IceWM
IceWM with Xeyes on Debian Buster | |
| Developer(s) | Marko Maček |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1997 |
| Stable release | 2.9.7[1] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Type | Window manager |
| License | 1998: LGPL-2.0-only[a] 1997: GPL-2.0-only[b] |
| Website | ice-wm |
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.[4] 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.[4] IceWM is meant to excel in look and feel while being lightweight and customizable.
IceWM can be configured from plain text files[4] stored in a user's home directory, making it easy to customize and copy settings. IceWM has an optional, built-in taskbar with a dynamic start menu, tasks display, system tray, network and CPU meters, mail check and configurable clock. It features a task list window and an Alt+Tab task switcher. 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[4] and the menu are also available.
Usage[edit]
IceWM is installed as the main Window Manager for Absolute Linux, Antix and the light version of VectorLinux.
The Easy mode default desktop of the Asus Eee PC uses IceWM.[5]
openSUSE for Raspberry Pi uses IceWM by default as a lightweight GUI. The Raspberry Pi 3 only version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server also uses IceWM.[6]
Screenshots[edit]
See also[edit]
- JWM
- FVWM95
- Comparison of X window managers
- Spri, a former lightweight Linux distribution which used IceWM as its default user interface
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm/releases/tag/2.9.7.
- ^ "icewm_0.9.15.orig.tar.gz".
- ^ "icewm-0.8.9.src.tar.gz".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server gains Raspberry Pi 3 support". 9 November 2016.
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to IceWM. |