Howto install Crystal Window Manager

[ago]

I am writing this from crystal (fvwm based) it is a light an nice window manager.



The package is now in Edgy (universe), all you need is to enable universe repository and execute:

sudo apt-get install fvwm-crystal

Then logout and change the session when you login again. If you do not have Edgy, or want to try a newer version, execute the following in a terminal (you may want to change the version number to the latest one).

sudo apt-get install fvwm python imagemagick rox-filer\
 xscreensaver trayer gksu aterm habak mpd mpc
wget http://download.gna.org/fvwm-crystal/3.0.4/fvwm-crystal-3.0.4.tar.gz
tar xvzf fvwm-crystal-3.0.4.tar.gz
cd fvwm-crystal-3.0.4
sudo make install
sudo cp addons/fvwm-crystal.desktop /usr/share/xsessions/

To findo out more:

http://polishlinux.org/apps/fvwm-cry...-transparency/
http://fvwm-crystal.org/

[grizzly]

funny, I was looking for it just now! hehe.

thanks a lot!
One question: is this still as customixable as fvwm? i.e is it like fvwm but with a very nice config?
If it is then i think it would be a good idea to rename the topic to fvwm-crystal.. just to kill possible confuion

thanks again

[Defkor]

Hi,

I tried to enter the apt-get command above but fvwm and a number of other programs(rox_filer, aterm, etc...) were not in the default repository I had setup. Do you know what repository they're in.

Thanks

[zenrox]

enable the universe repo maby the multiverse

[calvinthomas]

I didn't even know this existed and even though I have a fairly fast machine, I still really like this! I think its very clean and looks good, its also intuitive to use and seriously fast! I don't think i'll use it as my main desktop but i'll keep it on to play around with!

Calv

[skip910]

Alright, I executed all the things in terminal and installed everything.

I went into a new session... what do I do now? I was messing with it to try and make it looks like the screenshot, but that was to no avail.

[ThomasAdam]

funny, I was looking for it just now! hehe.

thanks a lot!
One question: is this still as customixable as fvwm? i.e is it like fvwm but with a very nice config?
If it is then i think it would be a good idea to rename the topic to fvwm-crystal.. just to kill possible confuion

thanks again

http://starshine.org/xteddy/thomas/f...anfaq.html#c13

[BLTicklemonster]

Someone is giving me an older computer in a few days, so I'm going to be testing crystal, icewm, and fluxbox, at least on it. Possibly also going to test windowmaker and enlightenment if I get daring.

I want to set it to the side and use it as an inhouse server for music and image files we all would rather not keep hogging our respective hard drives.

[BLTicklemonster]

As advertised. Now to find out where to tweak stuff. I don't like terminal coming up when I right click the desktop, and I need locomo or is it lomoco... to load automatically along with xmodmap. I'd used it before, so I knew what to expect. I can say that navigating the toolbar can be an adventure .

[ago]

Note that the package is now in Edgy (universe), all you need is:

sudo apt-get install fvwm-crystal

Then logout and change the session when you login again