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From: Alec Kloss <alec@d2si.com>
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Subject: Re: Configuration of a window manager
In-Reply-To: <199705121657.SAA01501@rpops002.rp-online.de> from New User at "May 12, 97 06:57:49 pm"
To: stefan.veith@mail.online-club.de (New User)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 12:21:53 -0500 (CDT)
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> -- [ From: New User * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
> 
> 
> I've heard about an X window manager with Win95 look (fvwm95-2(?)) and I
> don't know how to install it. 
>  1. Into which directory do I have to copy its files?
>  2. And which additional configurations are to be made?
> 
> Please try to explain it in a very easy way since I'm a FreeBSD user for
> only two weeks.
> 
> 
> 
> 
If your system has any sort of internet connectivity and you
installed the ports collection, you'll have to 
1) login as root.
2) change directory to /usr/ports/x11/fvwm95 by typing
	cd /usr/ports/x11/fvwm95
3) type 
	make
4) wait a while (the distribution tarball may have to be downloaded)
5) (maybe needed, maybe not) type
	rehash
6) start up X, kill whatever window manager is running (try 
	ps -ax | grep wm
and look for processes like with names like twm.
7) type fvwm95

You'll probably want to adjust your .xsession (or .xinitrc) to make 
fvwm95 your standard window manager (if you like it).  fvwm95 creeps
me out, but that's just me.