Minimalist Terminal/Console Desktop?

[TheForkOfJustice]

I'm basically looking for a 'desktop' that run in a terminal environment. Still has the basic functions of a desktop but doesn't use X.

I could probably settle for a low-resource one that uses X but would rather not.

Any suggestions?

[papibe]

Hi TheForkOfJustice.

If you are considering X as an option, take a look at Xmonad (http://xmonad.org/) and Awesome (http://awesome.naquadah.org/).

You could get a minimal text mode install using the minimal CD (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD), and then install the desktops (both on the repos btw).

Just my thoughts.
Regards.

[tgalati4]

screen is what you want. Load the minimal install then install screen.

[sudodus]

I'm basically looking for a 'desktop' that run in a terminal environment. Still has the basic functions of a desktop but doesn't use X.

I could probably settle for a low-resource one that uses X but would rather not.

Any suggestions?

You have already received some tips how to do it. Please describe what you want to do with the system: give us more details of

- the tasks you want to perform,
- tools you want to use, and
- what computer it is, or computers there are!

Then we can give you more specific advice.

[TheForkOfJustice]

You have already received some tips how to do it. Please describe what you want to do with the system: give us more details of

- the tasks you want to perform,
- tools you want to use, and
- what computer it is, or computers there are!

Then we can give you more specific advice.

They gave me all I needed to know. I just wanted to test out some very minimalist desktops and they delivered. It's information that may come in handy in the future.

Thanks all.

[KCNLbAf]

Urxvt + tmux and any tiling WM (awesome, xmonad, spectrwm etc.)