Post #3979841
2026-07-21 07:12 UTC
I only tried one (rill) and it also required a separate config file before I could start spawning windows. Anyways I think this river project is mainly interesting for two reasons:
Allowing single developers to actually make their own wayland window manager. Possible without it, but not necessarily feasible.
Making it possible to run a functional wayland desktop under memory constraints. River seems to use something like 100-150MB on my system.
The second point appeals to me, because my daily driver laptop is nearly 15 years old, so every MB of memory I can save is of tangible value. I’ve gone back to X11 on it because of video driver issues on wayland, but I keep an eye out for projects like these.
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@eta@feddit.org 2026-07-21 09:03
Yeah I also like the customizability of the desktop and how lean the window manager can be. I just wish there was some more documentation and setup guides but I guess it’s just a little to early for that.