How to install Xmonad 0.17 using Haskell Stack, the latest version of xmonad isnt in any linux repositories like Ubuntu or Arch linux yet Using haskell stack you can install the latest version of xmonad on linux like Ubuntu 20.04 in about 30 minutes I also explain how to switch from xmonad installed with apt to xmonad install with haskell stack My existing xmonad.hs config worked out of the box on xmonad 0.17 without any changes, the only issue is if you are using a graphical login manager you need to create a symbolic link from ~/.local/bin/xmonad to /usr/bin sudo ln -s ~/.local/bin/xmonad /usr/bin The reason you have to create the symbolic link is because xmonad installed with haskell stack install to ~/.local/bin/xmonad and the graphical login manager doesnt search your users shell path only the system path which is /usr/bin I have installed xmonad using haskell stack on 2 virtual machines and a macbook air 2011 running ubuntu 20.04 and a dell xps 15 2019 running ubuntu 20.04 without any issues xmonad haskell stack install https://github.com/NapoleonWils0n/cerberus/blob/master/xmonad/xmonad-ubuntu-stack-install.org xmonad.desktop file https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NapoleonWils0n/cerberus/master/xmonad/xmonad.desktop my xmonad.hs https://github.com/NapoleonWils0n/ubuntu-dotfiles/blob/master/.config/xmonad/xmonad.hs tint2 config https://github.com/NapoleonWils0n/ubuntu-dotfiles/blob/master/.config/tint2/tint2rc dotfiles https://github.com/NapoleonWils0n/ubuntu-dotfiles xmonad https://xmonad.org/ xmonad 0.17 changes https://xmonad.org/news/2021/10/27/xmonad-0-17-0.html xmonad install https://xmonad.org/INSTALL.html