ssleert / qpwm

quite powerful window manager for X :muscle:

qpwm

quite powerful window manager for X ♒

It's small floating window manager from not a programmer 👍

Some features 💪

• Floating only.
• Fullscreen toggle.
• Window centering.
• Mix of mouse and keyboard workflow.
• Focus with cursor.

Dependencies for build 🧑‍💻

• xlib (usually libX11).
• gcc (for compile)
• make (for make)

Installation of dependencies

for Debian based (like Ubuntu or mint)

sudo apt install gcc make libx11-dev git

for Arch based (like Manjaro or EndeavourOS)

sudo pacman -Sy gcc make libx11 git

for RPM based (like Fedora or OpenSUSE)

for Fedora

sudo dnf install gcc make libX11-devel git

for OpenSUSE

sudo zypper install gcc make libX11-devel git

Installation of qpwm 🕵️‍♂️

git clone https://github.com/ssleert/qpwm.git
cd qpwm
sudo make clean install

How to configure? 💁

Type make in qpwm dir

Next open config.h file in your text editor. And configure! ⚡

Running qpwm 🚀

Add this to .xinitrc:

exec qpwm

If you use GDM, SDDM, LightDM оr anything other display manager 👤

Add this to /usr/share/xsessions/qpwm.desktop:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=qpwm
Comment=This session runs qpwm as window manager 
Exec=qpwm
Type=Application

Default Keybindings 👾

Window Management

combo	action
Mouse	focus under cursor
win + Left Mouse	move window
win + Right Mouse	resize window
win + f	maximize toggle
win + c	center window
win + q	kill window
win + 1-6	desktop swap
win + Shift +1-6	send window to desktop
win + return (enter)	open terminal (st)
ALT + TAB.	focus cycle

Thanks!

Person	Action
xZecora	some fixes
OpenSky	screenshots
justleoo	fix readme

🔥 Screenshots of qpwm 🔥

Thanks for code 💬

• tinywm
• dwm
• 2bwm
• sowm