A dense technical tour of how Linux manages windows in 2026: the architecture of X11 versus Wayland, the three WM paradigms, every notable compositor and WM worth knowing, what you give up running without a DE, and a decision guide for what to actually run.
Window-Manager
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Tiling Window Managers in 2026: Hyprland, Aerospace, and the End of the Linux Ghetto Tiling window managers have left the Linux ghetto — Hyprland on Wayland and AeroSpace on macOS bring keyboard-driven tiling to the mainstream. What they do, how they differ, and how to actually adopt one in 2026.