From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 192C0138334 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2018 08:11:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1D415E0ACF; Mon, 3 Dec 2018 08:11:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from dnvrco-cmomta01.email.rr.com (dnvrco-outbound-snat.email.rr.com [107.14.73.227]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 68CEAE0967 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2018 08:11:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([96.28.161.151]) by cmsmtp with ESMTP id TjJgggDenP088TjJigZDQb; Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:10:59 +0000 Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:09:52 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Program for posting to a Newsgroup References: X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfIamLfaX4ic6/yFWaDMP5Q8DvsdulWS77PS2EW9K01Afie+b2V4QKVUN+Uq+unUN8hbxffziLT1bItcOnYwUN7Bmd8JIMYLHzPkArDddoN6InKq74GhR oGrFrXTvDNeSw8+Mho3av/t2LiDDFnTgQ4C5m57ZOr2NiHR3k/Yij+ipNbDhPpok9yjgPvXH6VHelg== 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 Message-Id: <20181203081101.1D415E0ACF@pigeon.gentoo.org> X-Archives-Salt: 1be175f6-68b4-4958-911d-a211f45d81ea X-Archives-Hash: 0d72b137b5f5320f321a01b302ebe7a3 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 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. > 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. > Dan I use icewm 1.3.8, now feel stuck in a rut because I want to also try jwm, ratpoison and i3, and upgrade where possible to icewm 1.4.x . 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? Tom