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[217.169.3.230]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id h10sm3326057wmf.44.2018.12.02.01.28.45 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 02 Dec 2018 01:28:45 -0800 (PST) From: Mick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Small (as in footprint) window manager Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2018 09:28:53 +0000 Message-ID: <13313671.09ZQQYeG7W@dell_xps> In-Reply-To: <20181202102013.13eac036.openhs@tightmail.com> References: <868a6270-afde-16ec-e125-5281d8a1add4@gmail.com> <20181202102013.13eac036.openhs@tightmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart5479808.KHnVTGYTfA"; micalg="pgp-sha256"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Archives-Salt: b9d5a20c-7069-478e-9a1c-c55f63a915ab X-Archives-Hash: 6c4156e8bf1bc425b0fbd3d51268f693 --nextPart5479808.KHnVTGYTfA Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Sunday, 2 December 2018 09:20:13 GMT R=C3=B3bert =C4=8Cer=C5=88ansk=C3= =BD wrote: > On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 22:38:01 -0600 >=20 > Dale wrote: > > Daniel Frey wrote: > > > I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) > > > and am making progress. > > >=20 > > > 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. > > >=20 > > > Does anyone have suggestions for a small-footprint window manager (I > > > have no need for a full desktop environment) as twm is just fugly > > > and sometimes not intuitive. I also don't need a file manager as I > > > use Midnight Commander which works well for my needs. This all > > > stems from occasionally needing a gui for configuring mythtv or the > > > ability to have two shells open side by side. > > >=20 > > > I am thinking others have most likely had this problem at some point > > > and have found something that's lightweight for this type of > > > purpose. > > >=20 > > > Dan > >=20 > > 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 two > > fluxbox packages installed here. Here is some info on them. > >=20 > >=20 > > root@fireball / # equery s x11-themes/fluxbox-styles-fluxmod > > x11-wm/fluxbox > > * x11-themes/fluxbox-styles-fluxmod-20050128-r1 > > Total files : 1539 > > Total size : 4.22 MiB > >=20 > > * x11-wm/fluxbox-1.3.7-r3 > > Total files : 339 > > Total size : 3.89 MiB > > root@fireball / # >=20 > Windowmaker is also a good choice. I'm still using for main desktop. >=20 > $ equery s windowmaker > * x11-wm/windowmaker-0.95.8-r1 > Total files : 495 > Total size : 5.76 MiB >=20 > Or you may consider forwarding X to the machine you are connecting > from: >=20 > $ ssh -Y >=20 > Then start whatever X application you need and it will be displayed on > your local machine. You do not need window manager on the server. >=20 > Robert It hasn't been mentioned, but if the main use case is to have more than one= =20 terminal running in the same login session, you could use tmux on a console= =20 and split that into multiple terminals on the same screen. If you try enlightenment you should use the old e16, which is relatively=20 lightweight and still maintained. =2D-=20 Regards, Mick --nextPart5479808.KHnVTGYTfA Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. 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