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|Name=Openbox
 
|Name=Openbox
 
|Short description=Window manager based on simplicity and flexibility
 
|Short description=Window manager based on simplicity and flexibility
|Full description=A completely new window manager, compliant with the latest standards, fully functional as a drop-in replacement for metacity, and faster than anything you've ever seen. It works with both KDE and Gnome desktops.
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|Full description='''Openbox''' is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support. The box visual style is well known for its minimalistic appearance. Openbox uses the box visual style, while providing a greater number of options for theme developers than previous box implementations.
|User level=none
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|Status=Live
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It can also be used inside [[GNOME]] or [[KDE]], or alongside an [[Emacs]] desktop environment.
|Component programs=
 
 
|Homepage URL=http://openbox.org
 
|Homepage URL=http://openbox.org
|VCS checkout command=
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|User level=beginner
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|VCS checkout command=git clone git://git.openbox.org/mikachu/openbox openbox
 
|Computer languages=C
 
|Computer languages=C
|Documentation note=User guide available in HTML formt from http://icculus.org/openbox/index.php/Help:Contents
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|Documentation note=Documentation available at http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Contents
|Paid support=
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|Related projects=Metacity, ObConf
|IRC help=
 
|IRC general=
 
|IRC development=
 
|Related projects=Metacity
 
 
|Keywords=GUI,small,Gnome,kde,interface,window manager,fast,simple
 
|Keywords=GUI,small,Gnome,kde,interface,window manager,fast,simple
|Is GNU=n
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|Version identifier=3.6.1
|Last review by=Christiano Anderson
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|Version date=2015/07/01
|Last review date=2008-06-24
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|Version status=stable
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|Version download=https://github.com/Mikachu/openbox/releases/tag/release-3.6.1
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|Version comment=3.6.1 stable released 2015-07-01
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|Last review by=Genium
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|Last review date=2015/09/27
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted by=Database conversion
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
 
|Submitted date=2011-04-01
|Version identifier=3.4.2
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|Status=
|Version date=2007-06-09
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|Is GNU=No
|Version status=stable
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|License verified date=2003-11-11
|Version download=http://icculus.org/openbox/releases/openbox-3.4.2.tar.gz
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}}
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{{Project license
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|License=GPLv2orlater
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|License verified by=Christiano Anderson
 
|License verified date=2003-11-11
 
|License verified date=2003-11-11
|Version comment=3.4.2 stable released 2007-06-09
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Person
 
{{Person
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|Real name=Mikael Magnusson
 
|Role=Maintainer
 
|Role=Maintainer
|Real name=Mikael Magnusson
 
 
|Email=mikachu@openbox.org
 
|Email=mikachu@openbox.org
 
|Resource URL=
 
|Resource URL=
 
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{{Person
 
{{Person
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|Real name=Audun Hove
 
|Role=Contributor
 
|Role=Contributor
|Real name=Audun Hove
 
|Email=
 
 
|Resource URL=
 
|Resource URL=
 
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{{Person
 
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|Real name=Brandon Cash
 
|Role=Contributor
 
|Role=Contributor
|Real name=Brandon Cash
 
|Email=
 
 
|Resource URL=
 
|Resource URL=
 
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{{Person
 
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|Real name=Dan Rise
 
|Role=Contributor
 
|Role=Contributor
|Real name=Dan Rise
 
|Email=
 
 
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{{Person
 
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|Real name=David Barr
 
|Role=Contributor
 
|Role=Contributor
|Real name=David Barr
 
|Email=
 
 
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{{Person
 
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|Real name=Derek Foreman
 
|Role=Contributor
 
|Role=Contributor
|Real name=Derek Foreman
 
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{{Person
 
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|Real name=John McKnight
 
|Role=Contributor
 
|Role=Contributor
|Real name=John McKnight
 
|Email=
 
 
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{{Person
 
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|Real name=Marius Nita
 
|Role=Contributor
 
|Role=Contributor
|Real name=Marius Nita
 
|Email=
 
 
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|Resource URL=
 
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{{Person
 
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|Real name=Tore Anderson
 
|Role=Contributor
 
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|Real name=Tore Anderson
 
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|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
 
|Resource URL=http://bugzilla.icculus.org
 
|Resource URL=http://bugzilla.icculus.org
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=Developer,Support
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|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource URL=mailto:openbox@icculus.org
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource kind=Download
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|Resource URL=http://openbox.org/wiki/Openbox:Download
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|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource URL=http://git.openbox.org/?p=mikachu/openbox.git;a=summary
 
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|Resource audience=Developer
 
|Resource audience=Developer
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
|Resource URL=http://svn.icculus.org/openbox/
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|Resource URL=https://github.com/mikachu/openbox
 
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{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Developer,Support
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|Resource audience=Bug reports
|Resource kind=E-mail
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|Resource kind=Bug Tracking
|Resource URL=mailto:openbox@icculus.org
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|Resource URL=http://openbox.org/wiki/Openbox:Contribute#Bug_reports
 
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{{Software category
 
{{Software category
|Interface=window-manager,x-window-system
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|Interface=x-window-system, window-manager
 
|Use=interface
 
|Use=interface
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{{Project license
 
|License=GPLv2orlater
 
|License verified by=Christiano Anderson
 
|License verified date=2003-11-11
 
 
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|Prerequisite description=libxml2
 
|Prerequisite description=libxml2
 
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Revision as of 19:45, 27 September 2015


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Openbox

http://openbox.org
Window manager based on simplicity and flexibility

Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support. The box visual style is well known for its minimalistic appearance. Openbox uses the box visual style, while providing a greater number of options for theme developers than previous box implementations.

It can also be used inside GNOME or KDE, or alongside an Emacs desktop environment.





Licensing

License

Verified by

Verified on

Notes

Verified by

Christiano Anderson

Verified on

11 November 2003




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
John McKnight Contributor
Dan Rise Contributor
Audun Hove Contributor
David Barr Contributor
Derek Foreman Contributor
Marius Nita Contributor
Brandon Cash Contributor
Mikael Magnusson Maintainer
Tore Anderson Contributor


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Bug TrackingVCS Repository Webviewhttp://bugzilla.icculus.org
Bug reportsBug Trackinghttp://openbox.org/wiki/Openbox:Contribute#Bug_reports
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewhttp://git.openbox.org/?p=mikachu/openbox.git;a=summary
Debian (Ref)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/openbox
User, DeveloperMailing List Info/Archivehttp://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.window-managers.openbox
DeveloperDownloadhttp://openbox.org/wiki/Openbox:Download
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewhttps://github.com/mikachu/openbox
Developer,SupportE-mailmailto:openbox@icculus.org


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Required to usePango
Required to useXlibs
Required to uselibxml2
Required to useglib




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"Bug reports" is not in the list (General, Help, Bug Tracking, Support, Developer) of allowed values for the "Resource audience" property.
















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