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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ExplodeyWolf@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I want the easiest to configure/theme wm and one that comes with sane defaults. Also I currently use cinnamon, and I'm not sure how to escape from that(everything in it is just so nice) but I want the speed of a wm

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Disclaimer: I've used tiling window managers for all of 30 minutes in my life.

If you just want a faster cinnamon, you might consider merely switching to XFCE. Just change the menu to the whisker menu and you'll be right at home.

WMs don't typically come with "sane defaults" in the DE sense of the word; you have to make your own sanity. In order to find sane defaults, you'll probably have to switch to a distro that has its own custom configs. (That being said, you can always copy the configs back to your original distro when you know what you want.) Maybe check out Mabox for some inspiration. I can't speak to any other beginner WM distros.

[-] ExplodeyWolf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The reason I like cinnamon is the sound effects and animations and such, and last I checked, xfce doesn't have those.

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