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dwm on RPi Bullseye with RaspiOS.md

How to use dwm on a Raspberry Pi with RaspiOS

RaspiOS based on Debian Bullseye

Prepare

You should install RaspiOS from the official image or have your Raspberry Pi ready. Sorry, no details for that. There are lot's of helpful resources available.

Since dwm is in the official Repo's, just install it

sudo apt install dwm

And go configure it in the following files:

Edit /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/desktop.conf. Locate the line that specifies the window_manager and change it to dwm.

[Session]
window_manager=dwm

Next is /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart. Comment the line for lxpanel and pcmanfm. I also commented the xscreensaver, but you can make your own choice about that.

#@lxpanel --profile LXDE-pi
#@pcmanfm --desktop --profile LXDE-pi
#@xscreensaver -no-splash

What else ...

I also changed the default x-window-manager in update-alternatives though that is not necessary.

update-alternatives --config x-window-manager

Final words

That's it. Have fun with dwm which will save resources.

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