Red Hat Linux 7 Unleashed

By William Ball

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • About the Lead Authors
  • About the Contributing Authors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • Introduction
  • I. Red Hat Linux Installation and User Services
  • Chapter 1. Introduction to Red Hat Linux
  • Chapter 2. Installation of Your Red Hat System
  • Chapter 3. LILO and Other Boot Managers
  • Chapter 4. Configuring the X Window System, Version 11
  • Chapter 5. Window Managers
    • What Is a Window Manager?
    • The GNOME X Environment
    • Features of the sawfish Window Manager
    • Features of the Enlightenment Window Manager
    • Features of the K Desktop Environment
    • Configuring KDE with the KDE Control Center
    • The fvwm2 Window Manager
    • The twm Window Manager
    • Summary
  • Chapter 6. Connecting to the Internet
  • Chapter 7. IRC, ICQ, and Chat Clients
  • Chapter 8. Using Multimedia and Graphics Clients
  • II. Configuring Services
  • Chapter 9. System Startup and Shutdown
  • Chapter 10. SMTP and Protocols
  • Chapter 11. FTP
  • Chapter 12. Apache Server
  • Chapter 13. Internet News
  • Chapter 14. Domain Name Service and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  • Chapter 15. NIS: Network Information Service
  • Chapter 16. NFS: Network Filesystem
  • Chapter 17. Samba
  • III. System Administration and Management
  • Chapter 18. Linux Filesystems, Disks, and Other Devices
  • Chapter 19. Printing with Linux
  • Chapter 20. TCP/IP Network Management
  • Chapter 21. Linux System Administration
  • Chapter 22. Backup and Restore
  • Chapter 23. System Security
  • IV. Red Hat Development and Productivity
  • Chapter 24. Linux C/C++ Programming Tools
  • Chapter 25. Shell Scripting
  • Chapter 26. Automating Tasks
  • Chapter 27. Configuring and Building Kernels
  • Chapter 28. Emulators, Tools, and Window Clients
  • V. Appendixes
  • A. The Linux Documentation Project
  • B. Top Linux Commands and Utilities
  • C. The GNU General Public License
  • D. Red Hat Linux RPM Package Listings

Summary

This chapter presented an overview of various window managers for X11, including sawfish, Enlightenment, and the upcoming version of KDE's konqueror, along with a discussion of the current method of configuring a Red Hat system for different display managers. You also read about how other window managers, such as fvwm2 and twm may be configured for use. Choosing a window manager or X11 environment can be a matter of personal preference or need. Some window managers require lots of disk space and memory, whereas others are minimalist in design and do not require large computing resources. Some restrictions may be memory, display resolution, hard drive space, or CPU speed. Red Hat Linux has always tried to provide the best and most flexible window managers available, and now includes two of the most powerful environments available for X11: GNOME and KDE. But you should know that there are literally hundreds of other window managers you can try with your system. For links to the source for many other window managers, or for pointers to the latest version of your favorite window manager, see http://www.PLiG.org/xwinman. You'll find lots of links to additional window themes, icons, and graphics you can use with your X11 desktop. You can make your Linux X11 desktop look like (or unlike) any computer operating system you want!

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