First, obtain the files: fvwm-2.0.45-stroke.patch fvwm-2.0.45.tar.gz fvwm2rc-stroke.txt libstroke-0.1.tar.gz From http://www.etla.net/~willey/projects/libstroke Compile the libstroke library. To apply the patch: cd /path/to/clean/directory patch < /path/to/patch/file then: edit Fvwm.tmpl to point Stroke paths to place where stroke lib is installed xmkmf make Makefiles make You may need to force compiling with GCC via the Fvwm.tmpl as well. Add the Stroke section of the .fvwm2rc file and have fun!