====== Arch - i3 ======
Some misc notes and tips for setting up i3 in Arch. Most of it is pulled from the wiki or other guides.
===== Packages =====
* i3 group (i3)
* dmenu
* urxvt terminal ( rxvt-unicode rxvt-unicode-terminfo )
* fonts: ttf-dejavu ttf-inconsolata ( ttf-font-awesome ttf-font-icons : aur )
===== Config Snippets =====
==== Appearance ====
Install lxappearance
Install xfce-theme-greybird from aur
==== Start i3 at login ====
Add to .xinitrc:
#! /bin/bash
exec i3
Add to /etc/profile:
# autostart systemd default session on tty1
if [[ "$(tty)" == '/dev/tty1' ]]; then
exec startx
fi
==== Change Bar Font ====
==== Shutdown/Reboot/Suspend/Lock ====
Install polkit first.
.config/i3/config
set $Locker i3lock && sleep 1
set $mode_system System (l) lock, (e) logout, (s) suspend, (h) hibernate, (r) reboot, (Shift+s) shutdown
mode "$mode_system" {
bindsym l exec --no-startup-id $Locker, mode "default"
bindsym e exec --no-startup-id i3-msg exit, mode "default"
bindsym s exec --no-startup-id $Locker && systemctl suspend, mode "default"
bindsym h exec --no-startup-id $Locker && systemctl hibernate, mode "default"
bindsym r exec --no-startup-id systemctl reboot, mode "default"
bindsym Shift+s exec --no-startup-id systemctl poweroff -i, mode "default"
# back to normal: Enter or Escape
bindsym Return mode "default"
bindsym Escape mode "default"
}
bindsym $mod+Pause mode "$mode_system"