Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:29:59 -0800 From: Charlie Kester <corky1951@comcast.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> Subject: Re: Tuning for very little RAM Message-ID: <20100106182959.GC95215@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001061040270.15424@wonkity.com> References: <1262685825.15832.5.camel@laptop1.herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20100106072531.2b0c18b1.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <20100106172105.GA95215@comcast.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001061040270.15424@wonkity.com>
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On Wed 06 Jan 2010 at 09:52:32 PST Warren Block wrote: >On Wed, 6 Jan 2010, Charlie Kester wrote: >> >>Assuming you have to use X, you'll want to avoid heavyweight desktop >>environments like KDE or Gnome. I like tiled window managers like musca >>or dwm myself, but your skeptics will probably want a more traditional >>window manager (aka MS-Windows clone) like xfce or openbox. > >Hey, xfce is not like Windows, it's fast. LOL >If you want really light and Windows-like, icewm. Although last time I >tried it, desktop icons--the lifeblood of the typical Windows >user--required external programs (idesk) and were a hassle. I don't think we want to hijack this thread or this forum and turn it into a debate over which window managers and apps are best. As I pointed out in my followup to my original reply, there's already a voluminous discussion on those topics. I think we should simply point interested readers in that direction and let them make up their own minds. > >>When you say "internet (with plugins)" I think you mean Firefox. If >>this isn't a hard and fast requirement, take a look at some of the more >>lightweight browsers like Midori, Kazehakase or Arora. (I'd recommend >>even more lightweight alternatives like surf or elinks, but I don't >>think your skeptics will approve.) > >AdblockPlus and FlashBlock are near requirements for browsing, >particularly for slow machines. Maybe they'll work with non-Firefox >gecko browsers. Good point. Something anyone considering these Firefox alternatives should investigate. > >>Same for OpenOffice. There are alternatives to each of the apps in the >>OpenOffice suite that might not have all the same bells and whistles, >>but will run in much less RAM. > >gnumeric is nice for a spreadsheet. May not be particularly >lightweight, but lighter than OO. Same with Abiword for a word processor. But again, we probably shouldn't get too deep into the discussion of various apps.
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