Re: starting different window managers

2003-09-20 Thread Marc Wilson
On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 09:09:09AM +0100, Mark wrote: > or you could use update-alternatives to update 'x-window-manager' to > point to your wm of choice, which is the debian method. Uh, no, the Debian method is the bog-standard method of correctly configuring your ~/.xsession file to start the X

Re: starting different window managers

2003-09-20 Thread Geordie Birch
Robert Epprecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [20 Sep 2003 11:09 +0200]: > So I would like to try out some lightweight windowmanagers. What is an > easy way to start different window managers (so I can try them out)? > > OK, I *could* live with a graphical login, if there's no easy text based > solution.

Re: starting different window managers

2003-09-20 Thread Kent West
Robert Epprecht wrote: I prefer the text console over X, whenever it is appropriate. The downside is, that my knowledge about X is very limited. I just installed kde which I use rarely ;-) Now I'm trying to build an box for audio work, where kde is too heavy. So I would like to try out some lightw

Re: starting different window managers

2003-09-20 Thread Robert Vollmert
> Now I'm trying to build an box for audio work, where kde is too heavy. > So I would like to try out some lightweight windowmanagers. What is an > easy way to start different window managers (so I can try them out)? > I'm working on Debian unstable. $ startx /usr/bin/X11/mywindowmanager or even

Re: starting different window managers

2003-09-20 Thread Mark
On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 11:57:17AM +0200, Robert Epprecht wrote: > I prefer the text console over X, whenever it is appropriate. > The downside is, that my knowledge about X is very limited. > I just installed kde which I use rarely ;-) > > Now I'm trying to build an box for audio work, where kde

starting different window managers

2003-09-20 Thread Robert Epprecht
I prefer the text console over X, whenever it is appropriate. The downside is, that my knowledge about X is very limited. I just installed kde which I use rarely ;-) Now I'm trying to build an box for audio work, where kde is too heavy. So I would like to try out some lightweight windowmanagers.