Top 4 reasons I use dwm for my Linux window manager | Linux Today

Top 4 reasons I use dwm for my Linux window manager

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Jul 18, 2017

The killer feature for dwm, as with Awesome and xmonad, is the part where the tool automatically arranges the windows for you, filling the entire space of your screen. Sure, for most desktop environments today it’s possible to create keyboard shortcuts to arrange windows to the left, right, top, bottom or full screen, but with dwm it’s just one less thing to think about.

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