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lang: en
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layout: doc
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permalink: /doc/i3/
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redirect_from:
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- /en/doc/i3/
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- /doc/UserDoc/i3/
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- /wiki/UserDoc/i3/
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ref: 183
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title: i3 (window manager)
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---
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i3 is part of the stable repository (as of Qubes R3.1) and can be installed by
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using the [dom0 update mechanism](/doc/how-to-install-software-in-dom0/). To install the i3
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window manager and the its Qubes specific configuration:
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```shell_session
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$ sudo qubes-dom0-update i3 i3-settings-qubes
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```
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The Qubes-specific configuration (package `i3-settings-qubes`) can be installed
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optionally in case you would prefer writing your own configuration (see
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[customization](#customization) section for scripts and configuration).
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That's it. After logging out, you can select i3 in the login manager.
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### Customization
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**Caution:** The following external resources may not have been reviewed by the Qubes team.
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* [xdg_autostart_script](https://gist.github.com/SietsevanderMolen/7b4cc32ce7b4884513b0a639540e454f)
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* [i3bar_script](https://gist.github.com/SietsevanderMolen/e7f594f209dfaa3596907e427b657e30)
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* [terminal_start_script](https://gist.github.com/SietsevanderMolen/7c6f2b5773dbc0c08e1509e49abd1e96)
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* [i3 config with dmenu-i3-window-jumper](https://github.com/anadahz/qubes-i3-config/blob/master/config)
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* [dmenu script to open a terminal in a chosen VM](https://gist.github.com/dmoerner/65528941dd20b05c98ee79e92d7e0183)
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## Compilation and installation from source
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Note that the compilation from source is done in a Fedora based domU (could
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be dispvm). The end result is always an `.rpm` that is copied to dom0 and then
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installed through the package manager.
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### Getting the code
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Clone the i3-qubes repository here:
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```shell_session
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$ git clone https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-desktop-linux-i3
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```
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In this case, the most interesting file is probably
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`i3/0001-Show-qubes-domain-in-non-optional-colored-borders.patch` It's the patch
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with changes that are necessary to make i3 work nicely with Qubes OS. The code
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should not need much explanation, it just gets the vmname and label from Qubes
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OS and changes some defaults so the user can't override decisions.
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If you want to make any changes to the package, this is the time and place to do
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it.
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### Building
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You'll need to install the build dependencies, which are listed in
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build-deps.list. You can verify them and then install them with:
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```shell_session
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$ sudo dnf install -y $(cat build-deps.list)
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```
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This used to be more complicated, but I finally redid this and use the same
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buildsystem that's used by Qubes OS for XFCE. It's just a Makefile that helps
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you get the sources and start off the build:
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```shell_session
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$ make get-sources
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$ make verify-sources
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$ make rpms
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```
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### Installing
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**Warning**: Manually installing software in dom0 is inherently risky, and the method described here circumvents the usual security mechanisms of qubes-dom0-update.
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You should now have your i3 rpm in `./rpm/x86_64/i3-4.8-3.fc20.x86_64.rpm`.
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Protip: copying this file to `~/i3.rpm` now will save you some typing in the
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next step.
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Now in dom0, copy in the rpm:
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```shell_session
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$ qvm-run --pass-io <src_domain> 'cat </path/to/rpm_in_src_domain>' > i3.rpm
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```
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Now that the rpm is in dom0 we can proceed with installing it. i3 has some
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dependencies that we can easily install with:
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```shell_session
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$ sudo qubes-dom0-update perl-AnyEvent-I3 xorg-x11-apps \\
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rxvt-unicode xcb-util-wm perl-JSON-XS xcb-util-cursor \\
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dzen2 dmenu xorg-x11-fonts-misc libev
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```
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After that you can just install the generated rpm like any other local package:
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```shell_session
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$ sudo yum localinstall i3.rpm
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```
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Log out, select i3, then log in again.
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