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


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