On Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:36:35 +0100 berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > > Display managers, and particularly window managers and desktop > > environments <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment> are > > often confounded. A window manager is a component of a desktop > > environment. Decent desktop environments allow you to use the window > > manager of your choice. > True, but I always had problems to know in what they are useful? Maybe > to automate distant connection configuration? Most users only use them > as a replacement of getty to start an xsession, I think, and for that > use, I wonder if it is really useful. > > Of course, I respect the fact people use it, but if someone could > explain me why, I would be happy to learn.
Indeed - I, and I believe many others, don't use them. We just startx straight up. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121129083451.2f136696.cele...@gmail.com