Install Fvwm

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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:

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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

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