fluxbox upgrade question..
I am still very new to installing/upgrading packages on linux.
I downloaded the new fluxbox-0.9.10 slackware package. I copied it to /home/blair --- my user home. I ran installpkg flux* I then ran startx as root and flux upgraded to .9... I exited flux logged in as user blair "me". ran startx and fluxbox was still 1.14.... How do I install the package so it upgrades flux for everyone not just root user? I know this question is better poster to software, but I am still a newb:newbie: . Software forum answers are often go over my head. Thanks, Blair |
That is kinda strange, it should have updated for everyone. I updated Flux with Swaret, so you might try that.
After setting up swaret: Code:
swaret --upgrade fluxbox Code:
swaret --install feh Swaret |
It seemed weird to me also.
I will try swaret., and thanks for the transparent menus heads up. Regards, Blair |
tried swaret.
It says fluxbox packages are up to date. I did swaret --install feh, and it said no available packages matching feh. Still stuck. |
You can get feh if you add linuxpackages.net to your swaret repositories file.
Some Good Info I'm on my Debian box, so I can't tell you what url you need for linuxpackages, but the answer is on this board somewhere. Note: Some reccommend against using third party repos with swaret as it can break the system. I haven't noticed anything troubling, but just so you know. |
I followed this to configure swaret
http://shilo.is-a-geek.com/slack/swaret7.html BTW. I went back into user fluxbox and it says the old version #(0.1.14.), but looks like current version(.0.9.10)??????????? *not sure if version are correct I m doing it from memory. As user I could now tinker with alpha values. So I guess something worked. I will read up on feh. Still puzzled, but happier. Thanks, Blair |
Is it saying the old version in the right-click menu?
If so, open up a terminal and type fluxbox --version. If it says the new 0.9.10, edit ~/.fluxbox/menu to say 0.9.10 |
You can call it anything you want,sounds like you have the newer fluxbox it is just your old menu,also check your ~/.fluxbox/init and make sure it is reading your menu ~./fluxbox/menu.Here is the first part of mine;
# you can change the menu name in .fluxbox/init to: # session.menuFile: /home/you/.fluxbox/my-menu [begin] (Gentoo.tux) [exec] (aterm) {aterm} [exec] (Eterm) {Eterm} [exec] (firefox) {/home/david/firefox-installer/firefox} [exec] (Run) {fbrun } See mine is Gentoo.tux,you could call yours SlackBox if you wanted. |
That fixed it.
I changed menu from old version to just "fluxbox". :D comprookie on aterm you just have it set as: [exec] (aterm) {aterm} ? did you set your aterm settings somewhere else? I did - ( in /home/me/.fluxbox/menu) : [exec] (aterm) {aterm -tr -tint blue -fg yellow -cp white} That gives me transparency a blue tint with yellow text and a white cursor. It shows up better on my dark background. Just curious:scratch: Thank you for your help. Regards, Blair |
I put them in .Xdefaults;
Code:
Aterm*scrollBar: false http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/download/dotfiles/ |
that was fast.
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These fonts look great,just edit your style;get the en ones (english)
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...group_id=95348 Here is the howto; http://artwizaleczapka.sourceforge.net/README What I do is download them and then move them to /usr/share/fonts then cd /usr/share/fonts su tar xvfj <filename> remove the tar.bz2 then edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf like this FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/sharefonts/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/pxl2000-0.95/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/artwiz/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/freefont/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/artwiz-aleczapka-en/" FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/corefonts/" |
Thanks for the info.
I have tried artwiz a few installs ago. ( when I mess up my box beyond repair I just re-install.) This is a learning process for me. I have learned more with slackware in a couple months than a year plus with SUSE. anyway i am babbling. Thanks for the help. I will try artwiz again with your instructions. Thx. Regards, Blair |
All right comprookie.
I just checked out you sig links. Is that desktop picture flux? How did you do the icons? is that through fbdesk? The other stuff is that super karamba? Sorry for all the questions, and I know all this is off the thread topic, but i had 2 ask. Regards, Blair. Thx for the linuxcommand linkthe "ps -A" command has come in handy over the last month. (I have been looking for that site for a couple weeks.) |
If you want icons in flux, fbdesk and rox can do it fine but iDesk provides some nice eye candy if you're into looking good too ;) Looks like fluxbox and the "other stuff" is gDesklets, not superkaramba :)
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Thanks Dj.
I like flux the way it is. I just want to know how it is done.(eyecandy.) Does that make sense? I have been using flux because I using a old p2 gateway someone was trashing, and it seems to be faster than some other wm's. Plus I like the minimalist setup. Now I started using it on all my boxes. (it just feels right.) Regards, Blair |
That screenshot is gdesklets,torsmo,pypanel,and aterm running on Openbox3 which is alot like fluxbox but you have to do a little more work but is fast and rock solid.I came from fluxbox and still use it.I have spent some time getting it to look good so I can help you out.Start out with idesk and getidesk-extras Just read the doc's and if you have any ? just ask away.Another nice one is torsmo You may be able to find some package's for slackware,just use google,I don't use slackware but once you get them installed I can help with the configuration.Next we will work on gdesklets,good luck and have fun
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Yeah, I've heard a lot of people having trouble with gDesklets, I got it compiled and working first go on Gentoo but I'm having a few probs in arch :( This it's python related...
It's pretty easy to get your desktop looking very slick and WMs like fluxbox and blackbox are good choices to play with because they're very customisable :) |
Gdesklets is working good in gentoo,on debian I can't get starterbar to work,and I can't get pypanel to work,pypanel can't find imlib2.Gentoo install's all the libs to /usr/lib but debian installs them in a couple of places /usr/lib and /usr/local/lib and then there are symlinks all over the place.Gentoo seems more organized to me.
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I will check out idesk ASAP, but today I feel :cry: (sick)
Thx, Blair |
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