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Nigh Knight

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Registered: 2021-07-10

Posts: 13

Can't seem to start i3-gaps for some reason

This is the only resource I have: i3-gaps log. It simply starts then exists, I have nothing else to say nor other resources to provide.

Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

Posts: 30,484

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Re: Can't seem to start i3-gaps for some reason

I have nothing else to say nor other resources to provide.

You should.  At least an xorg.log.  Also potentially helpful would be your xinitrc or equivalent.

Also, is this a continuation of your previous problem starting X?  If not, was that problem sovled?

Last edited by Trilby (2022-03-26 15:22:38)

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Archlin

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Registered: 2018-05-09

Posts: 67

Re: Can't seem to start i3-gaps for some reason

Start basis.

All as user since there is no need for sudo nor being root.

Make a basic .xinitrc for example

#!/bin/sh

# keep this to start other programs

if [ -d /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d ] ; then
 for f in /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/?*.sh ; do
  [ -x "$f" ] && . "$f"
 done
 unset f
fi

# load xresources
xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources

#no screenblanking
xset s off -dpms

#To start i3
exec i3 

remove ~/.Xauthority

rm .Xauthority

move ~/.config/i3/config to ~/i3/config-nw

mv ~/.config/i3/config  ~/.config/i3/config-nw

copy the basic i3 config

cp /etc/i3/config ~/config/i3/config

run startx

If works edit .xinitrc and replace the

exec i3

with

exec i3 -c ~/.config/i3/config-nw

Still works? great.. if not chance it back as was and recheck the config-nw file