Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-09 Thread Daniel Frey
On 12/5/18 1:34 PM, james wrote: Hello Dan:: lots of good suggestions. you can look in /usr/portage/x11/wm (or whereevery /etc/portage/x11-wm for a listing of what in the tree for smaller. I have been wanting to try lumina:: https://lumina-desktop.org/features/ "does not require PolicyKit,

Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-05 Thread james
On 12/1/18 11:21 PM, Daniel Frey wrote: > I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) and > am making progress. > > I ran into one issue, that being on my server (mythtv, file, etc) I am > normally in text/ssh mode but occasionally I need X for something. > > Does anyone

Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-03 Thread J. Roeleveld
# ssh -Y @ "@" is optional. Without it, ssh will use the username you are using on the client. "" is either an IP address or, if you have a hosts file or DNS server configured, the hostname. The "-Y" sorts out the forwarding for X applications. -- Joost On December 4, 2018 5:26:09 AM UTC,

Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-03 Thread Thomas Mueller
> On 2018-12-03, Thomas Mueller wrote: > > I see also the suggestion > > $ ssh -Y > > but what would be the syntax for specifying where > > is a different computer on the same local network? > Does it have an IP address? > Grant Edwards I see where I missed changing the Subject

Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-03 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Sunday, 2 December 2018 04:21:19 GMT Daniel Frey wrote: > I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) and > am making progress. > > I ran into one issue, that being on my server (mythtv, file, etc) I am > normally in text/ssh mode but occasionally I need X for something.

Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-02 Thread Jack
On 2018.12.01 23:21, Daniel Frey wrote: I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) and am making progress. I ran into one issue, that being on my server (mythtv, file, etc) I am normally in text/ssh mode but occasionally I need X for something. Does anyone have

Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-02 Thread Mick
On Sunday, 2 December 2018 09:20:13 GMT Róbert Čerňanský wrote: > On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 22:38:01 -0600 > > Dale wrote: > > Daniel Frey wrote: > > > I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) > > > and am making progress. > > > > > > I ran into one issue, that being on my

Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-02 Thread Róbert Čerňanský
On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 22:38:01 -0600 Dale wrote: > Daniel Frey wrote: > > I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) > > and am making progress. > > > > I ran into one issue, that being on my server (mythtv, file, etc) I > > am normally in text/ssh mode but occasionally I

Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-01 Thread Daniel Frey
On 12/1/18 9:07 PM, Dale wrote: You may want to google to be sure but I think the command can be something like: startx Should be /usr/bin/fluxbox. That's if you want to start it manually each time.  There are others ways if you want.  I think the only requirement is a working video card

Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-01 Thread Dale
Daniel Frey wrote: > On 12/1/18 8:38 PM, Dale wrote: >> It's been a while but last I used Fluxbox, it was tiny.  If you just do >> a basic install, it isn't much to it.  Of course, it isn't feature rich >> either but it should run well on a low powered machine or consume very >> little resources

Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-01 Thread Daniel Frey
On 12/1/18 8:38 PM, Dale wrote: It's been a while but last I used Fluxbox, it was tiny.  If you just do a basic install, it isn't much to it.  Of course, it isn't feature rich either but it should run well on a low powered machine or consume very little resources on a bigger system.  I've got

Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-01 Thread Dale
Daniel Frey wrote: > I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) and > am making progress. > > I ran into one issue, that being on my server (mythtv, file, etc) I am > normally in text/ssh mode but occasionally I need X for something. > > Does anyone have suggestions for a

[gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager

2018-12-01 Thread Daniel Frey
I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) and am making progress. I ran into one issue, that being on my server (mythtv, file, etc) I am normally in text/ssh mode but occasionally I need X for something. Does anyone have suggestions for a small-footprint window