FVWM2
Fvwm2 is a window manager for X-Windows based
systems. It's official home page contains all the information about Fvwm2
and links to related sites.
I have been using Fvwm2 since long time,
it is really a nice window manager. What I like the most about it is that
it is completely configurable (directly, by editing .fvwm2rc in your home
directory, or using FvwmConfigurator tool which is a nice GUI based tool
for configuring the window manager).
If you want to try it, download it and
follow the instructions. I have compiled it for Solaris 2.6 on SunSparc
machine (that mean, you can use it only if you are using a SunSparc work
station).
FVWM2 Download Instructions:
Download all the tar/gzipped files listed
below (use SHIFT+LEFT CLICK of mouse to download)
Installation Instructions:
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After you have downloaded the files, you can
(g)unzip them and start installation.
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Let's assume that you have downloaded the
files into, say /home/kiran/download directory, and you want to install
Fvwm2 in a directory /home/kiran/fvwm2. You need to execute the following
commands to gunzip and untar the files (or, download this
script; change the first two lines, and execute it):
setenv DOWNLOADDIR /home/kiran/download
setenv INSTALLDIR /home/kiran/fvwm2
mkdir $INSTALLDIR; cd $INSTALLDIR
gunzip -c $DOWNLOADDIR/fvwm2.install.tar.gz
| tar -xvf -
gunzip -c $DOWNLOADDIR/fvwm2.bin.tar.gz
| tar -xvf -
gunzip -c $DOWNLOADDIR/fvwm2_modules_1.tar.gz
| tar -xvf -
gunzip -c $DOWNLOADDIR/fvwm2_modules_2.tar.gz
| tar -xvf -
gunzip -c $DOWNLOADDIR/fvwm2_modules_3.tar.gz
| tar -xvf -
gunzip -c $DOWNLOADDIR/fvwm2_modules_4.tar.gz
| tar -xvf -
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Now go to the installation directory (e.g., /home/kiran/fvwm2),
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You should find a script named INSTALL. Read it(!) and then execute
it.
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Finally, ENJOY!!