Quick Start
Get up and running with OXWM in minutes
Now that you have OXWM installed, let's get your environment set up.
First Launch
Start OXWM
If using startx, add to your ~/.xinitrc:
exec oxwmThen run startx. If using a display manager, select OXWM from the session list.
Config is auto-generated
On first launch, OXWM creates a default config at ~/.config/oxwm/config.lua.
Open a terminal
Press Super+Return to spawn your terminal.
Essential Keybindings
| Binding | Action |
|---|---|
Super+Return | Open terminal |
Super+D | Open dmenu |
Super+Q | Kill focused window |
Super+Shift+Q | Quit OXWM |
Super+Shift+R | Reload config |
Super+1-9 | Switch to tag 1-9 |
Super+Shift+1-9 | Move window to tag 1-9 |
Super+J/K | Focus next/previous window |
All keybindings can be customized in your config.lua. Press Super+Shift+/ to show the keybind overlay.
Next Steps
- Configuration Basics - Learn the Lua config system
- Theming - Customize colors and borders
- Layouts - Master tiling layouts