Fluxbox issue

Charles Malespin charles.malespin at gmail.com
Fri Aug 5 03:33:18 UTC 2005


On Thu, 2005-08-04 at 23:24 -0400, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
> On 04/08/05 Charles Malespin said:
> 
> > Hi all, I know this may be a bit off topic, but I cant seem to get any
> > help in other places...  I just got flux box from synapitc and it gives
> > me a basic install.  I mean when I right click to get a menu, all I get
> > is xterm, restart, and exit.  I looked around and some people are saying
> > you have to add all kinds of crazy long lines in your int file to get
> > things working, and then you have to add blah and blah.  I just want
> > some nice eyecandy and to change things up.  I used gdesklets, and they
> > ate too much memory.  Any suggestions on how to get fluxbox working
> > easily(if thats possible) or any other ways to spruce up and make my
> > gnome desktop have a more unique feel.  I dont want anything super hard
> > to set up, but I am willing to try most things. I have been to
> > gnome-look.org too, so something else besides that.  Thanks, and sorry
> > for the off topic....
> 
> Make sure you have Debian's "menu" package installed. That should help
> flesh out your menu. 

Where can I get that and how do install it?  I have to get used to not
installing things from synaptic, I am getting spoiled to just point and
clicking things...

> Flux rocks. It's nice to see fast window managers in a world full of
> bloated desktops. 
 
Yeah, I wanted to give it a try, it just seemed way to hard to set
anything up.  Hopefully this menu package will help.







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