BSD Portswm/blackbox 0.77nb4 NetBSD
Small and fast X11 window manager
- System
- NetBSD
- Repository
- pkgsrc
- Maintainer
- [email protected]
- License
- mit
- Categories
- wm, x11
- Package size
- 339.6 KiB, 1674.5 KiB installed
Description
Blackbox is yet another addition to the list of window managers for X11. Blackbox is built with C++, sharing no common code with any other window manager. It is designed to be small and fast, with a built in graphics class, near complete ICCCM compliance, and support for multple desktop environments.
In the other systems
The newest version among them is 0.77, as upstream numbers it.
| System | Port | Version | Vulnerabilities | Status | Maintainer | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetBSD | wm/blackbox | 0.77nb4 newest | none known | - | [email protected] | - |
| FreeBSD | x11-wm/blackbox by name | 0.70.1_8 behind since 2026-09-24 | none known | - | [email protected] | - |
| OpenBSD | x11/blackbox by name | 0.70.1p13 behind since 2026-09-24 | no data | - | The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <[email protected]> | - |
| DragonFly | x11-wm/blackbox by name | 0.70.1_8 behind since 2026-09-24 | none known | - | [email protected] | - |
| MidnightBSD | x11-wm/blackbox by name | 0.77 newest | no data | - | [email protected] | 2026-09-24 |
| HardenedBSD | x11-wm/blackbox by name | 0.70.1_8 behind since 2026-09-24 | no data | - | [email protected] | - |
| GhostBSD | x11-wm/blackbox by name | 0.70.1_8 behind since 2026-09-24 | no data | - | [email protected] | - |
Install
Binary package:
pkgin install blackboxFrom pkgsrc:
cd /usr/pkgsrc/wm/blackbox && make install cleanPackages
The version each package repository carries. “-” means the repository builds no package of it, “n/a” that there is no such repository.
| Repository | Version |
|---|---|
| NetBSD 10.1 x86_64 | 0.77nb4 |
| NetBSD 10.1 aarch64 | 0.77nb4 |
| SmartOS / illumos x86_64 | 0.77nb4 |
| macOS 15 arm64 | 0.77nb4 |
Dependency graph
Ports that need it on the left, what it needs to run on the right; at most 8 of each. "Dependencies" below lists them all.