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[Blackbox](http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/) is a lightweight [stacking window manager](/index.php/Window_managers#Stacking_window_managers "Window managers"). It was last updated November 3, 2005 with no plans for future releases, however its design has inspired many forks and spiritual successors.

## Contents

*   [1 Installation](#Installation)
*   [2 Starting](#Starting)
*   [3 Utilities](#Utilities)
*   [4 See also](#See_also)

## Installation

[Install](/index.php/Install "Install") [blackbox](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=blackbox).

## Starting

Run `blackbox` with [xinit](/index.php/Xinit "Xinit").

## Utilities

There are several additional packages to enhance the functionality of Blackbox (though they may also work well with other minimalist window managers):

*   [bbrun](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/bbrun/) a run dialog for starting programs
*   [bbpager](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=bbpager) a pager
*   [bbkeys](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/bbkeys/) configures keyboard shortcuts

## See also

*   [Blackbox Wiki](http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/) - Official documentation
*   [HOWTO: A Blackbox Guide](http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=125084) - Ubuntu forums