I'm getting ready to install Window Manager

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Funkey

I have FreeBSD 9.2 installed on a old Dell desktop. It only has 2G of Ram. So I'm debating which window manager to use. Would like to use KDE but I'm afraid 2G will not do it. Can anyone guide me which window manager would be best for me?

I mostly will SSH into this PC to run python from my Macbook pro. I would like to get IDLE to run in SSH, that is my main interest in a window manager. May not even have to install a WM.

Thanks.
 
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Thanks for your reply trh411. Checked out the post you suggested. They are old back to 2011 I'm sure some of the Windows Mangers have been dropped since then. Searching this forum for small footprint only brings up your post.
 
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Funkey said:
Thanks for your reply trh411. Checked out the post you suggested. They are old back to 2011 I'm sure some of the Windows Mangers have been dropped since then. Searching this forum for small footprint only brings up your post.
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Don't search in this topic. Go back one level and search the forum.

EDIT: Just had a thought. How about this one: http://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=42579 and http://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=42655 and http://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=42649
EDIT2: Personally I use x11-wm/i3, lots of folks use x11-wm/openbox, and x11-wm/awesome seems popular too. These are all small resource consumption wise. I'm sure others will chime in eventually.
EDIT3: All window managers will require X, but you can use x11/xorg-minimal to reduce resources. You might also be interested in: http://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=35308
 
@wblock@ (hope you don't mind my linking to it) has a nice article here that I think would fit well for this if interested. It looks like he updated it last in 2011, but would still be 100% applicable today.
 
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Funkey said:
I mostly will SSH into this PC to run python from my Macbook pro. I would like to get IDLE to run in SSH, that is my main interest in a window manager. May not even have to install a WM.
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For X tunnelling to work you don't need a Window manager on the FreeBSD side. You do need an X server on the Mac side (OS-X has one built in).
 
protocelt said:
@wblock@ (hope you don't mind my linking to it) has a nice article here that I think would fit well for this if interested. It looks like he updated it last in 2011, but would still be 100% applicable today.
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That's exactly why that article was written. A side point is that with KMS drivers and the eventual integration of Newcons, we may have a graphics console without X soon.
 
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SirDice said:
Funkey said:
I mostly will SSH into this PC to run python from my Macbook pro. I would like to get IDLE to run in SSH, that is my main interest in a window manager. May not even have to install a WM.
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For X tunnelling to work you don't need a Window manager on the FreeBSD side. You do need an X server on the Mac side (OS-X has one built in).
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Not anymore (if you're on Mountain Lion or possibly Lion onwards - you'll need to install Xquartz).
 
throAU said:
Not anymore (if you're on Mountain Lion or possibly Lion onwards - you'll need to install Xquartz).
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Ah, I haven't upgraded my Mac in a while. I don't like the direction they're heading, so I'm still on Snow Leopard.
 
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