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Multiple large virtual desktop window manager - Version 3

Fvwm is a virtual window manager for the X windows system. It was originally a feeble fork of TWM by Robert Nation in 1993 (fvwm history), and has evolved into the fantastic, fabulous, famous, flexible, and so on, window manager we have today.

Fvwm is a ICCCM/EWMH compliant and highly configurable floating window manager built primarily using Xlib. Fvwm is configured using a configuration file, which is used to configure most aspects of the window manager including window looks, key bindings, menus, window behavior, additional modules, and more. There is a default configuration file that can be used as a starting point for writing one's own configuration file.

Fvwm is a light weight window manager and can be configured to be anything from a small sleek window manager to a full featured desktop environment. To get the most out of fvwm, one should be willing to read the documents, and take the time to write a custom configuration file that suites their needs. The manual pages and the fvwm wiki can be used to help learn how to configure fvwm.

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Version

1.1.0

Maintainers (1)

Executables (8)

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  • bin/FvwmCommand
  • bin/fvwm-convert-2.6
  • bin/fvwm-menu-desktop
  • bin/fvwm-menu-directory
  • bin/fvwm-menu-xlock
  • bin/fvwm-perllib
  • bin/fvwm-root
  • bin/fvwm3

Platforms (44)

    Darwin
    FreeBSD
    Linux
    NetBSD
    OpenBSD
    Redox
    Solaris
    Windows
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  • aarch64-darwin
  • aarch64-linux
  • aarch64-netbsd
  • armv5tel-linux
  • armv6l-linux
  • armv6l-netbsd
  • armv7a-darwin
  • armv7a-linux
  • armv7a-netbsd
  • armv7l-linux
  • armv7l-netbsd
  • i686-cygwin
  • i686-darwin
  • i686-freebsd
  • i686-linux
  • i686-netbsd
  • i686-openbsd
  • loongarch64-linux
  • m68k-linux
  • m68k-netbsd
  • microblaze-linux
  • microblazeel-linux
  • mips-linux
  • mips64-linux
  • mips64el-linux
  • mipsel-linux
  • mipsel-netbsd
  • powerpc-netbsd
  • powerpc64-linux
  • powerpc64le-linux
  • riscv32-linux
  • riscv32-netbsd
  • riscv64-linux
  • riscv64-netbsd
  • s390-linux
  • s390x-linux
  • x86_64-cygwin
  • x86_64-darwin
  • x86_64-freebsd
  • x86_64-linux
  • x86_64-netbsd
  • x86_64-openbsd
  • x86_64-redox
  • x86_64-solaris