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--- wm:stacking:comparison [2021/01/16 17:57] – created senioradmin
+++ wm:stacking:comparison [2021/01/28 21:16] (current) – [For experienced users] senioradmin
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 ======  Stacking window manager: Comparison ======
-===== Footprint =====
+  * [[wm:stacking:cwm]]  a lightweight and efficient  stacking window manager for X11
+  * [[wm:stacking:fluxbox]] very lightweight window manager,  easy to handle but yet full of features
+  * [[wm:stacking:icewm]] lightweight window manager which resembles the UI of Windows 95
+  * [[wm:stacking:openbox]] highly configurable stacking window manager
+  * [[wm:stacking:windowmaker]] a window manager designed to emulate NeXTSTEP's GUI
+  * [[wm:stacking:twm]] very simple window manager, included in the Xorg distribution
+  * [[wm:stacking:fvwm3]] Next generation of fvwm
+  * [[wm:stacking:jwm]]  window manager with an interface similar to Windows 98
+===== RAM usage =====
 On: Artix Linux
-From high to low
+From high to low in kB
 ^Command ^Version ^[[:glossary#USS|USS]] ^[[:glossary#PSS|PSS]] ^[[:glossary#RSS|RSS]]^
 |jwm  |2.3.7   |14272    |16833    |21488|
 |openbox  |3.6.1   |12848    |15494    |20352|
-|icewm  |2.0.0   |11540|    13906|    18600|
+|icewm  |2.0.0   |11540|13906|18600|
 |wmaker --for-real  |0.95.9   |10676    |12750    |16940|
 |fvwm3  |1.03   |10192    |12513    |17016|
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 |cwm  |6.7   |4148|5322|8568|
 |twm  |1.0.11   |2720     |3170     |5416|
+===== Recommendation =====
+Recommending a window manager is not easy, because it is also a matter of taste. We did a little non-representative poll at Mastodon and here are the results:
+|openbox          |9 Votes|
+|fluxbox          |8 votes|
+|cwm              |4 votes|
+|icewm            |4 votes|
+|windowmaker      |2 votes|
+|twm              |1 vote |
+|fvwm3            |0 votes|
+|jwm              |0 votes|
+The recommendation is a mix of these poll results and [[:about#our_criteria|our criteria]].
+==== For beginners ====
+Many stacking window managers are easy or very easy to use for novice users. Some do resemble a classic layout from Microsoft's proprietary OS. So we did choose the most lightweight of this easy to use window managers, and this is **Fluxbox**
+Fluxbox is one of the most popular lightweight window managers. It is usable right out of the box and highly configurable. The most similar competitor is **Openbox**, which is no surprise, because they share the same ancestor Blackbox.
+If you are coming from a Microsoft system and are looking for an experience which you are used to have a look at **icewm**.
+==== For experienced users ====
+Experienced users might  prefer a window manager which is completely controllable by keyboard shortcuts and stays out of the way. This criteria are met by **cwm**. It has a minimalist interface, a short but comprehensive documentation and it is the default window manager of OpenBSD (where it is also developed).
+==== I want a lightweight desktop environment ====
+So, you want to stay lightweight but also want an integrated look and feel with an ecosystem of small apps? Look no further than **Window Maker**