On 2021-07-02 at 12:01, Siard wrote:
> The Wanderer:
>
>> What package, or packages, set(s) up the x-window-manager alternative
>> and define(s) symlinks for it?
>
> To set the default x-window-manager, you can use:
>
># update-alternatives --config x-windo
The Wanderer:
> What package, or packages, set(s) up the x-window-manager alternative
> and define(s) symlinks for it?
To set the default x-window-manager, you can use:
# update-alternatives --config x-window-manager
To only see the available (i.e. installed) x-window-managers:
$
On 2021-07-02 at 11:39, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 02, 2021 at 11:14:22AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote:
>
>> What package, or packages, set(s) up the x-window-manager
>> alternative and define(s) symlinks for it?
>
> I take it from the content that I snipped t
On Fri, Jul 02, 2021 at 11:14:22AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote:
> What package, or packages, set(s) up the x-window-manager alternative
> and define(s) symlinks for it?
I take it from the content that I snipped that you're looking for a list
of window managers, and not a technical exp
On Fri 02 Jul 2021 at 11:14:22 (-0400), The Wanderer wrote:
> What package, or packages, set(s) up the x-window-manager alternative
> and define(s) symlinks for it?
>
> I'm building a new computer, and setting up my (Debian-based) preferred
> configuration on it, and I
What package, or packages, set(s) up the x-window-manager alternative
and define(s) symlinks for it?
I'm building a new computer, and setting up my (Debian-based) preferred
configuration on it, and I've just discovered that there is no
x-window-manager alternative defined; as a resul
What package, or packages, set(s) up the x-window-manager alternative
and define(s) symlinks for it?
I'm building a new computer, and setting up my (Debian-based) preferred
configuration on it, and I've just discovered that there is no
x-window-manager alternative defined; as a resul
Colin Watson wrote:
On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 10:23:04PM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote:
Colin Watson wrote:
dpkg is one of those packages that has a lot of bugs but by and large
works pretty well. Looking purely at the number of bugs and ignoring the
fact that it's mostly very solid, tested code is n
On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 10:23:04PM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote:
> Colin Watson wrote:
> >dpkg is one of those packages that has a lot of bugs but by and large
> >works pretty well. Looking purely at the number of bugs and ignoring the
> >fact that it's mostly very solid, tested code is not really rati
Colin Watson wrote:
On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 08:26:28AM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote:
anyway, I guess I'll just be careful restarting WM and hope it'll get
fixed eventually... considering the number of old bugs (few years old)
it doesn't seem to make any sense to file bugs... are they
re-impplementi
On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 08:26:28AM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote:
> anyway, I guess I'll just be careful restarting WM and hope it'll get
> fixed eventually... considering the number of old bugs (few years old)
> it doesn't seem to make any sense to file bugs... are they
> re-impplementing most/all of
ck
> > before since I don't know it's goingto happen, and even if I knew
> > there's nothing really to check).
> >
> > did anybody else noticed the same problem?
>
> Yes. Every time the X packages are updated in Sid, x-window-manager gets
> set to f
ingto happen, and even if I knew
> there's nothing really to check).
>
> did anybody else noticed the same problem?
Yes. Every time the X packages are updated in Sid, x-window-manager gets
set to fluxbox (which is installed, but not what I want the default to
be), and x-terminal
7;s a "feature, can it be
disabled?
Yes, if set to automatic, update-alternatives will set alternative with
the highest priority. If you run "update-alternative --config x-window-manager"
and select your preferred window manager, update-alternatives will go
into manual mode and will
27;s a "feature, can it be
> disabled?
Yes, if set to automatic, update-alternatives will set alternative with
the highest priority. If you run "update-alternative --config x-window-manager"
and select your preferred window manager, update-alternatives will go
into manual mod
ot that hard to re-run
update-alternatives and reset x-window-manager to whatever I like it
also causes more serious error:
when I restarted fvwm it did not restart but instead X windows was
restarted. All unsaved data gone:-) [btw I was lucky this time, nothing
lost, leisure suite larry
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:01:46PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote:
> Paul, I too find having a desktop unnecessary. I do prefer using the
> command line most of the time because it's quicker. By the time I reach for
> my mouse, I've already wasted a good second when I could have type 5 or
> more charac
On Friday 08 November 2002 19:08, David Z Maze wrote:
> Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:01:46PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote:
> >> Now for my next question, do desktops such as gnome and kde require a
> >> specific version of window manager?
> >
> > Not that I kno
Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:01:46PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote:
>> Now for my next question, do desktops such as gnome and kde require a
>> specific version of window manager?
>
> Not that I know of.
I've heard rumors that KDE only really works well with kw
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:01:46PM -0500, Bruce Park wrote:
> So window manager is optional but not really necessary?
Optional but rather necissary.
> Now for my next question, do desktops such as gnome and kde require a
> specific version of window manager?
Not that I know of.
--
.''`.
-- Bruce Park <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
(on Friday, 08 November 2002, 01:01 PM -0500):
> >From: Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: X - window manager - desktop
> >Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 23:06:00 -0800
> >
> >On F
From: Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: X - window manager - desktop
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 23:06:00 -0800
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:35:33AM -0500, Bruce Park wrote:
> the X? What exactly is a window manager? twm, enlightment, sawfish ... I
The windo
On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 01:35:33AM -0500, Bruce Park wrote:
> the X? What exactly is a window manager? twm, enlightment, sawfish ... I
The window manager handles things like window title bars, resizing,
and other basic window elements. You can run X without a window
manager, though you won't be
Hello all,
I have a question regarding how linux sets up a GUI interface. As far as I
can understand this, the first thing it needs to do is run the X server. I'm
going to guess here and I will say that a window manager runs on top of the
X? What exactly is a window manager? twm, enlightment, s
Anyway, a slight correction. I used the filename:
/etc/X11/Xsession.d/51local_force-x-window-manager
and it contains:
REALSTARTUP=x-window-manager
(not REALSETUP as below).
Time will tell whether it will withstand upgrades. I think it should be
fine. *.d folders are great.
Cheers,
Matthew.
H
On Tuesday 25 June 2002 10:41, Dave Whiteley wrote:
> Help please,
>
> I am using xdm and icewm, (but I suspect that my problem relates to
> other window managers as well). I start up several applications at
> login, using .xsession but these all start up in the first virtual
> screen. Is there any
On 25-Jun-2002 Dave Whiteley wrote:
> Help please,
>
> I am using xdm and icewm, (but I suspect that my problem relates to
> other window managers as well). I start up several applications at
> login, using .xsession but these all start up in the first virtual
> screen. Is there any way in which
Help please,
I am using xdm and icewm, (but I suspect that my problem relates to
other window managers as well). I start up several applications at
login, using .xsession but these all start up in the first virtual
screen. Is there any way in which I can start them in other screens.
My .xsession
On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 11:02:24AM +0200, S?bastien Valsemey wrote:
> I'd like to have help on an error message I obtain when launching my
> X-Session.
Please read the archives, as this has been discussed a *lot* recently.
Either upgrade to XFree86 4.1.0-8, or remove the double quotes around
$REAL
this line in ~/.xsession-errors (no matter which user it is):
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/Xsession: /usr/bin/ssh-agent x-window-manager:
No such file or directory
I'd like to know why.
Best regards,
Sébastien Valsemey.
t; this file but was unable to locate it.
> > Anyone have this happen and how do I fix it.
> > Appreciate the help.
> > Don
> >
> > __________
> are you running gnome or simply a window manager by
> itse
On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, D. Hoyem wrote:
> Hi all
> I'm running a PII 350 with Woody and use Window
> Maker. After the Woody install it had a different
> window manager installed i.e.Blackbox. I did a
> update-alternatives --config x-window-manager and
> chose Window Maker
Hi all
I'm running a PII 350 with Woody and use Window
Maker. After the Woody install it had a different
window manager installed i.e.Blackbox. I did a
update-alternatives --config x-window-manager and
chose Window Maker. Now what will happen, when I have
to shutdown and reboot, Window
On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 09:56:04AM +1000, Bek Oberin wrote:
|
| I read in the documentation that the deb for X 4.0.3 now uses
| /etc/alternatives to find a window manager to use. I like
| icewm-gnome so I have:
Dunno about that.
| But when I bring up X, unless I start icewm manually, I end up
|
I read in the documentation that the deb for X 4.0.3 now uses
/etc/alternatives to find a window manager to use. I like
icewm-gnome so I have:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /etc/alternatives# ls -l x-window-manager
lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 26 Jan 18 03:39 x-window-manager ->
/usr/X11R6/
ore information than I
> expected and was able to change from ICEWM-GNOME to
> Black Box... everything was good. Well the kid came
> out in me and was wondering what the other window
> managers looked like, ie AfterStep, WMmaker. etc so I
> exited as user and logged in as root, d
, WMmaker. etc so I
exited as user and logged in as root, did a
update-alternatives --config x-window-manager and
selected WMmanager. Typed startx and the WMmanger
opened up, but my system was froze, ctrl-alt(F1, F2,
F3), alt (F1, F2, F3 etc), ctrl alt Backspace, ctrl
alt (+) or (-), or ctrl alt del
ers etc. and I would like to
> learn
> # how to work within this system, I now how to use update-alternatives
> to
> # use one or another x-session-manager or x-window-manager but how to
> # choose x-window-manager over x-session-manager during X startup -
> that's
> # a que
stem, I now how to use update-alternatives
to
# use one or another x-session-manager or x-window-manager but how to
# choose x-window-manager over x-session-manager during X startup -
that's
# a question. brief poking around shows no obvious way to do it other
then
# remove all the x-session-mana
"David B. Harris" wrote:
>
> To quote Erik Steffl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> # I would like to start up x-window-manager instead. How to properly
> # configure this in debian? remove all alternatives for
> # x-session-manager?
>
> If you're using 's
To quote Erik Steffl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
# I would like to start up x-window-manager instead. How to properly
# configure this in debian? remove all alternatives for
# x-session-manager?
If you're using 'startx', you can edit your ~/.xinitrc , and make it
executable(if it
manager ]; then
realstartup=x-session-manager
elif [ -x /usr/bin/x-window-manager ]; then
realstartup=x-window-manager
elif [ -x /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator ]; then
realstartup=x-terminal-emulator
fi
fi
I would like to start up x-window-manager instead. How to properly
configure
I've just install (yesterday) uwm and found that it created a softlink from
/usr/doc/uwm to /usr/share/doc/udm, so the documentation is easily findable on
my system.
Anyway, I'm really glad I read this list otherwise I'd have never come across
uwm. It really is excellant. If you're bored by the si
I would also suggest looking at icewm.
It's easy on the resources and is ready to use.
It also does not require a mouse, which is nice.
I've been using icewm for a year and love it. I've tried others
but always come back to icewm.
Kevin
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 09:28:44PM -0800, Kenward Vaughan wrote:
> The only thing I
> miss (and it may be strictly my ignorance) are icons for certain apps. But
> it's s light and fast!
Just edit your menu hook files (defaults are in /etc/X11/ude/; you can
edit those or put dotfiles in your
There's good documentation for uwm in /usr/doc/ude/. It explains
exactly how to use and modify uwm.
The documentation is in the ude directory because uwm ("Unix Window
Manager") is part of the planned ude ("Unix Desktop Environment")--so
far as I know, it's the only part of ude that's currently us
People recommended uwm, and it sounded interesting.
If anyone else is looking to try it, keep in mind that there's no man
page, no documention gets installed in /usr/doc, and no documentation
of the program at its home page, meaning you'll have to read the
source or something to figure out how it
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 12:36:52PM -0600, Lance Simmons wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 12:51:32PM -0500, cdryburgh asked about window
> managers. Here's my suggestion:
>
> No question in my mind: uwm. It has the best interface I've ever used.
> You can perform any operation on any window by clic
To quote kmself@ix.netcom.com,
# - twm is a pretty minimal window manager.
# - blackbox and sawfish are both pretty slim.
I love Sawfish, but I don't think it's appropriate in this case. Almost
all of Sawfish is written in the Rep dialect of Lisp, and is interpreted
at runtime. That's a CPU-de
on Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 12:51:32PM -0500, cdryburgh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Have got an old 386 with Debian Linux on it. Have loaded X and am
> looking for a window manager for it. There are a lot of them. I was
> hopping that if I give some specs that someone could narrow down the
> list.
>
Good luck,
Daniel
-Original Message-
From: cdryburgh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 9:52 AM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: X Window Manager
Have got an old 386 with Debian Linux on it. Have loaded X and am
looking for a window manager for it. There are
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 12:51:32PM -0500, cdryburgh wrote:
> Have got an old 386 with Debian Linux on it. Have loaded X and am
> looking for a window manager for it. There are a lot of them. I was
> hopping that if I give some specs that someone could narrow down the
> list.
>
> 1. Have limited me
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 12:51:32PM -0500, cdryburgh asked about window
managers. Here's my suggestion:
No question in my mind: uwm. It has the best interface I've ever used.
You can perform any operation on any window by clicking on it
_anywhere_. You can also use keystrokes to do pretty much anyt
To quote cdryburgh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
# The ICEWM looks like a possibility to me. Any other opinions.
That would have been my suggestion. Generally, I've found you get most
bang for the resources with IceWM. Blackbox is supposed to be extremely
lightweight though, so you might want to check it o
On Tue, 9 Jan 2001, cdryburgh wrote:
-|Have got an old 386 with Debian Linux on it. Have loaded X and am
-|looking for a window manager for it. There are a lot of them. I was
-|hopping that if I give some specs that someone could narrow down the
-|list.
-|
-|1. Have limited memory resources so mus
cdryburgh wrote:
>
> 1. Have limited memory resources so must not use much.
> 2. Have small monitor 14". Must allow for maximum screen viewing.
> 3. I am a programmer so will probably be doing GUI's and CORBA related
> stuff at some point.
Sounds like a perfect candidate for Blackbox 0.61.x, pack
Have got an old 386 with Debian Linux on it. Have loaded X and am
looking for a window manager for it. There are a lot of them. I was
hopping that if I give some specs that someone could narrow down the
list.
1. Have limited memory resources so must not use much.
2. Have small monitor 14". Must al
On Sun, Dec 26, 1999 at 08:55:30PM +0100, Francesco Tapparo wrote:
> I maintain SCWM, a guile-powered window manager. An user asked me to add a
> Provides: x-window-manager, but I cannot find this virtual package in the
> virtual package list, neither in the policy (I have debian-policy
I maintain SCWM, a guile-powered window manager. An user asked me to add a
Provides: x-window-manager, but I cannot find this virtual package in the
virtual package list, neither in the policy (I have debian-policy 3.1.1.1).
Is this an obsoleted virtual-package, or a new one (not integrated in
I wonder why fvwm does not provides x-window-manager.
The following is copy and paste from deslect:
dselect - recursive package listing mark:+/=/- verbose:v
help:?
EIOM Pri Section Package Description
**_ Opt x11 twm Tab window manager
On Mon, 20 Jan 1997 18:34:11 PST Steve ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> This happened after I cat'ed usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm-color onto my
> ~/.Xdefaults file, in an effort to get Xterm to work in colour (following
> some advice in the list archives). My .Xdefaults file was nonexistent before
On Mon, 20 Jan 1997, I wrote:
> I was using fvwm2 as my window manager, but now X is dumping me into twm.
I figured out what the problem was. It had nothing to do with my
~/.Xdefaults. Earlier that day I had replaced the /bin/sh symlink to
bash with a symlink to ash, hoping it would use less memor
I was using fvwm2 as my window manager, but now X is dumping me into twm.
This happened after I cat'ed usr/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm-color onto my
~/.Xdefaults file, in an effort to get Xterm to work in colour (following
some advice in the list archives). My .Xdefaults file was nonexistent before
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