A C Compiler (GNU GCC 3.2+ suggested)
GNU Gettext 0.14.4
GNU Autoconf 2.50+
-GNU Automake 1.9+
+GNU Automake 1.9 (no more, no less)
GNU Libtool
Xlib library/headers (devel package)
Pkg-Config
Glib 2.0+ library/headers (devel package) (http://www.gtk.org)
libxml2 2.0+ library/headers (devel package)
Pango 1.10+ library/headers (devel package)
-cvs
+cvs or git or neither, depending on how gettext was installed*
+Imlib2 library/headers (devel package)
Optionally you may want:
X Cursor library/headers (devel package)
We recommend the latest versions of all these packages.
+*) for versions below 0.18.1 cvs is needed, above that, see autopoint --version
+
Do the following to build and install Openbox in git:
% ./bootstrap
Don't try running it from the openbox/ directory without installing, it won't work.
It needs to be installed before it is run.
-The installed binary is 'openbox'.
+The following commands will be available: openbox-session,
+ openbox-gnome-session, openbox-kde-session, and openbox.
+
+See the man pages for details about them. If you want to run Openbox on its
+ own, you probably want to run "openbox-session".
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-In debian unstable, you want these packages:
+In Ubuntu, you want these packages:
+
gcc
gettext
-automake1.9
+automake
autoconf
libtool
libpango1.0-dev
pkg-config
libglib2.0-dev
libxml2-dev
-libxcursor-dev
libstartup-notification0-dev
-xlibs-dev
-
-tip: run "update-alternatives --config automake" and select automake1.9 before
- running ./configure
+xorg-dev
+libimlib2-dev
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