On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Claudius Hubig <nfs_2...@chubig.net> wrote: > Foss User <foss...@gmail.com> wrote: >>Please see the following output I generated from Squeeze. >> >>$ aptitude why twm >>i gnome Depends gnome-desktop-environment (= >>1:2.24.3~2) >>i A gnome-desktop-environment Depends gdm (>= 2.20.9) >>i A gdm Depends gnome-session | >>x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator >>i twm Provides x-window-manager >> >>1. It shows that twm was installed because gdm needs a window manager >>and twm is one such window manager. Does it mean that gnome is >>dependent on twm? >> >>2. Is it possible to run gnome with some other window manager? >> >>3. I am unable to see any twm process in the ps listing. Why? >> >>4. Can someone share the equivalent 'aptitude why' output from a >>system running KDE? > > Judging from the output of my system, I think "aptitude why" merely > prints out reason why a package *could* be installed. Check with > "dpkg -l | grep twm" if twm actually is installed. The above works > well also with metacity, sawfish or whatever else (see: aptitude show > x-window-manager). > > This would also explain why you're not seeing any twm running - > simply because it ain't installed :).
$ dpkg -l | grep twm ii twm 1:1.0.4-2 Tab window manager -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
