Current Window Maker Live version is 12.8

The former versioning scheme based on Window Maker's version number has been changed to emphasize the close relationship to the version of Debian/Bookwom on which the project is ultimately based.

What is Window Maker Live?

Window Maker Live is an installable Linux Live ISO based on the current Bookworm branch of Debian. The system uses the Window Maker window manager as its default graphical user interface. Window Maker Live's components have been carefully preconfigured and the desktop environment has a consistent visual appearance. Window Maker Live integrates selected components from other desktop environments such as XFCE4, MATE, LXQT, with a particular focus on GNUstep. It can also be considered as an alternative installation medium for Debian and is fully compatible with the official Debian/Bookworm repositories for security updates and bug fixes.

Ready-made Window Maker Live CD ISO images for download

You can find the most recent ISO image releases for download at sourceforge.net/projects/wmlive/files/wmlive-bookworm-12.8/.
These ISO images currently support 17 European languages most used worldwide.

As these ISO images are basically standard Live Debian installation media, they work just fine for installation to hard disk, and can therefore be used to bootstrap a new system.

The current wmlive-bookworm-12.8.tar.xz archive contains the necessary material to build the Window Maker Live ISO images with the Debian Live Build system on your own.

The package assortment used is largely based on the current stable ("bookworm") branch of the Debian archive, with only a few selected packages recompiled by ourselves.

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