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JWM (Joe's Window Manager) is an X11 window manager written in C using Xlib. It's feaures include a taskbar, an application menu, a clock, and window decorations.[1] JWM supports MWM hints and Extended Window Manager Hints (EWMH) as well as attempts to conform to ICCCM. JWM is licensed under the terms of the Expat license since version 2.3.6. Latest version is JWM v2.4.6. JWM optionally supports the following libraries if installed on the system libjpeg, libpng, libRSVG, libXext, libXinerama, libXmu, libXpm, Pango[2] The official distribution of the software is done in source code form,[3] and is hosted on GitHub.[2] JWM is developed by Joe Wingbermuehle.[4] JWM is configured by editing an XML file located in the file system at /etc/jwm/system.jwmrc or $HOME/.jwmrc.[1]
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[edit]- 1 2 Kenlon, Seth. "Revamp your old Linux desktop with Joe's Window Manager". Opensource.com. Archived from the original on 2026-05-11. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- 1 2 "joewing.net". joewing.net. Archived from the original on 2026-06-26. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ "joewing.net". joewing.net. Archived from the original on 2025-12-28. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Emms, Steve (2023-09-12). "JWM - lightweight window manager - LinuxLinks". LinuxLinks. Archived from the original on 2026-07-12. Retrieved 2026-07-16.