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But what it is, is a symlink to the xinitrc file in /etc/X11/xinit
Create a new file in there, call it xinitrc.fluxbox, make it executable:
chmod a+x xinitrc.fluxbox
And add this line:
exec fluxbox
in the file. That's it. Now make the xinitrc symlink in /etc/X11/xinit point to your new file:
ln -sf /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.fluxbox /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
I am not home on my system, so xinit and xinitrc may be used backwards or so, but you will immediately be able to tell once you are in the directory by looking at the other files.
If you start X from console make a .xinitrc file in your home dir. Here write:
exec fluxbox (or path to fluxbox, as far as i remember itīs /usr/local/bin/fluxbox)
If you start with an grapical login, name the file .xsession instead.
Hi there! Ok. How do you start your Linux. If in text mode then create a file called .xinitrc in your home directory. And there you should write:
exec fluxbox
or
exec /usr/local/bin/fluxbox
and the next time you startx Fluxbox will load. But if you start your PC in graphical mode then you should create .xsession instead of .xinitrc in your home directory. And there you should write the same as you would've in the .xinitrc:
exec fluxbox
or
exec /usr/local/bin/fluxbox
Good Luck!
Well, you can't add icons in fluxbox, but if you want to edit the menu then:
If you read the README it said that if you want to change the settings of Fluxbox you should copy the files: init, menu and slit from the /usr/local/share/fluxbox into the .fluxbox directory which should be in your home directory. Then you can edit the menu file and make your own entries to the menu.(Look at the already created ones and make your own similar to those already created) And you might want to download some themes. You can get them here: http://themes.freshmeat.net/browse/962/?topic_id=962
Then you should extract the background file into .fluxbox/backgrounds/ in your home directory and the then you should copy the styles file into:
/usr/local/share/fluxbox/styles/
That's it! You might also want to search for the fluxconf tool or try to edit the init file manually. If you want to autostart something with flux you should edit your .xinitrc or .xsession file like this:
exec someprogram &
You must write this before the exec fluxbox line! Good luck!!
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