Can Not Install Openbox WM

Desktop Environments Openbox
1

I have tried several times to intall the openbox window manager to my spare laptop following the below suggestions but have not been successful.

Select "No desktop" during the Calamares install.

 After Calamares install, reboot

 switch to TTY3 (Ctrl-Alt-F3)

 Login and run:
  git clone https://github.com/EndeavourOS-Community-Editions/openbox.git
  cd openbox
  bash openbox-install.sh  (see if this is executable, if not "chmod 755 openbox-install.sh")
 
 Reboot and login via lightdm

I get this output in terminal when I do the bash openbox-install.sh operation.

no such file as openbox-install.sh

Any help greatly appreciated!

2

$ tree openbox/
openbox/
├── LICENSE
├── netinstall.yaml
├── openbox-install
├── openbox-play-tutorial.png
├── openbox-screenshot.png
├── packages-repository.txt
├── README.md
└── setup_openbox_isomode

Looks it is called just openbox-install and not openbox-install.sh

So:

$ chmod 755 openbox-install
$ ./openbox-install
3

unless this is a new install you shouldn’t need the installer just the package-repository.txt and then make sure to enable your login manger of choice before rebooting. If its new then the installer is helpful but still not really necessary you can move things manually.

4

This is a new install on a spare laptop. I am starting from scratch and reinstalling it at the moment. Will update you all after I give it a try again.

5

Haven’t used the eos openbox in a while so please note any errors so we can get them fixed. Thanx

6

Okay, your suggestion worked. That seems to be the way to do it now. Many thanks!