Install bspwm on CachyOS

What should I do after installing bspwm?

1. It installs these commands: bspc and bspwm.
2. Run pacman -Qi bspwm-git to see the installed version and the optional dependencies.

How do I update or remove bspwm?

Update:

Remove:

What is bspwm?

A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning.

Package description: A tiling window manager based on binary space partitioning

Reviews of bspwm on CachyOS

From GitHub

baskerville/bspwm · ★ 8,334 stars · last commit Jun 19, 2026

Real issues opened by users on the project's GitHub, shown as written with a link to each one. 10 most reacted issues opened in the last two years plus the 5 newest issues, bots, pull requests, non English and political posts skipped, capped at 15 per repo. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

1. Environment variables not inherited by child processes in bspwmrc (0.9.11)Closed

   After upgrading from 0.9.10 to 0.9.11, processes launched directly from bspwmrc no longer inherit environment variables correctly, causing applications like Plank and Rofi to malfunction. Processes launched from bspwmrc should inherit exported environment variables like GTKTHEME,…

   @MarioRRom · Oct 2, 2025 · 10 reactions · 12 comments · View on GitHub

2. nm-applet's trays don't show up on trays based on version 0.9.11, no problem with version 0.9.10Open

   I can only downgrade bspwm at 0.9.10 right now

   @wutianjun5858 · Oct 5, 2025 · 7 reactions · 0 comments · View on GitHub

3. Are there any plans for wayland support?Open

   As x11 will be killed off eventually, I was wondering if the bspwm project had any plans to port it over to wayland?

   @Raj2032 · Jan 2, 2025 · 3 comments · View on GitHub

4. Unable to move Node to PreselectionClosed

   Hey guys, I'm trying to create a sidebar pane and move a window into it. It seems like it should be as simple as: bspc node @/ -o 0.2 -p west => Creating the preselection on the root. I see the preselection pane defined so that piece works. bspc node $nid -n @/ => Attempting to…

   @kfoxirl · Feb 21, 2025 · 11 comments · View on GitHub

5. Setting paddings doesn't workClosed

   System: bspwm: 0.9.10 Distro: Void Linux I've written this in my config (100 just for test). When I exec bspwm in .xinitrc paddings are not appllied. I also tried setting them with -m focused - doesn't work. Maybe I'm setting paddings the wrong way? Maybe I should explicitly…

   @InAnYan · Feb 22, 2025 · 2 comments · View on GitHub

6. Layout Building HelpClosed

   Hey guys, I am trying to build some layout scripts for my desktops and I have a weird one that I need some help with. | | | | 0.65 | | | | | | | | 0.35 0.5 0.5 I have a desktop that uses mpv as the desktop background to play my videos, I want to put two transparent terminal apps…

   @kfoxirl · Feb 22, 2025 · 5 comments · View on GitHub

7. Switching layout with borderless monocleOpen

   Switching the layout between monocle and tiled with borderless monocle freezes the desktop. I have to switch to another desktop and come back to unfreeze it. How to reproduce it. Open some windows in the tiled layout. In xterm A workaround is not using borderlessmonocle.

   @HuidaeCho · Nov 15, 2024 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

8. Cannot symlink `bspwmrc`Closed

   Hi! I store my configuration files in a custom directory, and then symlink them to program-specific locations. But it seems that bspwm doesn't read symlinked /.config/bspwm/bspwmrc. Does it support this? BTW, sxhkdrc works fine

   @InAnYan · Feb 20, 2025 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

9. Window rule to keep window hidden on launchOpen

   I had this working earlier and then I don't know what changed but it wont play ball, Ive checked others examples and the wiki, and it seems right so wanted to see if there is something obvious I am missing. xwininfo has these entries for firefox 0xc00063 "Firefox": ("firefox"…

   @kfoxirl · Mar 21, 2025 · 2 comments · View on GitHub

10. Creating a concealable window dock / parking areaOpen

    Hi guys, I am trying to build a visibility toggleable section that can store windows, like a parking area for windows you want to keep track of but may not need constantly visible. Thanks to help from an awesome IRC guy I've gotten this far but its still not behaving quite right.…

    @kfoxirl · Mar 7, 2025 · 28 comments · View on GitHub

11. Presel feedback window stays mapped across desktop switches when single_monocle makes the desktop monocleOpen

    With singlemonocle true, a preselection made on a single-window desktop paints its feedback window, but switching to another desktop leaves that feedback window mapped on top of everything — it survives until the preselection is cancelled or fulfilled. bspwm -v → 0.9.12 (Debian…

    @tvalverde · Aug 2, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

12. pepewtfClosed

    wtfpepe

    @Lepeshkapankov · Feb 1, 2026 · 1 comments · View on GitHub

13. Suggestion: add a small “learning resources” section to READMEOpen

    Hi Folks. I had a small documentation-related suggestion and wanted to ask before opening a PR. Would you be open to adding a short “Documentation / learning resources” section to the README? The idea would be to link a few existing resources (official bspwm docs, Arch Wiki,…

    @rdbhvr-001 · Jan 26, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

14. Stability Issues bspwm 0.9.10Open

    I am running bspwm 0.9.10 on OpenBSD 7.8 on an amd64 architecture. I currently have malloc configured with guard pages and canaries, and to check for use-after-free, double-free, etc. man malloc. With these settings, I am seeing significant stability issues with bspwm. When…

    @ohz10 · Jan 10, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub

15. Mouseless does not work specifically on bspwmOpen

    Mouseless ( does not work specifically on bspwm (work on the other WM) like gnome, mate, hyprland ... I created a issue on mouseless repo maybe you can help to find a solution.

    @alexandrenavarro · Jan 5, 2026 · 0 comments · View on GitHub