BSD Ports

x11/wmname 0.1p0 OpenBSD

sets the window manager name property of the root window

System
OpenBSD
Repository
OpenBSD ports
Maintainer
The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <[email protected]>
Categories
x11

Description

wmname prints/sets the window manager name property of the root window similar to how hostname(1) behaves.

wmname is a nice utility to fix problems with JDK versions and other broken programs assuming a reparenting window manager for instance.

Usage: The following command prints the window manager name, if any: $ wmname

The following command sets the window manager name, e.g. $ wmname LG3D

In the other systems

SystemPortVersion
OpenBSDx11/wmname0.1p0
FreeBSDx11-wm/wmname0.1_3
NetBSDwip/wmname0.1
DragonFlyx11-wm/wmname0.1_3
HardenedBSDx11-wm/wmname0.1_3
GhostBSDx11-wm/wmname0.1_3

Install

Binary package:

pkg_add wmname

From the ports tree:

cd /usr/ports/x11/wmname && make install

Dependencies

No port depends on this one.