Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 21:18:26 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: kpneal@pobox.com Cc: Quartz <quartz@sneakertech.com>, FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Any utils worth installing a GUI on a server for? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1506242036050.57542@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20150625014331.GB51828@neutralgood.org> References: <558B3F60.7060809@sneakertech.com> <20150625014331.GB51828@neutralgood.org>
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On Wed, 24 Jun 2015, kpneal@pobox.com wrote: > On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 07:38:08PM -0400, Quartz wrote: >> Traditionally I have always run fileservers headless, with any >> administration being done through ssh. However, I'm currently working >> with a system that's somewhat overpowered for its job and I'm >> considering throwing a window manager on there just to have access to >> more stuff. Are there any utilities out there that require or really >> benefit from a window manager that are worth installing one for? The >> system's main function is a sort of NAS that can have usb drives plugged >> directly into it, so I'm only really interested in stuff that would >> relate to that: for example disk partitioning/repair programs or fancy >> shells for messing with samba/nfs/zfs, etc. > > Would you benefit from having multiple xterms open? You know, a couple > of command lines for your use, a couple for showing the status of the > machine, etc. All on screen at the same time. tmux can do that without X. :) No, I don't use it that way, but it can split the screen into multiple consoles. > If you run just an X server plus twm plus xterms then I guarantee that > no user will ever notice. True, but there are some pretty big security implications with X. If the utilities and X can be kept on a client machine, it makes things easier.
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