How do I setup i3wm on Ubuntu 17.10?

Question

So I just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 17.10, and updated everything. The issue is after installing the i3wm with the console command:

sudo apt-get install i3

I can't use it. I log out, I click the little cog and all I have are 2 options:

Ubuntu

and

Ubuntu on Xorg

I can't choose the i3wm. Are there any steps that I am missing?

Answer 1

It seems you forgot "minus" (-) sign:

sudo apt-get install i3-wm

And install some tools to remove "Error: status command not found or is missing a library dependency":

sudo apt-get install suckless-tools i3status 

Then reboot and select i3 session on welcome screen.