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<chapter id="x-wm">
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<?dbhtml filename="wm.html" dir="x"?>
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<title>Window Managers</title>
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<para>Window Mangers and Desktop Environments are the primary user
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interfaces into the <application>X</application> Window System. A window manager is a program
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that controls the appearance of windows and provides the means by which
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the user can interact with them. A Desktop Environment provides a more
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complete interface to the operating system, and provides a range of
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integrated utilities and applications.</para>
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<para>There are many Window Mangers available. Some of the more well
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known ones include <application>fvwm2</application>, <application>Window
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Maker</application>, <application>AfterStep</application>,
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<application>Enlightenment</application>,
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<application>Sawfish</application>,
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and <application>Blackbox</application>.</para>
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<para>The Desktop Environments available for Linux are
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GNOME, <acronym>KDE</acronym>, and
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<application>XFce</application>.</para>
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<para>Choosing a Window Manager or Desktop Environment is highly
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subjective. The choice depends on the look and feel of the packages, the
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resources (<acronym>RAM</acronym>, disk space) required, and the utilities included. One web
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site that provides a very good summary of what is available, screenshots,
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and their respective features is <ulink url="http://www.plig.org/xwinman/">Window Managers for X</ulink>.</para>
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<para>In this chapter, the installation instructions of
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several Window Managers and one lightweight Desktop Environment are
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presented. Later in the book, both <acronym>KDE</acronym> and
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GNOME have their own Parts.</para>
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&sawfish;
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&fluxbox;
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&metacity;
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&xfce;
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</chapter>
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