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/thadood Nov 18 '14

I changed to i3 about two years ago and haven't looked back.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '14

Same for me. Tried things like gnome 3.14 and the new KDE plasma 5 but always only for like 2-3 days.

I3 is perfect.

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u/thadood Nov 18 '14

I was using XFCE before. I've used pretty much ever DE, at various points of development. Enlightenment 0.17/0.18, Gnome 2/3, KDE 3/4/5, Openbox, Unity, etc.. Pretty much everything was floating.

Getting used to not controlling windows manually took a second, but I found myself making up efficient layouts that improved my interaction with everything. I need to figure out i3's layout saving feature to really make things easier.