Other Help Topics :: Fluxbox version

I tried to install iirc the "newer" fluxbox ver 0.9.1.1 I think ffrom the dsl repository. Now I think I did everything right but if in a term window I say "fluxbox --version" the # it spits out is wrong.

Also I don't think I did it right b/c My corners on some apps like Aterm aren't rounded (which they should be yes?) and other stuff.

ideas on how to figure out which ver I am running or how to install the .dsl I have correctly?

aveline

You have both versions. The extension was built so that it does not affect the default window manager.

The extension does not install into your path, so using the "fluxbox -version" command will run the default fluxbox stable.
You'd need to do "/opt/fluxbox-0.9.11/bin/fluxbox -version" to get the version of the extension.

Round corners are set in the style file:
window.roundCorners: TopLeft TopRight BottomLeft BottomRight

ok so ... assuming I wanted to use the newer fluxbox how would i do that? On a somewhat related topic, I've been futzing with Rox filer & love it. How would I go about installing their complete desktop WM (er or whatever it is) so that I could choose on boot say if I wanted to load flux or Rox? Is this possible or am I asking too much ? I know I did it once on MDK 8 or 9.x but that isn't dsl and in that case it was just a matter of d/ling appropriate RPM files & installing. ty

avey

Always read the info file associated with a myDSL package...sometimes you aren't going to be able to do squat with the software unless you know a little about how the package was built.

Installing the rox desktop at this point requires installation from deb files, as far as i know.
If you want to choose on boot which one you want to run, you'd need to set up some sort of script or other form of chooser, such as xdm. That's a fairly lengthy story.

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