I installed fluxbox but i don't know how to start it. i can't pick it in the graphical login menu.

I used Slackware 8.0 instructions and i am running 9.0, this should not be a problem.

i should be able to type a command at a prompt to start fluxbox

how do i start fluxbox

create a file /home/you/.xinitrc containing "exec fluxbox" if you start with startx. to add it to the gdm menu you should be able to create a file in somwhere like /etc/X11/Sessions containing the same thing.

You can always do a
startx /paht/to/fluxbox

For example, for testing purposes I installed fluxbox in the /opt/fluxbox directory (it could have been in the /usr/local directory). Then started it like this

startx /opt/fluxbox/bin/fluxbox

Then after all test was done, I made the correct entry in the /etc/X11/xinit directory like this:
(I use vi but you can use any other editor)

vi xinitrc.fluxbox

then added this line

exec /opt/fluxbox/bi/fluxbox

Saved the file, made it executable, something like chmod +x xinitrc.fluxbox did the trick. Then next time I issued the xwmconfig command, flux was there.


Hope this helps,
Figa

i have 3 dock apps in my bottom right .. when i try to leave fluxbox .. the 3 dockapps end upp in my top left corner and my window frezez