Re: [orca-list] Do I always need a graphical server/interface?

[Thomas Ward <thomasward1978 gmail com>]

Rusty, if you want to use a graphical application like Firefox, or the
Nautilus file manager then you will need an x-server, a window
manager, and some sort of graphical desktop. However, if you want to
save on resources you don't have to necessarily use Gnome.You can use
a more lightweight desktop like Xfce or Lxde which sounds to me like
what you are after here.

HTH

On 6/25/13, Rusty Perez <rustys lists gmail com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> One of my primary reasons for trying linux was to set up an audio
> recording system.
> I have achieved this using Nama, jack audio, ETC. but, I'm finding
> that I am having trouble with xruns. My system has plenty of power to
> do the audio work, but it was suggested to me that maybe the graphical
> server is requiring resources which is causing my audio trouble. I do
> not need the gnome desktop or a graphical server to do my audio work.
>
> I am a new linux user, so my questions may seem, and may be, dumb, but ...
> My questions are as follows:
>
> Does Orca require that the gnome desktop or any graphical desktop?
> Does firefox or nautilus--the only graphical programs I'm using
> now--require the desktop or a graphical server? Can I just run and use
> them from the command line without having gnome running?
>
> Finally, if the graphical server or the desktop are necessary for
> these programs to run, can you suggest a less resource intensive way?
>
> Thanks, and sorry if these questions seem silly. I just don't know the
> answers! :-)
>
> Rusty
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