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What are the best Linux status bars that don't require a full desktop environment?
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Best Linux status bars that don't require a full desktop environment
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tint2
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Polybar
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XMobar
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Dzen
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tint2
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Feature rich
Despite being lightweight, tint2 provides most options available for system panels including launchers, taskbar, system tray, clock.
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Lightweight
Very lightweight with minimal resource use. Often used with lightweight window managers.
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Easy to theme and customize
You can easily tweak the panel and make it very good looking by using tint2-settings.
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Polybar
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Weird to configure
Hiding the Unicode symbols is tricky.
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very poor, didn't allow me to have multiple bars on one screen, and confusing
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Configuring can take time
Configuring polybar can be time consuming.
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Same configuration syntax as XMonad
XMobar is most commonly used by users of XMonad, so the fact that it's configured with Haskell syntax means that, while the syntax might be unfamiliar to many, it should be familiar and intuitive for its target audience.
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