On 2010-03-23 13:38, Stephen Powell wrote:
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:29:25 -0400 (EDT), Olivier Cailloux wrote:
Ron Johnson wrote:
You don't actually mention which WM/DE that you use... GNOME probably?
Indeed I am using gnome. I did not mention which WM because I don't know
how to query for this information! Also I don't know what means "DE" but
I hope I answered your question.
DE = Desktop Environment (GNOME, KDE, XFCE, etc.)
WM = Window Manager
A Desktop Environment is also sometimes referred to as a Session Manager.
No.
A Session Manager is *part of* a DE.
The Session Manager plus WM plus panel plus integrated other junk
combines to make a DE.
In the X Window System, a Window Manager is almost a requirement. A
Session Manager is optional. The Window Manager used in the GNOME
Desktop Environment is metacity.
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