Best BSD to try out GNUSTEP + Windowmaker?
reddit / BSD

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jaypatelani · 2021-10-18 14:00

r/NetBSD

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GoodNewsDude · 2021-10-18 14:50

Any will do

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head_node · 2021-10-18 14:57

Any. I used FreeBSD and Windowmaker for many years. I compiled
everything out of Ports. Worked great. Probably my favorite window
manager.

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NMLWrightReddit · 2021-10-18 19:49

That's actually another question I have, how exactly do you set
GNUSTEP + Windowmaker up? Please don't respond if this question
inconveniences you.

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atomicham · 2021-10-19 03:16

I actually just did this last weekend. I used openbsd 7. Just use
pkg_add for the gnustep and windowmaker packages.

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NMLWrightReddit · 2021-10-19 03:24

What packages do I need?

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atomicham · 2021-10-19 03:50

I am not at that system, but in general, you can find packages from a
search term (e.g., gnustep) via: `$ pkg_info -Q gnustep`. Then, you
can choose what to install. There is a `gnustep-base` that is a meta
package to install a bunch of the packages. You will also want to find
a `windowmaker` package.

You can learn about package management at the
[FAQ](https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html).

You can follow a guide to install OpenBSD 7 with
[X-Windows](https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq11.html). If you use the
default xenodm to handle managing the display and logging in, then you
can create a .xsession for the user that logs in and starts up
gnustep.

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MrRichBOB · 2021-10-19 03:54

Well, you should just add exec Windowmaker to your xinitrc or to
rc.local?

Edit: on Void Linux, the binary is called `wmaker`, so I assume it is
that everywhere.

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nguyenhm16 · 2021-10-19 13:04

TIL that GNUstep and Windowmaker were still being developed.

Before I moved to MacOS Tiger on a Power Mac G5 almost 20 years ago,
I used GNUstep/Windowmaker on FreeBSD. Straightforward to install and
run.