On Sun, 24 Dec 2006, andy wrote: > I am using Gnome as my WM having formally been a fan of XFce I am quite > enjoying some of the automations that Gnome offers (e.g. daily package > updates). As a WM, Gnome doesn't seem to release resources as quickly as XFce > did with Slackware. Since I haven't setup XFce to run with Debian, I can't > comment on a comparison btw XFce on Slack or Deb, except that, by default, > Debian Etch seems to run a later version of XFce.
Gnome is a DE (desktop environment) not a WM (window manager), a window manager is part of a DE or not, if it's by itself. Gnome uses Metacity as a window manager and KDE uses kwin for the same purpose. I think you should install XFCE for a better comparison with Slack and report back; enquiring minds want to know. I've never used Slackware, only Arch Linux and did not notice any difference in speed. I use Ratpoison (wm) and it flies. greetings, macondo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
