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There are 2 things that make up the graphical environment: | |||
1. The desktop - this is the underlying architecture | |||
2. The window manager - this is also called the compositor and provides the eye candy. | |||
Gnome has become too weird so I don't like using it. | Gnome has become too weird so I don't like using it. | ||
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So you can use xfce4. | So you can use xfce4. | ||
=xfce= | =xfce desktop= | ||
== keyboard shortcuts == | == keyboard shortcuts == | ||
application menu - window manager - set the windows key to open | application menu - window manager - set the windows key to open | ||
or run | |||
<pre> | |||
xfce4-keyboard-settings | |||
</pre> | |||
to set | |||
<pre> | |||
/usr/bin/xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu | |||
</pre> | |||
as the windows button | |||
and | |||
<pre> | |||
/usr/bin/xfce4-session-logout | |||
</pre> | |||
to alt-s | |||
== using kwin eye candy == | == using kwin eye candy == | ||
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kwin --replace | kwin --replace | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Mainly from [http://forums.solydxk.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=2168&p=44446&hilit=kwin#p44446 here] | |||
in a box. This may take a little while, but is a good test. If it works, log out then use a standard terminal to delete stuff in '''~/.cache/sessions''' before rebooting the machine (otherwise you may not see any window borders after rebooting. | in a box. This may take a little while, but is a good test. If it works, log out then use a standard terminal to delete stuff in '''~/.cache/sessions''' before rebooting the machine (otherwise you may not see any window borders after rebooting. | ||
NB After doing this, you will have to use the kde-system-settings to change settings! | |||
= razor-qt = | |||
Very lightweight and runs the openbox windows manager as standard. Is apparently fused with lxde to become lxqt. The changelog was last edited on Jan 12, 2013 | |||
= lxde = | |||
slightly lower memory footprint than razor-qt and merged with razor-qt to become lxqt | |||
Add the following to ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml | |||
<keybind key="C-A-L"> | |||
<action name="Execute"> | |||
<command>xscreensaver-command -lock</command> | |||
</action> | |||
</keybind> | |||
<keybind key="W"> | |||
<action name="Execute"> | |||
<command>lxpanelctl menu</command> | |||
</action> | |||
</keybind> | |||
= lxqt = | |||
doesn't exist in Debian Jessie, so no comment | |||
Latest revision as of 14:16, 4 August 2017
There are 2 things that make up the graphical environment: 1. The desktop - this is the underlying architecture 2. The window manager - this is also called the compositor and provides the eye candy.
Gnome has become too weird so I don't like using it.
KDE is too heavy and I don't like it either.
I like eye candy: rotating cube, wobbly windows, etc.
So you can use xfce4.
xfce desktop
keyboard shortcuts
application menu - window manager - set the windows key to open or run
xfce4-keyboard-settings
to set
/usr/bin/xfce4-popup-applicationsmenu
as the windows button
and
/usr/bin/xfce4-session-logout
to alt-s
using kwin eye candy
cp ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml.orig cp /etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-session.xml ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml vi ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-session.xml
on line 12 replace xfwm4 with kwin
test by running
kwin --replace
Mainly from here
in a box. This may take a little while, but is a good test. If it works, log out then use a standard terminal to delete stuff in ~/.cache/sessions before rebooting the machine (otherwise you may not see any window borders after rebooting.
NB After doing this, you will have to use the kde-system-settings to change settings!
razor-qt
Very lightweight and runs the openbox windows manager as standard. Is apparently fused with lxde to become lxqt. The changelog was last edited on Jan 12, 2013
lxde
slightly lower memory footprint than razor-qt and merged with razor-qt to become lxqt
Add the following to ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml
<keybind key="C-A-L">
<action name="Execute"> <command>xscreensaver-command -lock</command> </action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W">
<action name="Execute"> <command>lxpanelctl menu</command> </action>
</keybind>
lxqt
doesn't exist in Debian Jessie, so no comment