linux-configs

The starting point is your home folder (~)

• v1 is for sway and i3
• v2 is for i3
• v3 is for sway, using swaybar
• v4 is for i3 and sway
  • config file for i3blocks is .config/i3blocks/config

Software needed for i3

• for Ubuntu LTS, use the repositories below:
  https://i3wm.org/docs/repositories.html
• a new version of i3blocks - compile it; version for Debian and Ubuntu is from 2015
• autorandr redshift dmenu udiskie hsetroot kitty picom
  https://launchpad.net/~regolith-linux/+archive/ubuntu/release?field.series_filter=focal

Software needed for sway

• kanshi gammastep playerctl grim kitty

Useful software

• nice mouse cursors
  https://gitlab.com/Enthymeme/hackneyed-x11-cursors
• calcurse, console calendar with todos, reminders
  https://www.calcurse.org/
• hsetroot, for changing wallpapers, works with compton/picom

Useful shortcuts for i3/sway

• mod+[0..9] - switch to desktop [0..9]
• mod+shift+e - show nag system menu (suspend, leave session) - (no keyboard interaction)
• mod+q - close active window
• mod+w - will put all the windows into a set of tabs
• mod+s - will put all the windows into a stack
• mod+e - will put everything back

Useful shortcuts for i3

• mod+f11 - show system menu (lock, logout, suspend, reboot, shutdown)

How to clone and commit to this repo

1. clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/georgeabr/linux-configs; cd linux-configs/

To remember git credentials, to save username/password

git config credential.helper store

To configure identity, required by git

git config --global user.email "your email"
git config --global user.name "georgeabr"

2. commit to this repo any modifications made

$ git add .; git commit -m "modified"; git push -u origin master

For sway

1. Alternative to dmenu

install bemenu

2. disable audio bell - the command below in /etc/profile

$ xset -b