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[[File:Dwm-shot.png|thumb|A screenshot a desktop running DWM]]'''dwm''' ('''D'''ynamic '''W'''indow '''M'''anager) is a window manager developed by Suckless. dwm is designed to be small in source code, fast and light. The first version of dwm was released on July 14th, 2006. | [[File:Dwm-shot.png|thumb|A screenshot a desktop running DWM]]'''dwm''' ('''D'''ynamic '''W'''indow '''M'''anager) is a window manager developed by Suckless. dwm is designed to be small in source code, fast and light. The first version of dwm was released on July 14th, 2006. | ||
=== Installation === | |||
dwm is meant to be built from source. You can install the latest version of dwm by running:<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
$ git clone https://git.suckless.org/dwm | |||
</syntaxhighlight>You can first configure it by making a copy of config.def.h and naming it config.h. This can be done by running:<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
$ cp config.def.h config.h | |||
</syntaxhighlight>dwm can then be compiled by running:<syntaxhighlight lang="bash"> | |||
$ sudo make install clean | |||
</syntaxhighlight>If the command executes without any errors, you can then modify the ~/.xinitrc file and put <code>exec dwm</code> in it. You can then start X (by running <code>startx</code>) and dwm should be running. | |||
[[Category:Desktop Environments]] | [[Category:Desktop Environments]] | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 8 June 2024
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| Release Status | Maintained |
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| Last Release | 6.5, 2024-03-19 |
| Language(s) | C |
| Developer(s) | Suckless |
| Website | dwm.suckless.org |
dwm (Dynamic Window Manager) is a window manager developed by Suckless. dwm is designed to be small in source code, fast and light. The first version of dwm was released on July 14th, 2006.
Installation
dwm is meant to be built from source. You can install the latest version of dwm by running:
$ git clone https://git.suckless.org/dwm
You can first configure it by making a copy of config.def.h and naming it config.h. This can be done by running:
$ cp config.def.h config.h
dwm can then be compiled by running:
$ sudo make install clean
If the command executes without any errors, you can then modify the ~/.xinitrc file and put exec dwm in it. You can then start X (by running startx) and dwm should be running.