Bright Edges: Feeling Geeky...

Fed up with GNOME/KDE resource hogging Desktop Environment, but do not want to loose GUI! So now its time when you turn to fluxbox. Call this page "HowTo forge a simple geeky environment"..

Packages Recommended :

Window Manager : fluxbox
File manager : pcmanfm
Web Browser : epiphany
ImageMagick software suite
Mplayer + Codecs

Other light-weight applications as per your requirement, there are many pages on it just Google.

Install them :

 # yum install fluxbox pcmanfm imagemagick mplayer epiphany

Start Fluxbox :
After finishing off with installation just log out and select fluxbox in the Session Type and Login.

Start Configuring :

Generate a perfect menu, it will take some time
```
$ fluxbox-generate_menu -kgB -is -ds -t xterm -b epiphany
```
You can also add custom items to your menu : Editing Menu

Set Wallpaper :
```
$ fbsetbg /path/to/wallpaper
```
Now edit you ~/.fluxbox/init file with any editor and search for session.screen0.rootCommand: and add fbsetbg -l beside it.

Binding your ~/Desktop folder with your desktop, use PCMan FM :
Start your pcmanfm file manager and navigate to Edit>Preference>Desktop and mark "Show files on Desktop", "Wallpaper" and "Allow window manager to decide right click". Edit you ~/.fluxbox/init file with any editor and search for session.screen0.rootCommand: and add pcmanfm beside it (replace fbsetbg -l).

Use a animated wallpaper instead!
You can use your screen-saver as a wallpaper. Edit your ~/.fluxbox/init file with any editor and search for session.screen0.rootCommand: and add /usr/lib/xscreensaver/gears -root beside it (you can use other screen-savers too). Actually you have to choose between normal wallpaper, desktop with icons or animated desktop.
For having icons on desktop check this : Idesk