Window manager without x server: follow INX path?

2008-10-27 Thread David Kuntadi
Recently I have managed to run links -g (graphical links) and I just allow read and write for all for /dev folder to all as work around. But when I tried INX, definitely it is a huge task for me to make similar setup on top of lfs: http://inx.maincontent.net/announce-inx-1.0.html I think blfs

Re: Window manager without x server: follow INX path?

2008-10-27 Thread David Kuntadi
Below is the list of packages to build INX. It looks like not so huge after all: http://inx.maincontent.net/1.0-versions-package-list abcde 2.3.99.6-1ubuntu2 antiword 0.37-2 bsdmainutils

Re: Window manager without x server: follow INX path?

2008-10-27 Thread Ken Moffat
On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 03:04:54PM +0700, David Kuntadi wrote: Below is the list of packages to build INX. It looks like not so huge after all: http://inx.maincontent.net/1.0-versions-package-list I have no interest in this, but it looks like the sort of thing that might have fitted into

Re: Window manager without x server: follow INX path?

2008-10-27 Thread Ken Moffat
On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 05:12:57PM +, Ken Moffat wrote: I have no interest in this, but it looks like the sort of thing that might have fitted into a hint, so perhaps you could put it in the wiki (dunno, maybe packages not in BLFS don't fit there). Among other things, to get into the

Re: Window manager without x server: follow INX path?

2008-10-27 Thread Chris Staub
David Kuntadi wrote: Recently I have managed to run links -g (graphical links) and I just allow read and write for all for /dev folder to all as work around. Um, workaround for what? But when I tried INX, definitely it is a huge task for me to make similar setup on top of lfs:

Re: Window manager without x server: follow INX path?

2008-10-27 Thread David Kuntadi
Below is my response to both Ken and Chris. On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:12 AM, Ken Moffat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Among other things, to get into the book you need to engage an editor's interest. I find it hard to see why anyone would use a desktop without X nowadays. That is what I differ.

Re: Window manager without x server: follow INX path?

2008-10-27 Thread Chris Staub
David Kuntadi wrote: Below is my response to both Ken and Chris. On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Chris Staub [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David Kuntadi wrote: Um, workaround for what? links -g do not have write access to /dev/fb0, and requires to run as root. BLFS is just a guide for

Re: Window manager without x server: follow INX path?

2008-10-27 Thread David Kuntadi
On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Chris Staub [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe I'm just clueless, but can you explain specifically what it is you are proposing, and how this is any different from, say, building a standard LFS system and a few select packages from BLFS? I am suggesting a complete

Re: Window manager without x server: follow INX path?

2008-10-27 Thread David Kuntadi
On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Chris Staub [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, you're suggesting a new livecd, based on LFS, without X? No. I am suggesting a chapter in BLFS to create complete desktop environement without x. David -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ:

Re: Window manager without x server: follow INX path?

2008-10-27 Thread DJ Lucas
David Kuntadi wrote: If we could have desktop without x, that would be marvellous. We could have very fast desktop that could run on very old hardware, and even faster on new hardware. Hmm. Browser based management tools from server console is nice use of fb, but double clicking links