On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 09:00:23PM -0800, Craig H. Block wrote:
> Todd,
> 
> You got me going in the right direction.  At Freshmeat I found 130 some
> applications under the topic of "file manager".  I found what I'm
> looking for in an application called TkDesk.  It runs on any X window
> system using Tcl/Tk, has 2 panes, and supports drag and drop.
> 
> I did check into the file managers you mentioned.  The problem for me
> with Midnight Commander, Nautilus, and Konqueror is they require either
> the Gnome or KDE desktop environments.  I want to avoid the overhead
> involved in running a whole desktop system.  I'm using the fvwm window
> manager which has a very small footprint and since the machine functions
> only as a personal server, I don't want to load a heap of bloatware on
> it.  I only use its X windows to do maintenance.

Are you running ancient PCs, or is there some other reason for
requiring a minimalist environment?  I generally don't consider
KDE or Gnome bloatware... the usual usefulness-to-size ratio isn't
too bad for either one... and with anything over 500Mhz, it's 
decently quick... bloatware is relative.. and you could even go
fvwm-less if you don't have any need for a window manager at all...

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