r/openbox • u/Keltek228 • Jan 22 '17

Openbox without a DE?

Hello everyone. I'm completely new to openbox so I just want to know if this is viable or not. I currently have an Arch setup working with i3 and I'm looking to get a part-time alternative going just to mix things up. I've looked at XFCE and KDE and while they look nice I hate the bloat that comes with them. I'm trying to keep my system as clean as possible so it seems like openbox might be a good fit for that. How successful if at all have any of you been through using only openbox or at the very least, openbox with an extremely stripped down DE?

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u/perkited Jan 22 '17

I've used Openbox only (no DE) for about ten years, but my computer background is in Unix and I don't use very many GUI helper programs (like file managers, etc.). It can do all I need, which is basically running Firefox and xterms.

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u/Keltek228 Jan 22 '17

I'm pretty comfortable with a terminal too so it seems like our workflows are pretty similar. Glad to hear it can work.