FVWM2 on ubuntu or xubuntu, will it make any difference, either better?

[Marius Gedminas]

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 05:21:45PM +0100, Chris G wrote:
> I want to use fvwm2 as my window manager (I did before for a while and
> the advantages are beginning to outweigh the disadvantages again).
> 
> Will I see any differences if I install it on an xubuntu system
> compered with installing it on an ubuntu system?

No.

> Or will its
> dependencies end up producing almost the same system in both cases?

In one case you'll end up with all the packages needed to run both fvwm2
and Xfce.  In the other, you'll end up with all the packages needed to
run both fvmw2 and GNOME.

You can remove the packages you don't need if you feel you don't have
enough disk space.

> Any experience or comments would be most welcome.

Marius Gedminas
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