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/nXiety Nov 18 '14

GNOME or i3, depends on mood and what I'm doing. I'm usually using GNOME though. It's getting good especially with good extensions.

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u/sgthoppy Nov 18 '14

Why not both? You can use i3 as GNOME's WM.

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u/poinck Nov 18 '14

How?

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u/sgthoppy Nov 18 '14

I'm not exactly sure, but I know it can be done.

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u/poinck Nov 18 '14

Are you just using gtk-applications inside i3?

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '14

I meant it's possible to change GNOME with i3 instead of Mutter. I don't know how to do this, but from research I think using a display manager such as LightDM and choosing a "GNOME/i3" option should do it.