From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 26 04:08:16 2009 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 4CFB0106566C for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:08:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f171.google.com (mail-ew0-f171.google.com [209.85.219.171]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D228E8FC0A for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:08:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: by ewy19 with SMTP id 19so349080ewy.43 for ; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:08:15 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=6CdvmYp1L0i1TAE4qLiA6AS/fnPBeu6kukS9tC1xNjY=; b=JlkOlIPNnotZMhMcVMK1WAU97OsHOJtmSE51Gx26Al1xWNhzNp0Q4GkHxRVWkW240r BHp5rKDviriZqdv9GYKh0pUn6EVVW8SVDsUfjQnx2ppNPkw+2tLOi+O119i0CKaYhDkg ehsllVtBUh08+Ru6611K/xfxxuEYyL5yDsAwc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=wokzZccOsoIZyTx0udt/ClREWLUTj3HrzcRrLkdrOQMbph1GEdtV5SHV3juuahBVQ1 pQfs2wBpj9rM38ijtc1Z806XTEPqQvh+cqwxLCCyS0XKSX0VeR4wyJf7nQ0tqA03xhk7 9bgzo3zGmpByUQmyWceTKkzoad75F+LEpGRAw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.210.11.17 with SMTP id 17mr302430ebk.25.1238040494967; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:08:14 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <2e3ffd230903252017l26cbc450l6d671d43eb0c410a@mail.gmail.com> References: <2e3ffd230903252017l26cbc450l6d671d43eb0c410a@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:08:14 -0400 Message-ID: <4ad871310903252108y497df776wbf154e0a5da1493f@mail.gmail.com> From: Glen Barber To: Jesse Feinman Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Desktop environments 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, 26 Mar 2009 04:08:16 -0000 On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Jesse Feinman wrote: > I am planning on using FreeBSD on a new computer i am building but i would > like to know if there is a way that i can install multiple desktop > environments and easily switch between them, preferably without restarting. Restarting the computer or restarting the desktop environment? You don't need to restart the computer to switch between KDE and GNOME, for example. Not clear on what you mean here. > The primary purpose for this is to gain complete functionality over the > system utilizing all possible tools and also to evaluate the different > environments to determine which one works best for me. > Fantastic. Give Fluxbox a shot. :) > Lastly, i am wondering how Compiz-fusion would interact in this case because > to my knowledge Compiz is essentially an add on to the KDE and Gnome > environments and i am wondering as to how it would function if i were to > switch desktops constantly. > Why wouldn't you be able to? -- Glen Barber