--- Em qua, 21/11/12, Robert Moskowitz <r...@htt-consult.com> escreveu:
> De: Robert Moskowitz <r...@htt-consult.com> > Assunto: Re: What is minimal Fedora install? > Para: "Community support for Fedora users" <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> > Cc: "Matthew Miller" <mat...@fedoraproject.org> > Data: Quarta-feira, 21 de Novembro de 2012, 18:05 > On 11/21/2012 02:08 PM, Matthew > Miller wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 09:51:33AM -0500, Robert > Moskowitz wrote: > >> Servers below 3Gb, but workstations? KDE is > smaller than Gnome (but > >> then I would be using different desktops). > > Yeah. Going from my mostly-minimal cloud install to > Gnome Desktop took me > > from 707MB to 3.2GB on disk. (And had to be done in two > transactions because > > there wasn't enough room in my 4GB disk for yum to both > download and install > > the package set.) > > > > However, XFCE from the same minimal base goes to only > 2.2GB, leaving a > > little breathing room. Alternately, LXDE is only 1.9G > total. > > > > You could also eschew a modern desktop environment and > go more minimal, just > > installing a window manager plus applications you > need. > > In truth, the purpose of the ee701 is to view mp4 > lectures. I use VLC to view these. I tried to > use mplayer, but it needed the mp4 codec and the install > failed. So I would either have to add VLC to the mix, > or figure out why the mplayer codec install failed. > > So anyway, what window manager to you recommend? > If you're not used to running a stand-alone window manager, maybe openbox is good as it has the regular support for ~/.config/autostart, easy to edit config files, I think it's being actively maintained (not sure) and should work well. IceWM, I mention because of this good guide that I wrote: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=282433 It's very easy to use but it isn't actively maintained (although it's not dead either). -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
