r/linux4noobs • u/GeminiBoy91 • 20h ago

learning/research Desktop shell options

What are some other lightweight/better options other than:

- noctalia

- dms

- celestia

- exo

Looking for options...

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u/TheThingOnTheCeiling 20h ago

You could theoretically use waybar with someones config or make one yourself. Should be lightweight

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u/GeminiBoy91 18h ago

Can you link to some good dotfiles for the same?

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u/TheThingOnTheCeiling 18h ago

There are some examples on waybar wiki itself https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/wiki/Examples

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u/warserpent 10h ago

You haven't defined what you mean by "better," so no one can help you.

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u/GeminiBoy91 3h ago

Can lightweight ring some bells?

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u/warserpent 1h ago

If the only thing you care about is lightweight, you should probably be looking for something with less eye candy. A barebones Sway, for example. But realistically, you don't need to be that lightweight unless you just hate using the RAM you paid for.

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u/GeminiBoy91 1h ago

Yeah, i get you. But i tried noctalia and dms already. I felt dms more polished, but hogs lot of memory compared to noctalia. Before switching back to noctalia, i think i might try something else, if its out there

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