I have installed ubuntu in VMware on window xp, then I want to install fvwm
1. Download fvwm-2.5.24.tar.bz2 from below link
http://www.fvwm.org/screenshots/index.php
2. unzip it
$tar xvjf fvwm-2.5.24.tar.bz2
3. goto file
$cd fvwm-2.5.24
4. install fvwm, you can read file readme or INSTALL in fvwm-2.5.24
$sudo ./configurate
$sudo make
$sudo make install
There has one problem when type make, it show no "x11/intrinsic.h"
I have seached how to solve this problem, fininally some one said need install libxt-dev package
so if you see make error information about no "x11/intrinsic.h" you can do as below
$sudo apt-get install libxt-dev
Then fvwm is install ok, you can find the install file in /usr/local/bin
goto /usr/local/bin, type
$sudo ./fvwm
you will see your window manage is changed
5. you can change some file to let ubuntu start from textmod, then use fvwm.
$cd /etc/X11/xinit //go to xinit
$sudo cp xinitrc xinitrc.old //back xinitrc, then you can change back if you want to use gnome not fvwm
$sudo rm xinitrc //remove xinitrc
$cd /etc/X11
$mv default-display-manager default-display-manager.old //back default-display-manager
$echo "false" | sudo tee /etc/X11/default-display-manager //change file
I still have some confuse but just record what I have do, and update in future.
$cd /home/coco
$touch xinitrc
$echo "exec fvwm" | xinitrc
a good place to study fvwm
