Window Managers and Linux Distributions

[Mike Hornung]

At this point in time I don't really have much appreciation for the
"desktop" idea that KDE/GNOME/CDE offer.  I like a simple window manager
which does just what it's supposed to do: display my X windows the way *I*
want them, and nothing more.  That's why I choose the window manager of
champions, fvwm2.  It has cool modules, too. (like the pager)
	http://www.fvwm.org/

Linux is Linux (the kernel is, at least), regardless of the niceties laid
on top of it by different distributors.  You will most likely find that
you can pretty much do anything Linux can do within any particular
distribution of Linux.  Some distros make it easier to do those things
than others.  I think it depends on what usability features you value in
an OS, so I won't try to make up your mind for you (like I did above...use
fvwm2!).

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On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Benjamin Honsinger wrote:

|Hey, I just had a general question. I've been using KDE just because that's
|what came with Mandrake, but I was wondering if there are some better managers
|out there. I know it's kind of an opinion question, but that's ok. So does
|anyone want to rant about their favorite wm? =)
|
|Also, I've been using Mandrake 6.1, because it was easy to setup like Redhat,
|but faster (pentium optimizations). Now that I have some good experience
|working with linux, I'm thinking maybe there are some better distributions out
|there too. This computer is to be used mainly as a web server and software
|developement platform. Possibly a mail server as well (if I can talk to net
|admin into giving me a domain name). On the web, I will be serving pages, a
|live camera (maybe a USB), searchable archives (containing weather data), stuff
|like that. Security is definetly an issue here, I want to be 100% (yeah, I
|know, that's impossible) secure once everything is setup correctly. Again, this
|is an opinion question. I've looked at all the main distributions, but I would
|like some personal opinions and experiences as well.
|Thanks for anyone who is willing to take the time to let me know what you think
|about these two things!
|
|Benjamin Honsinger
|