On 12/1/18 11:21 PM, 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 > >
Hello Dan:: lots of good suggestions. you can look in /usr/portage/x11/wm (or whereevery /etc/portage/x11-wm for a listing of what in the tree for smaller. I have been wanting to try lumina:: https://lumina-desktop.org/features/ "does not require PolicyKit, HAL or systemd" if you have a few/limited scope of codes to run, it might just be what you are looking for...... good_hunting, James
