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I recently set out to try a simpler window manager and custom desktop on Linux. This led me to discover Fluxbox. The sheer variety of themes for that WM is unfa

I recently set out to try a simpler window manager and custom desktop on Linux. This led me to discover Fluxbox. The sheer variety of themes for that WM is unfathomable. Enough to suit anyone for a lifetime. The go-to source for Fluxbox themes: https://tenr.de/styles/ https://tenr.de/styles/ (currently down, hopefully not permanently) Mirror: http://web.archive.org/web/20201019233308/https://tenr.de/styles/ http://web.archive.org/web/20201019233308/https://tenr.de/st... Nothing has this same variety today. I hate how serious computing has become.

ecliptik 6y ago
Fluxbox is still my goto window manager whenever I setup a Linux for local desktop or remote VNC because of how lightweight and configurable it is. Sad that it hasn't had an update in over 5 years, but also good in the sense that it's not becoming a shadow of it's former self and is still has the same solid principles and themes it's had for years.
Koshkin 6y ago
There's also FVWM with its Windows 95 theme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FVWM95 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FVWM95
BeetleB 6y ago
Heh - I used to use Fluxbox before I switched to FVWM. FVWM is at a whole other level when it comes to themability. I'm surprised to see its still kicking. Look at the three highlighted configs on their main page: https://www.fvwm.org/ https://www.fvwm.org/ They have an archive of screenshots of various people's configs at: https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/ https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/ Just compare these two - would you think it's the same WM? https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/2011-04-15_Christine-toogrey-1024x768/screenshot.png https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/2011-04-15_Christin... https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/2011-04-15_Christine-international-1400x1050/screenshot.png https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/2011-04-15_Christin... There is also Enlightenment. It was amazing back in 2002, and everyone was waiting for the next version (which finally came out in 2012!) https://www.enlightenment.org/ https://www.enlightenment.org/ While I really like customizability, I just don't have time to learn each WM's capabilities to customize my own. Once I figured out an FVWM config, I used it for 5-7 years. Then I tried AwesomeWM and although I didn't customize it, I can't go back to non-tiling WMs. I've been using it for almost a decade. EXWM will probably be my next attempt, as I do know some Emacs Lisp if I want to customize it.

ecliptik 6y ago

Fluxbox is still my goto window manager whenever I setup a Linux for local desktop or remote VNC because of how lightweight and configurable it is. Sad that it hasn't had an update in over 5 years, but also good in the sense that it's not becoming a shadow of it's former self and is still has the same solid principles and themes it's had for years.

Koshkin 6y ago

There's also FVWM with its Windows 95 theme: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FVWM95 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FVWM95

BeetleB 6y ago

Heh - I used to use Fluxbox before I switched to FVWM. FVWM is at a whole other level when it comes to themability. I'm surprised to see its still kicking. Look at the three highlighted configs on their main page: https://www.fvwm.org/ https://www.fvwm.org/ They have an archive of screenshots of various people's configs at: https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/ https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/ Just compare these two - would you think it's the same WM? https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/2011-04-15_Christine-toogrey-1024x768/screenshot.png https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/2011-04-15_Christin... https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/2011-04-15_Christine-international-1400x1050/screenshot.png https://www.fvwm.org/Archive/Screenshots/2011-04-15_Christin... There is also Enlightenment. It was amazing back in 2002, and everyone was waiting for the next version (which finally came out in 2012!) https://www.enlightenment.org/ https://www.enlightenment.org/ While I really like customizability, I just don't have time to learn each WM's capabilities to customize my own. Once I figured out an FVWM config, I used it for 5-7 years. Then I tried AwesomeWM and although I didn't customize it, I can't go back to non-tiling WMs. I've been using it for almost a decade. EXWM will probably be my next attempt, as I do know some Emacs Lisp if I want to customize it.