X libraries & headers for fluxbox

GT I.N.C · 10-27-2002, 02:23 AM

Hey all, i'm thinking of converting to fluxbox....

Well anyway i tried compiling it and i got this....

Code:

checking for X... no
configure: error: Fluxbox requires the X Window System libraries and headers.

Kinda weird...i do have X installed...well how else am i on this

, and ummm i tried searching for x libraries headers etc. in rpmdrake and i can't seem to find anything....anyone can give me some pointers?

Garry

nautilus_1987 · 10-27-2002, 02:36 AM

GT do you have KDE and Gnome installed?

acid_kewpie · 10-27-2002, 03:35 AM

well it's not looknig for kde or gnome is it?? it's looking for X. just install the Xfree860devel packaeg, and you'll be fine.

GT I.N.C · 10-27-2002, 03:49 AM

Thanks Acid that worked fine! Oh and thanks nautilus for trying to help!

Garry

nautilus_1987 · 10-27-2002, 04:05 AM

Mine is in /root/.xinitrc ( exec fluxbox )

GT I.N.C · 10-27-2002, 04:10 AM

Ok now i can't seem to install it...i followed the instructions on the site...unless i created .xinitrc in the wrong directory....i made it in /home (it said in the home directory) is this wrong? Because when i logged out fluxbox wasn't there as a selectable window manager....

Garry

GT I.N.C · 10-27-2002, 04:25 AM

Ok i'll move it now...but i won't try it till a bit later....(homework)

Garry

nautilus_1987 · 10-27-2002, 04:37 AM

I am having one week holiday now....hehehe

GT I.N.C · 10-27-2002, 11:17 PM

Ok that didn't work, fluxbox isn't a selectable window manager.....

What else am i doing wrong?

Is it because i have .xinitrc in the wrong directory...

Garry

MasterC · 10-28-2002, 08:58 AM

Yes, you want it in your USER home, not the system home. So ~ rather than /home

Your xinitrc should be found by typing this:
~/.xinitrc

If that makes sense. ~ means to go to the home of whatever user you are logged in as. Not the /home but a deeper directory of something like /home/gtinc
So:
/home/gtinc/.xinitrc
would be correct.

Here's a peek at mine so you can see what one looks like:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
# $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $
  
userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap 
sysresources=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps
    
if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
    xrdb -merge $sysresources
fi
    
if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f $userresources ]; then
fi
    
if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $usermodmap
fi
    
# Start the window manager:
exec root-tail /var/log/messages,red /var/log/xferlog,white /var/log/proftpd.lo$
exec gkrellm -w &
exec /opt/fluxbox/bin/fluxbox

But all you really need in there is simply:
exec fluxbox

Or possibly the entire path, as I have if you do not have the directory in your path.

Cool

GT I.N.C · 10-29-2002, 12:16 AM

So when i do that will that make Fluxbox start automatically....or will it allow it to be selected?

Garry

GT I.N.C · 10-29-2002, 12:39 AM

Ok i tried it.....putting .xinitrc in /home/gt and /root

They don't work.....when Mandrake starts up it's not selectable......

Garry

MasterC · 10-29-2002, 02:22 PM

No it's not, that's for 'startx' rather than having it be in your list of choices at your KDM screen. If that's what you are looking to have/do you might want to find the actual Mandrake RPM for it, this will set everything up for you, and place the entries in the correct file for that.

If you wanna do it yourself, I believe the setting is in the KDE control Center, not the Mandrake Control center. Poke around in there, find the section for login, and see if you can make a new entry for Flux.

If you have more problems, or don't have a clue what I mean, post back, I will be happy to walk you through it better, and I will boot into Mandy and give you some screenshots to help.

Cool

GT I.N.C · 10-29-2002, 07:44 PM

I'm at school now, geeez how slow is the network hehe

Yeh ummmm i went around KDE Control center last night, and from memory i found a session or window manager option and it had IceWm etc. i added fluxbox....but i couldn't do anything else it just added it to it's list, it didn't ask me what command to use or anything, so when i logged out 'fluxbox' was in the list but when i selected it and logged in it just went to IceWm....

Thanks

Garry

GT I.N.C · 10-31-2002, 01:40 AM

Man, no one has a slight idea?

I have been going through a billion configuration files and i can't find what i want......