From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 23 15:20:29 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 85844106564A for ; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:20:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh2.interactivevillages.com (wh2.interactivevillages.com [75.125.250.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DDBC8FC20 for ; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:20:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 97-126-31-96.tukw.qwest.net ([97.126.31.96] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh2.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OynSj-0005Ei-Tg for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:11:55 -0700 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:20:23 -0700 Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:20:23 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100923152023.GA14903@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <3368057398-783131724@intranet.com.mx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3368057398-783131724@intranet.com.mx> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-PGP-Key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?search=0xD6DBAF91 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh2.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com Subject: Re: GUI Suggested? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:20:29 -0000 --ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Jorge Biquez on Wednesday, 22 September 2010: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" After trying a few different WMs, I settled on xmonad. It's minimalist -- meaning it stays out of your way. It's also highly configurable, in Haskell. It's lightweight and fast. It's a developer's WM. I haven't been at all attracted to the various desktop managers: KDE, GNOME, etc. What do you get for all that weight? --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips= .com --ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJMm3A3AAoJEIpckszW26+RpSEH+gLC8+fr7wzme1P5jaVtVUA5 +2kT8Zddo2ULTw9AjfJQrGlRUcwj6DZj+bOLqA5TPkjcqyGIQU49VNy3hB8TSlh2 BCfpxJ6GHozDjzSDoMVXxXCq07gCbKPGn2QG56VTpH4hNvY1ma7KNfxi9oNTgFP6 X3CH0/gpk+zMlEO+h/CvUJPWwDIa0DLkHft3G58fEAZIsSu9VqfC1fYjcC9Spwec 8Yz255speLL8poxB2my4hthVuxbmiP0QzAjQ4zwwKaLhQpmoGQn50IZR2mg3pYs3 FSVG0Nzq6BX7xC1X2uhRCq83XOMTj90T/CIGEDjbKkUAyB2s526H8eIzp0YZJ+w= =0eyr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH--