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On Sunday, 2 December 2018 04:21:19 GMT Daniel Frey wrote: |
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> I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) and |
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> am making progress. |
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> I ran into one issue, that being on my server (mythtv, file, etc) I am |
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> normally in text/ssh mode but occasionally I need X for something. |
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> Does anyone have suggestions for a small-footprint window manager (I |
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> have no need for a full desktop environment) as twm is just fugly and |
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> sometimes not intuitive. I also don't need a file manager as I use |
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> Midnight Commander which works well for my needs. This all stems from |
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> occasionally needing a gui for configuring mythtv or the ability to have |
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> two shells open side by side. |
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> I am thinking others have most likely had this problem at some point and |
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> have found something that's lightweight for this type of purpose. |
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I've just noticed this: |
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[N] x11-wm/xpra ((~)2.2.6-r1): X Persistent Remote Apps (xpra) and |
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Partitioning WM (parti) based on wimpiggy |
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I haven't looked into it, but it may perhaps offer something useful. |
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Regards, |
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Peter. |
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