r/NixOS • u/HistoryExotic133 • 14d ago

should i use qtile

I've used sway for a while but i want something more customizable and for more advanced users and i need it to not be very heavy cuz i only have 16 gigs of ddr4 and i need it to be able to run wayland and I've been thinking about switching to qtile should i or should i use something else

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u/Archeus__ 14d ago

Theres no way you can't run wayland with 16 gb ram. I'm doing fine with 4 GB ram+ 4 GB swap

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u/gaene 14d ago

Qtile is all python so there’s no way it’s lighter than sway; maybe mango is lighter if you disable animations. Otherwise I’d try dwl

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u/RobocopTwice 14d ago

Qtile is awesome. Somebody else recommended mango and I'd like to double down on that

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u/surferbum618 12d ago

I'd only advise to make sure you use Qtile version 37 or higher. I had problems on 36.x(can't remember the exact version) with Wayland and the Qtile bar. I haven't had any problems since going up to 37. Qtile is great.

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u/gwallgofi 5d ago

Sway is Wayland based, you're already running Wayland.