Attention

This is the documentation of the last development version. For most users, the documentation of the latest supported release is more appropriate.

AwesomeWM (window manager)

Warning

This page is intended for advanced users.

Qubes-specific features

  • support for the Qubes OS window colors

  • rudimentary support for the Qubes application menu entries following the freedesktop standard

  • support for custom filters and menu entries

Installation

AwesomeWM can be installed with the standard dom0 installation mechanisms.

$ sudo qubes-dom0-update awesome

That’s it. After logging out, you can select AwesomeWM in the login manager.

Development

To contribute code you may clone the AwesomeWM repository as follows:

$ git clone https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-desktop-linux-awesome

For build instructions please check the repository README.

The repository attempts to follow the upstream Fedora repository.