Blackbox is just another window manager for the X-window
system. Like the rest (eg. kde, gnome, windowmaker,
anotherlevel etc), its function is to ease the user
with its point and click functions. The one main advantage
of Blackbox is its speed. It is extremely fast as compared
to the others. Reason being it uses minimal resources.
Everything is set to simplicity, but yet all important
functions are available. Another advantage is its simple
configuration files. It is highly configurable and easy
to too. Installing themes and styles is a breeze that
it can be done within a couple of minutes.
Obtaining Blackbox.
Download the latest version here,
http://bb.themes.org/php/downloads.phtml
Installation
Unzip the tarball: tar -zxvf blackbox-x.xx.x.tar.gz
replacing xxx with the version number
Cd into the new directory: cd
blackbox-x.xx.x
Configure the install: ./configure
(If you want kde support, then type ./configure
--enable-kde)
(kde support must be enable if
you want to use kfm/kpanel)
Continue with install:
make
make install
Configuring your display manager to accept Blackbox.
If you have kde installed and you logged in using a
gui, then most probably you are using kdm/xdm. In that
case, edit /usr/sbin/fndsession.
Add an entry for blackbox like this:
[ -x /usr/local/bin/blackbox ]
&& {
if [ "$FIRST" = "yes" ];then
LIST="$LIST;blackbox"
else
LIST="$LIST=blackbox"
FIRST="yes"
fi
}
Then, edit this file /etc/X11/xdm/Xsession.
Add an entry for blackbox like this:
kde)
exec startkde
;;
gnome)
exec gnome-session
;;
blackbox)
kfm &
kpanel &
xterm -ls &
exec /usr/local/bin/blackbox
;;
the lines kfm &, kpanel & and
xterm -ls & are optional. At the moment, startup
folder is not available for blackbox (I'm working on
an app for it). So the only way is to put those lines
here. So if you want to automatically launch any programs
with blackbox, just insert it here. :)
Restart X and good luck. :)
Pride
It will be anytime now that I forgot who....geez I forgot....oh
yes Microsoft.