On Sunday, 2 December 2018 04:21:19 GMT Daniel Frey wrote: > I've been trying to clean up my machines (pruning world file, etc) and > am making progress. > > I ran into one issue, that being on my server (mythtv, file, etc) I am > normally in text/ssh mode but occasionally I need X for something. > > Does anyone have suggestions for a small-footprint window manager (I > have no need for a full desktop environment) as twm is just fugly and > sometimes not intuitive. I also don't need a file manager as I use > Midnight Commander which works well for my needs. This all stems from > occasionally needing a gui for configuring mythtv or the ability to have > two shells open side by side. > > I am thinking others have most likely had this problem at some point and > have found something that's lightweight for this type of purpose.
I've just noticed this: [N] x11-wm/xpra ((~)2.2.6-r1): X Persistent Remote Apps (xpra) and Partitioning WM (parti) based on wimpiggy I haven't looked into it, but it may perhaps offer something useful. -- Regards, Peter.
