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kaygarme@slingshot.co.nz wrote:

>Hello all,
>
>I am a complete newbie to Unix and am looking into which window management
>system to use.  I want one that is lean on system resources, nice to look at
>but doesn't take all the fun of learning a new system away from the user (if
>that makes sense).  I like the look of Fluxbox and Enlightenment.
>
>Thanks
>
>Gareth Campbell
>(New Zealand - Lord of the Rings country)
>  
>

As another poster mentioned, XFCE is worthy of consideration.
I can get along with Fluxbox but find XFCE more "comfortable",
and not overly burdensome on hardware resources....

You also might like to look at xwinman.org ... there are so many
options!

Good luck!

Kevin Kinsey