for all you guys like me that are NEW to super lightweight window manager FLUXBOX
this is how fluxbox looks (per default) on Debian 7 wheezy
http://fluxbox-wiki.org/index.php?title=Fluxbox-wiki
you can install it on debian 7 like this:
sudo aptitude install fluxbox x11-xserver-utils aterm xfe vnc4server # without aterm YOU WILL NOT SEE A SHELL ON THE DESKTOP # without xfe YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BROWSER THE FILE SYSTEM # without vnc4server YOU WILL NOT BE TO ACCESS THE DESKTOP REMOTELY I WAS PUZZLED, that starting a TERMINAL did not WORK RIGHT FROM THE START (ALTHOUGH IT WAS IN THE MENU!) i suspected vnc4server not outputting the window… but vnc4server is doing a good job (LINUX<-VNC->OSX (Chicken of the VNC)) THE REASON IS: IT IS NOT INSTALLED PER DEFAULT! (aptitude install aterm eterm solves the problem) autostarting fluxbox.
if you want fluxbox to start on boot go:
sudo vim /etc/init.d/rc.local …
start)
do_start
# start fluxbox and vnc
su user -c ‘vncserver -geometry 1024×768 -depth 16 :1;’
# user needs to be an existing user on the system # try the command from the shell first,
before putting it there and restarting and getting frustrated. 
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