Fluxbox
 Fluxbox with a customized theme. | |
| Developer(s) | Fluxbox developers |
|---|---|
| Stable release | |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Type | X window manager |
| License | MIT |
| Website | fluxbox.org |
In Unix computing, Fluxbox is an X window manager based on Blackbox. Fluxbox attempts to be a flexible, lightweight and customizable windows manager, and has very little support for graphical icons. Its user interface has only a taskbar and a menu that can be used by right-clicking on the desktop. All basic settings are controlled by text files.[1]
Fluxbox allows the modification of some graphical features such as colors, gradients, and borders, and several other basic appearance settings can also be changed. Effects managers such as Xcompmgr and transset-df can add true transparency to desktop elements and windows. Enhancements can also be provided by using iDesk or fbdesk , or the ROX Desktop. Fluxbox also has several features Blackbox does not have, including tabbed windows and a configurable titlebar.[2]
Because of its small memory use and quick loading time, Fluxbox has been used in many Live CDs such as Knoppix and GParted. It was the default window manager of Damn Small Linux, but was replaced with JWM after the release of Damn Small Linux 4.0. It was also the default window manager of antiX, a linux distribution based on MEPIS and designed for old computers, PCFluxboxOS, a remaster of PCLinuxOS, and LinguasOS, a Live CD distribution for professional translators. Fluxbuntu, Ubuntu with Fluxbox and lightweight applications, was released in October 2007.[3]
The most recent release of Fluxbox was version 1.3.7, which was last updated in July, 2016, although current releases of operating systems using Fluxbox are still being made as of 2026.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Jordan, Michael J. "Using the Fluxbox Window Manager". Linux Online Inc. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ↑ "Eye candy - Fluxbox-wiki". Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ↑ "Fluxbuntu Home". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website
- Fluxbox official wiki Archived 2010-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- #fluxbox on freenode
- LinguasOS Archived 2008-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- PCFluxboxOS
