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Minimal Debian Lenny wiht Fluxbox on VirtualBox

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Work in progress!!!!!

#: aptitude install x-window-system-core
#: aptitude install fluxbox fluxconf
#: exit (to user)
$: startx

From the fluxbox session, open a terminal. Do the following to install VirtualBox integration:
$: su
#: aptitude install build-essential
#: aptitude install linux-headers-`uname -r
#: mount /media/cdrom
#: cd /media/cdrom
#: sh VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run
#: reboot

We should have a nicely integrated. Note that this configuration will start in console mode (init 3). You should run startx to go to the X session.

Now try to change to one of the default styles, this case "flux".
menu | Styles | flux

Setting up fonts in Debian - link
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