openbox with fbpanel

Notes for my latest light desktop trial project

In this case on a minimal debian with gnome-core installed.

It is the same on ubuntu.

apt-get install openbox fbpanel 

add rox-filer?

autostart and config fbpanel

http://chris4585.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/ubuntu-fbpanel-profile/

http://chris4585.wordpress.com/fbpanel-profiles/

$ sudo gedit /etc/xdg/openbox/autostart.sh

Add the following lines to autostart.sh:

sleep 0;

fbpanel –profile profile-file-name1 &

Network manager

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Xfce

Autostart

sleep 0;

nm-applet --sm-disable &

it has to run as root we need to fix policykit

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Xfce

/etc/dbus-1/system.d/NetworkManager.conf 

/etc/dbus-1/system.d/NetworkManagerInfo.conf 

/etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-applet.conf 

/etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-avahi-autoipd.conf 

/etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-dhcp-client.conf 

In each file, copy the section of text which starts with and ends with . Paste it immediately below the line, and change the line to . 

For example: 

  

  

  

  

Or fix the sudoer file

http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/33