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CheesyBeef

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Registered: 2008-06-04

Posts: 190

Is it possible to install multiple window managers?

This may be a newbie question (hence why I posted it here )

Is it okay to install both fluxbox and openbox in the same system (not use them both at once, but alternate between them), or will this cause problems, clunkiness, slowness, etc?

Thanks

chris-kun

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From: SF Bay Area

Registered: 2010-09-07

Posts: 235

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Re: Is it possible to install multiple window managers?

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lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: Is it possible to install multiple window managers?

Sure.

archman-cro

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From: Croatia

Registered: 2010-04-04

Posts: 943

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Re: Is it possible to install multiple window managers?

Sure, it is possible. I use it like this: I have a separate xinit and Xdefaults files for i3 and for openbox. Then I added an "i3" alias to 'xinit /path/to/xinit/file' and call "i3" when logged in to tty1 (or other). You can as well use startx, but then you need to edit your default xinitrc file.

splittercode

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From: WI, USA

Registered: 2010-03-16

Posts: 203

Re: Is it possible to install multiple window managers?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xi … DE_options

moetunes

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From: A comfortable couch

Registered: 2010-10-09

Posts: 1,033

Re: Is it possible to install multiple window managers?

I flick between fluxbox, i3 and xfce just for some variety - they make their configs in different directories so it is never an issue

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hellomynameisphil

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From: /home/phil/Vancouver

Registered: 2009-10-02

Posts: 257

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Re: Is it possible to install multiple window managers?

I have at least 10 window managers installed and use a custom dmenu script to choose between several of them at login.

Awebb

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Registered: 2010-05-06

Posts: 6,286

Re: Is it possible to install multiple window managers?

There are few downsides. Try running Openbox from a full Gnome install via GDM. It'll infest Openbox with gnomities. But besides that and eating away space on your disk, it should be fine.

Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

Posts: 9,183

Re: Is it possible to install multiple window managers?

@chris-kun
Please do not power post. Read the forum rules and abide by them. Specifically #14

@Cheesy-beef
Please search the forums before posting. These type of questions have been answered ad-nauseum.

Closing......

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