X ideas

[Arron]

Hello

Looking to run X windows on a debian 3.0 for a older machine with a 4 meg
video. Its for a server so i want a smallest x server to take up as little
resources as possible, but somewhat easy to use. I hear blackbox is light
weight and simple, and inputs?

Thanks
Arron

[Juha Kustaa Siltala]

In article <aTiYa.76$g7.10453@read1.cgocable.net>, Arron wrote:

> Looking to run X windows on a debian 3.0 for a older machine with a 4 meg
> video. Its for a server so i want a smallest x server to take up as little
> resources as possible, but somewhat easy to use. I hear blackbox is light
> weight and simple, and inputs?

A server doesn't need X. If you do install X, use the default (twm) that
already comes with X. Make sure you don't run X while the system is in
production. Running X during setup doesn't help a bit either though.
Webmin might be a better idea if you don't trust your skills. You can
throw the monitor away and hide the server somewhere so it's not in the
way and the noise doesn't bother you.

FYI, blackbox etc. are not X servers. X is the server, blackbox is a
client. As for the X server, Debian 3.0 does give you the option of
running X 3.3.x, which may be lighter than X 4.x. But then again, you
don't want X.

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Juha Siltala

[Xyerp]

"Arron" <Askme@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:<aTiYa.76$g7.10453@read1.cgocable.net>...

> Hello
>
> Looking to run X windows on a debian 3.0 for a older machine with a 4 meg
> video. Its for a server so i want a smallest x server to take up as little
> resources as possible, but somewhat easy to use. I hear blackbox is light
> weight and simple, and inputs?
>
> Thanks
> Arron

Unless there is a reason for using a GUI that you haven't told us, I
would recommend using an alternative approach - OpenSSH.

[Arron]

hmmm i may be off on the mark, isnt OpenSSH for secure connections? I just
would like a light gui that wont drain resources. FVWM seems to be working
nice and blackbox as well, gnome and kde are out of the question! What
exactly do you mean by "recommend using an alternative approach - OpenSSH"
am i missing something?

Thanks


"Xyerp" <Xyerp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3d7bc779.0308080539.3fac388b@posting.google.c om...

> "Arron" <Askme@nowhere.net> wrote in message

news:<aTiYa.76$g7.10453@read1.cgocable.net>...

> > Hello
> >
> > Looking to run X windows on a debian 3.0 for a older machine with a 4

meg

> > video. Its for a server so i want a smallest x server to take up as

little

> > resources as possible, but somewhat easy to use. I hear blackbox is

light

> > weight and simple, and inputs?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Arron

>
> Unless there is a reason for using a GUI that you haven't told us, I
> would recommend using an alternative approach - OpenSSH.

[Xyerp]

"Arron" <Askme@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:<7SjZa.2254$g7.131127@read1.cgocable.net>...

> hmmm i may be off on the mark, isnt OpenSSH for secure connections? I just
> would like a light gui that wont drain resources. FVWM seems to be working
> nice and blackbox as well, gnome and kde are out of the question! What
> exactly do you mean by "recommend using an alternative approach - OpenSSH"
> am i missing something?
>
> Thanks
>

What is meant is, "Have you considered security?". If this is for a
home network where security is not a consideration, you could go even
more lightweight than OpenSSH and just use plain telnet.

Just FYI, command line interfaces are way more lightweight than any
GUI, hence the original question - "Why do you need a GUI"?