FVWM Installation and Use

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FVWM is a lightweight Window Management Program. Its functions and principles fully comply with the Xorg design philosophy. We cannot say that FVWM is a complete desktop system, but FVWM has good customization functions and is very suitable for some "players ". Hardware is not a good friend, but it can also run FVWM well. Although the default Interface of FVWM is not very nice, there are only a few simple functions in the menu, but it is highly customizable and can implement dazzling functions and very beautiful and convenient management functions.

For specific customization methods, refer to the relevant documentation.

 

Installation:

  fvwm2: /usr/ports/x11-wm/fvwm2

Source code installation:

  #cd /usr/ports/x11-wm/fvwm2  #make install clean

If you want to install newer ones, install the fvwm2-devel, which I personally recommend to install

Install from the compiled package:

  #pkg_add -r fvwm2

Use: edit the. xinitrc file in the home directory. The content is as follows:

  exec fvwm2

After saving and exiting, run startx to start FVWM.

After FVWM is started, if the first time you use FVWM, the first thought may be the same as me. What is this? It is not easy to see, and there is no function. If you want to use FVWM again like me and don't want to study the configuration script, the easiest way is to install FVWM-themes.

  %whereis fvwm-themes  fvwm-themes: /usr/ports/x11-themes/fvwm-themes

FVWM-themes provides some nice-looking scripts for customized desktops with different themes, and provides a simple menu editor to customize FVWM menus. Of course, you can also make some simple modifications based on these scripts to implement your favorite functions, rather than making large-scale modifications to the script. If FVWM-themes is used, the installation method is similar to that of FVWM. In fact, it is also a common installation method for the software in FreeBSD. After FVWM-themes is installed, modify the. xinitrc file in the home directory.

  %cat .xinitrc  exec   fvwm-themes-start

You can use startx to enable FVWM, install your favorite applications, and add them to the FVWM menu. You will enjoy FVWM after several times.

After FVWM is used, you may most want a file manager, Rox-filer, which is a lightweight file manager. It is very suitable for use with FVWM, and Rox-filer features are quite rich, practical.

  %whereis rox-filer  rox-filer: /usr/ports/x11-fm/rox-filer

After installing Rox-filer, use the Rox command to enable it. I believe you will add it to the position of each program in the FVWM menu, because it may become the most frequently used software.