[Xastir] lightweight window manager/desktop for linux?

[Rick Green]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2009, Jason KG4WSV wrote:

> I've got a DC powered 800MHz box I want to use as a mobile xastir
> platform.  Any suggestions/pointers/RTFMs for a lightweight window
> manager for such an underpowered rig?  I'll probably be running CentOS
> (that's what I use at work) unless someone convinces me I should try
> something different.
>
>
   I wouldn't call 800Mhz underpowered unless you're one of those gamer 
weenies.  I run xastir just fine on an 800Mhz laptop running Ubuntu with 
the gnome default desktop.
   If you want to run a lightweight desktop, try Xubuntu, which uses the 
simpler xfce desktop.

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