William Chops Westfield wrote:
> On Oct 3, 2005, at 10:08 AM, Peter wrote:
> 
>>
>> I think that knoppix is too heavy for a under-266 MHz cpu like you have.
>>
> Which "gui desktop" is best for slow cpus and small systems, anyway?
> 
> (If you stick with non-gui stuff (even including lots of xterms with
> occasional buttons and menus), you don't need anywhere near 266MHz...)
> 
> BillW

I like (and use) XFCE myself. It basically provides window management 
and task bar and so forth, but no file manager/desktop icons and all 
that crap that gnome/kde insist on.
There's also: fluxbox, ratpoison, all the old ugly ones (twm, ...), and 
many others. You can find pages that list them all, pros and cons.
Rat poison in particular is geared toward people who don't like using a 
mouse, so most WM tasks are done with keyboard shortcuts.
Whatever you do, though, don't ask what the best one is.
- Marcel
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