Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:36:03 +0100 From: Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> To: Jorge Biquez <jbiquez@intranet.com.mx> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GUI Suggested? Message-ID: <20100923083603.GA12869@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3368057398-783131724@intranet.com.mx> References: <3368057398-783131724@intranet.com.mx>
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On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:29:38PM -0500, Jorge Biquez wrote: > > Hello all. >=20 > In all these years I have been working with FreeBSd under=20 > terminal/shell mode. Since all my needs to solve have been solved=20 > that way I have never tried any graphical interface. >=20 > I was wondering if you can tell suggest me based on yoru experience=20 > on what path to follow? KDE? any other? >=20 > I would like to test what you suggest is the best for you and if=20 > possible that it is not TOO complicated to setup. The idea is to use=20 > it as my desktop plattfor (documents, browser, email, etc) >=20 > Thanks in advance >=20 > Jorge Biquez >=20 I remember years ago that I first started using Linux in just the console and did so for about 6 months before I set up X. It was such a pleasure to get away from a GUI and to a CLI :) When I did set up X, I used fvwm as my WM for many years, then Blackbox and now Fluxbox. I like the *boxes and fvwm as they have simple text based configuration files and are easy to customise to one's own needs. I still just have a couple of xterms running under fluxbox and tend to launch a lot of programs from them. You might find a simple setup, as I've described above, comfortable for your needs rather than a full-blown desktop environment such as Gnome or KDE. My belief is that people who are comfortable with Gnome/KDE are people who are familiar with working in a GUI such as Windows=AE and haven't come from the commandline. Regards, --=20 Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html
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