From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 26 04:14:17 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 B51BF106566B for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:14:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from yx-out-2324.google.com (yx-out-2324.google.com [74.125.44.28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B29B8FC13 for ; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:14:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: by yx-out-2324.google.com with SMTP id 8so343833yxm.13 for ; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:14:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=8MGOT0e5sto/Vxr28xdtLOXiE4SpSjRWeDHAFzzAA4o=; b=O/e0knTmci0sRLMVqjvdPh5Pj16YMa96io3htdTBNsTYpFkUVRNnFXZRqNoIvnBhGS VeymivNSoGYbGEKP+tL7r3uWiT2Ad47XRE6LN6pINtzAR3a4n5KSpzjKCffJgrVP0njw D+vIQLxYz3n4FeoL3vKgkodzEoyELZ6e/mfjQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=XpNgSx6f73Pk5JKojDV+Pj/7I7zjVbF14k+UI6lkbvguK1Kp1geAWr7Uouly6AdDAv xhLS852I23TYmBXyTDAqMEU6iGYm3irB5mLemPOaQyHh9GbW/zP1Y/DQXr/yq0FMzSEz MQih0GA9/2s6SEggDyTGXnYwflfEJ36GSGTC8= Received: by 10.100.58.19 with SMTP id g19mr223190ana.56.1238040856834; Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:14:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?216.16.29.53? (host-53.216-16-29.iw.net [216.16.29.53]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 21sm13418278agd.67.2009.03.25.21.14.15 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:14:16 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <49CB0117.80205@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:14:15 -0500 From: Adam Vandemore User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org References: <2e3ffd230903252017l26cbc450l6d671d43eb0c410a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2e3ffd230903252017l26cbc450l6d671d43eb0c410a@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: 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 04:14:18 -0000 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. > 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. > > 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. > > Thank you for your time, > Jesse Feinman > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > First part is pretty easy to do using kdm in fact it's essentially as simple as making sure your X and WM's work, then enabling kdm. Not too sure the answer on the rest. I would guess it wouldn't be a problem though provided no config diffs between the two. -- Adam Vandemore Systems Administrator IMED Mobility (605) 498-1610