I would choose Mozilla since it combines the
> two into one app. Galeon is small, but it requires a lot of GNOME
> backend, so It may end up using as much resources as Mozilla.
last time i tried (tired of this resource hog called mozilla)
galeon, it insisted on me being *running* gnome, not only having it
installed. it's not on my hd anymore. (and i still use mozilla,
sigh)
you might like w3m or links for a browser. both are fine programs (i
prefer w3m). if you *insist* on a graphical software (ala mozilla,
since both w3m and links can display graphics), you might want to
try dillo, or one of the based-on-mozilla-but-much-lighter spinoffs.
you can find list of these at mozilla.org.
oh, and for mail... go for mutt. tough, but pays off.
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