Installing the IceWM window manager on Debian
Step by step guide and HOWTO
Debian is a popular and influential Linux distribution known for its stability, versatility, and strong community support.
Today we shall install the IceWM window manager on Debian.
We need to complete several steps to get it working correctly.
1. Boot the system -- System Ready.
2. Boot the system -- Logged In.
3. Switch to root
su
4. Running update
apt-get update
5. Running 'apt install icewm'
apt install icewm
6. Running 'apt install icewm'
apt install icewm
7. Running 'apt install icewm'
apt install icewm
8. Running 'mkdir -p ~/.icewm'
mkdir -p ~/.icewm
9. Running 'cp /usr/share/icewm/preferences ~/.icewm/preferences'
cp /usr/share/icewm/preferences ~/.icewm/preferences
10. Creating the configuration file
nano ~/.icewm/preferences
11. Creating the configuration file
12. Creating the configuration file for key bindings
nano ~/.icewm/keys
13. Creating the configuration file for key bindings
14. Running 'apt install xorg'
apt install xorg
15. Running 'apt install xorg'
apt install xorg
16. Running 'apt install xorg'
apt install xorg
17. Running 'apt install lightdm'
apt install lightdm
18. Running 'apt install lightdm'
apt install lightdm
19. Running 'reboot'
reboot
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