Debian 12 testing i3wm Configuration

This repository contains my personal i3wm configuration for debian 12, along with a collection of useful tools and scripts. It's designed to provide a productive and visually appealing i3wm setup. (screenshots are from my old ubuntu desktop)

Prerequisites

Before you can use this configuration, you'll need to install the following dependencies:

Window Manager

• i3wm: This is the window manager we'll be using. Install it with:

sudo apt install i3

Basic Utilities

• Brightness Control: For adjusting screen brightness, install brightnessctl:

sudo apt install brightnessctl

• Audio Control: Install pulsemixer for audio control:

sudo apt install pulsemixer

• Media Control: To control media players, you can use playerctl:

sudo apt install playerctl

• Terminal Emulator: We'll use kitty as the terminal emulator:

sudo apt install kitty

• Compositor: For smooth transitions and transparency, install picom picom:

• Image Viewer: Install feh as the image viewer:

sudo apt install feh

System Utilities

• Bluetooth Manager: For managing Bluetooth devices, install blueman:

sudo apt install blueman

• Clipboard Manager: To manage your clipboard, install diodon:

sudo apt install diodon

Custom Scripts

In this repository, you'll find custom scripts for battery warnings and setting wallpapers:

• Battery Warning Script: You can execute the battery_warning.sh script for battery level notifications. Make it executable and run it:

chmod +x /path/to/battery_warning.sh
/path/to/battery_warning.sh

• Wallpaper Setting Script: The set_wallpaper.sh script sets the wallpaper. Make it executable and run it:

chmod +x /path/to/set_wallpaper.sh
/path/to/set_wallpaper.sh

• Wallpaper Setting Script: The 90-touchpad.conf make double tap on touchpad possible:

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/90-touchpad.conf

Usage

• The configuration includes keybindings for various tasks like opening applications, managing windows, and more. Refer to the i3 documentation or the comments within the configuration file for details on how to use them.

• Screenshots can be taken using the Print key, and clipboard screenshots are available with Ctrl+Print. Refer to the keybindings section for more details.

• Google Chrome and Nautilus can be launched with Mod+Shift+Z and Mod+Shift+X, respectively.

• Use Mod+C to launch the clipboard manager, Diodon.

• The wallpaper can be set with the set_wallpaper.sh script, as mentioned in the prerequisites.

• Battery warning notifications can be enabled by running the battery_warning.sh script periodically, as explained in the prerequisites.

• Media control keybindings (play/pause, next, previous) are available via XF86 multimedia keys.

Please customize and use this i3wm configuration to suit your needs. Enjoy your customized i3wm setup on Ubuntu 23.04!

Additional Information

For an alternative login manager, you can install ly from the ly GitHub. Follow the instructions provided in the repository's README to install and configure it.

For "Auto-tiling" functionality, you can explore the autotiling project on autotiling_GitHub.