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#1 2020-06-30 19:03:57

mrbear
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When installing i3 package group, do I need i3-wm and i3-gaps?

I've decided to use i3, so I've read the Arch wiki about it and decided to install the package group i3. Here are the packages that are part of it:

x86_64 	Community 	i3-gaps
x86_64 	Community 	i3-wm
x86_64 	Community 	i3blocks
x86_64 	Community 	i3lock
x86_64 	Community 	i3status

Do I really need i3-wm? I'm new to i3, but from what I understood, i3-gaps is a improvement on top of i3-wm, so I don't need both.

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#2 2020-06-30 19:07:07

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Re: When installing i3 package group, do I need i3-wm and i3-gaps?

i3-gaps conflicts with i3-wm, You can't install both, you'll need to pick which you want.


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#3 2020-06-30 19:08:06

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Re: When installing i3 package group, do I need i3-wm and i3-gaps?

Have you tried installing the group? It will ask which which one you want to install.


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#4 2020-06-30 19:16:26

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Re: When installing i3 package group, do I need i3-wm and i3-gaps?

Or have you tried reading the wiki.  The i3 page has a very short simple and clear section on installation which answers this very question.


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#5 2020-06-30 19:19:34

mrbear
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Re: When installing i3 package group, do I need i3-wm and i3-gaps?

Oh I was working when I did the installation, so I didn't notice that it asked which one I wanted to install in the OS. Sorry guys and thank you.

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