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I installed i3
and have its config file ~/.i3/config
ready. When I execute i3 command, it says,
ERROR: Another window manager seems to be running (X error 10).
I found this article. I don't know much on gnome. I didn't understand what he meant by Exit your desktop environment or window manager and log on into i3 from the GDM menu (if you use it)
in the article.
I keep finding articles on ubuntu - i3 but I am a bit worried to modify anything based on them although both are X-based. My particular worry is gnome
that if I modify anything, it might screw up the rest.
I really want to experience using i3. Please let me know on how to configure/run i3. Thanks in advance.
1Thanks. I was able to see it. It looks completely terminal environment. Is it possible to work on
folder windows, chrome window etc.
using i3 ? How can I just employ i3 for terminal only ? – Vamshi Suram – 2014-12-22T08:54:30.257You can use all the applications in i3 as you would in any other WM. Just press
mod + d
(mod could either be the windows key or the alt key and type the program you wish to launch.What do you mean by employing i3 for terminal use only? – GLaDER – 2014-12-22T12:14:54.913
like using i3 window manager for new terminal windows... Since I need to select the window manager at the time of login, I guess that I can't have two window managers. Would it be possible.? – Vamshi Suram – 2014-12-23T06:35:06.273
That is just right, you cannot (as far as I know) run two WM's at the same time. However, what would you like to achieve with this "terminal window"? Do you want the terminals to tile but the rest of the applications to be floating? – GLaDER – 2014-12-23T07:04:06.757
Ya. Thats the sort of thing I want to do. Is there a way ? – Vamshi Suram – 2014-12-26T06:31:15.457
1There is a terminal emulator called Terminator which can have multiple sessions running in a tiling environment. Apart from that, I don't think so. – GLaDER – 2014-12-27T13:46:43.387
You could use Xnest or Xephyr to start an X-Server in a window and use i3 in thta window. – Reto Gmür – 2015-12-09T12:12:39.917
1@VamshiSuram For people who might have stumbled upon this post now: I think for tiling terminal only,
tmux
orterminator
might suffice. – xji – 2017-01-20T14:49:01.963