Desktop Environments and Window Managers

General

• Install Desktop Environments and Window Managers

Choose from a wide selection available in our repositories!

• Getting Window Managers to work properly

An absolute must if installing Window Managers such as Openbox.

• Getting File Managers to work properly in Window Managers

Details on ensuring full File Manager functionality and features.

• Change the colours of your GTK+ themes

Why settle for the colours provided for you?

• Install Compiz Fusion and Emerald!

Transform XFCE or KDE with fancy special effects!

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Cinnamon

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Deepin

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E17

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Gnome

• Remove XFCE and install GNOME 3

For those who don't want to start from the net edition.

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KDE

• Remove XFCE and install KDE

Because building the net edition just takes up too much time!

• Enable preview files in the Dolphin File Manager

Preview those files like nobody's business!

• Enable properly working openGL 3.1 native animations in KWIN on Intel GPU (i915)

Fix issue with openGL on Intel GPU.

LXDE

LXQt

• Minimal LXQt installation (Improved!)

A light-weight LXQT installation on top of Manjaro Net Edition

• How to make LXQt purer and leaner without GTK

How to remove all GTK2 and GTK3 dependencies from LXQt

• LXQt with kwin

How to use kwin instead of openbox as window manager

• List of Qt Applications (New!)

Extensive list of Qt4 and Qt5 applications.

• LXQt Theming (Improved!)

How to change themes and icons in LXQt

• Custom Actions for PCmanFM-Qt

Edit the right click menu in the LXQt file browser

MATE

• Install MATE and the Mint Menu

A desktop not officially supported or provided by the Manjaro Repositories. Install it anyway!

Openbox

• Openbox: Dock with the Lal Clock & Trayer

Without a panel, is it enough?

• Openbox: Control Screen Brightness Using the Keyboard

Control illumination by using the appropriate brightness keys!

• Openbox: Control Speaker Volume Using the Keyboard (ALSA)

Control or mute the volume by using the appropriate volume keys!

• Openbox: ob-autostart - a simple GUI for auto-starting files in Openbox:

GUI for managing Openbox autostart files.

• Openbox: Switch languages using the keyboard and xxkb

Analytical instructions for changing keyboard languages and layouts (in both the console and X11), using a keyboard shortcut and XXkb with country flag images.

• Auto-Login without a Graphical Desktop Manager & with Systemd

Or with OpenRC. This is for those that want to boot straight into their WM or DE, without going through a Desktop Manager or having to login. This now has instructions for computers using OpenRC.

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PeK

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XFCE

• Making Keyboard Shortcuts for Frequently Used Applications

Become a keyboard ninja to speed things up!

• Open URL's in Thunderbird in favorite browser in XFCE

Because obviously you wouldn't want to do this in another environment!

• Using Compton for a tear-free experience in Xfce

For those who are facing screen tearing issues.

* Volume Stuck on Mute (XFCE Desktop)

Two possible solutions for an issue that affects some users of the XFCE desktop environment.

• Improve Font Rendering

A way to optimise font rendering.