HamzaED Hamza Emadeen Weblog

Openbox is a window manager for X Window Systems , its light weight , small , fast and very usable , but it needs a bit of customization  to get it working with complete usability features , also configuration it and reconfiguration for your own usability settings .

I used Openbox first at debian , then Ubuntu later with customized distro built on Ubuntu uses openbox : Crunchbang #! linux , Many tricks i learn and gathered along in my social bookmark services ( delicious ) about using , configuring and customizing Openbox . there was no Openbox guides available even at openbox main site .

Well good news now there are few guides for Openbox , here they are :

1- Openbox`s Page at Arch Linux -link-: its very comprehensive guide for openbox , powered with arch linux community users . it has very nice tips and tricks about customization and configuration . it also contains very intresting applications openbox will need .

2-Openbox guide -link- : its a very long , outstanding blog post about openbox installation , configurations , and customization . with tools and applications to use .

3-Ubuntu`s Openbox wiki page -link- : its a  guide for ubuntu users to how to deal with openbox , not very rich or with tips as Archlinux guide or urukrama`s blog post .

4-OLPC and How to install and use Openbox -link- .

For openbox themes  : check box-look.org .