i3wm
i3 is a tiling window manager, primarily targeted at advanced users and developers.
Prerequisites
- Internet connectivity, unless the packages have been pre-fetched into a local cache.
- A non-root user account.
- The community repository must be enabled.
- Set up eudev.
- Install and configure D-Bus. without D-Bus icons and keyboard shortcuts may be missing.
- Install appropriate Graphics driver drivers for your hardware. Without graphics drivers, errors are likely to occur.
- Install Xorg
Installation
Install i3, i3 status bar and terminal packages i3wm, i3status, xterm
# apk add i3wm i3status xterm
Note: Add the user to input and video groups. The default configuration is minimal and most menu options won't work unless you customize and/or install additional packages.
Install drivers
Ensure you have the required drivers.
# apk search xf86-input*
# apk search xf86-video*
# apk add xf86-video-fbdev xf86-video-vesa
Install fonts
Install fonts. If you start i3 without fonts it will be unusable.
# apk add font-terminus
starting i3
Now you can start i3 manually:
# startx /usr/bin/i3