Actually I wanted to try only once as a different user interface, only Gnome. I was in fact recently JWM (Joe's Window Manager) recommended. This surface is so undemanding in terms of resources, that it should run on my old 100 MHz PC, I thought. So I give it a try on the nettop.
The package in Ubuntu an already embarrassing size of 303 kB (yes, kilobytes!) Not embarrassing for JWM, but certainly for all the other surfaces, including the use anywhere of my Gnome. So I install it again:
sudo apt-get install jwm
And how to get started JWM? I have longer need to search ... One must look closely already. After booting in selecting the user choose one from below and then displays a menu of Gnome and then just too JWM.
JWM If the entry is missing, you are still a pre
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
as described here.
But even that has not led me to the goal. The display manager crashes immediately after the start of each program and you end up back in the login menu. How nice that I could find the problem: JWM crashes back to DisplayManager . And now? I have and I do not want archlinux. The proprietary driver from nvidia is so guilt. And how do I turn off temporarily to shut down without my Ubuntu?
ubuntuusers.de again has the answer:
gksudo gedit / etc/X11/xorg.conf replace
is
Driver "nvidia"
by
Driver "nv"
or
Driver "nouveau"
In my case's has worked with the same "nv". Later, of course, must all be changed back again to run at Ubuntu Gnome not complaining.
The actual experience of JWM was for me then rather sobering. When I launch the Nautilus, the desktop like Gnome is built. Only the strips are different. Somehow, everything runs, but veeeery slow. Probably because the whole acceleration running over the freshly turned off drivers. On an old PC may JWM but probably be a good solution. Especially if no nvidia card is installed and the problem described does not even shows up.
What I make sure to take in the future, by the way experience that in this file / etc/X11/xorg.conf under Ubuntu is a line that is missing in Debian. This is the nvidia-bootsplash (in Debian) is switched off to insert through the NoLogo line:
Section "Device"
Identifier "Video Card"
Driver "nvidia"
option NoLogo " "True" EndSection
The trip has been worthwhile so again. :-)
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