AUTHOR: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@panthera-systems.net>
DATE: 2004-12-04
LICENSE: GNU General Public License
SYNOPSIS: How to install Window Maker on LFS.
PRIMARY URI: http://archive.daniel-baumann.ch/linux-from-scratch/hints/window-maker/
DESCRIPTION:
How to install Window Maker on your LFS-system.
PREREQUISITES:
A complete LFS-system with an X Window System and libpng (see BLFS for instructions).
HINT:
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Window Maker 0.91.0
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This hint is originally written by Corbin Bates <dracolinux@softhome.net>.
Now updated and maintained by Daniel Baumann.
1. Introduction to Window Maker
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Window Maker is an X11 window manager designed to give additional integration
support to the GNUstep Desktop Environment. In every way possible, it reproduces
the elegant look and feel of the NeXTSTEP GUI. It is fast, feature rich, easy to
configure, and easy to use. In addition, Window Maker works with GNOME and KDE,
making it one of the most useful and universal window managers available.
1.1. Package information
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* Download (HTTP): http://www.windowmaker.org/pub/source/release/WindowMaker-0.91.0.tar.bz2
* Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.windowmaker.org/pub/source/release/WindowMaker-0.91.0.tar.bz2
* MD5 Sum: be07953e905d1e42fe7a65ac2193a5f9
* Download size: 2.7 MB
* Estimated Disk space required: 64 MB
* Estimated build time: 0.59 SBU
1.2. Additional downloads
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Optional:
* Window Maker extra package
This is the extra data package for Window Maker. It contains some icons and
a few themes.
Download: http://www.windowmaker.org/pub/source/release/WindowMaker-extra-0.1.tar.gz
* Clip-caption patch
Aesthetical change to the Window Maker clip. The workspace number is now in
the lower right corner, the workspace name in the upper left. The workspace
name will be truncated using an ellipsis if it is too long.
Fixes inconsistent popup 'balloon'. The clip now uses the same balloon as
other appicons/miniwindows/etc.
Download: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/patches/downloads/WindowMaker/WindowMaker-0.91.0-clip_captions-1.patch
* Workspace-number patch
Makes workspace numbering by the wmsetbg tool start at 1 instead of 0, just
like it does for the rest of Window Maker.
Download: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/patches/downloads/WindowMaker/WindowMaker-0.91.0-wmsetbg_workspace_number-1.patch
* Optional preference-directory patch
Changes the preference directory from ~/GNUstep to ~/.GNUstep.
Note: Set --datadir=~/.GNUstep/Library and
--with-iconsdir=~/.GNUstep/Library/Icons on installing other
GNUstep applications.
Download: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/patches/downloads/WindowMaker/WindowMaker-0.91.0-preference_directory-1.patch
1.3. Window Maker dependencies
==============================
Required:
* X Window System (see BLFS for instructions)
* libpng (see BLFS for instructions)
Optional:
* libXPM
There is builtin support for XPM files, but it will not load images in some
uncommon encodings.
* libtiff
* libjpeg
* libgif or libungif
* libHermes
Faster pixel conversion in the wraster library.
2. Installation of Window Maker
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Install Window Maker by running the following commands:
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| patch -Np1 -i ../WindowMaker-0.91.0-clip_captions-1.patch && |
| patch -Np1 -i ../WindowMaker-0.91.0-wmsetbg_workspace_number-1.patch && |
| patch -Np1 -i ../WindowMaker-0.91.0-preference_directory-1.patch && |
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| ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc && |
| make && |
| make install && |
| /sbin/ldconfig |
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If you want to strip the debugging symbols from the binaries and make them
smaller, you can use 'make install-strip' instead of 'make install'.
If you have downloaded the extra package, install it with:
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| ./configure --prefix=/usr |
| make && |
| make install && |
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3. Comannd explanations
=======================
--sysconfdir=/etc/: This switch puts configuration files in /etc/ instead of
/usr/etc.
4. Configuring Window Maker
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4.1. Config files
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/etc/GNUstep/*, ~/GNUstep/* (or ~/.GNUstep/* with the preference-directory
patch).
4.2. Configuration information
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Do not forget to backup your current xinitrc-file before proceeding:
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| cat > ~/.xinitrc << "EOF" |
| exec wmaker |
| EOF |
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This starts Window Maker automatically after XFree86 is up and running. If you
like to set Window Maker as the default window manager for all users on your
system, edit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc instead.
After you have sucessfully started Window Maker, you can configure all options
with WPrefs.
5. Contents
===========
The Window Maker package contains WPrefs, get-wings-flags, get-wraster-flags,
get-wutil-flags, geticonset, getstyle, seticons, setstyle, wcopy, wdread,
wdwrite, wkdemenu.pl, wm-oldmenu2new, wmagnify, wmaker, wmchlocale, wmsetbg,
wmsetup, wpaste, wsetfont, wxcopy, wxpaste and libExtraWINGs.a, libWINGs.a,
libWMaker.a, libWUtil.a, libwraster.a libraries.
7. Description
==============
* WPrefs
WPrefs is the Window Maker Preferences Utility.
* wmagnify
wmagnify is a screen magnifying glass.
* wmaker
wmaker is the window manager itselfs.
6. Other
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Links:
* http://www.dockapps.org/
* http://www.bensinclair.com/dockapp/
* http://web.cs.mun.ca/~gstarkes/wmaker/
* http://www.lonelymachines.org/wm_themes.html
* http://www.jessanderson.org/wmthemes/
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
* Corbin Bates <dracolinux@softhome.net> for the original hint.
* Oliver Brakmann <obrakmann@gmx.net> for updating the Window Maker-Patches.
CHANGELOG:
[2004-12-04]
* Formal changes.
* Minor text changes.
* Added Command explanations.
* Updated to Window Maker 0.91.0.
[2004-07-10]
* Typographic mistakes corrected.
[2004-05-29]
* Minor text changes.
* Typographic mistakes corrected.
[2004-05-23]
* Initial revision.