On 26 Nov 2002, Joe Giles wrote:
> primarily. I wish to now broaden my horizons and try a different
> Desktop. Is there other desktops besides Gnome and KDE. I read about
> Window managers, but is this the same thing? Once I install it, will
Desktop/session managers and window managers are different things. Window
managers display the window widgets and allow the management of each
window within the X session. The desktop environment is an additional
layer that adds drag-and-drop, desktop icons, and other useful but not
critical stuff.
A lot of window managers work with GNOME and KDE. Some don't. You can also
run a window manager without using a desktop environment; I often do,
especially on systems where RAM is at a premium.
There are some good books that you can read that will enhance your
knowledge of the client/server relationship between all teh various X
components, but the online Red Hat documentation is a good place to start.
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