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WM recommendation (I know Python but not enough to take much priority) (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ExplodeyWolf to c/[email protected]

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I want the easiest to configure/theme wm and one that comes with sane defaults. Also I currently use cinnamon, and I'm not sure how to escape from that(everything in it is just so nice) but I want the speed of a wm

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you're looking for a floating wm then Fluxbox might be your best bet. Otherwise I'd try i3. It's easy to configure and has a lot of documentation (it also features a floating mode I believe). If you're looking for something in python then I would recommend either awesomewm or Qtile (my fav). Qtile is a bit more difficult than awesome to configure though, but it has a better status bar.

[–] ExplodeyWolf 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My problem with qtile is it seems... just bad... The install instruction doesn't work, and it was just a pain to install

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Welcome to 90% of WM's friend.

[–] ExplodeyWolf 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lies

[–] ExplodeyWolf 1 points 1 year ago

I hope

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Install instructions? I just installed it with my package manager and it worked fine.

[–] ExplodeyWolf 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used pip, and apparently I needed to download from the git?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, so apparently it's been removed from the Ubuntu repos. I would try apt-get qtile if you haven't already and if that fails, I just wouldn't try qtile. I'm not sure why they removed it from the repos though.

[–] ExplodeyWolf 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll certainly try fluxbox. What is i3 and fluxbox configured in?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

i3 is configured in it's own configuration language thing which I personally find very easy to use and understand. Fluxbox on the other hand is, I believe, configured through a GUI though I've never used it so don't take my word on that. Btw awesomewm is written in Lua not Python. Didn't realize my mistake until just now.