What desktop environments use fewer resources in Linux?

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Post by adito » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 11:53 PM UTC

What desktop environments use fewer resources in Linux?
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Re: What desktop environments use fewer resources in Linux?

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Post by t0 » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 12:37 AM UTC

I love Fluxbox. It only uses 10MB of RAM and runs just about anything you can imagine.

Re: What desktop environments use fewer resources in Linux?

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Post by zalew » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 1:24 AM UTC

if you want a nicely preconfigured openbox http://crunchbanglinux.org/ (debian)

Re: What desktop environments use fewer resources in Linux?

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Post by nooneelsebut » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 1:26 AM UTC

I have to say hats off to WindowMaker. It's more resource-heavy than OpenBox or FluxBox, but I love dockapps.

Can't live without them anymore. They're live tiles way before Microsoft even thought of them.

Also, it's more functional than OpenBox by a mile, as well.

Re: What desktop environments use fewer resources in Linux?

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Post by rachelbythebay » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 1:43 AM UTC

nooneelsebut wrote: post #4

I have to say hats off to WindowMaker. It's more resource-heavy than OpenBox or FluxBox, but I love dockapps. Can't live without them anymore. They're live tiles way before Microsoft even thought of them. Also, it's more functional than OpenBox by a mile, as well.

Have you tried running your dock stuff on those other WMs? You might be surprised.

Re: What desktop environments use fewer resources in Linux?

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Post by rogerbinns » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 3:22 AM UTC

t0 wrote: post #2

I love Fluxbox. It only uses 10MB of RAM and runs just about anything you can imagine.

10MB is awfully close to the cache in my CPU!

Re: What desktop environments use fewer resources in Linux?

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Post by mehrzad » Mon, Apr 22, 2013, 3:59 AM UTC

STOP CALLING WINDOW MANAGERS DESKTOP ENVIRONMENTS.

Re: What desktop environments use fewer resources in Linux?

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Post by fimad » Tue, Apr 23, 2013, 7:37 AM UTC

No love for xmonad?