any chance of a F7 spin using xfce?

Globe Trotter itsme_410 at yahoo.com
Sat Apr 21 14:50:59 UTC 2007


--- lostson <lostson at lostsonsvault.org> wrote:

> On Friday 20 April 2007 9:00:41 pm Globe Trotter wrote:
> > --- Rahul Sundaram <sundaram at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> > > Tim wrote:
> > > > Servers and CLI only users aren't the same thing.
> > >
> > > If you have a GUI running then I cant really call you a CLI only user.
> >
> > I am in the middle. I am a CLI user, and I run a window manager. not a DE.
> > But I am forced to have gnome on, hence it would benefit if I could get
> > some low resource DE such as xfce. xubuntu is really fast, but I am
> > sticking to FC for now since i have a good handle on it. Of course, hoping
> > that things will change (forlorn hope, maybe).
> >
> > With due respect, you should offer a spin on a lightweight DE: not
> > necessarily XFCE but that has now matured sufficiently to be reasonably
> > comparable with gnome. People who use linux either care about efficiency
> > and/or have low-resource machines.
> >
> > Best,
> > trotter
> 
> <snip>
> 
>  So how about a openbox spin then as well, start with a base install then add
> 
> what you wish. xfce is more of a DE now than a fast WM, anyway.
> 

I would be fine with this. The trouble is that if I ask for a XFCE or whatever
install, I get the Gnome stuff anyway!

Best,
Trotter

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