Configuration from my openbox, tint2, polybar config and dependencies in my Linux Mint OS (Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia x86_64)

• openbox
• obconf
• obmenu
• nitrogen
• tint2
• compton
• obmenu-generator and dependencies
• polybar and dependencies

Can install with CLI Terminal or GUI Synaptic Package Manager

Installation with CLI Terminal : $ sudo apt-get install openbox obconf obmenu nitrogen tint2 compton

Openbox will present when you log out to the login screen and click on session option. This will present you with a list of all the window managers and desktop environments you have installed.

Installation Dependencies First with CLI Terminal : $ sudo apt-get install cmake cmake-data pkg-config libcairo2-dev libxcb1-dev libxcb-util0-dev libxcb-randr0-dev python-xcbgen xcb-proto libxcb-image0-dev libxcb-ewmh-dev libxcb-icccm4-dev

Install Polybar : $ git clone --recursive https://github.com/jaagr/polybar $ mkdir polybar/build $ cd polybar/build $ cmake .. $ sudo make install

You can try to run command polybar example to see your polybar program.

Clone this repo and move dotfiles files to home directory. $ git clone $ mv * ~/

Main of configuration are on ~/.config/openbox/autostart , the file is auto created when we install openbox. The file contains any application that we want to run on start openbox session.

~/.config/openbox/autostart

# Start Compositor
compton -b --config ~/.config/compton.conf &
# Start Panel
tint2 &
# Start Polybar
polybar top -c /home/blint/.config/polybar/space-theme &
# Start Nitrogen (wallpaper)
(sleep 1; nitrogen --restore) &

You can customizing Openbox menu on~/.config/openbox/menu.xml or you can customizing with GUI Program obmenu.

Auto customizing with obmenu-generator and dependencies. You should to install it first with steps :

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential cpanminus git $ git clone git://github.com/trizen/obmenu-generator $ sudo cp obmenu-generator/obmenu-generator /usr/bin $ sudo cp -r obmenu-generator/schema.pl ~/.config/obmenu-generator $ sudo cpanm Linux::DesktopFiles $ sudo cpanm Data::Dump $ sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/obmenu-generator

Dynamic Menu with icon $ obmenu-generator -p -i

Static Menu without icon $ obmenu-generator -s -c

Customizing tint2 just run in terminal tint2conf then show GUI program and edit your panel.

Customizing polybar just with editing manual file. You can edit file on ~/.config/polybar/config or you can create config file with reference from Polybar Wiki.