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Admin at 20:16, 13 July 2025

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 ''git clone https://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3.git''<br>
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 ''ninja -C build''<br>
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	To install Fvwm3, you can either use your distribution's package manager (if available) or build it from source using meson. The meson build system is preferred, but autotools are available for older systems. Dependencies include development packages specific to your distribution, and optionally Docker for building within a container.		To install Fvwm3, you can either use your distribution's package manager (if available) or build it from source using meson. The meson build system is preferred, but autotools are available for older systems. Dependencies include development packages specific to your distribution, and optionally Docker for building within a container.

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	To install Fvwm3, you can either use your distribution's package manager (if available) or build it from source using meson. The meson build system is preferred, but autotools are available for older systems. Dependencies include development packages specific to your distribution, and optionally Docker for building within a container.		To install Fvwm3, you can either use your distribution's package manager (if available) or build it from source using meson. The meson build system is preferred, but autotools are available for older systems. Dependencies include development packages specific to your distribution, and optionally Docker for building within a container.

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			To install Fvwm3, you can either use your distribution's package manager (if available) or build it from source using meson. The meson build system is preferred, but autotools are available for older systems. Dependencies include development packages specific to your distribution, and optionally Docker for building within a container.

			'''Core and Optional dependences, check it here''':<br>
			https://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3/blob/main/INSTALL.md

			'''Download and install''':

			''git clone https://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3.git''<br>
			''cd fvwm3''<br>
			''meson setup --prefix=/usr -Dmandoc=true -Dhtmldoc=true build''<br>
			''ninja -C build''<br>
			''sudo meson install -C build''



	This page provides the basic information on how to install Fvwm3 on different Linux distros		This page provides the basic information on how to install Fvwm3 on different Linux distros

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	~~D. '''LOGOUT and LOGIN to Fvwm3'''~~

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Admin: Created page with "Image This page provides the basic information on how to install Fvwm3 on different Linux distros '''HOW TO INSTALL on MX Linux''' A. '''INSTALL Fvwm3''' ''sudo apt-get install fvwm3'' '''View documentation, XDG menu, and Network:'''
''sudo apt-get install asciidoctor xterm python3-xdg stalonetray'' '''Required by Extension Installer and thumbnails:'''
''sudo apt install yad gawk sed w..."

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Created page with "right|200px|link=File:myExt-in-action.png|Image This page provides the basic information on how to install Fvwm3 on different Linux distros '''HOW TO INSTALL on MX Linux''' A. '''INSTALL Fvwm3''' ''sudo apt-get install fvwm3'' '''View documentation, XDG menu, and Network:''' ''sudo apt-get install asciidoctor xterm python3-xdg stalonetray'' '''Required by Extension Installer and thumbnails:''' ''sudo apt install yad gawk sed w..."

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This page provides the basic information on how to install Fvwm3 on different Linux distros

'''HOW TO INSTALL on MX Linux'''

A. '''INSTALL Fvwm3'''

''sudo apt-get install fvwm3''

'''View documentation, XDG menu, and Network:'''
''sudo apt-get install asciidoctor xterm python3-xdg stalonetray''

'''Required by Extension Installer and thumbnails:'''
''sudo apt install yad gawk sed wget imagemagick-common''

'''Adjust screen resolution and add volume icon:'''
''sudo apt install x11-utils volumeicon-alsa''

'''Search app:'''
''sudo apt install rofi xfce4-appfinder''

'''Look & Feel:'''
''sudo apt install lxappearance''

B. '''LOGOUT and select Fvwm3''' on the Window Manager's login panel. After loading, the default Fvwm appears:

[[File:fvwm-default-105.png|left|300px|link=File:fvwm-default-105.png|Image]]






C. '''INSTALL Fvwm3 myExtentions'''

Download (click green Code button and "Download ZIP"
https://github.com/rasatpc/FVWM3-myEXT

1) Extract Fvwm4-main.zip
2) Copy everything from FVWM3-myEXT-main/ to ~/.fvwm
3) Copy ~/.fvwm/setup/rofi to .config/

D. '''LOGOUT and LOGIN to Fvwm3'''

[[File:myExt-default.png|left|300px|link=File:myExt-default.png|Image]]







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