XFCE4 in Knoppix - success!

[Olivier Fourdan]

Excellent :)


On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 08:57, ml wrote:
> [from the knoppix mailing list]
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I successfully installed the current (Debian/unstable) XFCE4
> in Knoppix.  It is the best "light" GUI, I've seen so far
> and could replace xfce, wmaker, icewm, whatever.
> 
> Four steps were necessary:
> 
> 1. apt-get install xfwm4 xfprint4 xffm4 xfce4-utils \
>    xfce4-themes xfce4-mcs-plugins xfce4-mcs-manager \
>    xfce4-iconbox xfce4 gtk2-engines-xfce xfdeskmenu4 \
>    xfwm4-themes
> 
>    Remove stuff you don't need, because Knoppix is already
>    at it's size limits.
> 
> 2. rm -f /usr/lib/xf*/plugins/*.a (because of bug #192726)
> 
> 3. Add the following code to /etc/X11/Xsession.d/45xsession
>    somewhere:
> 
> startxfce4() {
>     playsound
>     GDK_USE_XFT=1
>     export GDK_USE_XFT
>     if [ ! -e $HOME/.xfce4 ]; then
>        cp -au /etc/skel/.xfce4/ /etc/skel/.xfwm4rc $HOME/
>     fi
>     /usr/bin/xfce-mcs-manager
>     /usr/bin/xfwm4 --daemon
>     /usr/bin/xftaskbar4 &
>     /usr/bin/xfdesktop &
>     exec /usr/bin/xfce4-panel
> }
> 
>    and near the end:
> 
>   xfce4|XFCE4) [ "$FREEMEM" -ge "35000" ] && startxfce4 || \
>     starttwm lowmem 64;
>   ;;
> 
>    And in /etc/init.d/knoppix-autoconfig add xfce4 to the
>    list of desktops.  I set the default value to xfce4, but
>    YMMV.
> 
>    [Thanks to Klaus Knopper for the information.]
> 
> 4. Copy your ~/.xfce4 directory and ~/.xfwm4rc file to 
>    /etc/skel/.  Set things nicely before, e.g. set the
>    background image to /usr/local/lib/knoppix.jpg.
> 
> Did I forget something?
> 
> OK, now re-master and burn your Knoppix, reboot it with
> knoppix desktop=xfce4 and enjoy.
> 
> Cheers!
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Olivier Fourdan <fourdan at xfce.org>
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