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--- wm:stacking:comparison [2021/01/18 13:54] – senioradmin
+++ wm:stacking:comparison [2021/01/28 21:16] (current) – [For experienced users] senioradmin
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 ======  Stacking window manager: Comparison ======
+  * [[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
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 |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**