a fun experiment
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| Author | Content |
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| tuxchick May 04, 2007 10:31 AM EDT |
In my own mind there is a clear delineation: servers are CLI, desktops are CLI + GUI. X on a server? Noob! Weenie! As if! But then I use a lot of remote graphical server admin tools, such as Webmin and browser-based admin interfaces. Sure, they're not on the server, so it doesn't have the overhead of X windows, but you still get pointy-clicky. I just like having both, and I adore graphical apps that support a full range of CLI commands. |
| techiem2 May 04, 2007 10:43 AM EDT |
I'm pretty much the same, but I do prefer the console for many things these days.
I live in an Eterm session with screen running.
mc for file management, ncmpc (ncurses mpd client) for audio control, irssi for irc and IM (via a bitlbee server).
Then all the standard X apps for gui stuff like firefox, tbird, etc. Servers never get X installed. Webmin and such of course, but never X. I'm usually admining them over ssh or web anyways, so what would be the point? |
| Steven_Rosenber May 04, 2007 12:41 PM EDT |
At this point, I think the ideal setup would be running a basic X session with a Web browser, then dropping down to the console for everything else. I'm still trying to get used to the text-based browsers (elinks and lynx). Another thing about running from the console -- the default fonts on a PC are just the right size -- and they look so good, too. All the problems we have with font rendering in GUIs just fade away when you're looking at a text-only, non-GUI screen. It's a nice environment for a writer. |
| number6x May 04, 2007 1:02 PM EDT |
arachne? http://browser.arachne.cz/ |
| tuxchick May 04, 2007 1:16 PM EDT |
Text web browsers are for people who like being frustrated :) Poor things, it's not their fault that 95% of web sites are designed by crazy people. |
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