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# Vincent Bernat's i3 configuration
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This is my [i3](https://i3wm) configuration. It does not exactly
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feature the same keybindings as the default configuration. I don't
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recommend using it as-is by you can pick anything you need in it.
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More details in this [blog post](https://vincent.bernat.ch/en/blog/2021-i3-window-manager).
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Here some of the things you may be interested in:
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- I use a Python script `bin/wallpaper` to build the wallpaper
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to be displayed. There is a random selection and it works with
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multihead setup. It seems that classic tools are now able to change
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the wallpaper per screen and therefore, the script may seem a bit
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useless but I keep it.
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- I am using `xss-lock` with `xsecurelock` as a screensaver. It
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relies on standard X screensaver handling (and therefore is easy
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for application to disable) and also supports systemd inhibitors.
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Nothing fancy but I reuse the wallpaper built above for both the
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dimmer (`xss-dimmer`) and the screen saver (`xsecurelock-saver`).
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- There is an `i3-companion` (in `bin/`) which I use to implement
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whatever does not match what I want in i3. I prefer to not have
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many Python binaries running.
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- There is a Quake console included.
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- Many stuff is handled by systemd. The session is still expected to
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be handled by Xsession but we invoke a custom `xsession.target`
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which binds to `graphical-session.target`. i3 will then invoke
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`i3-session.target` for stuff needing i3 to run.
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Also, I am using my custom terminal (`vbeterm`). You can also find the
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sources on [GitHub](https://github.com/vincentbernat/vbeterm).
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## Requirements
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Required Debian packages to make everything work can be found in my
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[Puppet configuration][]. Packages are basically pulled from Debian
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unstable but some of them are pulled from Nix. Check my [home-manager
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configuration][].
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[Puppet configuration]: https://github.com/vincentbernat/puppet-workstation/blob/master/local-modules/desktop/manifests/i3.pp
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[home-manager configuration]: https://github.com/vincentbernat/homemanager-configuration
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However, I am recompiling some stuff to get more recent versions:
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- `polybar` (check `vbe/master` branch)
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- `xsecurelock` (check `vbe/master` branch)
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The binaries are put in `~/.local/bin`.
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## About Wayland
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What's missing for me to migrate to Wayland:
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- Sway does not support
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[`append_layout`](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/1005), but it should
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be possible to get something close (also, I use it mostly on start)
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- Something to replace `xsecurelock` (I want to use my own screen saver), maybe
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[swaylock-plugin](https://github.com/mstoeckl/swaylock-plugin)?
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- Something to replace `polybar`, maybe [Waybar](https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar)?
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- Ability to [mirror outputs](https://github.com/swaywm/sway/issues/1666) (and
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more complex layouts would be nice too).
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Everything else should be adaptable:
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- i3 can be replaced by Sway
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- Dunst [supports](https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst/issues/264) Wayland
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- There is a [fork](https://github.com/lbonn/rofi) of Rofi with Wayland support
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- Wallpaper building should be adaptable
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Also see [this post from Anarcat](https://anarc.at/software/desktop/wayland/).
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## Interesting links
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- [/r/unixporn on reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/search?q=i3&restrict_sr=1)
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- [Hacking i3: Automatic Layout](https://aduros.com/blog/hacking-i3-automatic-layout/)
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- [__luccy desktop](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/comments/odlf79/i3gaps_simple_minimal_round/)
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- [SI7Bot desktop](https://github.com/cosmicraccoon/thinky-nature-dots)
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- [Catppucin theme](https://github.com/catppuccin/catppuccin)
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