icewm is a stacking window manager which resembles the look of Windows95 wih having a start button, a task bar and a tray area. Therefore it is very easy to use by novice users. There are many themes to choose from.

Configuration files are located in ~.icewm

• preferences main configuration file for IceWM.
• menu contents of the IceWM application menu.
• keys customize keyboard shortcuts.
• toolbar row of launcher icons on the taskbar.
• winoptions behavior of individual applications.
• theme Default theme
• startup script or command (must be executable) executed on startup.
• shutdown the same for shutdown.

There are several GUI configuration tools in exosctence, but they are no longer maintained for the most part.

Website: https://ice-wm.org/

On: Artix Linux

• Lightweightness: +++
• Simpleness: ++
• Easiness: +++++

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