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Regolith Linux Landing Page

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Regolith Linux

An Ubuntu-based installable Distro with a customized i3 window manager desktop interface.

I seem to post this in every tiling window manager story comment section but if you are on Ubuntu an extremely easy way to try out a tiling WM is to install Regolith and select it at login (you can always go back, but you won't want to): https://regolith-linux.org/ From their homepage: "Regolith is a modern desktop environment designed to let you work faster by reducing unnecessary clutter and ceremony. Built on top of Ubuntu, GNOME, and i3, Regolith stands on a well-supported and consistent foundation." I'm not affiliated with the project, just a happy user.

#OS & Utilities #Linux #Linux Distribution 41 social mentions
Xmonad Landing Page
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Xmonad

xmonad is a dynamically tiling X11 window manager that is written and configured in Haskell.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 14 social mentions
dwm Landing Page

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dwm

dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All of the layouts can be applied dynamically, optimising the environment for the application in use and the task performed.

I believe dwm[1] by suckless is around 2000 lines of C. That used to be my go-to for a WM until I got too used gnome. As much as I loved the simplicity of that style of window manager, I am far past the days where I'd delight in tweaking my Linux installation to my personal tastes. If I could have a git repo with a static config that just built my OS the way I like it with minimal messing around, I would love that. I've heard NixOS is meant to work like that but I haven't found the time to try it. Perhaps someone here can enlighten me? [1] http://dwm.suckless.org/.

#Linux #Window Manager #Utilities 63 social mentions
bspwm Landing Page

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bspwm

A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning

Bspwm is great too if you're interested in trying a tiling window manager. Have been using it almost exclusively for the last 2 years without too many problems. [1] https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm.

#Utilities #Window Manager #Linux 20 social mentions
yabai Landing Page

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yabai

A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

XMonad is the one thing I miss dearly from Linux since I had to switch to a Mac. With some effort, yabai [1] on Mac can approximate XMonad well enough (mainly, multiple workspaces, automatic tiling, focus follows mouse, and a few other key bits). [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai/.

#Window Manager #OSX Tools #Mac Tools 132 social mentions
spectrwm Landing Page

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spectrwm

spectrwm is a small dynamic tiling window manager for X11.

1: https://github.com/conformal/spectrwm That said, many thanks to xmonad for opening a path and inspiring other projects.

#Window Manager #Linux #Utilities 10 social mentions