I have GNU/Linux in all my PCs, and I really like CDE, so I am planning to move all to CDE from AfterStep and WindowMaker.
I just follow the guide in the wiki, and most my GNU/Linux PCs use distributions like Debian, Ubuntu (trisquel), etc.
Some people say that CDE is too old and it has problems, but is this true?
CDE's look and things are good enough for me, and in fact better than the other ones,
Also, is there security risks? I mean, on the first wiki page, it says dont' connect the pc to the internet, but is there way to make it secure? I am planning to use this on my main desktop PC (trisquel) and my custom rom build pc (ubuntu) and my main laptop (debian).
Thanks!
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I have GNU/Linux in all my PCs, and I really like CDE, so I am
planning to move all to CDE from AfterStep and WindowMaker.
I just follow the guide in the wiki, and most my GNU/Linux PCs use
distributions like Debian, Ubuntu (trisquel), etc.
Some people say that CDE is too old and it has problems, but is this true?
Some people say the Apollo moon landing was fake and 9/11 was an inside
job... So what? :D
As for problems, all software has "problems". Patches are always welcome.
CDE's look and things are good enough for me, and in fact better than
the other ones,
Also, is there security risks? I mean, on the first wiki page, it says
dont' connect the pc to the internet, but is there way to make it
secure? I am planning to use this on my main desktop PC (trisquel) and
my custom rom build pc (ubuntu) and my main laptop (debian).
Ideally, you should never allow someone on the Internet to have access
to your desktop (and X11 server), no matter what you are running. There
may be security issues in CDE, although all the ones we know of are
addressed AFAIK. The main potential worries are the dtspcd daemon and
the rpc.ttdbserver daemon. These I'd avoid with a 10 foot pole :)
However in current CDE, these are built, but not enabled. I think when
the autotools branch is ready, they will not even be built unless
specifically configured.
--
Jon Trulson
"Entropy. It isn't what it used to be."
-- Sheldon
Moreover, on a laptop the mousepad works only if you actually click. If
you tap the pad it does nothing.
That does not suprise me, CDE dates from the days before trackpads, according to the X protocol mice do movement and have up to five buttons.. You would need to trace the X server events to see if anything comes from the server itself before the apps can handle it.
I have just tried CDE running under XQuartz, the MacOS X-Server. There the track-pad does work "as expected", you can tap in the middle of the touch pad and drag a window by the title bar. So it is reasonable for this to be a feature of the X-server itself to simulate mouse-button-down when pressing on a touch-pad.
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I have GNU/Linux in all my PCs, and I really like CDE, so I am planning to move all to CDE from AfterStep and WindowMaker.
I just follow the guide in the wiki, and most my GNU/Linux PCs use distributions like Debian, Ubuntu (trisquel), etc.
Some people say that CDE is too old and it has problems, but is this true?
CDE's look and things are good enough for me, and in fact better than the other ones,
Also, is there security risks? I mean, on the first wiki page, it says dont' connect the pc to the internet, but is there way to make it secure? I am planning to use this on my main desktop PC (trisquel) and my custom rom build pc (ubuntu) and my main laptop (debian).
Thanks!
On 1/5/21 6:27 AM, Richard Seo wrote:
Some people say the Apollo moon landing was fake and 9/11 was an inside
job... So what? :D
As for problems, all software has "problems". Patches are always welcome.
Ideally, you should never allow someone on the Internet to have access
to your desktop (and X11 server), no matter what you are running. There
may be security issues in CDE, although all the ones we know of are
addressed AFAIK. The main potential worries are the dtspcd daemon and
the rpc.ttdbserver daemon. These I'd avoid with a 10 foot pole :)
However in current CDE, these are built, but not enabled. I think when
the autotools branch is ready, they will not even be built unless
specifically configured.
--
Jon Trulson
"Entropy. It isn't what it used to be."
-- Sheldon
Is there a solution for HiDPI monitors and CDE? I tried some xrandr
commands (from the ArchLinux wiki)
but did not manage to make it work.
Also I set Xft.dpi in .Xresources but firefox did not care.
Moreover, on a laptop the mousepad works only if you actually click. If
you tap the pad it does nothing.
Antonis.
That does not suprise me, CDE dates from the days before trackpads, according to the X protocol mice do movement and have up to five buttons.. You would need to trace the X server events to see if anything comes from the server itself before the apps can handle it.
https://tronche.com/gui/x/xlib/events/keyboard-pointer/keyboard-pointer.html
I have just tried CDE running under XQuartz, the MacOS X-Server. There the track-pad does work "as expected", you can tap in the middle of the touch pad and drag a window by the title bar. So it is reasonable for this to be a feature of the X-server itself to simulate mouse-button-down when pressing on a touch-pad.