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Also known as Joe's Window Manager. Created in 2003, one of the default window manager for Puppy Linux, and actively updated by Joe, its creator.
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Pros
Pro Extremely lightweight
Jwm is a lightweight window manager that is used as the default window manager in Puppy Linux, a lightweight distribution that can be loaded from RAM.
Pro Great for older machines
Jwm is very easy on your GPU, making it very suitable for older machines that can't run other options quite as well.
Pro Menus load extremly quickly even on old hardware
Pro Reasonably easy to customize
No need to know a programming language.
Cons
Con Unattractive default theme
The default theme for jwm is not very visually appealing (though there are many themes available for users to change it as they please).
Con You can't change much about the theme
You can cange the colors but not the titlebar button images.