I haven't been on this list long enough to know if this has strayed too far off-topic (since it isn't debian-specific) to include the cc: to the list, but I'm sure I'll hear about it if that's the case ;-) X windows (or X or X11 or X11R6, all names for the same thing) is the displayserver that creates windows on a graphical screen. You can run it by itself,but normally don't since there is no easy way to control the windows you create. A window manager is usually started after X, it puts frames and titles on the windows, allows you to easily move or resize them, and gives pop-up menus for various functions. The window manager is what gives the "look and feel" to the display. Common window managers are mwm (Motif) and fvwm2. There is also an fvwm95 that gives the look of Microsoft Windows 95, and several others such as fvwm (the predecessor to fvwm2), olwm (with the old Sun OpenLook look), and cde/kde. I believe the X HOWTO goes into most of these in pretty good detail and may help you decide which ones you might want to try out.
Frank --On Monday, December 07, 1998, 12:15 AM +1200 Alan Tam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for your quick answer. I've never installed X windows. For > now, I am going to install one. > > What is the difference between window manager and X windows. Do I > have to install X windows and then window manager or window manager means > X windows ? >