On 18 Sep 2013, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote:
[snip]
So, if you want to try them (you said you have time, right? ;) )
start with an easy one like i3, and if and when you will like the
idea behind, feel free to try more advanced ones.
[snip]
I like i3 a lot but I don't like the
On 17 Sep 2013, Luis Bandarra wrote:
#!/bin/sh
# script to start a new server with i3
DISPLAY=:0
Xephyr :1 -ac -br -reset -terminate -screen 1280x1024 2 /dev/null
sleep 2
DISPLAY=:1
i3
but you can use just the command line's commands...
Hope it helps...
I use this:
#
On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 06:44:28PM -0400, Rob Owens wrote:
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 01:57:54PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
Someone in private mail suggested Enlightenment. Openbox was already
on my list.
Desktop environments lean towards over kill.
Enlightenment and awesome will be
I didn't explain myself well, now that i have time, i'll see to it.
I use Xephyr[1] to create a new X server in the current X host session.
Then i launch the application i which to use on the new display.
On 18-09-2013 07:49, Anthony Campbell wrote:
On 17 Sep 2013, Luis Bandarra wrote:
This
To switch between DEs, you can do it with the usual connection
managers, IIRC.
But I personally prefer to login on TTY and then start the window
manager/DE of my choice. Usually, DEs have a 'start-my_favorite_de'
command to do that. If you are tired about starting them by hand
everytime, you
Le 18.09.2013 14:22, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org a écrit :
To switch between DEs, you can do it with the usual connection
managers, IIRC.
But I personally prefer to login on TTY and then start the window
manager/DE of my choice. Usually, DEs have a 'start-my_favorite_de'
command to do that.
berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote:
Le 18.09.2013 14:22, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org a écrit :
To switch between DEs, you can do it with the usual connection
managers, IIRC.
But I personally prefer to login on TTY and then start the window
manager/DE of my choice. Usually, DEs have a
Richard Owlett wrote:
/Background
[snip]
/Questions
1. Given that I prefer LILO over GRUB and xfce over
Gnome/lxde/kde, what GUIs should I investigate further.
2. Given that internet is effectively non-existent and
internal/external disk space is effectively unlimited, how can I
make as many as
Le 18.09.2013 13:31, Richard Owlett a écrit :
Richard Owlett wrote:
/Background
[snip]
/Questions
1. Given that I prefer LILO over GRUB and xfce over
Gnome/lxde/kde, what GUIs should I investigate further.
2. Given that internet is effectively non-existent and
internal/external disk space is
On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 16:20:02 +0200
Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
What's the best? I still don't know.
Mr. Owlett,
I would just like to add to the usual suggestions since you're interested in
tinkering with Debian, a worthy hobby to be sure, that no one has suggested the
now
On Wednesday 18 September 2013 14:10:43 Richard Owlett wrote:
berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote:
Le 18.09.2013 14:22, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org a écrit :
To switch between DEs, you can do it with the usual connection
managers, IIRC.
But I personally prefer to login on TTY and then
I recommend to stay with Debian and to stay for Debian with the Linux
kernel and what ever boot loader you're using now. Test WMs and DEs, win
experiences and in the future you still can decide to use FreeBSD,
another Linux distro and/or other bootloaders.
I prefer Linux over FreeBSD, but have
berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote:
[*SNIP*]
I guess this is why Debian meet my needs: you can tinker things
easily, and so learn a lot even if you have poor starting knowledge.
But do not worry, it seem that on that list, everyone is still
learning things regularly.
That tinkering is
Le 18.09.2013 22:28, Richard Owlett a écrit :
berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote:
[*SNIP*]
I guess this is why Debian meet my needs: you can tinker things
easily, and so learn a lot even if you have poor starting knowledge.
But do not worry, it seem that on that list, everyone is still
*CAVEAT LECTOR* - long winded humor included in following
Ralf Mardorf wrote:
I recommend to stay with Debian and to stay for Debian with the Linux
kernel and what ever boot loader you're using now. Test WMs and DEs, win
experiences and in the future you still can decide to use FreeBSD,
another
On 16-09-2013 22:50, Richard Owlett wrote:
Dan Ritter wrote:
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 01:57:54PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
2. Given that internet is effectively non-existent and
internal/external disk space is effectively unlimited, how can I
make as many as possible of the DE /or WM on the
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 01:57:54PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
Desktop environments lean towards over kill.
In that case, have a look at fvwm.
http://www.fvwm.org/
--
If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people
who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are
On Mon 16 Sep 2013 at 10:06:32 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
/Background
I'm relatively new to Linux. I got my feet wet by installing Squeeze
We are all relatively new. If you installed Squeeze a couple of years
ago and used it on a day-to-day basis you should now have a good feel
for Debian.
On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:57:54 -0500
Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
2. Given that internet is effectively non-existent and
internal/external disk space is effectively unlimited, how can I
make as many as possible of the DE /or WM on the distribution DVD
simply available to
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 01:57:54PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
Someone in private mail suggested Enlightenment. Openbox was already
on my list.
Desktop environments lean towards over kill.
Enlightenment and awesome will be investigated further.
Then I'd also suggest Fluxbox. By the way,
On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:44:28 -0400
Rob Owens row...@ptd.net wrote:
Then I'd also suggest Fluxbox. By the way, Fluxbox has a Window
Managers entry in its menu which allows you to switch to other window
managers, such as Openbox, without even closing your session. I just
did it. Now I'm in
Dan Ritter wrote:
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:06:32AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
As I have minimal to *NO INTERNET* access, when Debian 7.1 DVDs
became available from vendors I purchased the 10 DVD set. I also
purchased the live DVDs for Gnome, lxde, kde, and xfce. I did some
test runs of
On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:57:54 -0500
Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
An implied questions include:
how do I switch between them while comparing?
will thy potentially interfere with each other?
Thank you.
The choosewm package is an option.
Hopefully not.
--
EMACS is
/Background
I'm relatively new to Linux. I got my feet wet by installing
Squeeze (6.0.5) on a used laptop (Lenovo R61) purchased
explicitly purchased for experimenting. Having used computers
since Hector was a pup, accidents happen.
As I have minimal to *NO INTERNET* access, when Debian 7.1
Cláudio E. Elicker wrote:
On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:57:54 -0500
Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
An implied questions include:
how do I switch between them while comparing?
will thy potentially interfere with each other?
Thank you.
The choosewm package is an option.
Dan Ritter wrote:
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 01:57:54PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
2. Given that internet is effectively non-existent and
internal/external disk space is effectively unlimited, how can I
make as many as possible of the DE /or WM on the distribution DVD
simply available to
On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:53:39 -0500
Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
Cláudio E. Elicker wrote:
On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 13:57:54 -0500
Richard Owlett rowl...@cloud85.net wrote:
An implied questions include:
how do I switch between them while comparing?
will thy
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