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Message from Steven
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monz wrote:
>
> BTW, i never did get BL set up so that i could
> switch between JWM and icewm ... would still
> like to get that right.

Did you try editing:  /root/.xintrc  ?
That enables you to choose which wm will come up
when you startx.  However, it doesn't enable you
to change window managers on the fly.

> I also couldn't get links2 to work

What was the specific problem?

> and i would really like to have that.

>From an xterm, excute:  links2ssl -g   

> But for this small Toshiba (12 MB RAM, 500 MB HD),
> i think Opera kind of defeats the point of BL:
> keep it small and simple. Can you (or anyone)
> tell me about how much space Opera needs in BL,
> and if you think it might work on this machine?

I strongly recommend that you do not use Opera on
that machine.  It will perform badly.  links2ssl
is the best browser for a 486 with 12mb RAM.

Cheers,
Steven