What Windows Manager would you recommend

PhilNic · 04-28-2006, 01:32 PM

Having just made that leap from Windoze to Linux (Suse 10.0) I would like a really cool windows manager. KDE is ok but the desktop doesn't look all that different from XP !

What would you recommend to give my machine that realy snazzy look

indypcfix · 05-01-2006, 02:27 PM

Black Ice

shuuhen · 05-02-2006, 05:26 PM

I like fluxbox and XFCE. Both are a lot faster than KDE or Gnome. Enlightenment is supposed to be nice, but I haven't tried it yet.

Whichever one you choose, look for themes and pictures of how people set up their window manager/desktop environment. On my FreeBSD machine I mainly run fluxbox with the Cthulhain style (comes with fluxbox) and transparency enabled.

**Spatcher** · 05-02-2006, 07:26 PM

Gnome or KDE are the most stylable.

04-28-2006, 01:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
PhilNic Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 11 OS: XP	What Windows Manager would you recommend Having just made that leap from Windoze to Linux (Suse 10.0) I would like a really cool windows manager. KDE is ok but the desktop doesn't look all that different from XP ! What would you recommend to give my machine that realy snazzy look

05-02-2006, 07:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	Gnome or KDE are the most stylable. __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

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indypcfix Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 5 OS: XP,RH9	Black Ice

05-02-2006, 05:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 988 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	I like fluxbox and XFCE. Both are a lot faster than KDE or Gnome. Enlightenment is supposed to be nice, but I haven't tried it yet. Whichever one you choose, look for themes and pictures of how people set up their window manager/desktop environment. On my FreeBSD machine I mainly run fluxbox with the Cthulhain style (comes with fluxbox) and transparency enabled.