Re: Switching from GNOME to another window manager

2009-09-06 Thread Robert Hodgins
On Sun, 2009-09-06 at 10:21 +0800, Jason Hsu wrote: > I used the default install to install Debian on a laptop as the sole OS. > > It boots up in GNOME, which is too slow and sluggish. How can I switch to > XFCE, Fluxbox, or some other lightweight window manager? > 1) You could do a reinstall:

Re: Switching from GNOME to another window manager

2009-09-06 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Jason Hsu wrote: > I used the default install to install Debian on a laptop as the sole OS. > > It boots up in GNOME, which is too slow and sluggish.  How can I switch to > XFCE, Fluxbox, or some other lightweight window manager? You d'load/install the wm/de you wa

Re: Switching from GNOME to another window manager

2009-09-06 Thread ghe
On Sep 6, 2009, at 9:31 AM, paragasu wrote: i am using openbox, a very lightweight WM. #apt-get install openbox Or xfce or ... After you do that, there's a button (called "Sessions" IIRC) in the login window (still from Gnome, probably) that will let you switch around between the window

Re: Switching from GNOME to another window manager

2009-09-06 Thread paragasu
i am using openbox, a very lightweight WM. #apt-get install openbox On 9/6/09, Jason Hsu wrote: > I used the default install to install Debian on a laptop as the sole OS. > > It boots up in GNOME, which is too slow and sluggish. How can I switch to > XFCE, Fluxbox, or some other lightweight win

Switching from GNOME to another window manager

2009-09-06 Thread Jason Hsu
I used the default install to install Debian on a laptop as the sole OS. It boots up in GNOME, which is too slow and sluggish. How can I switch to XFCE, Fluxbox, or some other lightweight window manager? -- Jason Hsu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a