Answer by Hopping Bunny for Can I run GUI programs without needing a desktop...
It is not clear to me if you want to run "GUI stuff" on the Rpi or from a remote login. If the latter, assuming you run linux as your primary desktop, you can just ssh into the Rpi using the -Y option...
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Yes. It is also possible to run a GUI program without a local display. Which I only mention for those looking to play with stupid '90's UNIX parlor tricks-- but since you have a Pi...Suppose I have a...
View ArticleAnswer by j4nd3r53n for Can I run GUI programs without needing a desktop...
Yes, this is perfectly possible; I used to do this all the time. A bit of background: What we talk about under the name 'X Windows' is in fact 'the X Window System', which encompasses a network...
View ArticleAnswer by Toby Speight for Can I run GUI programs without needing a desktop...
It sounds like you want an X11 (or Wayland) window server running for graphical applications.I suggest you install and configure a minimal window manager (I recall that pekwm doesn't get much in your...
View ArticleAnswer by Zé Loff for Can I run GUI programs without needing a desktop...
You can get apps that talk directly to the framebuffer (VLC or fbi), but IMHO, it's not worth the hassle. Just go for a lightweight window manager, like OpenBSD's cwm, dwm, i3, spectrwm... the list...
View ArticleAnswer by cinemassacres for Can I run GUI programs without needing a desktop...
A Window Manager (wm) is what you are thinking of. It's not a full-blown Desktop Environment (de), but can open apps/terminals with a keybinding and uses less resources.There are lists of window...
View ArticleCan I run GUI programs without needing a desktop environment?
I use Raspbian (i.e. Debian) Linux. I have been doing some reading but am still unclear.It seems to me when you boot to command line, it's not really made to use GUI stuff like mpv. Is there a...
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