Linux Mint 22 screenshot, showing the MATE desktop (using the old GNOME 2 configuration) and three windows tiled using the i3 window manager.

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1. allyngibson (allyngibson@social.vivaldi.net)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Dec-2024 17:03:30 JST allyngibson

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   @itsfoss I had experimented with i3 last year, using your guide to help get it set up. It was interesting, but I couldn't see how it work work for me.

   A few months ago, I set up a new Mint 22 install with MATE, and I configured it to use i3 as the window manager instead of Marco. So, I get the benefits of MATE -- panel management, system menus and controls -- with the tiling of i3.

   I found that it works well for me as a remote work setup; I can have my remote desktop open alongside a file I'm working with on my local machine, and it's more convenient than trying to juggle windows on the remote desktop.

   It's an unconventional use for a tiler, but it works for what I needed from it.