On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Felix Karpfen wrote:
> No flames please. Just be patient with a chicken-hearted Newbie.
>
> I downloaded, unpacked and configured fvwm-2.4.6. Before going ahead
> with the install, I read the README file (fortunately). It said:
> -------
> Generally, you should run:
>
> ./configure # for full list of options, run: ./configure --help
> make
> make install # as a user with proper file system permissions
>
> It is very important to make the last step (make install) to ensure that
> FVWM works properly.
> --------
> Do I really run "make install" as user, or do I run it as root and set
> up the file system permissions afterwards.
If you run make install as root, it'll set the permissions just fine.
Actually, if you do the configure as a regular user and don't specify a
prefix that the user can write to, then you likely won't be able to
install as the user.
> And - while having the attention of an fvwm guru - what other readings are
> an absolute "must" before I attempt to configure and use the downloaded
> program.
The man page, and one of the sample .fvwm2rc's :-)
> All (hand-holding) help will be gratefully received.
Enjoy! There are many sample .fvwm2rc's out there. You just have to find
them and customize them to your setup.
-peace
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Received on Wed Apr 03 2002 - 22:54:10 BST