From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 23 08:36:13 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 812831065679 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:36:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from asmtp1.iomartmail.com (asmtp1.iomartmail.com [62.128.201.248]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EBAD8FC1F for ; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:36:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from asmtp1.iomartmail.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by asmtp1.iomartmail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o8N8a5VU009189; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:36:10 +0100 Received: from orange.esperance-linux.co.uk (80-45-152-196.static.dsl.as9105.com [80.45.152.196]) (authenticated bits=0) by asmtp1.iomartmail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o8N8a4SB009149; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:36:05 +0100 Received: by orange.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 8336A33C3D; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:36:03 +0100 (BST) Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 09:36:03 +0100 From: Frank Shute To: Jorge Biquez Message-ID: <20100923083603.GA12869@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <3368057398-783131724@intranet.com.mx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3368057398-783131724@intranet.com.mx> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE amd64 X-Organisation: 'shute.org.uk' Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by asmtp1.iomartmail.com id o8N8a4SB009149 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GUI Suggested? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:36:13 -0000 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