IceWM

E206062

X Window System window manager free and open-source software lightweight window manager stacking window manager

IceWM is a lightweight, fast, and highly configurable stacking window manager for the X Window System, popular on resource-constrained Linux and Unix-like systems.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
IceWM canonical	6
icewm	3
icewm-session	3
IceWM window manager	2
Ice Window Manager	1
IceWM developers	1
IceWM project	1
Openbox	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1846357 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IceWM
Context triple: [LXQt, supportsWindowManager, IceWM]

A. Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
B. Desktop Window Manager
Desktop Window Manager is the compositing window manager in modern Microsoft Windows that handles visual effects, window rendering, and desktop composition using hardware acceleration.
C. X11
X11 is a widely used windowing system and network-transparent graphical protocol that provides the foundational GUI framework for Unix-like operating systems.
D. Cinnamon desktop environment
Cinnamon desktop environment is a modern, user-friendly graphical interface for Linux systems, known for its traditional desktop layout, customizability, and development by the Linux Mint project.
E. LXQt desktop environment
LXQt desktop environment is a lightweight, modular, and Qt-based graphical desktop environment designed to be fast and resource-efficient, particularly suitable for older or low-spec hardware.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IceWM
Target entity description: IceWM is a lightweight, fast, and highly configurable stacking window manager for the X Window System, popular on resource-constrained Linux and Unix-like systems.

A. Xfce
Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.
B. Desktop Window Manager
Desktop Window Manager is the compositing window manager in modern Microsoft Windows that handles visual effects, window rendering, and desktop composition using hardware acceleration.
C. X11
X11 is a widely used windowing system and network-transparent graphical protocol that provides the foundational GUI framework for Unix-like operating systems.
D. Cinnamon desktop environment
Cinnamon desktop environment is a modern, user-friendly graphical interface for Linux systems, known for its traditional desktop layout, customizability, and development by the Linux Mint project.
E. LXQt desktop environment
LXQt desktop environment is a lightweight, modular, and Qt-based graphical desktop environment designed to be fast and resource-efficient, particularly suitable for older or low-spec hardware.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	X Window System window manager ⓘ free and open-source software ⓘ lightweight window manager ⓘ stacking window manager ⓘ
abbreviation	Ice Window Manager ⓘ linked to: IceWM
canRunWith	lightweight desktop environments ⓘ no desktop environment ⓘ
configurationFile	keys ⓘ menu ⓘ preferences ⓘ theme configuration files ⓘ
configurationMethod	plain text configuration files ⓘ
designGoal	high configurability ⓘ high performance ⓘ low resource usage ⓘ simplicity ⓘ
distributionPackage	Arch Linux ⓘ Debian ⓘ Fedora ⓘ linked to: Fedora Linux Ubuntu ⓘ
feature	keyboard shortcuts ⓘ session management integration ⓘ start menu ⓘ system tray ⓘ taskbar ⓘ theming support ⓘ virtual desktops ⓘ window snapping ⓘ
hasComponent	icewm ⓘ linked to: IceWM icewm-session ⓘ linked to: IceWM icewmbg ⓘ icewmtray ⓘ
license	GNU Lesser General Public License ⓘ
operatingSystem	FreeBSD ⓘ Linux ⓘ NetBSD ⓘ OpenBSD ⓘ Solaris ⓘ linked to: Solaris operating system Unix-like operating systems ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C++ ⓘ
supports	EWMH standards ⓘ ICCCM standards ⓘ X Window System ⓘ linked to: X11 custom keybindings ⓘ custom menus ⓘ multiple themes ⓘ tray applets ⓘ
targetUserGroup	minimalist desktop users ⓘ users of older hardware ⓘ users of resource-constrained systems ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

LXQt → defaultWindowManager → Openbox ⓘ

subject linked to: LXQt desktop environment

linked to: IceWM

LXQt → supportsWindowManager → IceWM ⓘ

subject linked to: LXQt desktop environment

IceWM → abbreviation → Ice Window Manager ⓘ

linked to: IceWM

IceWM → hasComponent → icewm ⓘ

linked to: IceWM

IceWM → hasComponent → icewm-session ⓘ

linked to: IceWM

antiX → defaultDesktopEnvironment → IceWM ⓘ

antiX → includesWindowManager → IceWM ⓘ

EWMH → usedBy → IceWM ⓘ

icewmbg → partOf → IceWM ⓘ

icewmbg → usedWith → IceWM window manager ⓘ

linked to: IceWM

icewmbg → maintainer → IceWM developers ⓘ

linked to: IceWM

icewmbg → relatedSoftware → icewm ⓘ

linked to: IceWM

icewmbg → relatedSoftware → icewm-session ⓘ

linked to: IceWM

icewmtray → partOf → IceWM ⓘ

icewmtray → usedWith → IceWM window manager ⓘ

linked to: IceWM

icewmtray → relatedTo → icewm ⓘ

linked to: IceWM

icewmtray → relatedTo → icewm-session ⓘ

linked to: IceWM

icewmtray → maintainer → IceWM project ⓘ

linked to: IceWM

All labels observed (8)

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Statements (50)

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Referenced by (18)

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