[10] | DWM: Getting Started

In this video I am installing the DWM Window Manager on Arch Linux. DWM, or Dynamic Window Manager, is the wm by Suckless and it's designed to be light and fast. I install it by compiling the code, together with the st terminal and dmenu (also from Suckless).

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Distro: Arch Linux
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[riseabove]

This is the BEST video ever made on installing and setting up DWM. Thank you sir. You explain things very well.

[GrahamAtDesk]

Nicely done. Just a quick tip; when using make to compile and install software it's considered best practice to run the compilation as a non-root user, then install the files as root in a second step. So the first command is just `make` and the second is `sudo make install`. You won't need the "clean" target, which just removes locally modified files created by `make`. Why am I mentioning this? Because if you do it this way you won't have any files owned by root mixed up in your source code, that really ought to be owned by your non-root user. I'm highlighting the convenience here, but some would argue that an even stronger argument not to compile code as root is security; an error in a Makefile won't be able to wipe out your entire system if you're not running it as root!

[joeldowell]

This is just what I needed. I've been watching a bunch of Linux YouTubers review dwm and really wanted to join in on the fun, but I've struggled a bit to get it installed properly. Looks like I'll just do a fresh Arch install and go from there. Thanks for the tutorial, and keep up the good work!

[spandansaha]

What a great video sir
You're awesome
Thanks for making this videos
Really excited for the dwm series

[СтаниславДемидец-ях]

This is BEST video I have ever seen. Every single day i feel pain, when i trying to set this shit up. The author just like some magic help me with this

[hjedpej]

This is the best video on clean install of DWM. Thank you for making such a detailed guide. Really appriciated.

[legymhueck]

Again, a rock-solid video! I'd very much like for you to give an in-depth presentation of dwm and the patching that you hinted at. Thanks for the great content.
I've been looking for a tabbed mode in other window managers. The monocle mode seems to come closest to what I've been looking for.

[Pepperpot]

Thank you for the video. That made it really simple to follow along and get a first dwm-installation in no time. I was always hesitant to try dwm so far, but that was a gentle introduction.

[swissmann]

Dont make the same Issue as me and add & to the end of the line from exec dwm it took me hours to find this problem. Thanks to EF for your content!

[byranotieno]

Yet another great video. I hope you get more subscribers. Your content is really golden.

[wallywall]

5:00 how would you know the display name of you aren’t on virtual box??

[marol-lh]

Finally I installed DWM! But on Virtual Machine :) On the weekend I'm going to folllow 2 and 3 parts of your tutorials. Even after i3wm this wm is a bit unusual to me. But I'm free and open to experiments, so I'm looking forward to new adventures lol Mille grazie, Ermanno!

[peterjansen]

Just the series which I needed. :) I knew how to work with dwm but I was stuck at getting it started because I never used the oldschool way of xinit and startx.

[zcrp]

Man so exited to have this video! Waiting three days when you know it's going to be something good it the worst! But it's all good, enjoy life and take your time to keep pushing quality content!

[alemswazzu]

Thank you for the great video. Filled in a few missing steps.

[SamiVasileiosAmiris]

Thanks for a great video! Very helpful if one is actually to learn how to do this by themselves. Good job!

[happyfeet]

I've just started out on the Linux route thanks to Windows 11. Another fabulous video channel on Linux. Thank you for the videos and info 👍

[marus]

Thank you a lot for your constant high-level work!

[pizaariaaa]

Very direct and simple instructions to follow!

I just subscribe

[darrenrichard]

Look forward to seeing more in this series thanks Ermanno for another great video :D