FVWM

FVWM (F Virtual Window Manager) is Article description::a stacking window manager for [[X11.]] It is designed to minimize memory consumption, provide a 3D look to window frames, and to provide a virtual desktop. It is also possible to extend FVWM using C, M4 and Perl preprocessing or scripts, in the case of Perl.

Emerge
After flags have been set issue an emerge command to install FVWM:

Configuration
FVWM's main configuration file is.

Starting
To start FVWM use a display manager or the startx command.

When using startx with ConsoleKit support, setup ConsoleKit and create the following file:

External resources

 * FVWM manpages index
 * FVWM wiki
 * Testing FVWM without pulling your hair out...
 * http://zensites.net/fvwm/guide/
 * X Window Managers and Perl, with a section on using perl with FVWM
 * Arch wiki about Fvwm
 * Debian wiki about Fvwm
 * Ubuntu wiki about Fvwm