BlackBox question
 

Hello everyone. I have a newbish question.

I wanted to try out a new Window Manager. So I read up a few of them. Blackbox sounds pretty cool (as did Fluxbox and Window Maker)

Anyway, I decided to give BB a shot...

Quick q: In order to get BB to work, do I need anything like KDE or Gnome? I currently have always used Gnome, but I really want to get away from it.

Ok, so when I tried to compile BB, I received this error:

So, I need to get the X window system libraries.

Where can I get the headers? I should mention that I am running RH 8.0

Last question: If I wanted to install multiple window managers, is there a tool to use to flip back and forth between them?

Thanks.

Tarballed

RH should have the XFree development stuff in an RPM,
search your disks...

kdm or gdm will allow you to switch back and forth
from a menu.

Cheers,
Tink

if you don't want to use kdm or gdm, the window
manager that starts can be controlled by putting
the name of it in your home directory in .xinitrc
here's mine

~# cat .xinitrc
gkrellm -wm &
blackbox
~#