How to Install Awesome Window Manager on Rocky Linux 10 – Step by step

Awesome Rocky Linux 10 Installation Guide

How to Install Awesome Window Manager on Rocky Enterprise Linux 10 GNU+Linux desktop – Step by step Tutorial.

The Awesome for Rocky Linux 10 desktop provides Out-of-Box an Amazing Range of Quick Switching Tiled Layouts to Make your Work Pleasantly Easier.

Moreover, Awesome is Highly Configurable in LUA, a Next Generation Framework Window Manager for X.

It is primarily targeted at Power Users, Developers and anyone dealing with everyday computing tasks who want Fine-Grained Control of their Graphical Environment.

Here are some Key Features of Awesome:

• Dynamic Tiling: Windows are automatically tiled to fill available space without manual resizing, maximizing productivity.
• Lua Configuration: Full customization of key bindings, layouts, and UI using the Lua programming language.
• Tagging System: Use tags instead of traditional workspaces, with flexible and fast switching between tasks.
• Extensibility: Expand Awesome with Lua modules for widgets, taskbars, and applets.
• Keyboard-Centric: Optimized for power users who prefer fast keyboard-driven workflows.
• Minimalist Interface: Clean UI with a customizable status bar, tailored to user preferences.
• Active Development: Ongoing updates and a strong user community.

Finally, to achieve this Setup you only need to Enable the EPEL Repository and Install the Awesome Package.

1. Enable EPEL Release for Rocky Linux 10

   Enabling epel-release on Rocky Linux 10

   sudo dnf install epel-release -y