you are a pro boss ! my knowhow is dated. i used it on my old 486 DX2 with 24 Mb SIMM. the distro was RH 6.2. it was pretty good and stable in those days. regs -hizibiz
On Sat, 30 Jul 2005, J.Bakshi wrote: > On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 09:01:18 +0530 (IST) > hizibiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > better answer could be found if followings are known: > > > > 1. why you want to switch > > I used KDE. but due to its huge resource requirement and looong delay to open > applications I switch over to icewm with almost all Gtk packages like email-> > sylpheed-claws , file manager-> xfe, archive tool -> file roller, browser-> > dillo, fire-fox, xconsole ->rxvt, image viewer ->Imageviewer, editor -> > Aboword, download manager -> prozilla etc. etc........ > > with AMD Sempron processor and 128MB DDR I really get very good response from > my applications. window manager needs just FEW seconds to start -;) (default > nature of icewm) . more over I use LIRC to control my linux box with a > creative credit card size remote. everything is running fine. I like to use > fvwm as it is much more configurable+small+fast than icewm. I use Debian sid > with a compiled kernel from kernel-source-2.6.10. XFree86 version 4. the > purpose of the machine is obviously a standalone Desktop and also a remote > controlled linux box. the machine is also used to burn PIC Microcontroller > with JDM programmer, some times enjoying movies using mplayer and enjoying > music with xmms. all multimedia are totally controlled by LIRC > > please note I used xfce too, but icewm is more faster than it. > > > > 2. what is your packaging / flavour > > > > 4. machine spec like cpu , ram etc. > > > > 3. what is XFree86 version > > > > 4. primary purpose of the machine > > > > -- > > > > On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > friends, > > > > > > I am using icewm . recently I have read lg-issue100, lg-issue105 and > > > lg-issue25 and come to know about fvwm. could any user of fvwm tell me > > > how this window manager performs ? I have no idea about fvwm, so a > > > common question in my mind is what could be the answers if one compare > > > between icewm and fvwm. please share ur experience . also pls let me > > > know about any graphical configuration toll for fvwm (like icecc, ice > > > control > > > panel to configure the icewm ) > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > > > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > > > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
