Contents
Installed Programs:
twm
Installed Libraries:
None
Installed Directory:
/etc/X11/app-defaults
Introduction to twm
The twm package contains a very minimal window manager.
This package is provided for testing the completed Xorg installation.
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Note
Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.
Package Information
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Download (HTTP): https://www.x.org/pub/individual/app/twm-1.0.12.tar.xz
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Download MD5 sum: 805ee08b5a87e1103dfe2eb925b613b4
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Download size: 260 KB
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Estimated disk space required: 3.8 MB
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Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU
twm Dependencies
Required
Installation of twm
Install twm by running the following commands:
sed -i -e '/^rcdir =/s,^\(rcdir = \).*,\1/etc/X11/app-defaults,' src/Makefile.in && ./configure $XORG_CONFIG && make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Command Explanations
sed -i -e '/^rcdir =/s...: This command ensures the twm configuration file gets installed in the proper location.