https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/debian-i3

Minimal, yet fully functional i3 window manager install on debian 11+
https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/debian-i3

debian i3 i3wm

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Minimal, yet fully functional i3 window manager install on debian 11+

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/debian-i3
• Owner: shreyas-a-s
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2023-06-27T19:09:01.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-15T15:23:27.000Z (11 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-14T18:47:43.010Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: debian, i3, i3wm
• Language: Python
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• Size: 363 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Debian-i3

A Minimal i3WM Install on Debian using an Installer Script

## Screenshots

| ![login-screen.png](https://github.com/shreyasastech/debian-i3/assets/137637016/9efaedbc-9519-4667-963a-ba0826c14090) | 

|:--:| 

| *Login Screen (wallpaper not included)* |

| ![i3-plain.png](https://github.com/shreyasastech/debian-i3/assets/137637016/b86f630e-9e6b-4d9f-b5c4-514f2e158bcd) | 

|:--:| 

| *This install script only* |

| ![i3-with-customisation.png](https://github.com/shreyasastech/debian-i3/assets/137637016/4a0c79dc-8006-4837-ab6d-dc6956d8f483) | 

|:--:| 

| *This install script + My [debian customisation script](https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/linux-tweaks/tree/wm)* |

## Inspiration

I've been tinkering with window managers for some time and chose i3 as my preferred one.  

I've also seen the **debian-titus** repo of [@christitustech](https://github.com/christitustech/) and got an inspiration.  

So I've thought of creating an install script written in bash to install a very minimal version of i3   

in my distro of choice, debian. Gathering all my stengths, I am starting my work.

## Acknowledgements

 - Chris Titus [@christitustech](https://github.com/christitustech/) for the inspiration to start shell scripting

 - Derek Taylor [@dwt1](https://gitlab.com/dwt1) for the motivation to join github

 - krokerke [@krokerke](https://github.com/krokerke) for [i3-autoname-workspaces.py](https://github.com/krokerke/dotfiles/blob/master/i3/.config/i3/i3-autoname-workspaces.py), a python script to add program icons to workspaces in i3bar

 - enkore [@enkore](https://github.com/enkore) for [j4-dmenu-desktop](https://github.com/enkore/j4-dmenu-desktop), simply the better dmenu

 - Ray Holder [@rholder](https://github.com/rholder) for [i3status-title-on-bar](https://github.com/rholder/i3status-title-on-bar), a tilebar replacement or i3 windows

 - Mate Desktop Team [@mate-desktop](https://github.com/mate-desktop) for [Garden.jpg](https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-backgrounds/blob/master/nature/Garden.jpg), a pleasingly beautiful wallpaper that I used for this build

## Features

- A single script install for i3 with all dependencies out-of-the-box

- Customised i3bar showing titlebar of windows which is also transparent (not heavily)

- A welcome cheat sheet for new users

- A bash script to handle shutdown & reboot (when invoked by the i3 binding mode) in non-systemd distros

## Installation

Execute install.sh as **normal user** from a terminal:

```bash

 git clone https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/debian-i3.git

 cd debian-i3/

 ./install.sh

```

For those who would like a single-line command:

```bash

 git clone https://github.com/shreyas-a-s/debian-i3.git && cd debian-i3/ && ./install.sh

```