Fluxbox is yet another windowmanager for X.

It is based on the Blackbox 0.61.1 code. Fluxbox looks like blackbox and handles styles, colors, window placement, and similar things exactly like blackbox (100% theme/style compatibility).

Install Fluxbox

To install fluxbox use its package provided in pkgsrc wm/fluxbox:

# cd /usr/pkgsrc/wm/fluxbox
# make install

When installation is finished, define fluxbox by creating .xinit file in user home directory:

# cd /root
# vi .xinitrc

The typical contents of this file is:

exec fluxbox

To make further tunes per your needs, you can create fluxbox directory and place into it your configuration files.

# mkdir /home/myuser/.fluxbox

Tipical configuration is /root/.fluxbox/menu file, with following contents:

# Generated by fluxbox-generate_menu
#
# If you read this it means you want to edit this file manually, so here
# are some useful tips:
#
# - You can add your own menu-entries to ~/.fluxbox/usermenu
#
# - If you miss apps please let me know and I will add them for the next
#   release.
#
# - The -r option prevents removing of empty menu entries and lines which
#   makes things much more readable.
#
# - To prevent any other app from overwriting your menu
#   you can change the menu name in .fluxbox/init to:
#     session.menuFile: /home/you/.fluxbox/my-menu
[begin] (TMT Fluxbox-0.9.10)
     [exec] (konqueror) {konqueror}
     [exec] (mozilla) {mozilla}
     [exec] (Open Office) {soffice}
     [exec] (Kword) {kword}
     [exec] (Kspread) {kspread}
     [exec] (kwrite) {kwrite}
     [exec] (Calculator) {kcalc}
     [exec] (vmware) {vmware}
     [exec] (mc) {xterm -e mc}
     [exec] (notes) {knotes}
     [exec] (Work time) {karm}
     [exec] (Organizer) {korganizer}
     [separator]
[submenu] (CD, Floppy)
     [exec] (My-Files) {konqueror /mnt}
     [separator]
     [exec] (Mount-CD) {mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0a /mnt/cdrom}
     [exec] (UNmount-CD) {cd ~ && umount -f /dev/cd0a}
     [exec] (xcdroast) {xcdroast}
     [separator]
     [exec] (Mount-Floppy) {mount_msdos /dev/fd0a /mnt/floppy}
     [exec] (UNmount-Floppy) {cd ~ && umount -f /dev/fd0a}
     [exec] (format floppy) {kfloppy}
[end]
[submenu] (Internet)
     [exec] (netscape) {netscape}
     [exec] (HTML editor) {quanta}
     [exec] (Dictionary) {kdict}
     [exec] (Kmail) {kmail}
     [exec] (Kmail-korn) {korn}
     [exec] (Instant-messanger) {kopete}
     [exec] (KPPP) {kppp}
     [exec] (KPPP logview) {kppplogview}
[end]
[submenu] (Education)
     [exec] (Type tutor) {ktouch}
     [exec] (Mendileev) {kalzium}
     [exec] (Planetarium) {kstars}
[end]
[submenu] (Graphics)
     [exec] (Quikshow) {kuickshow}
     [exec] (Kview) {kview}
     [exec] (PDF) {kpdf}
     [exec] (GhostView-pdf) {kghostview}
     [exec] (FAX) {kdeprintfax}
     [exec] (Faxview) {kfax}
     [exec] (Scaner) {kooka}
     [exec] (Snap shot) {ksnapshot}
     [exec] (Icon editor) {kiconedit}
     [exec] (gimp) {gimp}
     [exec] (Paint) {kolourpaint}
     [exec] (ColorEdit) {kcoloredit}
     [exec] (ColorPiker) {kcolorchooser}
     [exec] (Rooler) {kruler}
[end]
[submenu] (Multimedia)
     [exec] (Audio mixer) {kmix}
     [exec] (Recorder) {krec}
     [exec] (Player kboodle) {kaboodle}
     [exec] (Player noatun) {noatun}
     [exec] (Player juk) {juk}
     [exec] (CD Player kscd) {kscd}
     [exec] (CD Ripper) {kaudiocreator}
     [separator]
     [exec] (DVI) {kviewshell dvi}
[end]
[submenu] (Games)
     [exec] (Pokker) {kpoker}
     [exec] (Passiance) {kpat}
     [exec] (Shi-sen-seo) {kshisen}
     [exec] (Mahjong) {kmahjongg}
     [exec] (Reversi) {kreversi}
     [exec] (Sokoban) {ksokoban}
     [exec] (Atomic) {katomic}
     [exec] (Backgammon) {kbackgammon}
     [exec] (Mineswiper) {kmines}
     [exec] (Sea battle) {kbattleship}
     [exec] (Color lines) {klines}
     [exec] (Potato boy) {ktuberling}
[end]
[submenu] (System)
     [exec] (Archivator ark) {ark}
     [exec] (X-terminal) {xterm}
     [exec] (K-konsole) {konsole}
     [exec] (Run ...) {fbrun }
     [exec] (vi) {xterm -e vi}
     [exec] (Emacs) {emacs}
     [exec] (Kate) {kate}
     [exec] (Wallet) {kwalletmanager}
     [exec] (Find file) {kfind}
     [exec] (Disk info) {kdf}
     [exec] (System monitor) {ksysguard}
     [exec] (K-Cron) {kcron}
     [exec] (Hex-edit) {khexedit}
[end]
     [separator]
     [exec] (reboot) {exec reboot}
     [exec] (POWER-OFF) {exec poweroff}
[end]

And general configuration appearance file /root/.fluxbox/init also can be created with following contents:

session.screen0.toolbar.maxOver:        false
session.screen0.toolbar.tools:  workspacename, prevworkspace, nextworkspace,  iconbar, systemtray, prevwindow, nextwindow, clock
session.screen0.toolbar.placement:      BottomCenter
session.screen0.toolbar.layer:  Desktop
session.screen0.toolbar.visible:        true
session.screen0.toolbar.height: 0
session.screen0.toolbar.autoHide:       false
session.screen0.toolbar.onTop:  False
session.screen0.toolbar.widthPercent:   66
session.screen0.toolbar.onhead: 0
session.screen0.overlay.lineWidth:      1
session.screen0.overlay.lineStyle:      LineSolid
session.screen0.overlay.joinStyle:      JoinMiter
session.screen0.overlay.capStyle:       CapNotLast
session.screen0.iconbar.mode:   Workspace
session.screen0.iconbar.alignment:      Relative
session.screen0.iconbar.iconWidth:      70
session.screen0.iconbar.usePixmap:      true
session.screen0.tab.rotatevertical:     True
session.screen0.tab.placement:  Top
session.screen0.tab.height:     16
session.screen0.tab.width:      64
session.screen0.tab.alignment:  Left
session.screen0.slit.direction: Vertical
session.screen0.slit.maxOver:   false
session.screen0.slit.autoHide:  false
session.screen0.slit.placement: BottomRight
session.screen0.slit.layer:     Dock
session.screen0.slit.onTop:     False
session.screen0.slit.onhead:    0
session.screen0.slit.alpha:     255
session.screen0.focusNewWindows:        true
session.screen0.menuDelay:      0
session.screen0.menuDelayClose: 0
session.screen0.focusModel:     ClickToFocus
session.screen0.opaqueMove:     false
session.screen0.workspacewarping:       true
session.screen0.menuAlpha:      255
session.screen0.rowPlacementDirection:  LeftToRight
session.screen0.imageDither:    false
session.screen0.windowMenu:
session.screen0.fullMaximization:       false
session.screen0.resizeMode:
session.screen0.focusLastWindow:        true
session.screen0.workspaces:     4
session.screen0.strftimeFormat: %l:%M
session.screen0.decorateTransient:      false
session.screen0.menuMode:       Delay
session.screen0.clickRaises:    true
session.screen0.autoRaise:      false
session.screen0.desktopwheeling:        true
session.screen0.antialias:      false
session.screen0.sloppywindowgrouping:   true
session.screen0.colPlacementDirection:  TopToBottom
session.screen0.showwindowposition:     true
session.screen0.edgeSnapThreshold:      0
session.screen0.workspaceNames: one,two,three,four,
session.screen0.rootCommand:
session.screen0.windowPlacement:        RowSmartPlacement
session.titlebar.left:  Stick
session.titlebar.right: Minimize Maximize Close
session.styleFile:      /home/tnt/.fluxbox/styles/TNT
session.cacheLife:      5l
session.colorsPerChannel:       4
session.opaqueMove:     False
session.updateDelayTime:        0
session.cacheMax:       200l
session.imageDither:    True
session.groupFile:
session.menuFile:       ~/.fluxbox/menu
session.ignoreBorder:   false
session.useMod1:        true
session.keyFile:        ~/.fluxbox/keys
session.autoRaiseDelay: 250
session.numLayers:      13
session.doubleClickInterval:    250
session.tabs:   true
session.tabsAttachArea: Window
session.iconbar:        true
session.slitlistFile:
session.configVersion:  1

Additional features

You can add kxkb language keyboard layout switching, by inserting into /home/YourUser/.xinit file additional line. It would looks like this:

kxkb & exec fluxbox
To setup desired background, you have to install image viewer first, for an example:

    
# cd /usr/pkgsrc/graphics/feh
# make install

Your background file should be of .png or .jpg format. It has to be downloaded into /home/YourUser/.fluxbox/backgrounds/ directory.

Further you have to insert following line into /home/YourUser/.fluxbox/init file:

session.screen0.rootCommand:   fbsetbg -f /home/tnt/.fluxbox/backgrounds/TN0uLb.jpg

where TN0uLb.jpg is your wallpaper file.

Install Fluxbox

Additional features

See also