which GUI?

[Liam Proven]

On 19 November 2012 08:00, Patrick Asselman <iceblink at seti.nl> wrote:
> Okay I'm hoping to get some solid advice here, after I heard that you even
> advise on emptying anal glands...
>
> Ubuntu server 12.04.1 LTS
> Running on a server in a rack at some hosting company
> No physical access to the machine
> Some people need to get access to do stuff on there, but they don't really
> know Linux, so I need a GUI for them
> The GUI will only work via some remote desktop type system
>
> What is the best to install on this system? I'm thinking of some light
> weight no-nonsense window manager with a graphical login front-end,
> something that transports well via VNC (or some other system that you may
> recommend?). If it feels MS-Windows-like, that is a plus (because the only
> users of this GUI will be the ones that don't know Linux).

Part of me wants to ask "why do you wanty a GUI" but I do take the
pount about newbie users and possibly GUI admin tools.

If you want something both very lightweight and superficially
Windows-like, I would suggest that you consider IceWM or FVWM95.


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