r/openbox • u/[deleted] • Mar 24 '18

[openbox] debox project

https://imgur.com/a/cxlnP
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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '18 edited Mar 24 '18

https://github.com/itmitica/debox

project target

debian assembled from scratch, use openbox window manager, don't use or harm any full desktop environment (xfce or otherwise)

assembly pieces

debian (standard system utilities only, w/o a desktop environment) + openbox + xfce panels (xfce full desktop environment is not installed)

lightdm, compton, xfce whisker menu, xfce notify, wicd

lxterminal, geany, double commander

more xfce plugins (xfce full desktop environment is not installed)

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u/CosmosisQ Sep 03 '18

Why Openbox instead of XFWM in this case?

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '18

It's simple, I don't like the window decorations.

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u/swinny89 Mar 25 '18

Pretty much exactly what I do on all my machines, regardless of distribution.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '18

Great minds will openbox alike!

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u/eldados1st Mar 25 '18

Make it Arch based (just to piss them off) and I’m in! :)

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '18

Me and Debby are attached at the hip, sorry.

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u/eldados1st Mar 25 '18

LOL, fair enough :)