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PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2025 7:00 pm    Post subject: 20 Most Nimble and Simple X Window Managers for Linux Reply with quote
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One of the best ways to speed up your Linux desktop is to utilize an ultra-lightweight window manager. To all speed-conscious techies, minimalist lovers, and to those who are still hoping to revive their ageing computer hardware, let me introduce you to the 20 most nimble and simple X window managers for Linux.

more @ TECH SOURCE



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2025 11:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
dwm +1 Very Happy



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 12:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
@ platinummonkey I have a dual core 3.6 ghz processor running at 7,189 bogomips per core using 64bit Arch..... KDE rocks !! Razz

But I do like openbox Wink

Very interesting article, great screenshots too. Gives a pretty good selection of WM's to choose from if you want to go outside the box a bit. Very useful if you have an older machine.



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 12:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Very useful if you have an older machine.


Yup. Some folks would be surprised with what you can accomplish when using a lightweight window manager on old hardware.



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 6:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
fvwm - not because it is lightwight - because it is the most flexible wm i have found.



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
fluxbox and very occassionally ratpoison (to see how well or not I can use it)



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Seems to have descended into a 'favourite DE' thread.
Fluxbox. I like the interface, and have used it for years.
At the moment I'm running KDE (3.5 mind you, didn't really like 4.1) on my main box (Core 2 Quad @ 3.3ghz) for compiz, but I reckon I'll be back on fluxbox before long - I try other ones from time to time just to see the state of play.



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 28, 2025 9:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
gnome, because it just works
openbox because it's light and elegant
e17 because it's innovative

I have also used kde, blackbox, fluxbox, waimea, e16, fvwm, xfce, pekwm, icewm and probably some more



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2025 5:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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@ platinummonkey I have a dual core 3.6 ghz processor running at 7,189 bogomips per core using 64bit Arch..... KDE rocks !! Razz


now just imagine how much more you can get from it using a less bloated wm!!! Very HappyVery HappyVery HappyVery HappyVery Happy lol, but thats just me talking Razz

To me, i never felt like I really had control over kde everytime i use it, gnome is quickly getting to that point, but the others, I've always felt like i can make it do literelly anything without that sense of "big brother WM" just my $0.02 Razz

Xfce4 w/compiz-fusion on my desktop AMD64 X2 4000+
dwm/wmii/fluxbox on my laptop Intel Celeron M
cli on my fileserver



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