How To Install openbox on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbox on Rocky Linux 8. openbox is A highly configurable and standards-compliant X11 window manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbox on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `openbox`

Openbox is a window manager designed explicity for standards-compliance and speed. It is fast, lightweight, and heavily configurable (using XML for its configuration data). It has many features that make it unique among window managers actions, multi-head/Xinerama support, and dynamically generated “pipe menus.” For a full list of the FreeDesktop.org standards with which it is compliant, please see the COMPLIANCE file in the included documentation of this package. For a graphical configuration editor, you’ll need to install the obconf package.

We can use yum or dnf to install openbox on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openbox.

Install openbox on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install openbox using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openbox

Install openbox on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install openbox using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openbox

How To Uninstall openbox on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the openbox package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openbox

openbox Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/xdg/openbox
/etc/xdg/openbox/autostart
/etc/xdg/openbox/environment
/etc/xdg/openbox/menu.xml
/etc/xdg/openbox/rc.xml
/etc/xdg/openbox/terminals.menu
/usr/bin/obxprop
/usr/bin/openbox
/usr/bin/openbox-session
/usr/bin/setlayout
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/09
/usr/lib/.build-id/09/dfa1a3b40f90e6a0f78a4804703b6575f0cdc0
/usr/lib/.build-id/45
/usr/lib/.build-id/45/eac033c3b90bbeeea0691246d3ab3599d91029
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4/653cae757a7df240eda334fb6e9011a181a86b
/usr/libexec/openbox-autostart
/usr/libexec/openbox-xdg-autostart
/usr/libexec/openbox-xdg-menu
/usr/share/applications/openbox.desktop
/usr/share/doc/openbox
/usr/share/doc/openbox/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/openbox/CHANGELOG
/usr/share/doc/openbox/COMPLIANCE
/usr/share/doc/openbox/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/openbox/README
/usr/share/doc/openbox/menu.xml
/usr/share/doc/openbox/menu.xsd
/usr/share/doc/openbox/rc-mouse-focus.xml
/usr/share/doc/openbox/rc.xsd
/usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn_IN/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/en@boldquot/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/en@quot/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/eu/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl_ES/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/no/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/vi/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/openbox.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/obxprop.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/openbox-session.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/openbox.1.gz
/usr/share/pixmaps/openbox.png
/usr/share/themes/Artwiz-boxed
/usr/share/themes/Artwiz-boxed/openbox-3
/usr/share/themes/Artwiz-boxed/openbox-3/themerc
/usr/share/themes/Bear2
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/close.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/close_pressed.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/desk.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/desk_toggled.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/iconify.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/iconify_pressed.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/max.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/max_pressed.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/max_toggled.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/shade.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/shade_pressed.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Bear2/openbox-3/themerc
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks-3.4
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks-3.4/openbox-3
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks-3.4/openbox-3/themerc
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks-Olive
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks-Olive/openbox-3
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks-Olive/openbox-3/themerc
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/openbox-3
/usr/share/themes/Clearlooks/openbox-3/themerc
/usr/share/themes/Mikachu
/usr/share/themes/Mikachu/openbox-3
/usr/share/themes/Mikachu/openbox-3/bullet.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Mikachu/openbox-3/close.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Mikachu/openbox-3/desk.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Mikachu/openbox-3/iconify.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Mikachu/openbox-3/max.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Mikachu/openbox-3/themerc
/usr/share/themes/Natura
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/close.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/close_hover.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/desk.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/desk_hover.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/desk_toggled.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/iconify.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/iconify_hover.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/max.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/max_hover.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/max_toggled.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/shade.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/shade_hover.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Natura/openbox-3/themerc
/usr/share/themes/Onyx
/usr/share/themes/Onyx-Citrus
/usr/share/themes/Onyx-Citrus/openbox-3
/usr/share/themes/Onyx-Citrus/openbox-3/themerc
/usr/share/themes/Onyx/openbox-3
/usr/share/themes/Onyx/openbox-3/themerc
/usr/share/themes/Orang
/usr/share/themes/Orang/openbox-3
/usr/share/themes/Orang/openbox-3/themerc
/usr/share/themes/Syscrash
/usr/share/themes/Syscrash/openbox-3
/usr/share/themes/Syscrash/openbox-3/max.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Syscrash/openbox-3/max_disabled.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Syscrash/openbox-3/max_pressed.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Syscrash/openbox-3/max_toggled.xbm
/usr/share/themes/Syscrash/openbox-3/themerc
/usr/share/xsessions/openbox.desktop

References

openbox website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openbox on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.