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openbox is a lightweight window manager designed to run on hardware with low specs, although many people use it because it doesn't have a lot of fancy features.

openbox is a lightweight window manager designed to run on hardware with low specs, although many people use it because it doesn't have a lot of fancy features.

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Openbox : launch a maximize application through ob menu

I am trying to configure my openbox's menu.xml, and I would like to define a menu entry which launch a maximize application, for example firefox. …
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How can I edit the client-menu menu of openbox? (invoked by alt + space)

I would like to remove the following items in the openbox client menu: Send to Desktop Restore Move Resize Iconify Maximize Roll up/down Un/Decorate This is the menu you can invoke by right clicking on the window decorations or with ALT +…
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How to Change the look of Openbox?

I am using Openbox Environment in Ubuntu 11.10, i wanted to know if there is any way to make it Decently-Aesthetic. Change Wallpaper Change Iconset Add Menubar Thats it
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does openbox cause an ubuntu internal error?

I get this error constantly, and i don't know what should i do :( I use the lubuntu 12.04 does lxde come with openbox, i don't know whether i have installed openbox. PS.i found when i right-click the gnome-terminal, the…
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Can't get Chrome to start at a specific desktop in Openbox

I'm using Openbox (ubuntu 14.04 LTS, with compton). I've configured all apps to start at specific desktops, with terminals at desktop 1, Spacefm at desktop 2, and then finally, Google Chrome at desktop 4. All of the programs start at the correct…
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What's the difference between Unmaximize and UnmaximizeFull in Openbox?

The window manager Openbox (which is, for example, used by Lubuntu 20.04) allows us to define custom key bindings with desired actions. One such action is "Unmaximize" (as covered in the documentation). A couple of sources present examples using an…
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Add a desktop icon in OpenBox

I installed OpenBox and Google Chrome using following command: sudo apt install --no-install-recommends xorg openbox google-chrome When I start openbox, an empty black desktop is displayed. I want to add a google-chrome icon to OpenBox desktop. How…
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OpenBox tweaks and other

I only have one simple question: How to customize the /Debian and the menu design in openbox. This link here shows an Openbox menu that has a black title in it. How do I do that? And the /Debian thing, is missing too many applications like Web…
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How do I configure Openbox to work a little bit better?

I work part time at a library as a member of the IT team. We have 12 kiosk computers throughout the library that are dedicated to the catalog. They are currently running Windows 7 with Firefox and 3 add-ons that lock the thing down to only allowed…
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Openbox: desktop, autostart, new aplications installation issue

My computer is very old so in my Ubuntu 14.04 LTS I am running 'openbox', which is minimalist (therefore it makes my computer to run smoother). But I have some doubts/issues about openbox 1) How do I put desktop icons on openbox? 2) How do I set a…
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My ubuntu randomly automatically logout after installing openbox

i got this error on my log, it keep logout automatically already reinstalled openbox, but this still happen btw i'm running ubuntu 12.04 ERROR: apport (pid 26391) Sun Mar 2 20:57:36 2014: gdbus call error: Error:…
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Disable Alt-menu in Openbox?

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 w/ Openbox 3.6.1. When I press Alt, some applications shows their menu. How I can disable this behavior, so Alt won't do anything?
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ubuntu server minimal and openbox

I installed Ubuntu Debian 23.10 server version. I also installed Openbox + PCManFM-Qt + VirtualBox Guest Additions because I am on a VirtualBox virtual machine. After the reboot, it asked me if I wanted LXQt or Openbox. I chose Openbox, but it…
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Logging in with openbox in Ubuntu 18.04.4

I am installing ubuntu 18.04.4 and plan to use openbox. I have installed openbox, obconfig, and obmenu. The install instructions say to log out and then select openbox from a menu. My login screen has my name, a text box for the password, a cancel…
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How to start applications in certain places ONLY during autostart

As title explains I wish to start programs in a specific place but only at the startup of my computer. If a program is opened afterwords I would like it to launch normally in my current desktop.
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