On (17/08/05 20:48), Albert wrote: > Clive Menzies wrote: > >On (17/08/05 10:18), Albert wrote: > > > >>I can find no documentation for using a window manager other than > >>xdm, e.g. xfwm4 with ROX. I don't want either Gnome or KDE. Can > >>anyone here point me in the right direction. X Windows was up > >>and running before I installed these two packages. Now I just get > >>a gray screen and no pop up menus. Also, some script has > >>hijacked my text login and replaced it with a graphical login. I > >>prefer to startx myself. Thanks ahead for any help. > > > > > >It sounds as though you need to install xfce4.2 to give you a windows > >environment. > > > >I believe it's included in sarge but it is in sid and works well here ;) > > > >There is a sarge source at: > > > >http://www.os-works.com/view/debian/ > > Thanks, Clive. I went to that link and installed from there, but > what happened is not what I had in mind. I just want the window > manager to use with ROX as a desktop. BTW, after installing, it > is impossible to reboot without ctrl-alt-delete. I was forced > into a login-logout-login loop.
Well xfwm4 is the window manager module of xfce4. When I got impatient with KDE I looked at several desktop environments including icewm, fluxbox, flwm, fvwm and more but most were a bit too minimalist for my taste. xfce4 seemed a good compromise between functionality and speed. There've been a few threads on wm choices and it save you some legworg if you see what other people recommend. apt-cache search window manager will show you many choices ;) Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
