Re: Trying to get GUI'ed

[chuck gelm <nc8q@gelm.net>]

Hi, Paul:

 Thanks.  I have seen fwvm mentioned somewhere in my distribution.
I am using Slackware8.0.  I'll browse the directories that start
with 'x' for files that match your suggestions.

 I've been using Netscape Communicator on Windows o/s for several
years, so I plan to try it first just because it might be familiar.
I believe Mozilla has been around for a decade or so, so it would
be another browser I'd try. ;-)

 IIRC, Gnome has been mentioned more often than KDE, when I heard
about applications I was interested in and they required a GUI,
so I'd try Gnome before KDE.

 So, Gnome & KDE are not only window managers, but also tool 
packages too. :-|

 I am familiar with tarballs (.tgz .tar.gz) and have installed
and compiled several applications.  I am comfortable with that 
method of packaging.  ;-)

Regards, Chuck


Paul Furness wrote:
> 
> To get much nice stuff out of the GUI, you really need to have a decent
> window manager running, as that will give you the ability to move
> windows around, have virtual desktops and set up menus on mouse-clicks.
> This is another component that you run on top of X. There are so many
> around that it's hard to pick one - sawfish, fvwm2, enlightenment,
> fluxbox, olwm, afterstep... the list is a long one.
> 
> On top of the window manager, you might want to look at desktops - KDE
> or Gnome - which give you a set of tools which work more or less
> together.
> 
> Netscape (or better, Mozilla) are separate packages which you can get
> from a number of places (you could start with www.mozilla.org or
> www.netscape.com). If you have a package manager (RPM is the most
> ubiquitous) then you can get the software pre-packaged in a simple to
> install format. Even if you don't, the install for Mozilla is pretty
> easy from tarball.
> 
> Paul.
> 
> On Sun, 2002-10-20 at 15:15, Chuck Gelm wrote:
> > Howdy, Y'all:
> >
> >  I am trying to 'upgrade' from 'console' to GUI.
> > I think I have successfully installed XFree86/4.2.1.
> > I can 'startx' and I get a monochrome desktop with
> > a tiny clock and three windows; 'login', 'xterm', and 'xterm'.
> > I can toggle among three resolutions.
> >
> > I want to run a browser, preferably Netscape
> >  (preferably v4.61 if available for linux).
> >
> > What am I missing?
> > Where do I go for help to get from where I am to where I want to be?
> >
> > Regards, Chuck
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