> > > Richard Owlett, I hope it works for you. It is #1 on Distrowatch.com > > currently. https://distrowatch.com/ > > I wonder if something like MX-Fluxbox would work as a window manager for > > you? https://mxlinux.org/blog/4585/ > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxbox > > https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-fluxbox-was-just-upgraded-what-now/ > > > > I've pretty much standardized of using MATE. Originally it was an > accident of history. Now it does everything I need/want and I don't need > the relearning exercise for no perceived benefit. YMMV ;/ > , Based on my somewhat limited knowledge of the Linux desktop, I thought that default recommended and suggested default package install bundle would be a product of the desktop environment meta-package as this is where the kitchen sink is installed to provide that full desktop experience that so many Linux users have come to loathe.
Running away from KDE, GNOME and even X-Face is what led me to find Crunchbang. Their implementation of the OpenBox window manager is exactly what I was looking for. Only a few apps installed by default: gedit, vlc, thunar, terminal, abiword, gunumerix, firefox. Upon initial boot-up after installation, a post-install script runs and asks if you want to install printer support, java, libreoffice, etc. I was elated to see a mostly blank gray-scale desktop with conky running that lists all the keyboard shortcuts. There was no clunky app menu nor shortcut launch bar but all my are apps just a right click on the desktop away. I was so delighted by seeing the very minimal resource usage and the snappiness of the OS on a netbook that I was bike touring with that I just never looked back. I was even liberated from carrying and using a mouse! I never had an inkling that I'd ever be elated nor delighted by Linux. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
