Re: [Sawfish] preferred way to install on "recent" linux distro

[dmg <dmg@xxxxxxx>]

IN my opinion, it is not worth it to fight the desktop. My usual method is:

* find out which window manager they use, then rename it, and create a
symlink from the original name to sawfish

or

* run sawfish --replacel every time I reboot (which is once in a
bluemoon). I find that this option is less expensive over time than
trying to
configure _again_ sawfish which whichever environment ubuntu comes out next.

by the way, I am running now  xfce4. I got tired of gnome.

On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 2:05 PM, greg heil <emanuensis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Robert
>
> Good it is going in xfce4 for you. i unfortunately have had no luck in
> Xubuntu 1204... What did you put in your xinitrc file?
>
> greg
> ~krsnadas.org
>
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> from:    Robert 'Bobby' Zenz Robert.Zenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> to:      sawfish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> date:    17 August 2012 13:23
> subject:         Re: [Sawfish] preferred way to install on "recent" linux distro
>
> Hello.
>
> I'm not sure if Sawfish will work Gnome3, Gnome3 is not exactly that
> classic-WM-friendly type of environment. Though, you could try.
>
> For Sawfish I'd either suggest a "pure" Sawfish session, Xfce or Mate.
> Sawfish works very good with Xfce and Mate, I had the former running
> for some time and the later now as my main environment. Getting it to
> run with Xfce is a little bit tricky, as you need to write a custom
> .xinitrc to launch Xfce with Sawfish. With Mate it's easier, as you
> just need to replace a value in the Mate-Conf
> (/desktop/mate/session/required-components I think).
>
> Sawfish ML
>
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> from:    fuchur flohtransporter@xxxxxxxxx
> to:      sawfish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> date:    17 August 2012 12:59
> subject:         Re: [Sawfish] preferred way to install on "recent" linux distro
>
> Install gnome 2 alongside with gnome 3 not work. On fedora i use xfce4
> with sawfish. But now also mate is in the repos for 16 17 and also in
> 18.
>
> Regards,
> Fuchur
>
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> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 09:44:08PM +0200, Daniel Fetchinson wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Recent linux distros typically come with gnome 3 (unfortunately). If
> I'd like to have sawfish how would I go about it? Install gnome 2
> alongside with gnome 3? Will that work?
>
> Or should I install MATE which is a gnome 2 fork?
>
> If anyone managed to get sawfish on fedora 16 or fedora 17 I'd be
> happy to hear your story!
>
> Cheers,
> Daniel
>
> Psss, psss, put it down! - http://www.cafepress.com/putitdown
>
> --
> Sawfish ML
>



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