How do I install Fluxbox in SuSE 9.1 Pro?

Ephemeral · 09-16-2004, 07:04 PM

How do I install Fluxbox in SuSE 9.1 Pro?

Forgive my lack of knowledge. I have to start somewhere though.

Ive downloaded the RPM from http://clanforums.dyndns.org/~david/linux/fluxbox/

" note install dir: /usr/bin " - What is this telling me to do exactly?

Boby · 09-16-2004, 07:31 PM

Install with:
rpm -ihv fluxbox-0.1.14-1.i686.rpm

Then logout and login again changing the window manager to Fluxbox.

Hope this helped!
Boby

-Nw- neX · 09-17-2004, 11:04 AM

as above...

the file you will have to change or add in your /home direcotry is either .xinit or .xsession. usually adding the line...

exec /path/to/fluxbox

will do the trick.

Ephemeral · 09-17-2004, 12:33 PM

I just ran rpm -ihv fluxbox-0.1.14-1.i686.rpm as SU. Did nothing else.

It just worked

got_nix · 10-08-2004, 06:19 PM

k i'm a nix

from jamaica , i've mostly just fooled around with boot able distro's but finally decided to install suse 9.1 on my laptop (now dual booting with xp). now what i wanna ask is, if that flux box file is an rpm file couldn't you just have used the yast module to install it.

. man am i gonna be around here alot.

changlinn · 04-22-2005, 07:04 AM

I tried installing the rpm via the above command, but i don't know where to point the exec path it doesn't seem to work with or without it, actually with it, it won't load kde.

got_nix · 04-24-2005, 12:39 PM

well it worked for me i think i did rpm -Uvh fluxboxsetupfilename then ldconfig and SuSEconfig and that worked for me.

changlinn · 04-25-2005, 04:14 AM

Tried that, ldconfig just loaded for a little bit then dropped to the next bash prompt, suseconfig said command not found, tried a reboot, no option of flux and boots straight into kdm.

abisko00 · 04-25-2005, 04:40 AM

The command is /sbin/SuSEconfig (very case sensitive

) and should be run as root.

fluxbox seems to be available on packman and from guru's repository. Try to add these server to your YaST sources:

Change Source of Installation -> Add -> FTP/HTTP

server: packman.iu-bremen.de
directory: suse/9.1

server: ftp.gwdg.de
directory: pub/linux/misc/suser-guru/rpm/9.1

Sorry, I don't have other mirrors at hand, but have a look at the sticky thread about YaST update sources for more information.

got_nix · 04-25-2005, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by abisko00
The command is /sbin/SuSEconfig (very case sensitive ) and should be run as root.

fluxbox seems to be available on packman and from guru's repository. Try to add these server to your YaST sources:

Change Source of Installation -> Add -> FTP/HTTP

server: packman.iu-bremen.de
directory: suse/9.1

server: ftp.gwdg.de
directory: pub/linux/misc/suser-guru/rpm/9.1

Sorry, I don't have other mirrors at hand, but have a look at the sticky thread about YaST update sources for more information.

yeh thats the reason why i wrote it like i did SuSE. sorry for not stating it

. yeh that should also work packman rules that site has most of the stuff you'll needfor suse

changlinn · 04-25-2005, 04:54 PM

tried the ldconfig and then the /sbin/SuSEconfig it ran through some stuff, I rebooted, it didn't load x at first, reboot again and back into kde... I had installed from the rpm, I'll try using yast, but will it make a difference?

abisko00 · 04-26-2005, 02:17 AM

Quote:

I'll try using yast, but will it make a difference?

It will check for unresolved dependencies and tries to solve them automatically (if possible). This will most probably work fine if you choose sources that are made for your SUSE version.