# Developing on Linux

DevFeed: [Developing on Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/developing-on-linux-35610.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://zolmeister.com/2014/09/developing-on-linux.html>)

Author: Zoli Kahan

Published: 2014-09-13T05:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Zolmeister](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zolmeister.md>)

Topics: [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [dotfiles](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dotfiles.md>), [Shell](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shell.md>), [Atom](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/atom.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/keyboard.md>), [Bash](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bash.md>), [Nvidia](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nvidia.md>), [GPU](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gpu.md>)

Tags: [4k](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/4k.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [editor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/editor.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [gpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gpu.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keyboard.md>), [keyboard-shortcuts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keyboard-shortcuts.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [nvidia](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nvidia.md>), [oh-my-zsh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oh-my-zsh.md>), [zsh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/zsh.md>)

## AI overview

A personal account of a Linux development setup covering the i3 tiling window manager, ZSH with oh-my-zsh and Powerline, Atom as an open-source editor, and desktop hardware requirements.

## Source excerpt

Developing on Linux dotfiles i3 - Tiling Window Manager A tiling window manager is a type of window manager that arranges your windows as tiles, usually in such a way that makes managing them more efficient via keyboard shortcuts. i3 is my window manager of choice, after having used xmonad for a long time, i3 provides more flexibility and ease of configuration. Here is a great sceencast which will help you understand the power of tiling window managers.