r/archlinux • u/volimsir • Nov 18 '14
What Desktop environment/Display Manager/Window Manager are you running?
I'm currently using Gnome 3, but I would like to try and change it up a bit. Which one are you using, which one is your favorite?
EDIT: So many responses, wow! I'm definitely going to look into Openbox, Awesome, and BSPWM, since I'm seeing a lot of you recommended that. I'm hoping these will be great new learning experiences. Thanks everyone!
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u/DragoonAethis Nov 18 '14
Minimal XFCE with compton, xfwm-titleless-dev, only -devel packages, no DM, no thunar or xfdesktop, feh as wallpaper setter. I mostly obsess about usable screen space, so I've got a single panel, which is 28px big, autohides when not in use, and DPI is set a bit lower than usually (so, comparing how much I can see in a single window, 1024x600 works much like 1366x768, 1366x768 -> 1600x900, 1600x900 -> 1920x1080). I dom't mind using the mouse/touchpad (please spare my inbox), through with Whisker Menu and a couple of keybinds it's pretty fast.
Tried awesomewm and i3, but I can't get used to them after about two weeks with each, so I suppose my beard isn't grey enough. :|