Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install dwm

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add dwm

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dwm · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install dwm

Debian stable package indexes · dwm · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#dwm

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/dw/dwm/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Dynamic window manager

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

dwm

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

dwm is the suckless dynamic window manager for X. The official page describes tiled, monocle, and floating layouts, tag-based window grouping, a small status bar, and a design that is intentionally smaller, faster, and simpler than predecessors such as ion, larswm, and wmii.

Projektgeschichte

The official git refs show dwm 0.1 tagged on 2006-07-14 by Anselm R. Garbe, followed by rapid 0.x and 1.x releases in 2006. By the 4.x and 5.x series it had settled into the small-C-source, edit-and-rebuild configuration style that became central to the suckless identity.

The official customisation page explains the distinctive model: dwm is configured by editing config.h, a C header included by dwm.c, and config.mk for build/install settings. The main page argues that source-code configuration is fast and secure because dwm does not process unknown runtime configuration input apart from window titles and status text.

Adoptionsgeschichte

dwm's own site says binary packages are somewhat beside the point because users are expected to customize source, while also acknowledging that some distributions provide packages. The batch input lists apk, Homebrew, Debian, Nix, and Ubuntu, showing the tension that makes dwm famous in packaging culture: it is widely packaged even though upstream thinks the most authentic install is local source customization.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users run dwm as an X window manager, arrange clients dynamically across tiled, monocle, and floating layouts, tag windows instead of placing them into conventional workspaces, and feed status text through the root window name. Customization usually means editing config.h, applying patches from the official patch collection, rebuilding, and carrying the local diff forward.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

dwm is one of the canonical minimalist Unix desktop packages. It is tiny, patch-oriented, hostile to sprawling configuration layers, and influential far beyond its source size. For package nerds it is a touchstone in debates about source-as-config, downstream patch stacks, reproducible personal builds, and how far a package manager should go when upstream expects users to edit C.

Zeitleiste

2006: dwm 0.1 tagged in the official git repository.
2007: 4.x releases continue rapid development of the early design.
2011: dwm 6.0 tagged.
2019: dwm 6.2 tagged after a slower mature-release cadence.
2026: dwm 6.8 released on 2026-01-30; official refs show master activity in March 2026.

Related projects

The official page places dwm against ion, larswm, and wmii, points users to dmenu, and lists related or influenced projects including awesome, dvtm, dwl, i3, qtile, scrotwm, xmonad, and several dwm forks or ports.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 5 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: config.h

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`dwm`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-08

Manager-Version6.8

Manager aktualisiert2026-06-25

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://dwm.suckless.org/

InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://dwm.suckless.org/none Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:dwm
Version	6.8
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dwm
Homepage	https://dwm.suckless.org/
Repository	https://git.suckless.org/dwm
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://dwm.suckless.org/
Lizenz	MIT
Quellarchiv	https://dl.suckless.org/dwm/dwm-6.8.tar.gz
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-06-25T13:37:39+02:00
Pulse	updated
Abhängigkeiten	dmenu, fontconfig, libx11, libxft, libxinerama
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert
Einschränkungen	In order to use the Mac OS X command key for dwm commands, change the X11 keyboard modifier map using xmodmap (1). e.g. by running the following command from $HOME/.xinitrc xmodmap -e 'remove Mod2 = Meta_L' -e 'add Mod1 = Meta_L'& See also https://gist.github.com/311377 for a handful of tips and tricks for running dwm on Mac OS X.

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	dwm
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

dwm 6.5-1

dynamic window manager

http://dwm.suckless.org/

sudo apt install dwm

Section: x11
Architecture: amd64
5 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
4 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Dwm

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: dwm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

dwm

nix profile install nixpkgs#dwm

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Dwm

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dw/dwm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

dwm 6.4-1

dynamic window manager

https://dwm.suckless.org/

sudo apt install dwm

Section: universe/x11
Architecture: amd64
5 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
4 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Dwm

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dwm from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

dwm 6.8-r0

dwm - dynamic window manager

https://dwm.suckless.org

sudo apk add dwm

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dwm
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Dwm

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dwm from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

dwm-doc 6.8-r0

dwm - dynamic window manager (documentation)

https://dwm.suckless.org

sudo apk add dwm-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dwm
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Dwm

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dwm-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

Paketgraph

Links stammen aus dem lokalen Paketbeziehungsgraph, Ergänzungen, Abhängigkeitskanten, Ecosystem-Matches und Paket-Hub-Mitgliedschaft.

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/dwm.yml

Verwendete Quellen

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

dwm mit Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix installieren