Any Debian user could use Synaptic to remove unneeded packages. There's
even a program that can be used to determine if there are any orphan
packages (typically libraries) and then they can be removed, either by
synaptic or on the command line with apt-get or dpkg...
It's really not that difficult to minimize a Debian installation. The
only times things get sticky is if you remove a package that's
critical... you can force the issue and seriously break your system.
Now if any of the Debian-like distributions have altered the base
packages to the point where they don't install some of the packages that
Debian says are necessary, then all bets are off...
Chuck
Henry Keultjes wrote:
However . . . if KDE uses KWin by default, that would be the best one to use so here is the real issue.
Both Debian and KDE have a lot more stuff in them than I will ever need. Because we live in a web age, myy approach is to load only what I need. If I need something else I go and get it off the web.
But . . . how do we go about that? Who in this group has the ability to slim both Debian and KDE down?
That brings me back to the question; Why not use DSL and http://www.simplekde.org/ ??
Henry Keultjes Mansfield OhioUSA
David Fierbaugh wrote:
http://kdemyths.urbanlizard.com/myth/32
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Other Projects Myths: I Cannot Use Alternative Window Managers With KDE
Myth I can not use other window managers in KDE.
Facts
You can use KDE with any window manager. KDE uses KWin by default, but it is possible to replace it.
Since KDE 2, KDE uses the standard NETWM hints for window manager compatibility. Any window manager that supports NETWM can not only be run within KDE, but can do so well.
Among the NETWM compliant window managers are KWin, Metacity, Sawfish, FVWM, IceWM, Enlightenment, Blackbox, Openbox, AfterStep and Interface.
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