ricardo @f28i3 $ sudo dnf install -y i3 i3-ipc i3status i3lock dmenu terminator -exclude=rxvt-unicode Last metadata expiration check: 1: 36: 15 ago on Wed 08 Aug 2018 12:04: 31 PM EDT. Dependencies resolved. Package Arch Version Repository Size Installing: dmenu x8664 4.8- 1.fc28 fedora 33 k i3 x8664 4.15- 1.fc28 fedora 323 k i3-ipc noarch 0.1.4- 12.fc28 fedora 14 k i3lock x8664 2.9.1- 2.fc28 fedora 33 k i3status x8664 2.12- 1.fc28 updates 62 k terminator noarch 1.91- 4.fc28 fedora 570 k Installing dependencies: dzen2 x8664 0.8.5-4svn.fc28 fedora 60 k. Skipping dependencies / install messages Complete! ricardo @f28i3 $ Note: In this command, I'm explicitly excluding the package rxvt-unicode because I prefer terminator as my terminal emulator. Depending on the status of your system, it may install many dependencies. Wait for the installation to complete successfully and then reboot your machine.
I3 A Tiling Window Manager For Advanced Users. i3wm is a window manager tiling tool for Linux and some BSD derivatives. It is designed with in mind for advanced users and alike, maybe for enthusiast too if you think you are tough and ready. I3wm is a great tool and a solution if you have a low resource system or maybe like me; want more space for the everyday task.
First login and initial setup After your machine restarts, you're ready to log into i3 for the first time. In the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) screen, click on your username but—before typing the password to log in—click on the small gear icon and change the session to i3 instead of GNOME, like this.
Now that you're logged into an i3 session, you'll need a few basic keyboard shortcuts to get around. The majority of i3 shortcuts use the Mod key you defined during the initial configuration.
When I refer to Mod in the following examples, press the key you defined. This will usually be the Win key, but it can also be the Alt key. First, to open up a terminal, use Mod+ENTER.
Open more than one terminal and notice how i3 automatically tiles them to occupy all available space. By default, i3 splits the screen horizontally; use Mod+v to split vertically and press Mod+h to go back to the horizontal split. Ricardo Gerardi - Ricardo Gerardi is a Senior Consultant at Red Hat Canada where he specializes in IT automation with Ansible and Openshift.
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He has experience in the telecommunications sector, having worked as Senior Architect at TELUS, and had previous experience as Senior Consultant and Pre-Sales specialist for Network Management solutions at IBM Brazil and IBM Canada for 13 years. Ricardo has been a Linux enthusiast for over 20 years. He is currently interested in hacking stuff using the Go Programming. For more discussion on open source and the role of the CIO in the enterprise, join us at.
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