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Old 01-27-2011, 02:39 AM   #1
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absolute minimal graphical environment

hi

I need absolute minimal graphical environment environment with Firefox for a thin client.
Any ideas?
 
Old 01-27-2011, 03:43 AM   #2
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Fluxbox is pretty easy to work with.

Fluxbox How To
 
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May be icewm?
 
Old 01-27-2011, 04:15 AM   #4
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If there only Firefox has to run, you need no WM. You can launch it with
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startx firefox
If you want a WM I would think the minimal solution is one of these: JWM, IceWM, one of the *boxes, any tiling WM.
 
Old 02-08-2011, 08:43 PM   #5
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Thx a lot, but which desktop or windows manager is most common on the thin clients?
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