How to replace XFCE window manager with awesome

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How can I replace XFCE4 window manager with awesome?

I tried to place the following content to the ~/.xinitrc file:

#!/bin/sh

exec awesome

I also tried to do this stuff:

xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /sessions/Failsafe/Client0_Command -t string -s "awesome" -a

And it doesn't work. Of course I already installed awesome via

sudo apt-get install awesome

Don't forget to clear your session! After running that command, xfwm4 will still be started because it was running in your last session. Clearing your session will prevent that. — josch, Aug 11, 2018 at 9:11

Community · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-31 07:04:54Z

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It should work after restarting xfce

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answered Oct 15, 2016 at 0:53

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mviereck · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-15 18:09:02Z

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On the fly, you can type :

killall xfwm4 && awesome &

To exchange permanently, you can edit /etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-session.xml and replace xfwm4 with awesome.

answered Oct 14, 2016 at 23:40

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Many window managers also have a --replace option, like so: awesome --replace&, called from a shell or startup option. However, I do not have awesome so I cannot test it.
– Ned64
Oct 15, 2016 at 12:21
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@Ned64 awesomewm does not currently have the --replace flag (as of v3.5.9)
– Nolan Akash
Dec 17, 2016 at 18:13
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But it seems to be present in Awesome 4.2.
– Rovanion
Feb 7, 2018 at 9:14

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