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window manager system-wide (in the /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc file). To use that tool, as the
root user simply type xwmconfig from any shell on a Slackware system. Figure 3-15 shows an
example of that screen.
FIGURE 3-15
In Slackware, you can change window managers using the xwmconfig command.
Select the window manager you want to try from that screen and select OK. That window manager
will start the next time you run startx (provided you don??™t override it by creating your own
.xinitrc file). Here are your choices:
Xfce (www.xfce.org)??”The xfce window manager is designed to be lightweight and fast.
Blackbox (www.blackboxwm.sourceforge.net)??”Another lightweight window
manager that strives to require few library dependencies so it can run in many environments.
It offers many features for setting colors and styles.
FluxBox (http://fluxbox.sourceforge.net)??”Based on Blackbox (0.61.1), FluxBox
adds nice features such as window tabs (where you can join multiple windows so they
appear as multiple tabs on a single window). It also includes an icon bar and adds some
useful mouse features (such as using your mouse wheel to change workspaces).
Window Maker (www.
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