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On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 22:38:01 -0600 |
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Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Daniel Frey wrote: |
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> > I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) |
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> > and am making progress. |
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> > I ran into one issue, that being on my server (mythtv, file, etc) I |
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> > am normally in text/ssh mode but occasionally I need X for |
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> > something. |
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> > |
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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 |
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> > and sometimes not intuitive. I also don't need a file manager as I |
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> > use Midnight Commander which works well for my needs. This all |
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> > stems from occasionally needing a gui for configuring mythtv or the |
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> > ability to have two shells open side by side. |
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> > I am thinking others have most likely had this problem at some point |
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> > and have found something that's lightweight for this type of |
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> > purpose. |
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> > Dan |
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> It's been a while but last I used Fluxbox, it was tiny. If you just |
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> do a basic install, it isn't much to it. Of course, it isn't feature |
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> rich either but it should run well on a low powered machine or |
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> consume very little resources on a bigger system. I've got two |
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> fluxbox packages installed here. Here is some info on them. |
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> root@fireball / # equery s x11-themes/fluxbox-styles-fluxmod |
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> x11-wm/fluxbox |
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> * x11-themes/fluxbox-styles-fluxmod-20050128-r1 |
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> Total files : 1539 |
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> Total size : 4.22 MiB |
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> |
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> * x11-wm/fluxbox-1.3.7-r3 |
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> Total files : 339 |
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> Total size : 3.89 MiB |
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> root@fireball / # |
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Windowmaker is also a good choice. I'm still using for main desktop. |
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$ equery s windowmaker |
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* x11-wm/windowmaker-0.95.8-r1 |
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Total files : 495 |
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Total size : 5.76 MiB |
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Or you may consider forwarding X to the machine you are connecting |
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from: |
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$ ssh -Y <server> |
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Then start whatever X application you need and it will be displayed on |
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your local machine. You do not need window manager on the server. |
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Robert |
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-- |
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Róbert Čerňanský |
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E-mail: openhs@×××××××××.com |
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