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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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how to choose window tiling manager? (lemmy.ml)

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I tried i3 and now just wondering, which WM I can pick and why, because of their great diversity. Any advices?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Try different ones out! If you have the time at least.

Otherwise, I'd personally suggest trying out some of the more active Wayland WMs, such as Hyprland or Niri, and of course, sway which is i3 but for wayland! :)

I suggest Wayland because X11 is being dropped everywhere, so it isn't too wise to get used to an X11 WM, if you're going out of your way to learn something new in the first place 🙂🤷‍♂️