Why GNU/Linux Rocks

**lxskllr** · 03-03-12, 07:23 AM

Originally posted by sgreger1

So Fluxbox was, well, I didn't know what the **** to do with the blank screen. It took 15 min to figure out how to log out.

RoFL! :^D

**sgreger1** · 03-03-12, 07:29 AM

I'm trying to install E17 but the instructions are kind of complicated. I will have to get into that later.

Edit: Never mind, it's installing now. Someone already made a nice bash script that does everything for you.

For future viewers of this thread, the script is here:

Code:

 curl http://omicron.homeip.net/projects/easy_e17/easy_e17.sh

**sgreger1** · 03-03-12, 07:30 AM

Originally posted by lxskllr

RoFL! :^D

After I got done logging in and seen the blank screen I was like "God damnit, is this one of those rm -rf jokes..."

**lxskllr** · 03-03-12, 07:38 AM

Originally posted by sgreger1

After I got done logging in and seen the blank screen I was like "God damnit, is this one of those rm -rf jokes..."

I don't know if I've used FluxBox. Is that one where you right click the desktop to get a menu? Many of the window managers work that way.

Even if you don't find something you like as well as Gnome, isn't it cool you can do this? You can change your desktop experience 100% in a minute, and revert it non-destructively just as quick. It's like having an infinite amount of O/Ss at your fingertips :^)

**sgreger1** · 03-03-12, 07:44 AM

Originally posted by lxskllr

I don't know if I've used FluxBox. Is that one where you right click the desktop to get a menu? Many of the window managers work that way.

Even if you don't find something you like as well as Gnome, isn't it cool you can do this? You can change your desktop experience 100% in a minute, and revert it non-destructively just as quick. It's like having an infinite amount of O/Ss at your fingertips :^)

1) Yah it's the one where you right click and can custom set everything up. I don't really need that kind of functionality right now, if I were running on a slower system maybe.

2) It is completely awesome that I can switch them out. This whole experience is blowing my mind. It's like I've unplugged from the Matrix and some black guy with sunglasses is making me take pills and shit. I can't believe how much better Linux is. I am installing Fedora on my mom's laptop tonight because her Win7 gives her too many problems, it's too slow for her laptop and always bugs out.

**sgreger1** · 03-03-12, 07:50 AM

Damn, still can't install E17 after all.

Does anyone feel like telling me which commands to run here? I ran the automated script but it said it couldn't find a bunch of shit. If anyone has gotten E17 running, lemme know how to do it, it looks like the best one of the bunch.

**lxskllr** · 03-03-12, 07:59 AM

Originally posted by sgreger1

Damn, still can't install E17 after all.

Does anyone feel like telling me which commands to run here? I ran the automated script but it said it couldn't find a bunch of shit. If anyone has gotten E17 running, lemme know how to do it, it looks like the best one of the bunch.

I don't know. It just works in Debian. Everything's pretty much ready to go out of the box.

**devilock76** · 03-03-12, 08:04 AM

Originally posted by sgreger1

So i've tried out Xfce and Fluxbox, Xfce is actually pretty awesome. Very much like Windows. I am going to stick with Gnome since it is more simple but Xfce looks very feature rich and awesome. Fluxbox was, well, I didn't know what the **** to do with the blank screen. It took 15 min to figure out how to log out.

Right click...

**devilock76** · 03-03-12, 08:07 AM

Originally posted by sgreger1

Damn, still can't install E17 after all.

Does anyone feel like telling me which commands to run here? I ran the automated script but it said it couldn't find a bunch of shit. If anyone has gotten E17 running, lemme know how to do it, it looks like the best one of the bunch.

Arch is one of the only distros I have personally seen that can install e17 simply and work.

Ken

**devilock76** · 03-03-12, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by sgreger1

1) Yah it's the one where you right click and can custom set everything up. I don't really need that kind of functionality right now, if I were running on a slower system maybe.

2) It is completely awesome that I can switch them out. This whole experience is blowing my mind. It's like I've unplugged from the Matrix and some black guy with sunglasses is making me take pills and shit. I can't believe how much better Linux is. I am installing Fedora on my mom's laptop tonight because her Win7 gives her too many problems, it's too slow for her laptop and always bugs out.

The powerof fluxbox is being able to config everything from a couple of simpletext files in your home directory and easily associate all windows actions wit keyboard shortcuts.

Ken

**sgreger1** · 03-03-12, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by devilock76

Right click...

Yah I gathered that. So you have to manually set up each window via a config file I am guessing? I will have to play around with it more later after reading up a bit on it. People seems to love it. Apparently it's great for it's shortcuts to the point where you don't even really need to use a mouse if you didn't want to. I love shortcuts so that's pretty cool.

**sgreger1** · 03-03-12, 08:09 AM

Originally posted by devilock76

Arch is one of the only distros I have personally seen that can install e17 simply and work.

Ken

Really? SO I can't even install e17 on Fedora? Nah **** that, i'm going to make it my mission tonight, there has to be a way.

**devilock76** · 03-03-12, 08:11 AM

Originally posted by sgreger1

Yah I gathered that. So you have to manually set up each window via a config file I am guessing? I will have to play around with it more later after reading up a bit on it. People seems to love it. Apparently it's great for it's shortcuts to the point where you don't even really need to use a mouse if you didn't want to. I love shortcuts so that's pretty cool.

Not at all. For starters you probably need to refresh the menu in flux box. Forget specific menu tree but it should be in the system or config menu even in a fresh install. Sorry typing from my android tablet so I cannot double check that right now.

Ken

**devilock76** · 03-03-12, 08:12 AM

Originally posted by sgreger1

Really? SO I can't even install e17 on Fedora? Nah **** that, i'm going to make it my mission tonight, there has to be a way.

That is not what I said, you can it just won't be simple...

**devilock76** · 03-03-12, 08:27 AM

Ok did a quick vnc session. Under the menu you get when you click there should be an item that says fluxbox menu uner that tools under that regen menu. Run that, give it a few seconds to finish and much more should be there. Check out the files you can config in you home directoy under .fluxbox. Oh and install conky and find a config file on the web where you get your system info box fromconky as an embedded wallpaper item. Fluxbox is very useful even on a high horsepower system for things like usin the co puter overa vnc connection.

Ken

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