So Ive been using linux for a long time and mostly with gnome. I know about window managers and how using them will reduce the memory usage by system a lot because they are less bloated etc. I want to try a window manager on my nixos machine - this will be my first time trying one, I have good knowledge in programming so technical stuff wont bother me that much. Which window manager do you suggest? Customization is my priority.

  • rob299@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    4 hours ago

    I liked using open box, looks pretty decent and user friends from the get go and uses fewer resources then most desktop environments. If you do use open box I would use the tint2 task bar with it. If hadn’t explored window managers in some time but that’s what I would suggest for getting a tip top performance out of any device. (maybe not the max but pretty close, while looking more modern like.