IceWM
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IceWM screenshot (IceDesert theme)
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| Developer(s) | Marko Maček |
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| Initial release | 1997 |
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1.4.2 / July 30, 2017[1]
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| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Type | Window manager |
| License | GNU LGPL |
| Website | www |
IceWM is a stacking window manager for the X Window System graphical infrastructure, written by Marko Maček. It was written from scratch in C++ and is released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.[2] It is relatively lightweight in terms of memory and CPU usage, and comes with themes that allow it to imitate the GUI of Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows 7, OS/2, Motif, and other graphical user interfaces.[2] IceWM is meant to excel in look and feel while being lightweight and customizable.
IceWM can be configured from plain text files[2] stored in a user's home directory, making it easy to customize and copy settings. IceWM has an optional, built-in taskbar with menu, tasks display, network and CPU meters, mail check and configurable clock. Official support for GNOME and KDE menus used to be available as a separate package. In recent IceWM versions, support for them is built-in as well. External graphical programs for editing the configuration[2] and the menu are also available.
Usage[edit]
IceWM is installed as the main Window Manager for Absolute Linux and the light version of VectorLinux.
The Easy mode default desktop of the Asus Eee PC uses IceWM.[3]
openSUSE Linux for Raspberry Pi 1/2/3 uses IceWM by default as a lightweight GUI.[1] The Raspberry Pi 3 only version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server also uses IceWM.[2]
Screenshots[edit]
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IceWM's Start Menu is intended to resemble that of Windows 95.
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See also[edit]
- JWM
- FVWM95
- Comparison of X window managers
- Spri, a former lightweight Linux distribution which used IceWM as its default user interface
References[edit]
- ^ Github releases
- ^ a b c d Saunders, Mike (March 2008). "Lightweight window managers". Linux Format. UK: Future Publishing (103).
- ^ Paul, Ryan (14 November 2007). "Eeextremely Eeenticing: a review of the Asus Eee PC". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
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