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Current Newswire: Dell Ubuntu Order Experience Power Up Linux GUI Apps Ksplice debuts zero downtime service for Linux BM Ups Its Processor Power to 7 KDE.org Relaunched for Software Compilation 4.4 The application is the new the operating system Linux can compete with the iPad on price, but where’s the magic? The Bruno Knaapen Technology Learning Center is Established Anjal: GNOME's Evolution for Netbooks Linux Mint 8 KDE Community Edition UNIX Systems Administrator (IL) Next Step Systems US-IL-Chicago Post A Job | Post A Resume [the] Code Girl: Kick Fat KDE/Gnome to the curb and get thin with Fluxbox Aug 3, 2006, 02 :15 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (5735 reads) "Think you can't run Linux on an old pc you have laying around because of the bloated KDE/Gnome desktop 'environments'? Luckily there's a great alternative: Fluxbox + pypanel. I’m running it on an old P2 450 Mhz laptop. It's not super speedy, but it's perfect for web browsing, email, etc. "First off: You DO NOT NEED KDE OR GNOME! They are both nice looking with tons of eye candy, but all that 'wow that looks cool!'-type stuff is sucking up all your ram and some of your CPU cycles. Toss it..." Complete Story Related Stories: Linux.com: DSL-N: Damn Small Linux Gets Bigger(Jun 26, 2006) All About Linux: Xfce 4.2--A Light Weight Window Manager Heavy in Features(Jan 12, 2006) Linux Online: Using the Fluxbox Window Manager(Sep 13, 2005) Linux.com: Linux Gets Small: LNX-BBC and DamnSmall Linux(Feb 12, 2004) Index Mode   |   Flat Mode   |   Thread Mode   |   Thread Flat     Talkback(s) Name  and Date   Kick Fat KDE/Gnome to the curb and get thin with F    dave Aug 3, 2006, 13:54:16     Old Processors    Keith Elster Aug 3, 2006, 14:44:19     Re: Kick Fat KDE/Gnome to the curb and get thin    Vance Aug 3, 2006, 23:25:09     Re: Kick Fat KDE/Gnome to the curb and get thin    Code Girl Aug 4, 2006, 14:22:24     Old machines    Matt Aug 4, 2006, 14:50:36     Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page   Enter your comments below: * Your Name: * Your Email Address: * Subject: CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address] * Comments: Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content. Fields marked with * are required!

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