how to start xfce4.8 desktop environment

[Ozan Türkyılmaz]

2011/6/25 janu mam <janakiramulu.mtech at gmail.com>:
> root [ /home/janu/Downloads/xc/src/xfwm4-4.8.0 ]# ./configure
> --prefix=/usr && make && make install
> /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so: undefined reference to `XRRFreeOutputInfo'
> /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so: undefined reference to `XRRFreeScreenResources'
> /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so: undefined reference to `XRRGetOutputPrimary'
> /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so: undefined reference to `XRRFreeCrtcInfo'
> /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so: undefined reference to `XRRGetCrtcInfo'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[2]: *** [xfwm4] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/janu/Downloads/xc/src/xfwm4-4.8.0/src'
> make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/janu/Downloads/xc/src/xfwm4-4.8.0'
> make: *** [all] Error 2

It looks more like version mismatch than missing anything.

And theorically, You can use any WM in any DE but in practice, DE's
window managers works better in their respective DEs. I used compiz in
Xfce without a hintch for a long time. However Fluxbox comes with some
DE like features. It should be fine I think, Try and see.


-- 
Ozan, BSc, BEng