Tks great explanation danyaren123. But i take my time to deepen your
suggested link. ;-)

2012/2/5 Dave Hunt <[email protected]>

> You offer a good, simple explanation of what's done by the window manager,
> and what's done in a desktop environment, with the link to more detail.
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> Thanks,
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> Dave
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> On 02/05/2012 11:24 AM, [email protected] wrote:
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>> A window manager will only manage your windows, so you have to rely on
>> other applications such as nm-applet to connect to the internet, PCManFM
>> for file management, etc.
>>
>> Desktop environments contain a lot more than a window manager, for
>> example in Trisquel we've got a bottom panel (gnome-panel), a wallpaper
>> that we can easily change, icons on the desktop, important applications
>> (such as file manager).
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>> This probably explains the difference better than I do:
>>
>> http://everyjoe.com/**technology/explain-whats-the-**
>> difference-between-a-window-**manager-and-a-desktop-**environment/<http://everyjoe.com/technology/explain-whats-the-difference-between-a-window-manager-and-a-desktop-environment/>
>>
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