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i3wm: Jump Start (1/3)

Alex Booker

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Alex Booker introduces the i3 tiling window manager for Linux, demonstrating how to install it on Ubuntu and navigate using keyboard shortcuts.

Welcome to this three-part series on the i3 Window Manager. i3 is a sophisticated tiling window manager for Linux. In this tutorial, you'll learn what i3 is; how to install it; and of course, how to use it. In the second video, you'll learn how to configure it, too! - Subscribe to the channel: youtube.com/channel/UCcQsDUZiK1GWDcP7BpVO_kw?sub_confirmatio… - Follow me (Alex Booker) on Twitter: twitter.com/bookercodes - Follow me (Alex Booker) on GitHub: github.com/alexbooker TOC - Introduction () - "What does i3wm do?" () - How to install i3wm on Ubuntu () - Initial configuration () - A word on i3wm aesthetics () - How to open the terminal in i3 () - How to close a window in i3 () - How to open the browser (or any application) in i3 () - How to tile windows horizontally () - How to tile windows vertically () - How to change which window has focus () - Advanced "jkl;" key-bindings () - How to stack or tab open windows () - How to move windows in i3 () - Introduction to i3 workspaces () - How I use i3 workspaces to maximize my efficiency () - How to logout () - How to lock screen ()

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What people say. Highly recommended as the best starting tutorial for developers looking to switch to the i3 tiling window manager.

santorivon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Ask HN: What linux distro should I start with?”

I use Arch but if you are starting out I would recommend Ubuntu. It's probably got the most youtube videos, online articles, troubleshooting questions online. This make things a bit easier. For example, you mention i3 - probably the best i3 tutorial on youtube is running ubuntu. -> link to this video
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On “Ask HN: Which tools have made you a much better programmer?”

Most of my productivity gains these days has come from aligning myself and my workstation. - i3wm ( link ) - particularly getting comfortable editing the .i3/config. It's the most significant productivity change I've had since switching to Linux from Windows. To get into it, I highly recommend this 3-part video series from Code Cast: link to this video - yadm ( link ) - a dotfile manager. It's essentially a git wrapper, but it's allowed me tons of freedom tweaking my setup without worrying about persisting it. It supports encryption and switching file versions based on which system you're on.
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On “Switching from OS X to FreeBSD – Both Desktop and Laptop”

…ual customization. But after getting used to it, there's an incredible amount of depth and usability that keeps you on it. I really can't imagine a more effective window manager. If you're looking for neat-looking i3 setups, check out reddit.com/r/unixporn/ . If you're interested in getting started with it, somebody made a great tutorial for it at link to this video .…
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On “Ask HN: What is your “I wish I did it sooner” moment?”

i3wm. I thought it couldn't be that much better, it just a window manager. Now it's hard to imagine using anything else. If you want to get started the long exhaustive way, start here: link to this video .
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