I just completed an install and setup of HLWM version 0.8 on my ArchLabs laptop.

Here’s a screenshot.

The hlwm autostart dotfile is here:

autostart.tar

The infrastructure setup (for all my window managers) is described and documented here: Window Managers: How-to share settings, autostart etc.

Enjoy.

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