Download location (HTTP): http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/metacity/2.4/metacity-2.4.34.tar.bz2 Download location (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/metacity/2.4/metacity-2.4.34.tar.bz2 Version used: 2.4.34 Package size: 1.2 MB Estimated Disk space required: 15.8 MB Estimated build time: 1.33 SBU |
The metacity package contains a window manager. This is useful for organizing and displaying windows.
metacity depends on: xfree86-4.3.0, intltool-0.25 and GTK+-2.2.1 metacity will utilize: startup-notification-0.5 and GConf-2.2.0 |
Install metacity by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --libexec=/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=/etc && make && make install |
Be sure to backup your current .xinitrc before proceeding.
cat >> ~/.xinitrc << "EOF" xterm & exec metacity EOF |
The metacity package contains metacity.
metacity is a window manager used mainly by Gnome.