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Window manager?

  • 21-09-2005 6:29am
    #1
    Goodshape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭


    which window manager do you use and why?

    I use KDE myself, primaraly because it's the first one I ever tried and it's never given me any real hassle.

    I've tried Gnome in the past but found it was a bit heavy on the style and a bit low on substence... when it came to installing Ubuntu I went for the KDE varient (do other Ubuntu users do this, or stick with the default Gnome version?)


Comments

  • #2
    dahamsta
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,659 ✭✭✭✭dahamsta


    KDE by default, probably because I'm a Windows user, but I actually quite like the new spatial file manager in Gnome in Fedora. Surprised even myself with that, since switching the Folder file association to Explorer is usually the first thing I do when I install Windows. :)


  • #3
    declan_lgs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 549 ✭✭✭declan_lgs


    XFCE. Fast and lightweight - and it more than meets my needs.


  • #4
    Goodshape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    Just switched to xfce for a while... looks nice :)


  • #5
    Sarunas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 355 ✭✭Sarunas


    fluxbox because its small, simple, fast and does everything what I need it to do; which most of the time is to have few maximised xterms... few screenshots


  • #6
    Cake Fiend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,335 ✭✭✭Cake Fiend


    KDE, because I'm used to it and know how all the bits and bobs work. Funnily enough, I used to use Gnome way back when, but changed to KDE when I used some distro that had KDE as the default wm.


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  • #7
    Hecate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭Hecate


    xfce4 here. Lightweight and unobtrusive.


  • #8
    nadir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭nadir


    fluxbox fanboy here too.


  • #9
    Fenster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,763 ✭✭✭Fenster


    XFCE 4.2

    I used Fluxbox for a long while, but I ultimately didn't like the way it handled a few things. Openbox and Enlightenment were too fiddly for my likings, to configure. I've tried KDE a few times, but I'm not really a fan of it as it tries too hard to be like Windows. Gnome, I use a lot, but I usually go back to XFCE as its pretty much the same thing, but handles better.


  • #10
    nadir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭nadir


    xfce looks nice , I might give it a shot, Id really just like something that had no taskbar or anything. I could just use conky/torsmo and a wallpaper.
    right click for menu


  • #11
    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    Fluxbox.


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  • #12
    leeroybrown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,563 ✭✭✭leeroybrown


    I always used to use fluxbox but I felt like a change and switched to XFCE4. I've got a fairly minimal setup with no taskbar or iconbox - just the panel and find it very usable without being intrusive. The panel itself takes up barely any space as I have it set to the smallest size and use 1680x1050.


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