Chapter 3
After installing and configuring xorg, you must also install the desktop environment or desktop window manager. I originally chose to install it as gnome2.10, and there are two installation methods:
#pkg_add -r gnome2
Or use ports to compile and install: #cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 #make install clean
(It may take one day to complete the machine when it is slow)
gnome2 has a better interface, more software and easier to operate. It is just a big guy, with more resources and a little slower operation when the machine is configured low, but it may be better than kde. In fact, you might as well use a lightweight window manager, which has very low resource usage and fast speed, such as fvwm2, wmaker, icewm, fluxbox, enlightement, etc. I am using icewm now, which is pretty good to use :-). A brief introduction to the installation and configuration method:
#cd /usr/ports/x11-wm/icewm
#make install clean
#rehash
The installation was completed soon. Configure it to enable icewm by using the startx command:
Create a .xinitrc file in the user's home directory and add: exec icewm-session
Create .xsession file and add: exec icewm-session
Then use startx to see if icewm can be started (restart may be required)
Configure icewm:
The configuration in the /usr/X11R6/share/icewm/ directory is shared by all users and can be left unchanged. Just create a directory called .icewm in your home, copy all files and directories in /usr/X11R6/share/icewm/ (except the themes directory) into the ~/.icewm directory. In the future, just modify the configuration file under ~/.icewm/, and copy them to /usr/X11R6/share/icewm/ when installing them.
For icewm configuration file, please refer to:
/nuke/?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=49597
Or: /forum/topic_12658.html
icewm has many desktop themes that can be downloaded online, such as:
/browse/925/
Other websites about icewm:
Official:
icewm+rox-filer beautification process:
/system/linux/2005-05-16/
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