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creation date: 2022-01-08
tags: [note,linux,wm,archlinux,i3]
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# i3

i3 is a tiling WM for X.org. Use [[KB/Linux/Desktop/sway]] for Wayland.

Install i3 packages

```shell
i3-gaps
i3lock
i3blocks
i3status
dunst
picom
ttf-font-awesome
```

Install packages used as replacement from popular DE:

```shell
feh
redshift
thunar
thunar-volman
thunar-archive-plugin
thunar-media-tags-plugin
tumbler
ffmpegthumbnailer
gvfs
xarchiver
viewnior
gnome-keyring
seahorse
syncthingtray
pasystray
nm-applet
gparted
```