The best old-school Linux window managers that still hold up
Quoting: The best old-school Linux window managers that still hold up | ZDNET —
've used just about every desktop available for the Linux operating system. In the early days, I'd switch from one to another to find desktop nirvana. Every so often I'd land on a desktop that I enjoyed and would stick with it, only to find myself itching for a change in a few weeks.
Those days are gone and I've stuck with the same desktop for a long time (which will soon change, once System76 releases the full version of COSMIC Desktop).
That doesn't mean old-school desktops aren't still viable. Although they may not be as integrated and full-featured as the systems you're used to, these nods to early Linux can be a lot of fun and some of them are still just as effective now as they were in the past.
Let's take a look at five such desktops.