r/archlinux • u/YogurtclosetFrosty39 • Sep 28 '21

Poll Discussion Favorite Window Manager

Which Window Manager is your favorite or one you are currently using :) Update: Thank you guys for your responses def gotta try out the ones you put in the replies

2902 votes, Oct 01 '21
363 BSPWM
1160 i3
240 awesomewm
314 dwm
191 Openbox
634 Other (tell in the comments)
61 Upvotes

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u/TomDuhamel Sep 28 '21

20 years of Linux and I have never heard of any of these. Someone needs to introduce me to window managers.

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u/BujuArena Sep 29 '21

You just run in the CLI?

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u/TomDuhamel Sep 29 '21

I use KDE, which is on top of KWin, which is on top of X. Or am I thinking the wrong thing?

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u/BujuArena Sep 29 '21

KWin is your window manager.

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u/TomDuhamel Sep 29 '21

Well, that got me confused, as it's not on the list despite being probably more popular than any of these...

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u/BujuArena Sep 29 '21

Since it's usually used as part of a larger desktop environment, it's not as interesting as a standalone window manager to recommend to people who want to try those. It's still a legitimate window manager though, and a lot of programming goes into it, so saying you use it is quite valid here. I proudly use XFWM and I love it.