FLWM

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Fast Light Window Manager

Screenshot of Fast Light Window Manager
Developer(s)	Bill Spitzak
Initial release	1998; 26 years ago (1998)
Stable release	1.02[1]  / 30 June 2006
Written in	C++
Operating system	Unix-like
Platform	Linux
Size	i386: 43.6 kB package, 156.0 kB installed, ia64: 58.1 kB package, 216.0 kB installed
Type	Stacking window manager
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Website	flwm.sourceforge.net

The Fast Light Window Manager is an X window manager that is based on FLTK. FLWM is the default window manager for Tiny Core Linux. FLWM was influenced by WM2.^[2]

Features of the FLWM window manager include:

• Small (amd64: 43.8 kB Package Size, 118.0 kB Installed Size, i386: 45.3 kB Package Size, 121.0 kB Installed Size)^[3]
• Window decorations include borders and a vertical titlebar
• sloppy focus with click to focus (no autoraise)
• Multiple desktops
• Desktop switching via menu or by using the keyboard
• No support for themes. Colors are customizable via command line arguments.

• Comparison of X window managers

• FLWM on SourceForge