▲ 133 ▼ What is your favorite terminal emulator. (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago by kevincox@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml 147 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'm reconsidering my terminal emulator and was curious what everyone was using.
[–] Crul@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) So, just to check I understood: "[Tiling] Window Managers" are a very specific tool. "Desktop Environments" are broader tools that (may?) contain Window Managers. Now... the next questions (if you have the patience :P) are: is is possible to use a Window Manager without a Desktop Environment? how does this influence your choose for the terminal emulator? Ó_ò Thanks for the answers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] silva@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, you can absolutely use a WM without a DE. A DE is usually just a set of preconfigured and pre-installed applications. If you use a WM like i3 etc. you just get something that draws windows, and no settings and bluetooth applications It influences my choosing because window managers usually don't come with a terminal, and you have to manually install a terminal emulator. But on desktop environments I use the default terminal, although I could also install kitty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Crul@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Oooh... I see. I didn't understand how broad the Desktop Env really are. Is not that they manage "a lot of things regarding the desktop and windows"... is just like a bundle of apps. Now it's starting to sound like a sub-distro inside the distros, but I think this is a good point to stop bothering you. Thanks again! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] silva@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago You're welcome! permalink fedilink source parent [–] kat@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago For most people, a different desktop environment probably makes a bigger difference than a different distro. They won't notice things like a different package manager permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silva@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, you can absolutely use a WM without a DE. A DE is usually just a set of preconfigured and pre-installed applications. If you use a WM like i3 etc. you just get something that draws windows, and no settings and bluetooth applications It influences my choosing because window managers usually don't come with a terminal, and you have to manually install a terminal emulator. But on desktop environments I use the default terminal, although I could also install kitty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Crul@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Oooh... I see. I didn't understand how broad the Desktop Env really are. Is not that they manage "a lot of things regarding the desktop and windows"... is just like a bundle of apps. Now it's starting to sound like a sub-distro inside the distros, but I think this is a good point to stop bothering you. Thanks again! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] silva@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago You're welcome! permalink fedilink source parent [–] kat@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago For most people, a different desktop environment probably makes a bigger difference than a different distro. They won't notice things like a different package manager permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Crul@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Oooh... I see. I didn't understand how broad the Desktop Env really are. Is not that they manage "a lot of things regarding the desktop and windows"... is just like a bundle of apps. Now it's starting to sound like a sub-distro inside the distros, but I think this is a good point to stop bothering you. Thanks again! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] silva@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago You're welcome! permalink fedilink source parent [–] kat@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago For most people, a different desktop environment probably makes a bigger difference than a different distro. They won't notice things like a different package manager permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kat@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago For most people, a different desktop environment probably makes a bigger difference than a different distro. They won't notice things like a different package manager permalink fedilink source parent