Fluxbox?

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Gimrummy
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Fluxbox?

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I am installing Fluxbox and this step I am stuck on

and then as root

$ make install

how do I do this as root.
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gapan
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Re: Fluxbox?

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Why are you compiling from source?
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Gimrummy
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Re: Fluxbox?

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= INSTALL for Fluxbox

== TL;DR Instructions

$ ./configure
$ make

and then as root

$ make install

Im just following instructions from the install file....Im new at this
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gapan
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Re: Fluxbox?

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Really now...

There is a thing called a "package manager". It's used to install software. You really should read the startup guiide (linked from the main page).
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Gimrummy
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Re: Fluxbox?

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Thanks gapan for Helping.....I got the startup guide and reading it now

I dont see the app after I installed it

I want to configure it


Thanks again
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slack631
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Re: Fluxbox?

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It is a Deskotop enviroment. You need to log-in into it.
Gimrummy
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Re: Fluxbox?

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Thanks for letting me know....

Much apreciated
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laprjns
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Re: Fluxbox?

Post by laprjns »

As gapan asked, why are you compiling from source? There are iso images for Salix Fluxbox 14.1 on the download page.
http://www.salixos.org/download.html
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