 IceWM logo | |
| Release Status | Maintained |
|---|---|
| Last Release | 3.5.1, 2024-06-06 |
| Language(s) | C++, C |
| Developer(s) | Marko Maček, community contributors |
| Website | ice-wm.org |
IceWM is a fast, simple and light X11 window manager. It has been developed from scratch since 1997 by Marko Maček in C++. By default, IceWM provides you with a taskbar and several tools, which allow your desktop to be as fast as possible.
Installation
IceWM can be installed from most package managers.
On Debian and Debian-based distributions:
$ sudo apt install icewm
On Arch and Arch-based distributions:
$ sudo pacman -S icewm
On Gentoo and Gentoo-based distributions:
$ sudo emerge -av x11-wm/icewm
On RHEL, Fedora and Fedora-based distributions:
$ sudo dnf install icewm
If none of these work or the version is outdated, you may try to install it manually (3.5.1) by running:[1]
$ wget https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm/releases/download/3.5.1/icewm-3.5.1.tar.lz
$ tar -x --lzip -vpf icewm-3.5.1.tar.lz
$ cd icewm-3.5.1
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr
$ make
$ sudo make install