Fluxbox facts for kids
Fluxbox with a customized theme.
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| Developer(s) | Fluxbox developers |
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| Stable release |
1.1 [1] / September 2, 2008
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| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Type | X window manager |
| License | MIT |
Fluxbox is a special kind of computer program called an X window manager. It works on computers that use a Unix-like operating system, like Linux. Think of a window manager as the program that controls how all the windows on your screen look and how you can move them around.
Fluxbox was created from an older program called Blackbox. Its main goal is to be very lightweight, which means it doesn't use much computer memory or power. It also lets you change how it looks a lot!
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What Makes Fluxbox Special?
Fluxbox is designed to be simple and fast. It doesn't have many fancy pictures or icons on the screen. Instead, it usually just shows a taskbar (where you see open programs) and a menu that pops up when you right-click on your desktop.
You can change almost everything about Fluxbox by editing simple text files. This means you can make it look exactly how you want!
Customizing Your Fluxbox Desktop
Even though it's simple, Fluxbox can look really cool. You can change the colors, how things fade into each other (gradients), and the borders around windows.
You can also add special effects like true transparency to your windows and other parts of the desktop. This makes things look see-through, which is a neat effect! Programs like iDesk can help you add more features to your desktop, too.
Cool Features of Fluxbox
Fluxbox has some neat tricks that the older Blackbox program didn't have. For example, it lets you use tabbed windows. This means you can group several windows together into one, like tabs in a web browser. This helps keep your desktop tidy! It also lets you change the titlebar (the top part of a window) to your liking.
Why Fluxbox is Popular
Because Fluxbox uses very little memory and starts up super fast, it's a favorite for many Live CDs. A Live CD is a special kind of operating system that you can run directly from a CD or USB drive without installing it on your computer.
Some famous Live CDs that have used Fluxbox include Knoppix STD and GParted. It was also the main window manager for Damn Small Linux, which was made for very old computers.
Today, Fluxbox is still the main window manager for antiX, another linux distribution designed for older computers. It's also used in PCFluxboxOS and LinguasOS, which is a special Live CD for people who translate languages.
In October 2007, a version of Ubuntu called Fluxbuntu was released. It combined Ubuntu with Fluxbox and other lightweight programs to make a faster system.
Related pages
- Blackbox
- Openbox
- Fluxbuntu
- LinguasOS
- PCFluxboxOS
See also
In Spanish: Fluxbox para niños
