*  apt-get update 

    * apt-get install build-essential 

    * apt-get install mercurial 

    * apt-get install libx11-dev libxt-dev 

    * mkdir wmii-build ; cd wmii-build 

    * get the source for the 4 things needed for wmii 

hg clone http://suckless.org/cgi-bin/hgwebdir.cgi/9base

hg clone http://suckless.org/cgi-bin/hgwebdir.cgi/dmenu

hg clone http://suckless.org/cgi-bin/hgwebdir.cgi/libixp

hg clone http://suckless.org/cgi-bin/hgwebdir.cgi/wmii

    * compile libixp 

cd ~/wmii-build/libixp
make
make install

    * compile 9base 

cd ~/wmii-build/9base
make
make install

    * compile dmenu 

cd ~/wmii-build/dmenu
make
make install

    * compile wmii 

cd ~/wmii-build/wmii
make
make install

    * Add the new wmii to the /etc/alternatives info 

update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/x-window-manager x-window-manager /usr/local/bin/wmii 70

    * apt-get install xterm (or your preferred terminal) 

    * Optional - update-alternatives --config x-terminal-emulator -- pick 'xterm'. Doing this will allow xterm to use your .Xdefaults file. 

    * update your .bash_profile (or preferred shell) - add this to the bottom to get rc.wmii working and get a sane path 

# My stuff
# Wmii stuff
export PLAN9=/usr/local/9

# My Path
PATH=~/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin/X11:$PLAN9/bin

    * log out and log back in. At this point you can issue a startx and should get wmii up and running.