Arch Linux + Openbox + xcompmgr

That' s my Arch Linux system!
I tried to build it up minimal and aesthetically coherent.
Here it is my basic suite of programs:

WM : Openbox
Compositor: xcompmgr
Panel: Bmpanel
Terminal: xfce4-terminal
Editor: nano
File Manager: Thunar
Browser: Google Chrome

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• arch
• linux
• openbox
• fluxbox
• blackbox
• icewm
• compositor
• transparency
• blue
• transparent
• xcompmgr
• xfce
• nano
• thunar
• google
• chrome
• minimal
• free
• software
• open
• source

[71GA]

Damn i ve allways wanted to know enough to install arch linux... well i did that but i never got past the "installing GUI"... TOO BAD :(

[TheCellarGuardian]

@71GA You're never too late! Practice on other user-friendly distro, and read carefully the Beginner's Guide, I guarantee you'll install it without problems!

[PunkJediEwok]

What music is this? It's really nice.

[TheCellarGuardian]

@PunkJediEwok It's from the Youtube AudioSwap collection, I cannot really remember the name, I' m sorry.

[hheintze1]

How much RAM is that config using?



[TheCellarGuardian]

@hheintze1 Now it's something like 90 megabyte at the startup, with Terminal running and some daemon... It's a lot, but this configuration uses a default generic kernel, it keeps several services running, Terminal (which isn't that lightweight) and so on... On my EEE pc 901, with a custom compiled kernel, compiled packages with optimized compilation flags, only the essential daemons and no composite I reached something like 32 megabyte at the startup, with the possibility of further improvements

[PunkJediEwok]

Do you remember what theme you are using in this video? I really want to build a desktop like you did. It's beautifully elegant. The same is true with the wallpaper. What I really like is all the rounded rectangles.

[TheCellarGuardian]

@bloozism Concerning bmpanel, I used the Arch theme, you can find it on the official bmpanel page, concerning the Openbox configuration take a look at the Openbox wiki page on the Arch Linux wiki and also on this blog: (google for "urukrama openbox"). those sources are so complete and well written that it's hard to do better!

[bloozism]

care to share that bmpanel and openbox config? setting up openbox on deban and there some things here i'd like to borrow. thanks

[Mithferion]

@TheCellarGuardian Lemme see, then. And thanks. :).