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Fluxbox?

Posted: 9. Jan 2015, 17:17
by Gimrummy
I am installing Fluxbox and this step I am stuck on

and then as root

$ make install

how do I do this as root.

Re: Fluxbox?

Posted: 9. Jan 2015, 18:48
by gapan
Why are you compiling from source?

Re: Fluxbox?

Posted: 9. Jan 2015, 19:02
by Gimrummy
= 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

Re: Fluxbox?

Posted: 9. Jan 2015, 19:03
by gapan
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).

Re: Fluxbox?

Posted: 9. Jan 2015, 19:57
by Gimrummy
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

Re: Fluxbox?

Posted: 10. Jan 2015, 15:01
by slack631
It is a Deskotop enviroment. You need to log-in into it.

Re: Fluxbox?

Posted: 10. Jan 2015, 16:41
by Gimrummy
Thanks for letting me know....

Much apreciated

Re: Fluxbox?

Posted: 11. Jan 2015, 13:22
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