Sxwm v1.7 Release

4 weeks ago 1

Please read the contribution guide Please read the developer docs


Check the man page markdown for relevant info


  • libX11
  • Xinerama
  • XCursor
  • CC
  • Make
Debian / Ubuntu / Linux Mint
sudo apt update sudo apt install libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxinerama-dev build-essential
Arch Linux / Manjaro
sudo pacman -Syy sudo pacman -S libx11 libxinerama gcc make
Gentoo
sudo emerge --ask x11-libs/libX11 x11-libs/libXinerama sys-devel/gcc sys-devel/make sudo emaint -a sync
Void Linux
sudo xbps-install -S sudo xbps-install libX11-devel libXinerama-devel libXcursor-devel gcc make
Fedora / RHEL / AlmaLinux / Rocky
sudo dnf update sudo dnf install libX11-devel libXcursor-devel libXinerama-devel gcc make
OpenSUSE (Leap / Tumbleweed)
sudo zypper refresh sudo zypper install libX11-devel libXinerama-devel gcc make
Alpine Linux
doas apk update doas apk add libx11-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev gcc make musl-dev linux-headers
NixOS
buildInputs = [ pkgs.xorg.libX11 pkgs.xorg.libXinerama pkgs.libgcc pkgs.gnumake ]; sudo nixos-rebuild switch
Slackware
slackpkg update slackpkg install gcc make libX11 libXinerama
OpenBSD You will also need the X sets (xbase, xfonts, xserv and xshare) installed. When you make the code, use gmake instead of make (which will be BSD make). Use the following command to build: gmake CFLAGS="-I/usr/X11R6/include -Wall -Wextra -O3 -Isrc" LDFLAGS="-L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11 -lXinerama -lXcursor" FreeBSD
# If you use doas or su instead of sudo, modify the following commands accordingly. sudo pkg update sudo pkg install gcc gmake libX11 libXinerama
Termux
pkg install x11-repo pkg update pkg install clang make xcb-util-keysyms xorgproto libxcursor libx11 libxinerama libandroid-wordexp # add `LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -landroid-wordexp"` in the make command

Note

I don't maintain any packages. Use with caution!

yay -S sxwm

yay -S sxwm-git

### Void Linux ```sh sudo xbps-install -S sxwm
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/uint23/sxwm.git cd sxwm/ make sudo/doas make clean install

Add to your ~/.xinitrc:

Or use the sxwm.desktop file


Target Description
make / make all Build the sxwm binary
make clean Remove build artifacts
make install Install sxwm to $(PREFIX)/bin (default /usr/local)
make uninstall Remove installed binary
make clean install Clean then install

Override install directory with PREFIX:

make install PREFIX=$HOME/.local

  • dwm - Tiling & source code
  • i3 - Easy configuration
  • sowm - README inspiration
  • tinywm - Minimal X11 WM

uint [2025]

Read Entire Article