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Window Maker Live is an installable Linux Live ISO based on the current Bookworm branch of Debian. The system uses the Window Maker window manager as the default graphical user interface. Window Maker Live's components have been carefully preconfigured and the desktop environment has a consistent visual appearance. Window Maker Live integrates selected components from other desktop environments such as XFCE4, MATE, LXQT, with a particular focus on GNUstep.

The main idea behind this project is to integrate the Window Maker window manager as default user interface on top of a standard Debian/Bookworm base system. It also serves as an alternate installation medium for Debian/Bookworm.

The second main idea not directly visible on the surface level is the inclusion of many useful command line utilities and tools for system administration. This effectively turns wmlive into a UNIX administrator's workbench for rescue and repair operations.

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UEFI Boot Menu BIOS Boot Options GNUMail.app Emacs.app and WPrefs.app GWorkSpace.app Root Menu Layout

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Window Managers, User Interface (UI), Live CD

License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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  • tagukou Posted 2023-08-24
    歴史あるディストーション。Window Makerを実用的にするための工夫がされているため好印象。私はNeXTBIANという、似たようなものを作っています。
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    Reply from Window Maker Live
    Edited 2023-10-10
    Thank you, tagukou! NeXTBIAN is a very interesting project! Unfortunately, neither https://notabug.org/NeXTBIAN nor https://sourceforge.net/projects/nextbian/ can be reached anymore. EDIT: Found a copy of the NeXTBIAN git files via the webarchive and created a variant building the DVD with bookworm instead of ancient bullseye. A diff file is available at rumbero.org/NeXTBIAN
  • tarant8l Posted 2018-04-18
    After spending weeks implementing WML on various platforms, I still find no way to produce a PERSISTENCE USB. While installing I am stuck on Xorg or GNU registration? Requesting help from developer aeonflvx@gmail.com
  • sam9566 Posted 2017-06-26
    WTF IS THE DEFAULT USERNAME AND PASSWORD IT ISN'T IN ANY OF THE DOCUMENTATION ON THE INTERNET. WHY WOULD ANYONE MAKE A DISTRO THAT IMAGES THE ISO IMAGE TO YOUR HARD DRIVE WITHOUT GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE USERNAME AND PASSWORD!!!
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    Reply from Window Maker Live
    Edited 2023-10-09
    Installing wmlive to disk using the included debian installer routine definitely asks for the creation of a user account and password. Try it.
  • s_riviere Posted 2016-03-08
    Amazing work !!! My ultra light laptop Dell Latitude D430, with a new SSD and this beautiful WindowMaker/Debian... A dream !!! Many Thanks !!! I Love WindowMaker and Debian for years. Now I will install it in a virtuabox VM... 64bits this time...
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  • andycrowd Posted 2015-03-21
    I lover Window Maker a lot and have a big collection of dock apps for it :D
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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, System Administrators, Developers

User Interface

X Window System (X11), Project is a window manager, Other toolkit

Programming Language

Unix Shell

Related Categories

Unix Shell Window Managers, Unix Shell User Interface (UI) Software, Unix Shell Live CD Distro

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2012-02-15
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