Lightweight Window Manager with largest library of shell extensions?

[mekineer]

I used a lot of shell extensions in Windows and windows file explorer. I'm trying to choose a linux distro, and want something barebones that I can customize. I used CrunchBang many years ago. Is there a lightweight window manager / desktop environment that I can add functionality to from a large library of extensions?

Is there a better forum to ask this question?

[LinuxOS]

Maybe CTWM
To install in from terminal:

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sudo apt install ctwm

[mekineer]

I found one example:
https://github.com/ilnanny/OpenBox-addons-collection

[Lew_Rockwell_Fan]

. . . lightweight window manager / desktop environment that I can add functionality to . . .

Openbox is great. It is extremely flexible for people who want to tinker. I've run OB only with no further DE under a variety of distros for many years. It's elegantly minimalist and you can make it do anything but make coffee. Only caveat is that, last I checked, maybe a couple of months ago, the mailing list wasn't working, and there is no Openbox forum AFAIK. There is, or at least used to be, and I presume still is, an LXDE forum where there is a fair amount of Openbox discussion.

[mekineer]

Link to the research report on my wiki site. I may continue adding to it.
https://mekineer.com/information-techno ... nvironment