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How to install DWM on Debian/Ubuntu/Mint?



Dependencies:
sudo apt install build-essential libx11-dev libxft-dev libxinerama-dev libfreetype6-dev libfontconfig1-dev

Navigate to /usr/share/xsessions/
Create dwm.desktop file:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Dwm
Comment=Dynamic window manager
Exec=/usr/local/bin/dwm
Icon=dwm
Type=XSession

My autostart file:
#!/bin/sh
feh –bg-fill ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/5.jpg &
safeeyes &
while true; do
xsetroot -name “$(date)”
sleep 10s
done &
dwm

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