💻 fuckitGnome_42

Run a tiling window manager inside your GNOME session at 42 — no root, no permissions, just DWM.

🔧 What It Does

• Builds and installs dwm and dmenu locally in ~/.local
• Launches a fullscreen DWM session inside GNOME via Xephyr
• Adds shortcut bindings for common apps like Discord, VSCode, Chrome, etc.
• Supports monochrome bitmap wallpapers using xsetroot and .xbm files
• Includes a custom dmenu wrapper that shows Flatpak, Snap, and system apps
• No sudo required — fully user-space and 42-compatible

🚀 Quickstart

git clone https://github.com/GowthertG/fuckitGnome_42.git
cd fuckitGnome_42
bash install.sh
fuckgnome

⚠️ ps : if its fuckgnome not found just run ./scripts/launch.sh

🧠 Keybindings

Action	Shortcut
Open terminal	Mod + Shift + Enter → opens terminator
Launch app (dmenu)	Mod + p
Discord	Mod + d
VSCode	Mod + v
Chrome	Mod + c
Firefox	Mod + f
Files (Nautilus)	Mod + e
Spotify	Mod + s
Close window	Mod + Shift + c
Layout change	Mod + t / f / m

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⚠️ Important Tips for Using fuckitGnome_42

🖱️ Entering the DWM session:

After launching fuckgnome, you must click inside the Xephyr window while holding Ctrl + Shift This will grab keyboard and mouse input so you can control DWM.

If you skip this, GNOME will still capture your keys and mouse!

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🧱 Launching apps inside DWM:

If an app (like Chrome, VSCode, etc.) is already running in GNOME, it may not appear in the DWM session.

To fix this:

• ❌ Close the app in GNOME
• ✅ Then launch it inside DWM using dmenu or a shortcut

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🖼 Wallpaper Support

• Uses xsetroot -bitmap wallpapers/wall.xbm
• Only 1-bit black & white .xbm images are supported
• You can replace wall.xbm with your own

📎 Notes

Built by and for 42 students. Fork it, improve it / If you'd like to contribute, feel free to open a pull request..