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This is what I did to get dwm working with Antix core. Based on Christopher’s description.
And some extra configurations.
The process to install Xorg and DWM in AntiX Core.
Install Anti-X Core 23.2
sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow locales # Just update the language you want to use. Can be configured during installation.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get purge vim-tiny # remove vim.tiny
sudo apt-get install vim # default text editor.
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get autoremove
# to get xwin
# Install these packages with sudo apt-get install:
xserver-xorg-legacy # base x package for antiX
xserver-xorg-video-intel # my specific video server
xserver-xorg-video-vesa # generic fall-back video server
xserver-xorg-input-all # input for all mouse, keyboard, etc
pmount # mounts usb drives, etc by normal user
xinit # starts X window system
# to get gcc
# Install neaded packages with sudo apt-get install
build-essential # gcc packages
git # to download dwm
patch # used to patch dwm with diff files
libx11-dev
libxft-dev
libxinerama-dev
# Download dwm
cd /usr/src/
sudo git clone http://git.suckless.org/dwm # window manager
sudo git clone http://git.suckless.org/st # st – terminal emulator
sudo git clone http://git.suckless.org/dmenu # dmenu – to start programs
sudo git clone http://git.suckless.org/slstatus# slstatus – info on status bar
# build and install
cd /usr/src/dwm && sudo make clean install
cd /usr/src/dmenu && sudo make clean install
cd /usr/src/st && sudo make clean install
cd /usr/src/slstatus && sudo make clean install
cd ~
echo “exec dwm” > .xinitrc # to start dwm with xwin
startx # to start your xwin
# Extra configure and program install
sudo apt-get install qutebrowser # mini browser
sudo apt-get install neofetch # inxi and neofetch show system info
# config dwm/config.h
replace Mod1Mask with Mod4Mask # use Win-key(Super) instead of Alt
static const char dmenufont… size=12 # change font size
# config st/config.h
static char pixelsize=18 # change font size
# Install a new font to solve problem with st-teminal font
https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/
cp Hack*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/ # copy all fonts to default dir
fc-cache -fv # update font list
in st/config.h change
(static char *font = “Liberation Mono:….) to (static char *font = “Hack-Regular:….)
# Auto hide mouse pointer. I don’t have any mouse installed.
sudo apt install unclutter
sudo apt install unclutter-startup # dont know if i need this file
cd /usr/src/dwm
# download autostart patch for dwm
https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/autostart/dwm-autostart-20210120-cb3f58a.diff
sudo patch < dwm-autostart-20210120-cb3f58a.diff # install autostart patch to dwm
sudo make clean install
# Make sure you have the path to ~/.local/bin
echo $PATH
# if not pressent
cd ~ && echo “export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin” >> .profile # to add path
# if bin directory dont exist
cd ~/.local/ && mkdir bin && cd ~/.local/bin
echo “unclutter -idle 0.1 -root” > autostart.sh # hides mouse pointer i 0.1sec
chmod +x autostart.sh
# add new keybinds to dwm. Press super+u to run launcher.sh
vim /usr/src/dwm/config.h
/* commands */
static const char *dm_launcher[] = { “dm_launcher.sh”, NULL };
{ MODKEY, XK_u, spawn, {.v = dm_launcher } },
# script file dm_launcher.sh looks like this
#!/bin/bash
# dmenu dm_launcher.sh
options=”QuteBrowser
Terminal”
choice=$(printf “%s” “$options” | dmenu -i -p “Menu:”)
case “$choice” in
QuteBrowser) qutebrowser ;;
Terminal) st ;;
This has become my manual for installing new systems.
The first Linux dist i used was Slackware 3.1.
Today i use Debian & AntiX