RedHat also has a "desktop switcher." In Debian, I think you just vi a file called "windowmanager(s)" somewhere in the /etc hierarchy. The wm at the beginning of the file is the default wm. D On Thu, 9 Mar 2000, Joseph T. Tannenbaum wrote: > Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 15:14:39 -0700 > From: "Joseph T. Tannenbaum" > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > Subject: RE: Windows manager > > depending on the flavor of Linux, Redhat and Caldera use > rpm so the command rpm -e kdexxx should remove kdexxx. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Tim > > Weaver > > Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 2:44 PM > > To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us' > > Subject: RE: Windows manager > > > > > > My Toshiba has 48 mb RAM (the most available at the time) and > > a 1.2 GB HD. > > I know KDE is GUI...what I meant was "how to install xxx GUI > > and remove > > KDE". I haven't played enough with Linux to know, since the > > machine is too > > slow!! :) > > > > I will be installing Linux on a 10 GB drive for my home > > computer (I am going > > to use a swap tray for the HD so there will be NO way I screw > > up my Windows > > installation...as much as I hate it, I have a lot of valuable > > info I don't > > want hosed). So, what I will end up doing is partitioning > > the 10GB linux > > drive to have a file server, a mail server and an apache > > server to play > > with, and keep the laptop as a workstation to run off the server. > > > > /NEWBIE ALERT > > So, anyone able to point me to a HOW-TO to uninstall KDE and > > install another > > GUI? (Like, how the heck to untarball a tarball and un .gz a .gz) > > /NEWBIE ALERT > > > > Thanks, > > Tim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim W [mailto:farli@wiredglobal.com] > > Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 2:15 PM > > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > Subject: Re: Windows manager > > > > Just a bit of clarification for you, Tim. KDE is a GUI > > environment. It is > > not the smallest or fastest one tho. If your machine is > > underpowered (i.e. > > it has a P5-90 or something like that) or has limited memory > > (less than > > 16M), KDE will be sluggish. There are other window managers (ICEWM is > > particularly small and fast) that will allow you to use the > > Linux box with a > > less-visible performance hit. It goes without saying, > > however, that if you > > run lots of big applications (i.e. Netscape, Gimp, etc.) at > > the same time, > > the smaller window manager may not hide the fact that the box > > is inherently > > slow and underpowered. > > > > Jim > > > > the future is now > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Weaver > > To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us' > > > > Date: Thursday, March 09, 2000 1:20 PM > > Subject: Windows manager > > > > > > >Thanks for the info. I'll give it a look. And then figure > > out how to > > >change over the GUI environment. Oh well, that's why it's great it > > installs > > >in only about 15 minutes now that I have done it a couple of > > times!! :) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: arson smith [mailto:arsonsmith@hotmail.com] > > >Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2000 12:47 PM > > >To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > >Subject: RE: Food for thought > > > > > >While recompiling the kernal might gain a fraction of > > >a handfull of extra cpu cycles you most likely will > > >not knowtice any diffrence in the speed of kde. by > > >default kde/gnome/other "desktop environments" will > > >put a lot of strain on a lighter weight system. I > > >would sugest if you don't have the horse power try a > > >lighter window manager and don't use a "desktop environment" > > > > > >some of my suggestions would be: Window Maker or FVMW > > >there are many others. I think there was a windowmanagers.org > > >site that had a list of several. > > > > > >have fun > > > > > >Bill Warner > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >