The i3 Window Manager is an extremely lightweight, fast, text-oriented alternative to the other Desktop Environments and Window Managers I have discussed so far.

Microsoft should have built FancyZones into Windows 11 years ago... so KDE did it on Linux first, and it's fantastic.

Choosing the right desktop environment can make or break your Linux experience. Here's the best options for new users.

"What can it do that Windows can't?" That is the first question many people ask when considering Linux for their desktop. To a degree, that depends on whether you choose a desktop environment or a ...

A Window Manager, on the other hand, has the much more streamlined task of simply managing how you interact with your application windows without all of the extra bloat.

For however many Linux distributions there are to choose from, there are perhaps even more window managers that can be paired with them, and some have dramatically different features than the X ...

Beryl, a new open-source window manager for Linux, features compelling visual enhancements like support for transparent windows and elaborate window animations.

If you were ever curious as to the difference between a Linux desktop environment and a window manager, Jack Wallen is here to clear that up.

Lots of times it's extremely frustrating or time consuming to run an xterm on a remote host just to fork your programs from that remote machine. Why not just run your window manager there even though ...

Whatever window manager I select in the window persists through next reboot, but with the same problem (no window top bar, etc.) The solution is the same.