How To Install Herbstclient On Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora And Raspbian?
Maintainer: Christoph Egger
Email: [email protected] .
Website: https://herbstluftwm.org
Section: x11
Install herbstclient
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Debian
apt-get install herbstluftwmClick to copy -
Ubuntu
apt-get install herbstluftwmClick to copy -
Alpine OS
apk add herbstluftwmClick to copy -
Arch Linux
pacman -S herbstluftwmClick to copy -
Kali Linux
apt-get install herbstluftwmClick to copy -
Fedora
dnf install herbstluftwmClick to copy -
Raspbian
apt-get install herbstluftwmClick to copy
herbstluftwm
manual tiling window manager for X11In herbstluftwm the layout is based on splitting frames into subframes which can be split again or can be filled with windows, Tags (or workspaces or virtual desktops or ...) can be added/removed at runtime. Each tag contains an own layout and exactly one tag is viewed on each monitor. The tags are monitor independent. It is configured at runtime via ipc calls from herbstclient. So the configuration file is just a script which is run on startup.
Installing herbstclient command is simple. just copy one of the above commands for your operating system and paste it into terminal. This command is available for Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora and Raspbian operating systems. Once you run the command it will install the latest version of herbstclient 2026 package in your OS.




