i3_config

Configuration files and install notes for the i3 window manager and additonal programs. For Ubuntu 16.04. Xenial.

Symlink comption config

$ ln -s ~/i3_config/compton.conf ~/.config/compton.conf

Install distro packages

• (feh)
• nitrogen
• xbacklight
• Screenshots: shutter
• playerctl https://github.com/acrisci/playerctl
• mouse buttons remapping: xautomation, xbindkeys
• dmenu (suckless-tools)
• libiw-dev for Pip basiciw

sudo apt-get install feh nitrogen xbacklight shutter xautomation xbindkeys suckless-tools libiw-dev

PyPi packages for i3pystatus

Install for Python 3.

• i3pystatus
• netifaces
• basiciw
• psutil
• colour

basiciw needs libiw.

Quickswitch.py

See https://github.com/proxypoke/quickswitch-for-i3

sudo pip3 install i3-py quickswitch-i3

Appearance (GTK2/3)

sudo apt-get install lxappearance gtk-chtheme qt4-qtconfig

Change to new GTK-theme in lxappearance, gtk-chtheme, and qtconfig-qt4. Install a GTK-theme, for example:

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:tista/adapta -y  
sudo apt update  
sudo apt install adapta-gtk-theme

Prevent Nemo file browser from spawning a desktop window

gsettings set org.nemo.desktop show-desktop-icons false