Window Managers

Installation Instructions
The first step in installing any of the Window Mangers included on this months CD is to make them visable to NetBSD. This can either be done by copying them from the CD to your Amigas hard disk and mounting this as described last month, or you can mount the CD ROM directly using the mount_cd9660 command.

> mount_cd9660 -o ro /dev/cd0a /cdrom

You must now unpack each file archive in the root (/) directory to ensure the files end up in the right places.

> cd /
> tar zxvf /path_to_file/window_manager_name.tar.gz

ii) Install the Window Manager using the install script provided.

> cd /usr/local/window_manager_name/install
> ./install.sh

Note: On a few of the archives the execute flag is not set on the install script. If NetBSD produces a unable to execute error use the following commands to make the installation scripts executable.

> chmod 755 /usr/local/install/install.sh
> chmod 755 /usr/local/window_manager_name/install/install.sh

Some installation scripts may prompt you for the location of the X11 default directory. This should be entered as /usr/local/X11R6.1
iii) Copy the .xinitrc file from the CD into your home directory. Edit this file, uncommenting the Window Manager you wish to use.
iv) Follow any special instructions listed for each Window Manager below.

A script /usr/local/window_manager_name/install/uninstall.sh is provided should you wish to remove the Window Manager from your system.


The following Window Managers are included on this months CD.

Name:	Amiwm
Homepage:	Official
Files:	amiwm-0.20p125-bin11.tar.gz amiwm-0.20p125-bin11.readme
Description:	The Amiga Window Manager. Makes you desktop look and feel just like that of an Amiga.
Special Instructions:	You will need to create a .amiwmrc file in your home directory to configure amiwm. An example file is included on this months CD.
Name:	fvwm95
Homepage:	Unofficial
Files:	fvwm95-2.0.41c-bin11.tar.gz fvwm95-2.0.41c-bin11.readme
Description:	Fvwm95 is an extremely configurable Windows95 lookalike Window Manager.
Special Instructions:	In order to configure fvwm95 you will need a .fvwm95rc file in your home directory. This can either be copied in from the CD-ROM or the defualt fvwm95 configuration file. (/usr/local/fvwm95-2.0.43a/lib/x11/fvwm95/system.fvwm95rc)
Name:	olwm
Homepage:	Unofficial
Files:	openwin-bin10.tar.gz openwin-bin10.readme
Description:	The Open Look Window Manager, or OponWindows as it is sometimes known is a simple yet elegant window manger. Up untill recently it was the default window manager supplied with all Sun Workstations.
Special Instructions:	Olwm requires /usr/local/lib to be in the library search path. This can be achieved by adding the path /usr/local/lib to the ldconfig line in the file /etc/rc.local. Olwm also expects to find a file called .openwin-menu in your home directory. This file describes olwms menu items and an example file is included on this months CD
Name:	Olvwm
Homepage:	Unofficial
Files:	olvwm-4.1-bin11.tar.gz olvwm-4.1-bin11.readme
Description:	As Olwm but with virtual screens.
Special Instructions:	Same as olwm.
Name:	AfterStep
Homepage:	Unofficial
Files:	afterstep-1.0pre2-bin11.tar.gz afterstep-1.0pre2-bin11.readme
Description:	A NeXtStep style window manager.
Special Instructions:	Afterstep looks for a configuration file called .steprc in your home directory. This should be copied in from the afterstep archive.
Also included on this months CD you will find the following applications
Name:	xloadimage
Homepage:	Unofficial
Files:	xloadimage.4.1.tar.gz
Description:	Xloadimage is an image manipulation utility required by amiwm should you wish to have a background image on your desktop.
Special Instructions:	The Xloadimage archive contains the source code only, which must be compiled before xloadimage can be used. To do this simply type "make" in the xloadimage.4.1 directory. The make script will ask you a few simple questions. You should make sure you specify your compiler as gcc as DO NOT include support for JPEG or TIFF as the required libraries are not included. When the makefile has completed move xloadimage to /usr/local/bin
Name:	X-Snow
Homepage:	Official
Files:	xsnow-bin10.tar.gz xsnow-bin10.readme
Description:	X-Snow is a festive hack to put snow on your desktop.
Special Instructions:	X-Snow is not compatible with amiwm. A more recent version of X-Snow that supports snow drifts is availale in source only. It is well worth compiling using the xmkmf utility in /usr/local/X11R6.1/bin. Full instructions are provided in the archive. (xsnow-source.tar.gz)

Also included on the CD is .fvwm2rc, a configuration file for fvwm2 one of the window managers supplied with the X11 distribution.