Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 18:12:35 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc <leblanc+freebsd@acadia.ne.mediaone.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.3 Desktop Query Message-ID: <20010709181235.E19889@acadia.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: <20010709125040.B13251@polands.org> References: <200107081327.f68DRZ918426@day.uws.edu.au> <20010709125040.B13251@polands.org>
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I recommend staying clear of KDE or gnome, since they are real resource hogs. fvwm2 is good (my wm of choice) and WindowMaker is also very lightweight (more so than fvwm2, if I'm not mistaken). I am currently using fvwm2 on a PII/MMX 200Mhz box running RH6.2. I always run a load monitor in FvwmButtons panel, and often the load doesn't even register (unless I am playing or the screensaver comes on). Configurability is the best I've seen - bar none. Caveat: fvwm2 has had a lot of module development lately, with lots of fancy bells and whistles being made available. It now has the potential to be quite a hog itself. I'd suggest using a small subset of the more basic modules if you choose it, this will keep it down to a more lightweight wm without losing any of its extensive flexibility. HTH Lou On 07/09/01 12:50 PM, Doug Poland sat at the `puter and typed: > On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 11:27:37PM -0500, Danny K Ho wrote: > > - Hello > > > > - I am running FreebSD 4.3 on a old Pentium Pro with 32 MB of RAM > > - Which X Windows Manager should I install > > > > - fvm2? > > - KDE 2? > > - Gnom? > > > > -Looking rorward to your feedback. > > > > danny > > I've been quite happy with WindowMaker (http://www.windowmaker.org) > on my modest machines. > > -- > > Regards, > Doug > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Louis LeBlanc Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) leblanc@acadia.ne.mediaone.net http://acadia.ne.mediaone.net ԿԬ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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