i3 in openEuler User Guide ​

What Is i3? ​

i3 is a tiling window manager.

The interface of i3 is as follows:

Usage ​

1. i3 is based on the X Window protocol. Therefore, you need to install X Server first.

   bash

   dnf in xorg-x11-server

2. As i3 is only a window manager, it does not contain the components required in a complete Linux desktop environment. You need to install some basic components.

   bash

   dnf in xorg-x11-drv-*  lightdm lightdm-gtk

3. Install i3 components.

   bash

   dnf in i3 i3status i3blocks i3lock i3blocks-contrib \
       xfce4-terminal xcompmgr acpi dmenu

4. Start lightdm after the installation is complete.

   bash

   sudo systemctl start lightdm

   

   After the session manager is displayed, enter the user name and password to log in to the i3 desktop.

Basic Operations in i3 ​

(Mod is usually mapped to the Windows key on a Windows-compatible keyboard.)

• Mod+d: Open dmenu for quickly starting processes.
• Mod+Enter: Open a terminal.
• Mod+↑/↓/←/→: Move focus between windows.
• Mod+Shift+q: Close the window of focus.
• Mod+Shift+r: Hot load the configuration file.
• Mod+Shift+e: Exit i3.
• Mod+Shift+l: Lock the screen.

For more operation guides, see i3 Documentation.