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How much configuration/yak shaving is required to get this or StumpWM running? I would love to set this up but am always afraid it will suck 3 days of my time
by fovc 8y ago
How much configuration/yak shaving is required to get this or StumpWM running? I would love to set this up but am always afraid it will suck 3 days of my time
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- mbrock 8y agoIf your distribution packages StumpWM, it just works. I can use it very happily with zero configuration, although I do change the font.
- alalalahelp 8y agoWhat distro do you use?
- spindle 8y agoI'm not the person you're replying to, but stumpwm just works in NixOS.
- nextos 8y agoI fixed the NixOS package, it works fine now. The Arch AUR package is also fine. Lastly, you can go the Quicklisp route (which is a Common Lisp package manager, equivalent to pip or gem). That works fine too and is distribution independent.
- mbrock 8y agoCool, I’ve been using StumpWM from an old Nixpkgs tree because it was broken for some time, I guess I can upgrade it now!
- mruts 8y agoIt's not like you really have do anything but download with your package manager and add it to your .xinitrc or xsession files if you just want a vanilla experience.
- tazjin 8y agoAs someone who's used EXWM exclusively for over a year: Getting it up and running is very quick, finding the workflow you want can take a while - it depends on how familiar you already are with Emacs. For example you might initially keep using tools like dmenu to launch applications, and over time move to using things like ivy/counsel for that instead. My window management (inside of emacs) habits also changed a lot. If it's of interest, my emacs configuration is here: https://github.com/tazjin/emacs.d https://github.com/tazjin/emacs.d Most of the EXWM specific stuff is in `init/nixos.el`.
- confounded 8y agoMy sentiment will be considered very ‘n00b’ by StumpWM and EXWM connoisseurs, but give i3 a go and see if you like the general idea. It’s generally considered the most foolproof tiling WM. You’ll also need a menu bar and a lock screen which are likely separate i3-* packages. I think I was up and running over the course of a leisurely Sunday afternoon, including changing a few keybindings, and getting everything documented and reproducible in my dot files.