unclutter-xfixes
About
This is a rewrite of the popular tool unclutter, but using the x11-xfixes extension. This means that this rewrite doesn't use fake windows or pointer grabbing and hence causes less problems with window managers and/or applications.
Installation
Arch / Manjaro
pacman -S unclutter
unclutter-xfixes is also available in the AUR as unclutter-xfixes-git.
Debian / Ubuntu
apt install unclutter-xfixes
Fedora
dnf install unclutter-xfixes
FreeBSD
unclutter-xfixes is available in the FreeBSD Ports Collection as misc/unclutter-xfixes.
Manual
Make sure to install the missing dependencies first:
- libev-devel
- libX11-devel
- libXi-devel
- asciidoc
You can then clone the git repository, compile and install it using like this:
git clone https://github.com/Airblader/unclutter-xfixes
cd unclutter-xfixes
make
sudo make install
Usage
See man unclutter after installation.