On Sunday, 2 December 2018 09:20:13 GMT Róbert Čerňanský wrote: > On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 22:38:01 -0600 > > Dale <[email protected]> wrote: > > Daniel Frey wrote: > > > I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) > > > and am making progress. > > > > > > I ran into one issue, that being on my server (mythtv, file, etc) I > > > am normally in text/ssh mode but occasionally I need X for > > > something. > > > > > > Does anyone have suggestions for a small-footprint window manager (I > > > have no need for a full desktop environment) as twm is just fugly > > > and sometimes not intuitive. I also don't need a file manager as I > > > use Midnight Commander which works well for my needs. This all > > > stems from occasionally needing a gui for configuring mythtv or the > > > ability to have two shells open side by side. > > > > > > I am thinking others have most likely had this problem at some point > > > and have found something that's lightweight for this type of > > > purpose. > > > > > > Dan > > > > It's been a while but last I used Fluxbox, it was tiny. If you just > > do a basic install, it isn't much to it. Of course, it isn't feature > > rich either but it should run well on a low powered machine or > > consume very little resources on a bigger system. I've got two > > fluxbox packages installed here. Here is some info on them. > > > > > > root@fireball / # equery s x11-themes/fluxbox-styles-fluxmod > > x11-wm/fluxbox > > * x11-themes/fluxbox-styles-fluxmod-20050128-r1 > > Total files : 1539 > > Total size : 4.22 MiB > > > > * x11-wm/fluxbox-1.3.7-r3 > > Total files : 339 > > Total size : 3.89 MiB > > root@fireball / # > > Windowmaker is also a good choice. I'm still using for main desktop. > > $ equery s windowmaker > * x11-wm/windowmaker-0.95.8-r1 > Total files : 495 > Total size : 5.76 MiB > > Or you may consider forwarding X to the machine you are connecting > from: > > $ ssh -Y <server> > > Then start whatever X application you need and it will be displayed on > your local machine. You do not need window manager on the server. > > Robert
It hasn't been mentioned, but if the main use case is to have more than one terminal running in the same login session, you could use tmux on a console and split that into multiple terminals on the same screen. If you try enlightenment you should use the old e16, which is relatively lightweight and still maintained. -- Regards, Mick
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