---
name: "fbpanel"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fbpanel"
version: "7.0-4.2"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fbpanel"
---

# fbpanel(1)

a NETWM compliant lightweight GTK2-based panel for UNIX desktop.

## NAME

fbpanel - a NETWM compliant lightweight GTK2-based panel for UNIX desktop.

## SYNOPSIS

**fbpanel** \[*OPTION*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

fbpanel is desktop panel which provides graphical information and feedback about  desktop activity and allows interaction with the window manager.  It features:

• taskbar - shows a list of the managed windows (tasks)

• pager - thumbnailed view of the desktop.

• launchbar - buttons to quickly launch applications

• show desktop - button to iconify or shade all windows

• image - display an image

• clock - show the current time and/or date

• system tray - tray for XEMBED icons (aka docklets)

fbpanel requires NETWM (www.freedesktop.org) compliant window manager.  You can run many instances of fbpanel each with its own configuration (see **OPTIONS** below).

Most updated info about fbpanel can be found on its home page: http://fbpanel.sf.net/

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  \-- print help message and exit.

- **--version**

  \-- print version and exit.

- **--log \<number\>**

  \-- set log level 0-5. 0 - none 5 - chatty

- **--configure**

  \-- open configuration dialog

- **--profile \<name\>**

  \-- use specified profile. The profile is loaded from the file ~/.config/fbpanel/\<name\>.  If that fails, fbpanel will load /usr/share/fbpanel/default.  No -p option is equivalent to -p default

- **-h**

  \-- same as --help

- **-p**

  \-- same as --profile

- **-v**

  \-- same as --version

- **-C**

  \-- same as --configure

## CUSTOMIZATION

fbpanel will create a default profile file in case there no one exists already. Default profile file contains comments and explanation inside,  so it should be easy.

For a complete list of options and examples, please read '/usr/share/doc/fbpanel/README'.

## FILES

- \~/.config/fbpanel/

  Directory with the user's private profiles

- \~/.config/fbpanel/default

  The user's default profile.

- /usr/share/doc/fbpanel/README

  The fbpanel documentation. Contain a list of features and pretty useful examples of their funcionality.

## AUTHOR

fbpanel was written by Anatoly Asviyan \<aanatoly@users.sf.net\>. This manual page was originally written for the Debian GNU/Linux system by Shyamal Prasad \<shyamal@member.fsf.org\> and updated by Ulises Vitulli \<dererk@debian.org\>.