I like Hammerspoon for macOS, and I want to switch to Linux. Is there something equivalent to Hammerspoon for Linux?
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Hammerspoon is kind of a grab-bag of different capabilities, at least based on what its inbuilt APIs provide. On Mac OS it's a useful tool to work around the lack of open-source core functionality in the operating system and provide some prescriptive configuration.
On Linux, frankly, it's less necessary. Most of the capabilities can be achieved with other software, depending on what you use Hammerspoon for. For example, on my Mac I use Hammerspoon as a window manager to provide hotkeys, window rearrangement keys, etc. - on Linux I simply use i3, which is superior anyway.
Source: I use both a Mac and Linux on a daily basis.
- Very interesting! Thanks for the heads up. I'm thinking about switching to Linux but the only thing stopping me is HammerSpoon and how darn convenient it is.safdfsgasdfg– safdfsgasdfg2020-05-10 10:36:30 +00:00Commented May 10, 2020 at 10:36
- 3@safdfsgasdfg it might help if you can specify what in Hammerspoon you use. Hammerspoon can do lots of different things, most of them unrelated.Andrew Ferrier– Andrew Ferrier2020-05-11 17:25:59 +00:00Commented May 11, 2020 at 17:25
- 1Oddly enough, this answer was copy/pasted without attribution into youtube.com/watch?v=KF98UIp2jbooalders– oalders2022-01-13 21:32:07 +00:00Commented Jan 13, 2022 at 21:32
- 1@oalders All the videos of that channel are automatically taken from here and askubuntu.Pablo A– Pablo A2024-04-02 04:04:10 +00:00Commented Apr 2, 2024 at 4:04