i3 tiling window manager, Install Fest 2018

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1. i3
   tiling window manager
   Ondrej Sika
   ondrej@ondrejsika.com
   Install Fest 2018,
   CVUT, Praha, 3. 3. 2018
   

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2. https://sika.link/if18
   

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3. Ondrej Sika - Software Engineer @ Slush Pool
   - Consultant, Trainer
   - Scout, Libertarian
   

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4. What is window manager?
   

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6. My motivation behind i3?
   

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7. Love minimalism ...
   

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8. … hate Gnome 3!
   

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9. Started looking for
   something useful.
   

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11. i3
    

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12. https://i3wm.org
    

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13. i3
    features
    - tiling - no floating windows
    - no mouse needed
    - fast
    - minimalistic
    - No settings GUI
    - No file manager
    - No display manager
    

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14. Installation
    If you already have a WM (eg.: Gnome), just install i3:
    sudo apt install i3
    If you don't have X server, you have to install it:
    sudo apt install xorg
    

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15. Run
    If you have some display manager, in login window just
    select i3.
    If you don't have it, login to system and startx:
    startx
    

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16. Demo time!
    

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17. Configuration
    Config file location:
    /etc/i3/config
    ~/.i3/config
    ~/.config/i3/config
    /etc/i3status.conf
    

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18. https://github.com/ondrejsika/i3-config
    

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19. Summary
    Why i love i3 more than 7 years
    - boost productivity
    - it's fast
    - stable, minimalistic
    - no mouse needed
    

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20. Thank you & Questions
    Ondrej Sika
    email: ondrej@ondrejsika.com
    web: ondrej-sika.cz
    twitter: @ondrejsika
    linkedin: /in/ondrejsika/
    Slides & materialy na https://sika.link/if18
    

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