Got Beer working, and installed Fluxbox from a post MB has in Linuxnoob. Now I'm attempting to get it to do what I want, and look nice too. I thought about just titling this "I gotta know how to do stuff," and while I know I'd get the thrashing I deserve for asking that, it's close to describing where I'm at. I need to know some (probably) stupid easy stuff, so here goes.
I have Google Chrome and Iceweasel, and right now the only way I can run them is from the command line. I've found some guides that show how to edit Fluxbox's configuration file, but without resorting to dragging a laptop where I can see it and editing the file using that, how can I keep Google running and open another terminal to edit? When I open another terminal, it starts with the same Google session, so apparently I can only have one bash session working. Haven't tried Ctrl/Alt/f1, but even if that works, I wouldn't see what I needed to edit. Beer comes with Emacs, bur from what I've read,Emacs and graphics might as well be on separate planets.
And since I'm asking, any good Fluxbox or Emacs guides?
Beer: Configure Fluxbox
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We don't support installations in VirtualBox, VMWare, qemu or others. We ignore posts about WINE, PlayOnLinux, Steam and Skype. We don't support btrfs, lvm, UEFI, side-by-side installations with GPT or dualboot with anything newer than Windows XP.
Google your problem first. Check the Wiki. Read the existing threads. It's okay to "hijack" an existing thread, yes! If your problem is not yet covered, open a new thread. To get the quickest possible help, mention the exact release codename in your post (uname -a is a good idea, too). Due to the lack of crystal balls, attach the output of lspci -nnk if you encounter hardware problems.
Re: Beer: Configure Fluxbox
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fluxbox
http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php?title=Fluxbox-wiki
http://linuxbbq.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fluxbox
Make sure you create a .fluxbox directory in your home directory, and edit the fluxbox files there (do not edit the system files).
Run iceweasel (or chrome) from a terminal like this:
the "&" runs the browser as a detached process, so the terminal should then give you another prompt where you can start your editor.
As for an emacs how-to, haven't you seen DebianJoe's series? http://linuxbbq.org/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=539
It's also covered in the Arch wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Emacs
As for the thrashing you definitely deserve, I'll just put these here.
https://ixquick.com/do/search?keyword=fluxbox+how-to
https://ixquick.com/do/search?keyword=emacs+how-to
http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php?title=Fluxbox-wiki
http://linuxbbq.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fluxbox
Make sure you create a .fluxbox directory in your home directory, and edit the fluxbox files there (do not edit the system files).
Run iceweasel (or chrome) from a terminal like this:
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iceweasel &
As for an emacs how-to, haven't you seen DebianJoe's series? http://linuxbbq.org/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=539
It's also covered in the Arch wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Emacs
As for the thrashing you definitely deserve, I'll just put these here.
https://ixquick.com/do/search?keyword=fluxbox+how-to
https://ixquick.com/do/search?keyword=emacs+how-to
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Re: Beer: Configure Fluxbox
there is (normally) alt-F3 for dmenu?
Re: Beer: Configure Fluxbox
I did think about that, but wasn't sure dmenu would be included in beer (a noX spin). I suppose I could have booted it to check, but I feel lazy today.wuxmedia wrote:there is (normally) alt-F3 for dmenu?
Re: Beer: Configure Fluxbox
Thanks for the answers. At work now, will have to check them out when I get home. Thanks!
Re: Beer: Configure Fluxbox
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