Hemantha:

The steps Hemantha provides should work better.  Another approach
is to simply build SFEfluxbox.spec from the spec-files-extra
repository:

   http://pkgbuild.sourceforge.net/spec-files-extra/

To use this, you need to install the CBE, which is discussed
here:

   http://opensolaris.org/os/project/jds/contributing/building/

Brian


> solarg wrote:
>> hello all,
>> on an old laptop, i want to add a lightweight window manager like 
>> fluxbox. The laptop is under SXCE snv_101
>> fluxbox is installed from blastwave, there is a tool to integrate into 
>> dtlogin, not gdm.
>> I've found some docs:
>> http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net/docs/en/faq.php#gdm
>> but it doesn't work!
>>
>> What's the best way to do it?
> You can copy /usr/share/xsessions/gnome.desktop to say, 
> /usr/share/xsessions/fluxbox.desktop, edit the Name= and Exec= entries 
> in the new fluxbox.desktop [ Exec=<path the fluxbox binary> ] and 
> restart gdm. You should see a new entry in the sessions list.
> 
> HTH
> Hemantha
>>
>> thanks in advance,
>>
>> gerard
>>
>>
>>
>> PS:
>> the doc:
>> http://library.gnome.org/admin/gdm/stable/configuration.html.en
>> isn't very useful, i don't know if i had to create a file 
>> fluxbox.desktop or not? The tries i did are unsuccessful
>>
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