Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file manager and theming
72 comments
- Points18
- Comments2
#10Rank now 1
#9Peak rank
2Days on list
140Score · 7d
Nov 8, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 18
- Comments
- 2
- Submitted by
- indigodaddy
- Posted
- Nov 8, 2026
- Site
- duxlabs.dev
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on duxlabs.dev.
Trending history
Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file manager and theming was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 8, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 39 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #9 of 30, reached on Nov 9, 03:54 UTC. It is #10 right now, slipping from #9 to #10 over the last 6 checks.
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From the discussion
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DMS is extremely solid but at this point is becoming more all-encompassing than I honestly want I've been wanting to try Noctalia with this River-based multi-paradigm compositor (which supports DMS) https://github.com/greenm01/triad
nice I might switch to this. I'm just using sway and a couple of gnome things clobbled together
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Is Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file manager and theming trending on Hacker News right now?
Yes. As of Nov 9, 05:24 UTC it is #10, slipping from #9 to #10 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file manager and theming reached?
#9 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 9, 03:54 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Dux: Free, open-source Wayland desktop shell with file manager and theming been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 8, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (39 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
18 points and 2 comments; submitted by indigodaddy on Nov 8, 2026.