---
name: "budgie-wm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "budgie-core"
version: "10.9.2-8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/budgie-wm"
---

# budgie-wm(1)

wrapper around libmutter that forms the window management for budgie

## NAME

budgie-wm - wrapper around libmutter that forms the window management for budgie

## DESCRIPTION

### Usage:

-

  budgie-wm \[OPTION?\]

### Help Options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help options

### Application Options:

- **--sm-disable**

  Disable connection to session manager

- **-r**, **--replace**

  Replace the running window manager

- **--sm-client-id**=*ID*

  Specify session management ID

- **-d**, **--display**=*DISPLAY*

  X Display to use

- **--sm-save-file**=*FILE*

  Initialize session from savefile

- **--sync**

  Make X calls synchronous

- **--wayland**

  Run as a wayland compositor

- **--nested**

  Run as a nested compositor

- **--no-x11**

  Run wayland compositor without starting Xwayland

- **--wayland-display**

  Specify Wayland display name to use

- **--display-server**

  Run as a full display server, rather than nested

- **--headless**

  Run as a headless display server

- **--virtual-monitor**

  Add persistent virtual monitor (WxH or WxH@R)

- **--x11**

  Run with X11 backend