Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-11 Thread Sudev Barar
On 11/06/07, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 11:29:39AM +0530, Sudev Barar wrote: > Replying on the list as this may end up in more learning for me as well. > Thanks and your post more than justified my faith in collective wisdom available on the list.

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-11 Thread Kevin Mark
On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:33:43PM -0600, Telly Williams wrote: > Hi, > > I'm currently using the Gnome Desktop environment. As I learn to > use Linux/GNU more, I find that I want to slim down my computer as much > as possible. Hence, I would like to use just a window manager instead > of a

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 11:29:39AM +0530, Sudev Barar wrote: > On 11/06/07, Telly Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Sudev Barar wrote: > >> On 11/06/07, Telly Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I'm currently using the Gnome Desktop environment. As I learn to > >>> use Linux/GNU mor

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-11 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 09:08:58AM -0600, Telly Williams wrote: > > Off-question: Is this also the kind of minimal set-up that one would > use to run an Apache server? I imagine that you wouldn't want a > headless server, but, that a non-GUI set-up would be the next best > thing. I'm not sur

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-11 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 09:08:58AM -0600, Telly Williams wrote: [snip how to remove gnome and get back to GUI login and startx] > I appreciate the bit about links2; I was using lynx. > > Off-question: Is this also the kind of minimal set-up that one would > use to run an Apache server? I

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-11 Thread Kelly Clowers
On 6/10/07, Sudev Barar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 11/06/07, Telly Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sudev Barar wrote: > > On 11/06/07, Telly Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm currently using the Gnome Desktop environment. As I learn to > >> use Linux/GNU more, I find that

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-11 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:33:43PM -0600, Telly Williams wrote: I'm currently using the Gnome Desktop environment. As I learn to use Linux/GNU more, I find that I want to slim down my computer as much as possible. Hence, I would like to use just a window manager

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-11 Thread Telly Williams
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > Hello Telly. > > First, let me assure you that you do not have to reinstall, nor will > this break your system. > > Second, my I suggest a planned approach to this. > > What will the end result look like? Personally, I don't use any gdm or > any other *dm, I just log i

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-11 Thread Douglas Allan Tutty
On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 10:33:43PM -0600, Telly Williams wrote: > I'm currently using the Gnome Desktop environment. As I learn to > use Linux/GNU more, I find that I want to slim down my computer as much > as possible. Hence, I would like to use just a window manager instead > of a full GUI.

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-10 Thread Sudev Barar
On 11/06/07, Telly Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sudev Barar wrote: > On 11/06/07, Telly Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'm currently using the Gnome Desktop environment. As I learn to >> use Linux/GNU more, I find that I want to slim down my computer as much >> as possible. H

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-10 Thread Jochen Schulz
Telly Williams: > > I'm currently using the Gnome Desktop environment. As I learn to > use Linux/GNU more, I find that I want to slim down my computer as much > as possible. Hence, I would like to use just a window manager instead > of a full GUI. Is it possible to revert (maybe, apt-get re

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-10 Thread Mumia W..
On 06/10/2007 11:33 PM, Telly Williams wrote: Hi, I'm currently using the Gnome Desktop environment. As I learn to use Linux/GNU more, I find that I want to slim down my computer as much as possible. Hence, I would like to use just a window manager instead of a full GUI. Is it possible

Re: Revert to simple Window Manager

2007-06-10 Thread Sudev Barar
On 11/06/07, Telly Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm currently using the Gnome Desktop environment. As I learn to use Linux/GNU more, I find that I want to slim down my computer as much as possible. Hence, I would like to use just a window manager instead of a full GUI. Is it possibl