LinuxQuestions.org
Share your knowledge at the LQ Wiki.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Other *NIX Forums > *BSD
User Name
Password
*BSD This forum is for the discussion of all BSD variants.
FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, etc.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 08-07-2003, 03:48 PM   #1
DazeiHead
Member
 
Registered: May 2003
Posts: 56

Rep: Reputation: 15
curious environment


http://bsdvault.net/desktops/rgbrennerdesk.jpg

that person only uses the terminal nothing else so does that mean he can do everything from terminal run every program by commands nothing needs to be clicked?
How can i go about doing that with unix or linux just having the terminal and if i need to use some program i just do it thru the terminal rather than sometimes point and click like in a gnome or kde environment?
Do any of you guys use it like that?
thats the ultimate. ***k kiddy environment, terminal is all you need am I right?

please correct me if im wrong about this.

Last edited by DazeiHead; 08-07-2003 at 09:05 PM.
 
Old 08-07-2003, 06:09 PM   #2
cIx
Member
 
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: /dev/null
Posts: 40

Rep: Reputation: 15
You see the 'uname -sr' command? simply... his terminal backgrounds are transparent so you won't see the icons on the desktop and the other stuff. He maximized to full screen...
 
Old 08-07-2003, 06:15 PM   #3
lfur
Member
 
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Slovenia
Distribution: Slackware & FreeBSD
Posts: 209

Rep: Reputation: 30
DazeiHead,

yup, everything can be done thru a terminal.
 
Old 08-07-2003, 09:11 PM   #4
DazeiHead
Member
 
Registered: May 2003
Posts: 56

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
what I want to do is have only the backround and my terminal when I boot up I dont care for icons or anything but not text based but graphical. I prefer to have everything done by terminal is this possible do any of you guys use it like this? please let me know how you do it not the way you say it clx. I just want to have my terminal when I start up and if I want to surf the web I would just type mozilla it would come up etc. It seems much simpler this way and less confusing.
 
Old 08-08-2003, 12:33 AM   #5
kezz
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Aug 2002
Distribution: Slackware 9 FreeBSD 4.8
Posts: 9

Rep: Reputation: 0
Look into one of the more minimal windows managers like twm or fvwm.

kezz
 
Old 08-08-2003, 01:28 AM   #6
cIx
Member
 
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: /dev/null
Posts: 40

Rep: Reputation: 15
DazeiHead, you're right... working with the terminal is much easier. For managing, configuration, working etc., it's better than all.
 
Old 08-08-2003, 12:49 PM   #7
DazeiHead
Member
 
Registered: May 2003
Posts: 56

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
Ive looked at twm and fvwm and looks like hes using one of those.
 
Old 08-08-2003, 12:59 PM   #8
stickman
Senior Member
 
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 1,552

Rep: Reputation: 53
You could always use Fluxbox. It's pretty minimalist. I use it on my OpenBSD laptops.
 
Old 08-08-2003, 03:25 PM   #9
DazeiHead
Member
 
Registered: May 2003
Posts: 56

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
Im using redhat right now it looks kinda kiddy but ive tried to install freeBSD but couldnt install it. What can I use that comes closest to freeBSD besides open and netBSD maybe Debian?
 
Old 08-12-2003, 08:29 AM   #10
jd121
Member
 
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: FreeBSD 5.1, Debian 3.0, Damn Small 0.4.2
Posts: 46

Rep: Reputation: 15
Quote:
Originally posted by kezz
Look into one of the more minimal windows managers like twm or fvwm.

kezz
Yep.

If thats all you need, I'd use one of the more minimal window managers uch as these or my personal favorite fluxbox.
 
Old 08-12-2003, 02:38 PM   #11
DazeiHead
Member
 
Registered: May 2003
Posts: 56

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
i would like to know which of the minimal windows managers are most popular is there a poll for this that i can see somewhere please give me a link. I would like to use one similar to http://bsdvault.net/desktops/rgbrennerdesk.jpg with good color like that and what do you think this person uses fluxbox?
ive tried fvwm twm and others similar. They dont have a good color environment like that link I gave.

Last edited by DazeiHead; 08-12-2003 at 02:44 PM.
 
Old 08-12-2003, 07:39 PM   #12
twilli227
Member
 
Registered: May 2003
Location: S.W. Ohio
Distribution: Ubuntu, OS X
Posts: 760

Rep: Reputation: 30
DazeilHead, do a search for favorite window managers or something like that. There have been many threads on this same topic.
 
Old 08-13-2003, 10:24 PM   #13
jd121
Member
 
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: FreeBSD 5.1, Debian 3.0, Damn Small 0.4.2
Posts: 46

Rep: Reputation: 15
Quote:
Originally posted by DazeiHead
i would like to know which of the minimal windows managers are most popular is there a poll for this that i can see somewhere please give me a link. I would like to use one similar to http://bsdvault.net/desktops/rgbrennerdesk.jpg with good color like that and what do you think this person uses fluxbox?
ive tried fvwm twm and others similar. They dont have a good color environment like that link I gave.
This may be a good place to start your search.

http://freshmeat.net/browse/56/?topic_id=56
 
Old 08-16-2003, 04:21 PM   #14
php
Member
 
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: USA
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 827

Rep: Reputation: 30
You can get any linux/unix like operating system to look like that, it doesnt have to be anyone in particular
 
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Very curious chbin Linux - Security 13 08-08-2005 10:42 PM
Curious SpEcIeS SUSE / openSUSE 9 03-21-2005 11:26 AM
just curious... crazydutchman Slackware 4 03-17-2004 07:31 PM
just curious Derek-kun Linux - Newbie 1 09-04-2003 09:53 PM
Just Curious Smooth General 2 07-03-2003 02:22 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Other *NIX Forums > *BSD

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:37 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration