Questions tagged [i3-wm]
i3 is a dynamic tiling window manager inspired by wmii. It supports tiling, stacking, and tabbing layouts.
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Icons from i3bar are absent even though the processes are running
I am using Regolith (an i3-based WM) on Ubuntu 22.10. I recently removed the python3 package inadvertently (don't ask how), but after I had reinstalled regolith-desktop, the i3bar only shown my ...
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Reset external display required after boot
System
Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop, mainline
Nvidia 525 Driver
Regolith 2.0 w gnome
xrandr shows secondary connected to HDMI-1-0 and eDP-1 connected to main display
Currently when the system boots the ...
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Display Numbering Question
I have two monitors and when I log in my authentication/login prompt always appears on the right monitor. When I went to try to figure out if it was due to the primary monitor being set wrong I ...
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Config error in i3, when using the command: gaps [closed]
I just tried tried to add gaps to i3, just by adding
gaps inner 5px
but when I restart the config, I get a config error for this line. Why is that?
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i3 - How to prevent blank screen & auto lock?
How can I prevent my screen from going blank & auto-locking after some time when using i3 ?
I saw some people talking about modifying a .xinitrc file but I don't have such a file in my home ...
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Lubuntu 20.04 unable to switch window manager
I am aware that when using ubuntu to switch window managers you have to select it in the 'gear icon' upon startup. This option is not available in Lubuntu.
My window manager is Openbox and I want to ...
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Dock changed after i3 installation
My dash on the left hand side of the desktop is suddenly at the bottom of the desktop after I installed the i3 window manager (sudo apt install i3) and logged in and out of an i3 session.
I tried:
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Sticky keys in tiling window manager
what is the best tiling window manager that supports sticky keys?
I learned I3, but unfortunately it doesn't support sticky keys and I didn't find any applications to install on I3 that supports ...
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Split one physical monitor into two screens (i3wm on X)
I have my i3 config and tooling set up to make good use of two separate screens, my laptop and an external screen. To be able to simply reuse this setup on my desktop PC where I just have a single ...
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i3wm significant lag vs. normal ubuntu gnome session
I use i3wm for a couple of years now on Ubuntu. Never had an issue like this one before. I just upgraded to 22.10, but after the update, while in i3wm, I have the following issues:
Whenever I open an ...
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Why is my whole screen striped when I use Firefox dark theme?
When I enable dark theme in Firefox, I get the weirdest glitch: When I go onto a youtube channel, my screen gets vertical stripes. Not black, just slightly darker than the pixels should be. They go ...
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Change Keyboard Layout without losing another keybinds
To switch between the layout, using the Alt+Shift, I use this command :
setxkbmap -layout "us,ara" -option 'grp:alt_shift_toggle'
But, When I use some keys like Left+ Shift+i it's will ...
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HiDPI screen and full HD screen setup in i3wm sccaling?
My laptop(Asus Vivobook S14 intel i5 12th gen intel Xe graphics) screen reslution is 2880x1800(eDP-1) and external display @1280x1024_60.02*.
I was able to correcly scale my laptop screen by editing ...
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HiDPI screen problem in i3wm
I have a screen of the following configuration
2880x1800 90.00*+
laptop spec
Asus vivobook s14 intel i5 12th gen, intel ires graphics, ubuntu 22.04LTS
Ubuntu on Wayland works fine with scaling set ...
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The Save As dialog does not let me type a file name. How can I fix that?
In some programs like Firefox (Snap), if I trigger Save as... a dialog opens. If I try to modify the file name, I can move the caret with the cursor keys but as soon as I press any key to enter text, ...
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GUI issues in i3wm after upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
After upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04.1 (from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS), I've experienced graphical issues in i3wm that I don't readily know how to resolve.
File manager for VS Code. In the X11-based Ubuntu window ...
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How to troubleshoot xdg-desktop-portal in i3 wm?
I am troubleshooting the known "Firefox cannot open file dialogs" error, with Firefox printing this message on every attempt:
Gtk-WARNING **: 22:45:36.767: Can't open portal file chooser: ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish cannot install i3-gaps
I am running the latest release of ubuntu 22.04, I like I3 and wanted to start using I3-gaps instead. unfortunetly no matter which ppa I try to use it I get "404 not found" and "jammy ...
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add-apt-respository keeps timing out
I'm trying to add a ppa to install i3 gaps on my ubuntu machine, but add-apt-respository keeps timing out every time.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/add-apt-repository", ...
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Bind a Super key to Alt_R in i3
I'm setting up i3 for the first time and I ran into a problem. For my modkey I can choose between Mod1(Alt keys) and Mod4(Super key). I need my Left Alt key free for my text editor, so I can't choose ...
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i3WM: How to select a window with both class and name simultaneously?
My i3 config file includes the next line:
for_window [title="Error"] kill; floating enable; border none
Which makes every single window with the word "Error" (case sensitive) to ...
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Struggling to get low battery notifications with i3?
I am using ubuntu 22.04.
I use i3 and tried to install i3-battery-popup.
I added this to my i3/config but it doesnt work.
exec --no-startup-id i3-battery-popup -n -D -L 20 -l 10
Is there a better ...
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Latin american keyboard layout not detected on i3
In previous ubuntu versions, during the installation process, I selected English language and the latin american keyboard layout. When installing i3, it worked as expected.
On 22.04:
When using the ...
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tap to click / touchpad settings not consistent between restarts
I recently updated to Ubuntu 20.04 and am using i3. I am using this previously-answered solution to turn on tap to click.
Tap to open item doesn't work in Lubuntu 20.04 RedmiBook 15
And I added ...
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I have bumblebee status installed, this is my first time using it, but the powerline like themes don't have arrows
I am using i3 window manager. This is what is happening to me. I know it's supposed to be an actual arrow. This is currently with the iceberg-powerline theme, but this happens with most others.
What ...
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Select i3 window manager in Xubuntu 21.10 but the OS is identified as Ubuntu 21.10 instead of Xubuntu 21.10
I am learning i3. I have installed i3 in Xubuntu 21.10 and selected i3 as window manager in login screen. I ran neofetch and it mentioned that OS is Ubuntu 21.10 instead of Xubuntu 21.10. Is this ...
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i3-radius dependancy issues
The issue
Installing from source (https://github.com/terroo/i3-radius)
I cloned that repo went to the folder and ran ./configure
everything is going to plan but it needs some dependencies.
Okay no ...
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Every time the notebook wakes up, it pastes the clipboard into the current application
I want to get rid of the minor annoyance I have for over a year.
I have a Dell XPS 9500 notebook with Ubuntu 20.04, and i3wm installed on top of it.
Every time my notebook wakes from suspend, it ...
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Unknown GPU show at neofetch [closed]
Output of neofetch is below.
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4600H with Radeon Graphics (12) @ 3.000GHz
GPU: AMD ATI 04:00.0 Renoir
My GPU should be Radeon Graphics, it says "with" at CPU line, does it ...
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Why does the KDE lock screen appear in Regolith Desktop when installed alongside Kubuntu?
I recently installed Regolith Desktop to use alongside Kubuntu Desktop. I have fully disabled screen locking in Kubuntu, such that my display just goes to sleep without needing a password to resume.
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Where can I change the keyboard shortcuts that open control panels in Kubuntu?
I recently installed Regolith Desktop to use alongside Kubuntu Desktop. I really like it, but unfortunately some KDE/Plasma settings are spilling over into Regolith.
One thing that is bothering me is ...
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Why does this bash script generate Exit code 2 in i3block?
I used this bash script for i3block, but I get Exit code 2:
#!/bin/bash
sink=$(pacmd list-sinks | grep '* index:')
if [[ "${sink:11:11}" -eq "1" ]]
then
echo 'usb'
else
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Convert a ruby script to a bash script
I need to turn this ruby script into bash for i3 on Ubuntu:
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
sink = %x`pacmd list-sinks | grep -e 'name:' -e 'index:' -e 'active'`
er = /\* index: ([0-9])/
er.match sink
if $...
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Disable compton/picom on regolith
How can I disable compton/picom in Regolith 1.6 (the i3wm "desktop")?
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Google chrome looses all cookies when logging in a different desktop environment (ubuntu and i3)
See the title, I am using the same application in both cases and same account, but I have to login again everytime, which is not expected behavior. If I leave i3, go on Ubuntu desktop and back on i3, ...
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i3 and highdpi / HD dual screens: how to scale properly?
I have two monitors:
DP-1: 1920x1080 (hd, secondary)
eDP-1: 3840x2160 (4k, main)
My problem:
I want to set my 4k monitor to 200% scaling @ 3840x2160, and my HD monitor to 100% scaling @ 1920x1080
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Options for remote desktop with single session and hide local screen in 2021?
I have an Ubuntu 20.04 desktop at work which I need to remote into. I'm able to with xrdp, but there's a problem:
Every time I remote in it creates a new session, and when I sign in locally that ...
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i3wm Blue square that wraps around applications
So I need to change the bar wrapping around apps in Ubuntu (20.04) in i3 example here:
its kinda hard to see but it indicates what app has the focus for typing or what ever...
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Can't completely remove distro Regolith; alternative session is still available
I tried Regolith on my VM to play with i3. I liked this distro very much and wanted to install it on my main machine. I'm trying to remove it on my VM. I followed this official uninstallation guide:
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XFCE: How to find out which app is showing the tray?
I'm trying to run status bars (with trays) like i3status and polybar on XFCE. xfce4-panel is disabled (confirmed by checking htop on startup) but I don't see tray icons shown in any of the alternative ...
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Cannot open i3 on ubuntu 20.04
I install i3 with
sudo apt install i3
Then I command to check version is
i3 version 4.17.1 (2019-08-30) © 2009 Michael Stapelberg and contributors
When I logout my profile and switch GUI from Ubuntu ...
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Set max limit for volume increase with i3, pactl and bash
I would like to configure i3WM to set maximum volume level (let's say 150%) so I won't accidentally increase volume to some huge value. I made bash script which execution is binded to volume_up key. ...
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I am not able to use any software that requires user authorization if not using gnome (21.04)
I am not able to use any software that requires user authorization, like ubuntu software center (snap store), softwares updates, etc, because when it's time to ask for my password to execute the task (...
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removing the search and other icons from terminal window
I have been trying to customize my terminal with Ubuntu and wanted to remove the search button and some other buttons in the terminal window shown here:
as you can see the search bar in the upper ...
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How to set instance name for gnome-terminal
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 with i3. Many terminal applications have an option -n to set their instance name. I want to this so I can control a single terminal window which I have previously named 'asdf' ...
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Xubuntu 20.04 unable to change cursor size
I recently updated from Xubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 on my Dell XPS 15 with hi-dpi screen and I'm unable to change cursor size. I'm using XFCE with i3 as window manager. So far I've tried:
Adding Xcursor....
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dual-monitors: i3 config with xrandr sometimes works, sometimes not
I'm on Ubuntu 20, I'm using i3 as windows manager on two monitors.
HDMI-1 is supposed to be my primary monitor on the left and VGA-1-1 is supposed to be on the right of it.
My first workspace (my ...
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How to store a variable for the config file in i3wm?
I'm trying out i3wm and I've got the hang of it so far. I like it but my main issue is xbrightness, which I can't seem to figure out. I've tried the configuration and never got it to work even though ...
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On i3 wm, gnome-terminal randomly loses transparency and starts showing cursor traces
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 with i3. I have reduced my terminals opacity a bit so the wallpaper is a bit visible through it. Sometimes, seemingly randomly (or at least I haven't figured out what is ...
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Why does starting a terminal on a different tty end up opening the program on the graphical console?
I have tried starting gnome-terminal on my tty3 using startx gnome-terminal and it ends up opening a terminal window in my GNOME session which I can access using Ctrl-Alt-F2.
xterm opens up on tty3 as ...
