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Change Window Manager

Asked by Saul Lubkin

I want to cange my Ubuntu-9.04 window manager from the default, Evolution, to my favorite, fvwm.

I saw a note that setting the environment variable WINDOW_MANAGER to fvwm should do this -- but it doesn't.

After startup, evolution is running and fvwm isn't. The command: fvwm -- restart&
sort of does what I want -- but some garbage from evolution is left in the bottom toolbar.

Help much appreciated.

Thank you,

-- Saul Lubkin

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Best Hund (hund) said : 		#1

Evolution is the personal information manager.

I use fusion-icon to switch Window manager. You could give that a try.

What do you mean with "garbage from evolution is left in the bottom toolbar"?

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Saul Lubkin (saul-lubkin) said : 		#2

Thanks Hund, that solved my question.

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Saul Lubkin (saul-lubkin) said : 		#3

On 6/9/09, Hund <email address hidden> wrote:
> Your question #73786 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/73786
>
> Status: Open => Answered
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> Hund proposed the following answer:
> Evolution is the personal information manager.
>
> I use fusion-icon to switch Window manager. You could give that a try.
>
> What do you mean with "garbage from evolution is left in the bottom
> toolbar"?

I mean that the gnome-panel shows every running program in the current
workspace. I'd like it to not do this. (I don't need these to show
-- cluttering up
the gnome-panel -- since my fvwm wndow manager handles this just the
way I want it to.
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Hund (hund) said : 		#4

I dont know how to prevent GNOME panel from starting up. But if youre not going to use it, you could just remove the package "gnome-panel": sudo aptitude install remove gnome-panel

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Saul Lubkin (saul-lubkin) said : 		#5

Hi. I'm glad you're trying to help -- but I don't want to remove the
gnome panel.

I just want it to less: I want to keap the stuff on the right, that
enable me to start programs; I've installed several of these.

But I want to remove the text stuff on the right of the panel -- each
of these shows text and an icon; there is one for every running
program.

So, the question is: How do I get running programs to NOT show in the
panel, on the right? (These clutter up the panel; my fvwm window
manager shows them in a different, much more convenient, location).

Hope that makes it clearer

On 6/10/09, Hund <email address hidden> wrote:
> Your question #73786 on Ubuntu changed:
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> Hund posted a new comment:
> I dont know how to prevent GNOME panel from starting up. But if youre
> not going to use it, you could just remove the package "gnome-panel":
> sudo aptitude install remove gnome-panel
>
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Hund (hund) said : 		#6

Remove the "Window list" applet. Right click to left of the window list and chosse to remove it. Describing image: http://pici.se/pictures/fFJOmKsQu.png :)

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Saul Lubkin (saul-lubkin) said : 		#7

Thank you Hund!

This worked!

Looks like everything's going great now!

Thank you very much!

:)

Yours sincerely,

-- Saul

On 6/10/09, Hund <email address hidden> wrote:
> Your question #73786 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/73786
>
> Hund posted a new comment:
> Remove the "Window list" applet. Right click to left of the window list
> and chosse to remove it. Describing image:
> http://pici.se/pictures/fFJOmKsQu.png :)
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