Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:20:23 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GUI Suggested? Message-ID: <20100923152023.GA14903@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <3368057398-783131724@intranet.com.mx> References: <3368057398-783131724@intranet.com.mx>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Quoth Jorge Biquez on Wednesday, 22 September 2010: > Hello all. > > In all these years I have been working with FreeBSd under > terminal/shell mode. Since all my needs to solve have been solved > that way I have never tried any graphical interface. > > I was wondering if you can tell suggest me based on yoru experience > on what path to follow? KDE? any other? > > I would like to test what you suggest is the best for you and if > possible that it is not TOO complicated to setup. The idea is to use > it as my desktop plattfor (documents, browser, email, etc) > > Thanks in advance > > Jorge Biquez > > _______________________________________________ > 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" 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? -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips.com [-- Attachment #2 --] -----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-----
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