Fluxbox Installation and Configuration

July 5, 2026

gentoo system-administration

Configure Xorg

Add to /etc/portage/make.conf:

USE="X elogind"
VIDEO_CARDS="vesa ast"

Install the Xorg server and drivers with some simple applications for testing:

emerge -av xorg-drivers xorg-server twm xclock xterm

Install Fluxbox

Configure USE flags:

echo "x11-wm/fluxbox -slit -xinerama" >> /etc/portage/package.use
emerge -av fluxbox fluxbox-styles-fluxmod xrandr feh shutter pnmixer fbpanel

Create a User

Make sure you have created a basic user.

If you haven't done so and are on ZFS, make /home separate:

zfs create tank/home -o mountpoint=/home
mount | grep zfs
tank/SYSTEM/root on / type zfs (rw,relatime,xattr,noacl,casesensitive)
tank/home on /home type zfs (rw,noatime,xattr,noacl,casesensitive)

Create the user:

USER=tosterma
useradd -G users,wheel,audio,video,usb,portage,cron -s /bin/bash $USER
passwd $USER