Are Fluxbox and Compiz friendly?

**enchance** · June 11th, 2008

I'm thinking of downloading Fluxbox but will I still be able to install compiz while using it? All I know of fluxbox is that it's much like gnome only lighter...right?

**kerry_s** · June 11th, 2008

no, there both window managers, only 1 wm at a time can be used.

**enchance** · June 11th, 2008

Originally Posted by kerry_s

no, there both window managers, only 1 wm at a time can be used.

So you mean that whenever I install compiz+emerald gnome becomes obsolete so installing fluxbox won't mean any difference? I'm really just after something/anything to make my slow laptop faster with compiz and all. I'm using Linux Mint btw.

**kerry_s** · June 11th, 2008

try xfce4, it's faster than gnome, works with compiz.

Code:

sudo apt-get install xfce4
logout select xfce4

what are your specs?
when you say slow, is that the feel of the gui or programs?

gnome uses metacity for the wm, compiz replaces that.

**Xiong Chiamiov** · June 11th, 2008

Fluxbox isn't really anything like metacity (GNOME's default window manager). XFCE is much closer to a "light" GNOME. All of the *boxes operate a bit differently, and take a bit of getting used to for most people (though are very light on resources and pretty highly configurable).

**enchance** · June 13th, 2008

Originally Posted by kerry_s

try xfce4, it's faster than gnome, works with compiz.

Code:

sudo apt-get install xfce4
logout select xfce4

what are your specs?
when you say slow, is that the feel of the gui or programs?

gnome uses metacity for the wm, compiz replaces that.

More of the programs take a long time to open (even Nautilus sometimes). I use Linux Mint which is a fork of Ubuntu. I have an ASUS laptop 256mb I think.