On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 03:57:24PM -0000, Gary wrote: > --- In [email protected], Drmgiver <drmgi...@...> wrote: > > > > I have always been curious to try out the ROX desktop, though I have > > been told it doesn't play well with Ubuntu, so what distro can I use > > that uses ROX, as well as a grub installer? (or just instructions on > > how to add it to my current grub) The distro using a live CD would be > > very nice as well. > > > > Justin > > > I wasn't aware that Rox was a "desktop", I've encountered it as a file > manager program (analogous to KDE's Konqueror, Gnome's Nautilus, and > XFCE's Thunar) under distributions that offer the (extremely > lightweight and somewhat obscure) "IceWM" or "JWM" window managers as > options. I'm trying to remember now if it was D_mn Small Linux or > Puppy Linux where I saw it. I do recall, from distro-hopping, that > desktops utilizing Rox as file manager were *very* minimalist, not > newbie-friendly. I certainly didn't continue using them ;)
Gary's correct, unless something has drastically changed. Rox is a file manager, and give you icons on those desktops that he mentions. (Personally, I'm a bit of a minimalist--partially, perhaps, from being, errm, frugal and buying lowend hardware). As Gary says, such window managers are less newcomer friendly. KDE, Gnome and even XFCE are what are called Desktop Environments--they have their own configuration tools for system stuff, such as networking, file browsing, sound, printing, etc. Fluxbox, Openbox, jwm and the like are simply window managers, they just manage windows. That is in fluxbox, for example, there's no builtin printer configuration tool, by default there are no icons on the desktop (though different distros change this around, using rox, for example.) They're more designed for people who prefer to use the keyboard. For example, in fluxbox, with various keybindings I've made, I can open an xterm, move it around the screen, send it to the next workstation, play music, etc., all without touching the mouse. One of these minimal window managers is actually called ratpoison, because it tries to avoid the mouse. I've snipped Gary's final paragraph, but that too is perfectly correct. -- Scott Robbins PGP keyID EB3467D6 ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 Xander: So, Buffy, how'd the slaying go last night? Buffy: Xander! Xander: I mean, how'd the laying go? No, I don't mean that either. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
