Install Fluxbox

macewan · 02-02-2003, 03:48 AM

you need to install development software. not sure how to go about it in rh8 but look in obvious "install software" area of rh

then try again. fluxbox is probably available from you cd's also.

Gordon · 03-26-2003, 08:23 PM

i now your problem u need to download a kernel source i hade the same problem kas my source from the cd gave me a magic number when i installed the os so go and get your self a new source for the kernel...

snocked · 03-26-2003, 08:33 PM

Wow I posted this long ago.

Gordon · 04-06-2003, 04:40 PM

okej command center- inlogg handler - session
switch to admin and just add fluxbox to your session

wolla and now u got fluxbox...

))

ps: sry about the name i use suse in swedish so i dont no the names in eng....

Gordon · 04-06-2003, 04:41 PM

ups sry im new to this forum stuff .))
hehe sry..

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IeU · 07-02-2003, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hfawzy
Here's the instructions for installing Fluxbox :

1 -
tar -xvzf fluxbox*
2 -
cd fluxbox*
3 -
Run the configure script :

then,

finally,

4 -
If you're using GDM as a graphical login, create a new file called fluxbox in /etc/X11/gdm/Sessions .
Then, you have to write in it the path of Fluxbox :
/usr/local/bin/fluxbox
5 -
Save and close the file.

6-
chattr +i fluxbox

I don't know how to add sessions in other login managers like kdm or xdm

Hope that helps,
hfawzy

k . . . but . . . . look what happened here . . .

Code:

root@darkstar:/# ls
bin/   dev/  fluxbox-0.1.14-i386-1.tgz.tar*  install/  mnt/  proc/  sbin/  usr/
boot/  etc/  home/                           lib/      opt/  root/  tmp/   var/
root@darkstar:/# tar xzvf fluxbox-0.1.14-i386-1.tgz.tar
./
etc/
etc/X11/
etc/X11/xinit/
etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.fluxbox
install/
install/slack-desc
install/doinst.sh
usr/
usr/X11R6/
usr/X11R6/bin/
usr/X11R6/bin/bsetbg
usr/X11R6/bin/bsetroot
usr/X11R6/bin/fbrun
usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox
usr/X11R6/bin/fluxbox-generate_menu
usr/X11R6/man/
usr/X11R6/man/man1/
usr/X11R6/man/man1/fluxbox.1.gz
usr/X11R6/man/man1/bsetroot.1.gz
usr/X11R6/share/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/init
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/keys
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/menu
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/C/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/C/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/bg_BG/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/bg_BG/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/da_DK/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/da_DK/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/es_ES/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/es_ES/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/et_EE/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/et_EE/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/fr_FR/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/fr_FR/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/it_IT/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/it_IT/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/ja_JP/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/ja_JP/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/lv_LV/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/lv_LV/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/pt_BR/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/pt_BR/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/pt_PT/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/pt_PT/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/ru_RU/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/ru_RU/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/sv_SE/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/sv_SE/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/tr_TR/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/nls/tr_TR/fluxbox.cat
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Artwiz
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Blue
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/BlueNight
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Carbondioxide
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Clean
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/CleanColor
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Cthulhain
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Flux
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/LemonSpace
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Makro
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/MerleyKay
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Minimal
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Nyz
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Operation
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Outcomes
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Rampage
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Rancor
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Results
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Shade
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Spiff
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/Twice
usr/X11R6/share/fluxbox/styles/qnx-photon
usr/doc/
usr/doc/fluxbox-0.1.14/
usr/doc/fluxbox-0.1.14/AUTHORS
usr/doc/fluxbox-0.1.14/COPYING
usr/doc/fluxbox-0.1.14/ChangeLog
usr/doc/fluxbox-0.1.14/INSTALL
usr/doc/fluxbox-0.1.14/README
usr/doc/fluxbox-0.1.14/TODO
root@darkstar:/#

so i ask u . . .
in which folder of thoses "fluxboxes ones" should i make :
./configure
make
make install

thank u in advance

ps : lol , old thread , searching forums rox a lot

Crashed_Again · 07-02-2003, 05:17 AM

hmmmm...you untarred it to the / directory? I don't see the fluxbox directory though. I would go about it like this:

tar xzvf flux* -C tmp
cd /tmp/flux*
./configure
make
make install

IeU · 07-02-2003, 05:25 AM

thank you , i ll try . . .

but i think , that i tried
./configure

in all created folders . . .

and this shit , dont seen to work

but thank you anyway

i ll try what u said

macewan · 07-02-2003, 07:21 AM

are you logged in as root? don't do that.

also since this is a slack box use this:
http://fluxbox.bottino.com/

IeU · 07-02-2003, 08:31 AM

yeah , im using slack9 . . .
kde . . .

already tryed thoses packages from this site . . .

didint work too . . .

i cant find the place or folder where the "./configure" script is . . .

k . . .

im just trying to get used to linux , already installed 4-5 distros . . .

working with them and playing with them , ll make me more expierenced . . .

now im stopped in the fluxbox installation . . .

so , already tryed thoses packages too . .
didnt worked to , cant find the place to ./configure
or where it is located . . .

thank you anyway

IeU · 07-02-2003, 12:28 PM

some1 any another idea ?

macewan · 07-02-2003, 05:03 PM

let say you have a package called bob.tar.gz and it's in the /opt folder

cd /opt
ls
bob.tar.gz

tar -xzf bob.tar.gz
cd bob
./configure
make
su
[enter your root password]
make install

Tinkster · 07-02-2003, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IeU
some1 any another idea ?

Your tgz.tar makes me think that you
might have grabbed a slackware package.
If this is the case you don't need any
of configure, make and make install,but
have it "ready to use" ;)

The directory structure confirms this.
You just should have been using installpkg
rather than tar :}

The tgz.tar extension is somewhat odd, though,
where'd you get the file?

Cheers,
Tink

IeU · 07-05-2003, 07:28 AM

thank you

another question . . .

1 -
if i wanna see logs from my system

where are they located ?

i mean , i wanna see all logs to track errors . . .

-

2 -
how to edit my X resolution in console mode ?

i already edited the X86Config file , (/etc/X11 . . )
and added the
1280 x 1024 resolution in the beggining of all modes linbes

8 bit
16 . . .

but it didnt changed at alll

3 -

is there a way to acess my linux partition in windows ?
because i wanna making the changes and looking the logs in windows . . . ?

thank youuuu

macewan · 07-05-2003, 08:51 AM

you may want to consider using linux-mandrake until you get up to speed with linux.