On Mon, 26 May 2014 17:58:26 +1200
Richard Hector wrote:
> On 26/05/14 10:09, Steve Litt wrote:
> > If you know how to find out which window manager Xfce is using,
> > please let me known
>
> I just ran "ps xf" (show my processes, in tree format)
>
> Then I looked at the descendents of xfce4-se
On Sun, 2014-05-25 at 18:09 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> I don't know how to tell. I could find no place to set the xfce window
> manager, and I didn't want to change something on the openbox settings
> and then restart X or Openbox, because I just have too many windows
> open and too much to do.
>
On 26/05/14 10:09, Steve Litt wrote:
> If you know how to find out which window manager Xfce is using, please
> let me known
I just ran "ps xf" (show my processes, in tree format)
Then I looked at the descendents of xfce4-session, and see that the
first one is xfwm4. The 'wm' suggests that it's a
Steve Litt writes:
> If you know how to find out which window manager Xfce is using, please
> let me know
Package: xfwm4
Version: 4.10.1-2
Installed-Size: 2777
Maintainer: Debian Xfce Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: x-window-manager
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), l
On Sun, 25 May 2014 23:05:35 +0200
Filip wrote:
> On Sun, 25 May 2014 22:45:42 +0200
> Filip wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 25 May 2014 15:49:27 -0400
> > Steve Litt wrote:
> > The coredump must be an Ubuntu thing. I never had it
> > coredump on me, neither in Wheezy or the latest testing.
> > Or maybe
On Sun 25 May 2014 at 15:49:27 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Sun, 25 May 2014 21:38:14 +0200
> Filip wrote:
> >
> > In order to be able to mount from the command line as normal user, I
> > already had the following entries in /etc/fstab.
> >
> > /dev/sr0/media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user
On Sun, 25 May 2014 22:45:42 +0200
Filip wrote:
> On Sun, 25 May 2014 15:49:27 -0400
> Steve Litt wrote:
>
> >
> > Yes. I downloaded and installed xfe, (admittedly, this was for my
> > Ubuntu 13.10 box) and what I found is it doesn't show mountable
> > drives like Thunar does, so you can't mou
On Sun, 25 May 2014 15:49:27 -0400
Steve Litt wrote:
>
> Yes. I downloaded and installed xfe, (admittedly, this was for my
> Ubuntu 13.10 box) and what I found is it doesn't show mountable drives
> like Thunar does, so you can't mount an arbitrary device from xfe.
>
> Also, my xfe installation
On Sun, 25 May 2014 21:38:14 +0200
Filip wrote:
> On Sun, 25 May 2014 20:00:33 +0100
> Brian wrote:
>
> > On Sun 25 May 2014 at 00:12:57 +0200, Filip wrote:
> >
> > > You can mount/unmount in xfe. When you have plugged in a
> > > hotpluggable medium, it gets and entry under /media. If you righ
On Sun, 25 May 2014 20:00:33 +0100
Brian wrote:
> On Sun 25 May 2014 at 00:12:57 +0200, Filip wrote:
>
> > You can mount/unmount in xfe. When you have plugged in a
> > hotpluggable medium, it gets and entry under /media. If you right
> > click on it, you have the mount/unmount option.
>
> What
On Sun 25 May 2014 at 00:12:57 +0200, Filip wrote:
> You can mount/unmount in xfe. When you have plugged in a hotpluggable
> medium, it gets and entry under /media. If you right click on it, you
> have the mount/unmount option.
What program does xfe use for mounting? It certainly doesn't do anyth
On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 12:51:34AM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sun, 2014-05-25 at 00:27 +0200, Filip wrote:
> > On Sat, 24 May 2014 21:50:32 +0200
> > Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, 2014-05-24 at 15:34 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> > > > feh to set the root window to a nice background ima
On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 02:30:33PM -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote:
> On Sat, 24 May 2014 23:09:04 +0200
> Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> >
> > > > xfe
> >
> > Nice, I didn't know it. I likely will use it in the future.
> >
> >
> >
>
> i run openbox and one thing i would really like is an automoun
On Sun, 2014-05-25 at 00:27 +0200, Filip wrote:
> On Sat, 24 May 2014 21:50:32 +0200
> Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 2014-05-24 at 15:34 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> > > feh to set the root window to a nice background image.
> >
> > I use feh --bg-scale for my Arch's JWM, but Esetroot -m f
On Sat, 24 May 2014 21:50:32 +0200
Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sat, 2014-05-24 at 15:34 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> > feh to set the root window to a nice background image.
>
> I use feh --bg-scale for my Arch's JWM, but Esetroot -m for my
> Debian's JWM. Perhaps Esetroot is obsolete.
>
Both a
On Sat, 24 May 2014 14:30:33 -0700
wrote:
> On Sat, 24 May 2014 23:09:04 +0200
> Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> >
> > > > xfe
> >
> > Nice, I didn't know it. I likely will use it in the future.
> >
> >
> >
>
> i run openbox and one thing i would really like is an automounter for
> things like fl
On Sat, 2014-05-24 at 14:30 -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote:
> On Sat, 24 May 2014 23:09:04 +0200
> Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> >
> > > > xfe
> >
> > Nice, I didn't know it. I likely will use it in the future.
> >
> >
> >
>
> i run openbox and one thing i would really like is an automounter for
On Sat, 24 May 2014 23:09:04 +0200
Ralf Mardorf wrote:
>
> > > xfe
>
> Nice, I didn't know it. I likely will use it in the future.
>
>
>
i run openbox and one thing i would really like is an automounter for things
like flash drives.
any suggestions ?
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> > xfe
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On Sat, 2014-05-24 at 15:34 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> I switch back from Xfce to Openbox
What accessory apps that usually are part of a DE do you need?
A nice calculator IMO is Galculator, but I didn't use it's scientific
mode yet. If you're from an Europe contry whre the "," vs ".".
Galculator
On Sat, 2014-05-24 at 15:34 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> feh to set the root window to a nice background image.
I use feh --bg-scale for my Arch's JWM, but Esetroot -m for my
Debian's JWM. Perhaps Esetroot is obsolete.
Did anybody already mention a terminal emulation? IMO a good terminal
emulat
On Fri, 23 May 2014 17:42:44 +0200
filip wrote:
> Openbox works very well. It's not a complete desktop environment of
> course, just one component, so you will need to pick and choose the
> applications to make it a workable environment. Which is actually a
> good thing because the application th
On Fri, 23 May 2014 10:08:56 -0400
Steve Litt wrote:
> On Fri, 23 May 2014 12:46:14 +0300
> Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>
> > On Mi, 21 mai 14, 08:58:00, Joe wrote:
> > > The other medium-weight DE is LXDE.
> >
> > If there is an even lighter weight DE than LXDE I'd be very
> > interested.
> >
> >
On Vi, 23 mai 14, 10:08:56, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Fri, 23 May 2014 12:46:14 +0300
> Andrei POPESCU wrote:
>
> > On Mi, 21 mai 14, 08:58:00, Joe wrote:
> > > The other medium-weight DE is LXDE.
> >
> > If there is an even lighter weight DE than LXDE I'd be very
> > interested.
>
> Well, I mean
On Fri, 23 May 2014 12:46:14 +0300
Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Mi, 21 mai 14, 08:58:00, Joe wrote:
> > The other medium-weight DE is LXDE.
>
> If there is an even lighter weight DE than LXDE I'd be very
> interested.
>
> Kind regards,
> Andrei
Well, I mean, if lightness is your sole priority,
On Mi, 21 mai 14, 18:10:30, Horatio Leragon wrote:
>
> Does "fluxbox" come with regular security updates?
http://www.debian.org/security/faq
Kind regards,
Andrei
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On Mi, 21 mai 14, 08:58:00, Joe wrote:
> The other medium-weight DE is LXDE.
If there is an even lighter weight DE than LXDE I'd be very interested.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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On Thu, 22 May 2014 21:54:37 -0400 Steve Litt sent:
> On Wed, 21 May 2014 16:30:13 +1000
> Chris Angelico wrote:
>
> > On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 3:54 PM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan
> > wrote:
> > > i have just installed debian 7 and i am feeling a bit
> > > uncomfortable with the new look ("unity" type
On Wed, 21 May 2014 16:30:13 +1000
Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 3:54 PM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan
> wrote:
> > i have just installed debian 7 and i am feeling a bit uncomfortable
> > with the new look ("unity" type) i want the all time old menu
> > "gnome classic". how can i enabl
On 05/22/2014 03:10 AM, Horatio Leragon wrote:
> From: Linux-Fan
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 2:51 AM
> Subject: Re: want to revert back to gnome classic mode.
>
> Just like any other package.
>
> # aptitude install fluxbox
&g
Yes, it is always is gnome 3 shell.
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 12:55 PM, David Dušanić wrote:
> >> If I remember correctly LXDE is going through a transition to Qt.
> Maybe
> >> the reason why?
> >
> > There were some intermittent issues with those menu options in xfce a
> > little while ago bu
>> If I remember correctly LXDE is going through a transition to Qt. Maybe
>> the reason why?
>
> There were some intermittent issues with those menu options in xfce a
> little while ago but I thought they were related to lightdm/systemd
> issues. In any event it all seems to work fine now.
Yes
21.05.2014, 11:27, "Muhammad Yousuf Khan" :
> Thanks Joe, David , Chirs and all . actually login screen step worked for me.
> even i am also trying xfce4.
> can i make gnome classic default loging environment?
Yes, you can. Usually your display manager should take the last option you used
as you
From: Ralf Mardorf
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 3:06 AM
Subject: Re: want to revert back to gnome classic mode.
However, the version of JWM
provided by the Debian repositories is already very, very, very good.
Can I
From: Linux-Fan
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 2:51 AM
Subject: Re: want to revert back to gnome classic mode.
Just like any other package.
# aptitude install fluxbox
The very machine from which I am writing this, does not
From: John Bleichert
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: want to revert back to gnome classic mode.
No, it's pretty clean and very, very slim. Someone mentioned that it
hasn't seen an update in a
On Wed, 21 May 2014 17:25:41 -0400
Stephen Allen wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 10:12:58PM +0100, Joe wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 May 2014 05:52:18 -0400
> > Stephen Allen wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 11:57:29AM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan
> > > wrote:
> > > > thanks alot guyz, i am act
On 05/21/2014 05:25 PM, Stephen Allen wrote:
I mentioned LXDE, but shutdown and reboot from menus haven't worked
since November (sid), as there seems to be a systemd incompatibility. I
got fed up calling up a terminal and entering a password to shutdown my
single-user workstation after a coupl
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 10:12:58PM +0100, Joe wrote:
> On Wed, 21 May 2014 05:52:18 -0400
> Stephen Allen wrote:
>
> > On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 11:57:29AM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> > > thanks alot guyz, i am actually a server side guy using mostly
> > > terminal window. i am new to gnom
On Wed, 21 May 2014 05:52:18 -0400
Stephen Allen wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 11:57:29AM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> > thanks alot guyz, i am actually a server side guy using mostly
> > terminal window. i am new to gnome and xfce.
> > so my question is, are all the applications from
On Wed, 2014-05-21 at 20:51 +0200, Linux-Fan wrote:
> On 05/21/2014 05:20 PM, Horatio Leragon wrote:
> > From: Joe
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:58 PM
> > Subject: Re: want to revert back to gnome classic mode.
> >
&g
On 05/21/2014 05:20 PM, Horatio Leragon wrote:
> From: Joe
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:58 PM
> Subject: Re: want to revert back to gnome classic mode.
>
> In Linux, a window manager will operate without a desktop environment,
> but
On 05/21/2014 11:16 AM, Horatio Leragon wrote:
*From:* Chris Angelico
*To:* debian-user@lists.debian.org
*Cc:* debian
*Sent:* Wednesday, May 21, 2014 2:30 PM
*Subject:* Re: want to revert back to gnome classic mode.
I recommend installing Xfce, which is very similar to GNOME 2 (and
also
From: Joe
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: want to revert back to gnome classic mode.
In Linux, a window manager will operate without a desktop environment,
but this is a little too minimalist for me
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 1:16 AM, Horatio Leragon wrote:
> Does xfce come with a lot of bloated apps? I remember that gnome-core comes
> with plenty of bloated apps.
I don't know that it does. A default Debian Jessie install brings with
it a bunch of stuff like LibreOffice, but I don't think Xfce
From: Chris Angelico
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Cc: debian
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: want to revert back to gnome classic mode.
I recommend installing Xfce, which is very similar to GNOME 2 (and
also happens to be fairly comfortable for someone coming from
On Wed, 21 May 2014 22:31:18 +1000
Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> On 5/21/14, Filip wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 May 2014 05:52:18 -0400
> > Stephen Allen wrote:
> >> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 11:57:29AM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan
> >> wrote:
> >> > thanks alot guyz, i am actually a server side guy using mos
On 5/21/14, Filip wrote:
> On Wed, 21 May 2014 05:52:18 -0400
> Stephen Allen wrote:
>> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 11:57:29AM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
>> > thanks alot guyz, i am actually a server side guy using mostly
>> > terminal window. i am new to gnome and xfce.
>> > so my question i
On Wed, 21 May 2014 14:05:55 +0200 Filip sent:
> I had the opposite reaction. I didn't instantly dislike it when it
> came it, and thought that the detractors where just too close minded
> to try out new improved interface concepts. After having used it for
> one and a half years however, I have g
On Wed, 21 May 2014 05:52:18 -0400
Stephen Allen wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 11:57:29AM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> > thanks alot guyz, i am actually a server side guy using mostly
> > terminal window. i am new to gnome and xfce.
> > so my question is, are all the applications from
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 11:57:29AM +0500, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> thanks alot guyz, i am actually a server side guy using mostly terminal
> window. i am new to gnome and xfce.
> so my question is, are all the applications from gnome will be available in
> xfce, is it like a layer on the top o
Thanks Joe, David , Chirs and all . actually login screen step worked for
me. even i am also trying xfce4.
can i make gnome classic default loging environment?
Thanks
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 1:49 PM, Joe wrote:
> On Wed, 21 May 2014 13:00:47 +0500
> Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
>
> > do i ha
On Wed, 21 May 2014 13:00:47 +0500
Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> do i have to uninstall gnome3 in order to work with xfce4 actually i
> wanted to run both by enabling one and disabiling other for testing
> puporse or to evaluate which one is better for me.
> btw i installed xfce4 and restarted th
21.05.2014, 10:00, "Muhammad Yousuf Khan" :do i have to uninstall gnome3 in order to work with xfce4 actually i wanted to run both by enabling one and disabiling other for testing puporse or to evaluate which one is better for me. btw i installed xfce4 and restarted the system however it again gave
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> do i have to uninstall gnome3 in order to work with xfce4 actually i wanted
> to run both by enabling one and disabiling other for testing puporse or to
> evaluate which one is better for me.
> btw i installed xfce4 and restarted the s
21.05.2014, 07:54, "Muhammad Yousuf Khan" :i have just installed debian 7 and i am feeling a bit uncomfortable with the new look ("unity" type) i want the all time old menu "gnome classic". how can i enable that.Thanks,Myk Log out and choose Gnome Classic from the GDM drop down menu. -- David Dus
do i have to uninstall gnome3 in order to work with xfce4 actually i wanted
to run both by enabling one and disabiling other for testing puporse or to
evaluate which one is better for me.
btw i installed xfce4 and restarted the system however it again gave me the
gnome 3 desktop.
On Wed, May 21,
On Wed, 21 May 2014 11:57:29 +0500
Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> thanks alot guyz, i am actually a server side guy using mostly
> terminal window. i am new to gnome and xfce.
> so my question is, are all the applications from gnome will be
> available in xfce, is it like a layer on the top of gno
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 4:57 PM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> thanks alot guyz, i am actually a server side guy using mostly terminal
> window. i am new to gnome and xfce.
> so my question is, are all the applications from gnome will be available in
> xfce, is it like a layer on the top of gnome
thanks alot guyz, i am actually a server side guy using mostly terminal
window. i am new to gnome and xfce.
so my question is, are all the applications from gnome will be available in
xfce, is it like a layer on the top of gnome 3. are all gnome utilities
will be available as well? like system moni
On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 3:54 PM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> i have just installed debian 7 and i am feeling a bit uncomfortable with the
> new look ("unity" type) i want the all time old menu "gnome classic". how
> can i enable that.
>
I recommend installing Xfce, which is very similar to GNOM
On 5/21/14, Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote:
> i have just installed debian 7 and i am feeling a bit uncomfortable with
> the new look ("unity" type) i want the all time old menu "gnome classic".
> how can i enable that.
Basically, your options are:
1) Install XFCE desktop
apt-cache show xfce4
http://
i have just installed debian 7 and i am feeling a bit uncomfortable with
the new look ("unity" type) i want the all time old menu "gnome classic".
how can i enable that.
Thanks,
Myk
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