#icewm
On a very poor spec PC I loaded #Fluxbox (available with MX configuration: Choose the maintainer’s config when asked) and removed #Xfce. (I also like #iceWM, but there are issues with the authentication dialog.)

#MXlinux
January 31, 2026 at 1:27 PM
so yay? It's a little bare-bones because of limited disk space, but I was able to boot the encrypted LV, put in a password in dracut's initramfs, start xdm, and start icewm and xterm. I can write up a step-by-step HOWTO later (with screenshots) if anyone is interested.
January 30, 2026 at 12:46 AM
IceWM on OpenBSD by greplife
https://deskto.ps/u/greplife/d/rsrl00
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Playing with MX Linux on an old laptop PC, where it replaced #Windows10. Good experience. I use #Ventoy to make life USBs with several ISOs on one stick. I think that I'll stay with this distribution for a while (even though I like Arch and Mint too).

#MXlinux
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
3 sans problèmes alors qu'il est assez modifié, kernel low latency, réglage opti pour le son sur toute petite config avec icewm, bref, j'ai rien senti et c plus fluide maintenant haha

#Linux y'a moins bien, certes, mais c'est beaucoup plus cher haha 🤓 [2/2]
January 27, 2026 at 7:05 PM
If it doesn't work with X11 there is no point. Wayland has never worked on my rig. I guess I'll go back to ICEWM.
January 27, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Hope the auto-update deals with this.

Touch screen is working, so is wifi
Something call ROX-ICEWM has a little resources panel going on the r hand side.

Now I see Firefox Esr update file d/l-ing

Gonna take a while on my shyte connection...
TBC .../
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM
On Jan 6, the #VendefoulWolf #Linux maintainers released a new ISO with #IceWM and #XLibre by default. According to them, it boots very fast and uses only ~200 MB RAM. You can read more about this #Devuan based distribution at vendefoul-wolf-linux.sourceforge.io. #XingsDay
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Then I just started using i3 on it today and it definitely feels like home. I like i3wm as a tilling window manager and icewm as a floating window manager to be honest they both feel nice to use
January 15, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I installed niri on my recent desktop running cachyOS and I genuinely thought I'd like it and it is aight but I actually don't love it too much because it feels weird to me and the configuration file at least currently feels foreign so I used icewm for a it and I also really love that (...)
January 15, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Dincolo de minimalism: ce aduce nou IceWM 4.0.0

Mediile desktop în Linux tind să devină tot mai complexe și mâncătoare de resurse, dar există un supraviețuitor care refuză să sacrifice viteza: IceWM. Recent, echipa de dezvoltare a lansat versiunea...

ciprianbugulet.blogspot.com/2026/01/dinc...
Dincolo de minimalism: ce aduce nou IceWM 4.0.0
Mediile desktop în Linux tind să devină tot mai complexe și mâncătoare de resurse, dar există un supraviețuitor care refuză să sacrifice vit...
ciprianbugulet.blogspot.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
You are so ready to start using IceWm on a Linux box. Is what I did after MacOS Tahoe pissed me off with its bullshit “aesthetics”.
January 14, 2026 at 11:03 PM
IceWM soldiers on while Budgie jumps the Wayland ship

www.theregister.com/2026/01/12/i...

Two new Linux GUIs – plus Phoenix, an experimental new X server in Zig

<- by me on @theregister.com
IceWM soldiers on while Budgie jumps the Wayland ship
: Two new Linux GUIs – plus Phoenix, an experimental new X server in Zig
www.theregister.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 AM
IceWM soldiers on while Budgie jumps the Wayland ship

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/12/icewm_budgie_x_server/

Two new Linux GUIs – plus Phoenix, an experimental new X server in Zig

<- by me on @theregister
IceWM soldiers on while Budgie jumps the Wayland ship
: Two new Linux GUIs – plus Phoenix, an experimental new X server in Zig
www.theregister.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
iceWMとかJWMとかで環境作ってる人への憧れというのもある。時代はタイル型だろって? まずは端末を分割するやつを使えるようになってからかな……
January 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Gerenciador de Janelas IceWM 4.0 lançado com um alternador alt+tab aprimorado - #Linux

livreeaberto.com/icewm-4-0-la...
Gerenciador de Janelas IceWM 4.0 lançado com um alternador alt+tab aprimorado
O gerenciador de janelas leve IceWM 4.0 agora está disponível com melhorias no interruptor rápido Alt+Tab e suporte para ícones de alta resolução.
livreeaberto.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This only thing I know about this WM is that it was included by default by Mandrake back in the day, for those who wanted to use it: IceWM 4.0.0 Released: A Lightweight Boost for Linux Desktops
IceWM 4.0.0 Released: A Lightweight Boost for Linux Desktops
Quick feature highlights of IceWM 4.0.0 window manager, which brings the overhauled ALT+TAB feature and under-the-hood fixes.
buff.ly
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
IceWM - 4.5mb of memory
LXQt - 120mb of memory
January 5, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Manjaro 26, Devuan 6.1, IceWM 4.0, Archinstall 3.0.15, Orbitiny Desktop Pilot 8, Shotcut 15.12, key Linux and open-source moments of 2025, MiDesktop brings KDE 1 back to life, and more.
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#Linux #OpenSource
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 1, 2026 (Dec 29, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Manjaro 26, Devuan 6.1, IceWM 4.0, Archinstall 3.0.15, Orbitiny Desktop Pilot 8, Shotcut 15.12, key Linux and open-source moments of 2025, MiDesktop brings KDE 1 bac...
linuxiac.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM