Re: [gentoo-user] Getting rid of all kde components

["Dirk Uys" <dirkcuys@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
> I've decided to stop using KDE after yrs of use... given that gentoo
> compiles everything from scratch, its just getting to much time lost
> jacking around with kde during upgrades.
>
> But also I'd forgotten what the oldtime linux desktops were like.
> fvwm was the main one in use when I started circa 1997.
>
> I see blackbox is even a bit more stark... but since I am mainly
> command line oriented it doesn't present a problem.
>
> ...


I don't know if you have all the KDE stuff installed, because that
does take ages, and pulls in the whole KDE kitchen sync. When I
install kde I emerge kdesktop (or startkde, cant remember now) and let
it pull all its dependencies. This normally results in a very cut down
kde - no sound mixer, games, kmail, moonphase applets, etc. (a lot
less time spent updating)

Or try WindowMaker, I used to use it and I'm still very fond of it.

Regards
Dirk