Part 2 - XFWM4 - See what's floating on Debian Stable

[@gedaredorke5941]

I have always liked xfce, and have been tinkering around with xfwm. I have been using xfce for a while now but I can't wait for xfce to adpot wayland.

[@JustAGuyLinux]

Same here!

[@SirChristoferus]

@@JustAGuyLinuxXFCE’s range of customization is quite impressive, spanning all the way from a retro Windows 98 desktop to a modern macOS-like desktop.

[@itsfish8672]

This is gold

[@edbeckerich3737]

Well you tinker toyed your own WM, that is cool!! Polybar would be cool too!!

[@limpa756]

Can't wait until xfce fully adopts wayland. I wish plasma wasn't so buggy

[@JustAGuyLinux]

XFCE on xorg is my favorite. XFCE on wayland WILL BE my favorite.

[@LeoNux-um7tg]

@@JustAGuyLinux XFCE is the resting place for satisfied hopper.

[@TheTrashthrasher]

I can't seem to be able to find the power script. I have an i3 w/ XFCE4 panel build & want to add the power menu shown on this video.

[@TheTrashthrasher]

I found it. Doesn't seen to be working on my build, but I'll check the script when I get home.

[@phonewithoutquestion80]

I love xfce4 and find its window manager very rock solid and unobtrusive, and not at all obtuse, with its compositing. The only problem is it feels like xfwm4 is less forgiving as a standalone than say openbox, because it can be brutal if you mess up a keybinding or two. I suppose if you wanted to get rid of its compositing and not bother with a desktop manager it'd be fine. I wouldn't mind if xfwm4 was given more provisions for standalone usage, like iconify to a corner of the screen without needing a desktop manager, or have its own session component.

[@Mike-sz8pk]

love your content, the only downside is see you typing micro to edit a file

[@johanb.7869]

I prefer Xfce as is. I don't like WM's and I don't see the need for them either. I don't like key bindings. I prefer the mouse. Work spaces I don't use because I only do email and browser. BTW I use Debian based MX Linux.

[@Viken43]

Very interesting videos, ....

[@JustAGuyLinux]

Glad you like them!

[@nelsonmacias396]

Hello, sorry for my way of writing, I use Google Translate. I have always wanted to try xfwm like Wm, your video makes me even more curious... I mean, in order to do this we start with a minimal Debian installation and then we have to install and configure Openbox (as in chapter 1) and then replace the Openbox by xfwm? To be honest, I got a little lost at the beginning, could you please guide me on how to start? Thank you very much in advance and greetings from Colombia

[@nelsonmacias396]

I was also reviewing the links to the scripts and I'm really not sure what to do with them... I would be very grateful if you could guide me so I can clarify my ideas...

[@user-gp8ub8vh7i]

In minute 32: in Workspace Switcher, Appearance, you have to change Miniature View to Buttons. Then you can put numbers.

[@JustAGuyLinux]

Tried that and it did not work.

[@UnhingedNW]

I think I might switch from testing back to stable. Realizing more I don’t need iffy packages. I want rock solid haha

[@JustAGuyLinux]

Testing is relatively stable, but you're right, stable is rock solid.

[@UnhingedNW]

@@JustAGuyLinux Had a couple little quibbles with my hardware. Put the PC to sleep and went for a nap, came back a couple hours later and it was running full fans and locked up. Also didn't realize sometimes they just rip packages away if they aren't good instead of rolling them back. I just want a rock solid system and stable does it!

[@phonewithoutquestion80]

yeah, especially if you do a lot of virtual machine tinkering, it can blindside you with partial upgrades.

[@Viken43]

Power menu would look cleaner by using case instead of all those if else statements

[@fufuyfiufyuyvfhvjvjhvjjv6014]

Can you make a video about kwin and wayfire?

[@GloriaEdgar-w3i]

McGlynn Meadows

[@lqlarry]

I like Openbox better. 😇😇😇