twm-1.0.12

Introduction to twm

The twm package contains a very minimal window manager.

This package is provided for testing the completed Xorg installation.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.1 platform.

Package Information

twm Dependencies

Required

Xorg-Server-21.1.11

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.

Contents

Installed Programs: twm
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directory: /etc/X11/app-defaults

Short Descriptions

twm

is the Tab Window Manager for the X Window System