diff --git a/desktop/fvwm3/0001-rename-perl-fvwm.patch.gz b/desktop/fvwm3/0001-rename-perl-fvwm.patch.gz
index 10d31a2603..b9992b1fd6 100644
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diff --git a/desktop/fvwm3/README b/desktop/fvwm3/README
index b3b2977903..d17068a74a 100644
--- a/desktop/fvwm3/README
+++ b/desktop/fvwm3/README
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 Fvwm3 is the newest version of the fvwm window manager, the successor to
-fvwm2.
+fvwm-2.6.x.
 
-Fvwm3 is a multiple large virtual desktop window manager, originally (a
-looooong time ago!) derived from twm.
+Fvwm3 is a multiple large virtual desktop window manager, originally
+derived from twm in 1993.
 
 Fvwm3 is intended to have a small memory footprint but a rich feature
-set, be extremely customizable and extendible, and have a high degree of
+set, be extremely customizable and extensible, and have a high degree of
 Motif mwm compatibility.
 
+Although an existing fvwm2 configuration should mostly work with fvwm3,
+it isn't guaranteed to work without some modifications. This is because
+longstanding deprecated options have been removed, for example.
+
 This package does not conflict with the stock fvwm package.
 
 Manpages for fvwm3 modules were moved as follows:
diff --git a/desktop/fvwm3/fvwm3.SlackBuild b/desktop/fvwm3/fvwm3.SlackBuild
index fc4eba2a1e..de9f8afae2 100644
--- a/desktop/fvwm3/fvwm3.SlackBuild
+++ b/desktop/fvwm3/fvwm3.SlackBuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Slackware build script for fvwm3
 
 # Copyright 2020-2024, Alexander Verbovetsky, Moscow, Russia
+# Copyright 2024, K. Eugene Carlson, Tsukuba, Japan
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=fvwm3
 VERSION=${VERSION:-1.1.0}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-3}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
 
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 # borrowed from ALT Linux
 # https://git.altlinux.org/gears/f/fvwm3.git?a=blob_plain;f=0001-rename-perl-fvwm.patch
 zcat $CWD/0001-rename-perl-fvwm.patch.gz | patch -p2
+# fix references to renamed man pages and binaries
+zcat $CWD/renamed-items.patch.gz | patch -p0
 
 chown -R root:root .
 find -L . \
@@ -82,6 +85,8 @@ find -L . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
   -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
+OSNAME="$(awk -F= '/^ID=/{print $2}' /etc/os-release)"
+
 ./autogen.sh
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
   --program-prefix= \
   --program-suffix= \
   --program-transform-name='/vwm[^3]/ s/vwm/vwm3/' \
-  --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
+  --build=$ARCH-$OSNAME-linux
 
 make
 make install DESTDIR=$PKG
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ find $PKG/usr/man -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;
 for i in $( find $PKG/usr/man -type l ) ; do ln -s $( readlink $i ).gz $i.gz ; rm $i ; done
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
-cp -a CHANGELOG.md NEWS README.md $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a CHANGELOG.md COPYING NEWS README.md $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
diff --git a/desktop/fvwm3/fvwm3.info b/desktop/fvwm3/fvwm3.info
index 942791e618..413d926b76 100644
--- a/desktop/fvwm3/fvwm3.info
+++ b/desktop/fvwm3/fvwm3.info
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ MD5SUM="033cb2740c12b5acd406d75271dd1317"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="google-go-lang"
-MAINTAINER="Alexander Verbovetsky"
-EMAIL="alik@ejik.org"
+MAINTAINER="K. Eugene Carlson"
+EMAIL="kvngncrlsn@gmail.com"
diff --git a/desktop/fvwm3/renamed-items.patch.gz b/desktop/fvwm3/renamed-items.patch.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7649de77c8
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diff --git a/desktop/fvwm3/slack-desc b/desktop/fvwm3/slack-desc
index 5c368a484d..3824d9a4b2 100644
--- a/desktop/fvwm3/slack-desc
+++ b/desktop/fvwm3/slack-desc
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 fvwm3: fvwm3 (the newest version of the fvwm window manager)
 fvwm3:
 fvwm3: Fvwm3 is a multiple large virtual desktop window manager, originally
-fvwm3: (a looooong time ago!) derived from twm. The successor to fvwm2.
+fvwm3: derived from twm in 1993. The successor to fvwm-2.6.x.
+fvwm3:
 fvwm3: Fvwm3 is intended to have a small memory footprint but a rich feature
-fvwm3: set, be extremely customizable and extendible, and have a high degree
+fvwm3: set, be extremely customizable and extensible, and have a high degree
 fvwm3: of Motif mwm compatibility.
 fvwm3:
+fvwm3: Maintainer: Thomas Adam
 fvwm3: Homepage: https://github.com/fvwmorg/fvwm3
-fvwm3:
-fvwm3:
diff --git a/desktop/fvwm3/xinitrc.fvwm3.gz b/desktop/fvwm3/xinitrc.fvwm3.gz
index 269016347b..289f5fe10e 100644
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