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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Window snapping (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by 1111@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hey guys, I've been running Mint on my home computer for a little while now and I'm having a great time, however there's one behaviour from Windows I'm missing. When you hit win + arrows to snap the currently focussed window to the left or right half of the screen, windows will present a dialogue to select a companion window for the other half of the screen from your other floating windows. Does anyone know how best to implement something like this? I tried a tiling WM like i3, but that's a bit more... involved than what I'm looking for. Thanks!

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[–] Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

If i3 was a bit too involved for you but you generally like the idea of a tiling window manager you might prefer AwesomeWM.