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Elsweyr

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Registered: 2018-04-29

Posts: 2

bspwm without desktop environment

Hi folks,

I got a fresh installation of Arch Linux and I am definitely surprised.
Now, I got just bspwm and compton running and I tried to get a nice setup and decent look. After I failed at certain steps - I may ask myself what I actually want to achieve before I do it just step by step.

So that's the build that I like: http://www.frankshin.com/wp-content/upl … w3s131.png

Well, in that process tree I see:

• create_frame: Well, I really have to guess what's meant by that

• slim: ok, that's the login manager because no display manager

But well, I don't have an idea where to get from my blank bspwm to this setup or something similar.
I'd appreciate any help or useful hints.

Greetings,
Elsweyr

jasonwryan

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Re: bspwm without desktop environment

You build it up piece by piece. The wiki has information on the status bar and panels, from there it is configuring your terminal, fonts, and the like...

And you don't need slim.

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Elsweyr

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Registered: 2018-04-29

Posts: 2

Re: bspwm without desktop environment

Ok, thanks for your quick reply. I'll give it tomorrow a try.