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Fluxbox is a minimalistic windowmanager for X.

Fluxbox is a windowmanager for X that started in 2001 as a fork of the Blackbox 0.61.1 code, but with significan enhancements and continuing development. It is very light on resources and easy to handle but yet full of features to make an easy, and extremely fast, desktop experience. It is built using C++ and licensed under the MIT-License.

Configuration of Fluxbox is not normally done with gui tools, rather by the editing of several text files contained within ~/.fluxbox. Some useful sites that deal with this configuration are:

Fluxbox is not just for those with minimalist computer hardware, it is also for those with powerful computers and no patience with the heavy hardware requirements of some modern Linux Desktop Environments.

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Ubuntu Terminal, what is its executable name?

I would like to launch the ubuntu terminal from inside fluxbox (I don't use Unity). However I can't manage to find the command name to launch this application ? What's its name ?
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Beginner's Guide to Fluxbox

Gnome and KDE seem to be pretty straightforward and certainly seem to be the most user friendly in terms of getting setup and running quickly with anything the average user would want to do. I am working on implementing Fluxbox on my current install…
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How to Configure Fluxbox menu?

How do you modify the default Fluxbox menu?
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How to put a (Start) Menu button on Fluxbox Toolbar

I often run programs maximized (leaving no desktop area). I want to be able to use my mouse alone to open the menu, and my mouse has no scroll wheel. I'm just going for a simple old school windows look. How can I put a menu button on the fluxbox…
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Battery information on Fluxbox

How can I get my battery info (percentages) on Fluxbox? I've heard of the gnome-power-manager, and wanted to use that, but there seems to be a problem... $ gnome-power-manager gnome-power-manager: command not found And when I try to install it: $…
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Battery monitor on fluxbox

I was using fluxbox on my notebook, but it missed battery indicator.Is there any battery monitor on fluxbox? [solved] install wmbattery then add it to startup script.
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How to exclude the Fluxbox taskbar from Compton (shadowing)?

I'm using Fluxbox as windowmanager, and wish to use Compton as compositor. But i'm unable to exclude Fluxbox's taskbar from Compton's (shadow) effects. How can i get Compton to ignore the Fluxbox taskbar, especially for it's shadow effect? As it is…
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Fluxbox - How to Configure Dual Monitors?

I have a nVidia 9800 video card and I previously setup my screen through the nVidia X Server Settings tool. But when I switch from Gnome to Fluxbox, it appears that my two monitors are treated as a single screen. How do I configure my screens so…
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What are the major differences between Fluxbox and Blackbox?

I'm considering switching to either Fluxbox or Blackbox as my window manager, but I'm not really sure which one to go with. Are there any major differences between the two ?
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Fluxbox: No folder icons in Thunar and PCManFM

I have an Ubuntu 12.10 installation and wanted to try out Fluxbox as a lightweight window manager. When I open Thunar it displays no icons for folders. I've made sure I have a .gtkrc-2.0 in my home directory. Do you have any ideas what to try out?
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Fluxbox: blurry TTF fonts

I'm using fluxbox. I've noticed that the TTF fonts are quite blurry (particularly in GVim): Here's an example, using Inconsolata 12pt in Fluxbox: Here's the same example, using Inconsolata 12pt, except in Unity: You can see that not only is the…
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How do I install fluxbox in Ubuntu 20.04

I use Ubuntu 20.04 and I want to install and then configure and test Fluxbox. Later, once acquired enough experience, I would proceed to uninstall Gnome. For the uninstallation of Gnome the suggested post will be very useful. Thanks a lot.
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gdm and fluxbox on ubuntu 14.04

unable to run fluxbox with below package installation on ubuntu 14.04. I have mini iso installed ubuntu 14.04 running on embedded board. I am trying to configure fluxbox with below minimal package installation. apt-get install xserver-xorg gdm…
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How do I hide a running application from tint2 in fluxbox?

Here's the situation: I have Eterm automatically start when Fluxbox starts. Eterm sits on the desktop layer (Layer 12), it has transparency, no window decoration, etc. I have everything set up exactly how I want it except that it shows up on tint2's…
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byobu, ssh and an accidently closed fluxbox

So i was using fluxbox and had a terminal using ssh to connect to a server. This server automatically starts byobu for everyone who's connecting to him. At least until i accidently closed my fluxbox while still having the ssh connection working. Now…
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