Any openbox users out there? I tried setting it up yesterday on debian but it had so much stuff I didnt need and it had xfce and gnome and I screwed up the menu.xml file.
So I was thinking about using this:
[url]http://urukrama.wordpress.com/openbox-guide/#Introduction[/url]
guide to help me through it, but do I really need it?
All I really need to do is install the mini ubuntu:
[url]http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/minimal[/url]
then install openbox, and firefox using:
sudo apt-get install openbox firefox
and then once in openbox, I will install everything I need like feh, gedit, thunar, obmenu and tint2.
will apt-get work right off the bat?
Am I missing anything? and will this work? I'd apprecciate any tips. Like if anyone knows of a barebones iso that isn't ubuntu.
You could use Arch if you want a barebones, I use Arch with openbox and it's great. It's not complicated if you use the Arch documentation.
Arch documentation is pretty good for openbox related shit. I set up openbox on Debian using the Arch wiki.
also, pretty much all of us use openbox.
Except Pixel Heart.
Ok cool. I have actually never tried arch. I'll do that immediately. haha. Does it have apt-get and all that stuff? and does it have gnome? Ill just search how to remove gnome from openbox, once I get it set up.
[QUOTE=Maccabee;18514571]Ok cool. I have actually never tried arch. I'll do that immediately. haha. Does it have apt-get and all that stuff? and does it have gnome? Ill just search how to remove gnome from openbox, once I get it set up.[/QUOTE]
It uses pacman instead of apt-get. To install something you just type pacman -S openbox
Also, Arch doesn't come with gnome or any other window manager, so you won't have to remove it.
Yeah, it basically comes with nothing. pacman -Syu updates everything as well.
erghh.. thats a pain. I'd much prefer apt-get. Is there a way to install apt-get?
And is that the right code to use if I choose to use the ubuntu mini route?
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I just realized I dont have to use the ubuntu mini install. Ill just use debian and uncheck everything on one of the instlall stages. Then install openbox.
Any suggestions for programs I need? Is thunar good for file management? And I see some people use tint but some of the screenshots I have seen are using something else.
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darn. edits dont bump.
Once you start using another package manager, you wont want to go back. Yes, you can get apt-get to work with Arch, but it's probably a little pointless to have 2 package managers installed, and then you will probably encounter all sorts of problems with updating packages that were previously installed using the old package manager etc.
Thunar is good, but I prefer PCManFM because it is more lightweight, but still functional and has tabs and more decent features. Most Thunar things you probably wont need. Tint2 is absolutely brilliant. It's simple, but can look really nice.
Ok cool, I think I will use PCManFM. Any other good programs?
And what I reeally want to know is what the code I'll use.
So I'm gonna install the core, of debian, unless I use arch, and then what code do I use?
sudo apt-get install openbox? is that it? And then reboot the computer and log in?
Uh well, I think we are making installation seem a bit too easy.
[url]http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide[/url]
Good luck.
My first time took 7 HOURS.
feels good man
Ya but im not installing arch im doing debian.
would this guide work but replacing ubuntu with mini install of debian?
[url]http://urukrama.wordpress.com/openbox-guide/#Introduction[/url]
[QUOTE=cryticfarm;18537587]Uh well, I think we are making installation seem a bit too easy.
[url]http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide[/url]
Good luck.
My first time took 7 HOURS.
feels good man[/QUOTE]
Seriously? My first time installing Arch only took about two hours.
I just installed a basic ubuntu command line system. I just installed, openbox, firefox, feh, thunar, and tint2. do I need xorg? is that part of the base system I need?
Yes, you need Xorg. Xorg is what controls the windows. All Openbox does is decorate them.
Saved me just in time.
I think I even told you that in IRC like two hours ago.
keeps cutting out, probably didnt see it.
What channel? Or is it a private one?
irc.synirc.net/#pinklesden
One of the few channels I know that people actually talk in, instead of just idle.
It's awesome.
Btw, I got it all setup perfectly. I would post a screenshot, but im not sure how in openbox.
Odly, it never worked in debian but when I did a ubuntu basic command line install sudo-apt and everything worked perfectly.
[QUOTE=Maccabee;18551176]It's awesome.
Btw, I got it all setup perfectly. I would post a screenshot, but im not sure how in openbox.
Odly, it never worked in debian but when I did a ubuntu basic command line install sudo-apt and everything worked perfectly.[/QUOTE]
sudo apt-get install scrot
scrot -q 100 -c 5 screenshot.png
[QUOTE=id3z;18552567]sudo apt-get install scrot
scrot -q 100 -c 5 screenshot.png[/QUOTE]
I got that.
Now I just need to set up SMB.
Should I do sudo apt-get install samba to install it?
And then I need to configure conky. I dont like how it flashes right now, and I need to change some stuff.
The latter I can figure out myself, the former, not so much.
There is an option you add to keep it from flashing, but I don't remember it. Look up some conky themes, they'll have that.
have you tried "double_buffer yes" to see if that reduced the flicker?
[QUOTE=id3z;18552567]sudo apt-get install scrot
scrot -q 100 -c 5 screenshot.png[/QUOTE]
Quality is 100 by default I believe.
default is 75
Now I just need to set up SMB.
will sudo apt-get install samba install it then I can just set it up like I did in ubuntu?
[QUOTE=Maccabee;18576631]Now I just need to set up SMB.
will sudo apt-get install samba install it then I can just set it up like I did in ubuntu?[/QUOTE]
The Ubuntu minimal install is basically a stripped-down Ubuntu, so it will. After that, you would be wise to edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and read its manpage (man samba in the cli).
Ok how can I get sound? I did:
sudo apt-get install alsamixer but as I expected it wasn't as simple as that. So I have no sound.
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