You probably want to change this terminal right away. Here's the one command you really need to get going: Learn how to move windows around, close windows and stack windows. Welcome to i3!Īt this point, you should have a read through the very well-written i3 User Guide linked here. Once you make this selection, the prompt will go away and you are met with a black screen and and a status bar on the bottom, as well as workspace indicator on the bottom left. I use Alt, but it won't make a difference in this tutorial since we will be refering to whichever key you select as Mod1 from here on out. Next, choose either Win or Alt as the key that will help you launch most commands in i3. I recommend that you press Enter and have i3 generate a config file for you as it says in the prompt. You will be greated with a black screen and a dialogue box that says i3: first confuguration. ![]() Once you have installed i3, logout of your current Gnome session, and then go back to login and select i3 from the login menu. You won't find i3 with a regular search in the AUR because it is a package group, containing a number of packages that will help us do things with i3. ![]() 1) i3-wm 2) i3blocks 3) i3lock 4) i3status
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