On Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:49:16 -0400 Rob Owens <row...@ptd.net> wrote:
> Sounds like you're using Gnome3 Shell and you're not too excited about > it. Before logging in, you can select your session to be "Gnome > Classic" or "Gnome Fallback" (I can't remember which). That will be > fairly similar to the Gnome you're used to from Squeeze. But it > remains to be seen how long that will be an option. It certainly > won't disappear from Wheezy, but I'm not sure about Jessie. > > If you want to try something that is more likely (I think) to be > around for a while, give LXDE or XFCE a try. > > apt-get install lxde > or > apt-get install xfce Also try Openbox. Equipped with the right hotkeys, it's lightning quick. Or, for that minimum footprint feeling, also try fvwm. I can't believe how many excellent free software window manager/desktop environments exist. Like probably about 20 or more excellent ones. LXDE and Xfce are two of the best. I *always* have LXDE on my laptops, so that when my IQ drops 30 points before giving a presentation, I can get my laptop and projector resolution matched, and easily pull up my presentation. SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140929215414.7b4e8...@mydesq2.domain.cxm
