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Linux.com: Customizing FVWM

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 10, 2005

“FVWM, the F Virtual Windows Manager, is a window manager for
computers running the X Window System. While KDE and GNOME offer
more features, they are also heavy on memory usage. FVWM is light
and fast, and you can customize it to meet your needs, and apply
these customizations throughout your organization.

“The default FVWM screen is very basic–just a simple blue
desktop. Clicking anywhere with the left mouse button brings up a
menu with a couple of built-in options, including xterm.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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