Linux Magazine: Window Manager Roundup | Linux Today

Linux Magazine: Window Manager Roundup

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 5, 2000

“LINUX comes in lots of different flavors, from Red Hat to
SuSE to TurboLinux to the “roll your own distribution.” But that’s
nothing compared to the plethora of Window Managers that are
available for Linux.”

“From standalone environments to those integrated into the more
sophisticated worlds of GNOME and KDE, there are so many different
Window Managers out there that we decided it was time to look at
the more popular models side-by-side. So here you go; from the
popular and snazzy Enlightenment to the sleek and minimalist
environment of Blackbox, welcome to Linux Magazine’s first ever
Window Manager roundup.”

“Window Managers come in all shapes and sizes. To help you
choose the one that is right for you, we analyzed the different
Window Managers based on the following criteria:
WINDOW MANAGER TYPES…
ENVIRONMENTS SUPPORTED…
PAGER…
PANEL…
APPLICATIONS LAUNCHER…
WINDOW MANAGER CONFIGURATION…
THEMES…
ONLINE HELP…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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