| Advantage | Disadvantage | |-----------|---------------| | – Keep hands on keyboard | Steep learning curve – Must memorize keybindings | | Maximized screen usage – No empty gaps or overlapping | Not beginner-friendly – Often configured via text files | | Predictable layout – Windows never disappear behind another | Poor with certain apps – Modal dialogs, some games | | Highly efficient for developers – Terminals, browsers, editors side-by-side | Less “pretty” out of the box – No animations by default | | Lightweight – Uses very little RAM/CPU | |
Unlike traditional window managers (Windows, macOS, GNOME, KDE) that rely on you drag and resize, a Tiling Window Manager automatically arranges windows into non-overlapping tiles. tiling window manager
A minimalist manager that represents windows as leaves in a binary tree. It does one thing—manage windows—and leaves everything else to other utilities. sudo apt install i3
sudo apt install i3
