JWM Reviews and details
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2019-12-21
Videos
Obscure Window Manager Project - JWM
Openbox, Fluxbox or JWM which one do you like?
Review Tori Os - Debian 32 bits + JWM 2019
Social recommendations and mentions
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Desktop Environments preferred by various distributions, over time
More data than I expected, OpenBSD also preferred jwm for a short time. Source: over 1 year ago
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Windows or debian for a potato laptop
Absolutely yes - I had a very, really old toshiba satellite A50 from 2006 or so, I just can't remember the year, maybe older, but it is really old (it still is somewhere around here, although I've never used it anymore) running debian 32 bits with jwm (I prefer this over openbox or other minimalist DE - this is something where you should take some time trying, to see which it's best for you and for that machine). Source: over 2 years ago
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debian 32bit w/openbox on a 17 yr old intel pentium 4 single core cpu....linux is amazing
Last time I tried Debian on a computer with only 512MB, I ended up with JWM as the window manager. Source: over 2 years ago
External sources with reviews and comparisons of JWM
Top 13 Best Tiling Window Managers For Linux In 2022
JWM (Joe’s Window Manager) is a lightweight open-source C-based window manager for the X11 Window System that is designed to run smoothly on older, less powerful computers. It simply needs the Xlib library to run, but it can also use other libraries like libXext for shape extensions, Cairo and libRSVG for icons and backdrops, libjpeg and libpng for JPEG and PNG backgrounds and icons, and so on.
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www.hubtech.org
13 Best Tiling Window Managers for Linux
JWM (Joe’s Window Manager) is an open-source C-based lightweight window manager for the X11 Window System optimized to work smoothly on older, less powerful computer systems. It requires only the Xlib library to run but is capable of working with a host of other libraries including libXext for shape extension, Cairo and libRSVG for icons and backgrounds, libjpeg and libpng for JPEG and PNG backgrounds and icons...
Source:
www.tecmint.com
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