Fluxbox-0.9.13

Introduction to Fluxbox

The Fluxbox package contains a window manager.

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Imlib2-1.2.1 Image display library

Install Fluxbox by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Now, as the root user:

make install

--enable-imlib2: Use this option if you wish image formats additional to xpm.

~/.fluxbox/init, ~/.fluxbox/keys, and ~/.fluxbox/menu

Be sure to backup your current .xinitrc before proceeding.

cat >> ~/.xinitrc << "EOF"
startfluxbox
EOF

Now create the Fluxbox configuration files:

mkdir -v ~/.fluxbox &&
cp -v /usr/share/fluxbox/init ~/.fluxbox/init &&
cp -v /usr/share/fluxbox/keys ~/.fluxbox/keys

Now if you have Which installed.

cd ~/.fluxbox &&
fluxbox-generate_menu

Else, if you do not have Which installed.

cp -v /usr/share/fluxbox/menu ~/.fluxbox/menu

Menu Items are added by editing ~/.fluxbox/menu. The syntax is explained on the fluxbox man page.

Installed Programs: fluxbox, fbsetbg, bsetroot, fluxbox-generate_menu, startfluxbox, and fbrun

Installed Libraries: None

Installed Directory: /usr/share/fluxbox and ~/.fluxbox

fluxbox	is a window manager for X11 based on Blackbox 0.61.0.
fbsetbg	is a utility that sets the background image. It needs display, Esetroot, wmsetbg, xv, qiv or xsri to be used.
bsetroot	is a Blackbox utility to change root window appearance.
fluxbox-generate_menu	is a utility that generates a menu by scanning your `PATH`. It requires which to function properly.
startfluxbox	is a session startup script that allows for command executions prior to fluxbox starting.
fbrun	displays a run dialog window.

Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600