One simple solution is to install feh, which is a lightweight image viewer that has command line options to set images as the screen background. This is not considered to be a window manager's task by the i3 developers, so we have to do something else.
The first problem with this default i3 desktop is that nothing has been done about the background (wallpaper). Yes, I know this is not strictly necessary in every case and for every desktop session manager, but I don't want to slog through the explanation of when and why it may or may not be necessary, so just reboot, ok? It's not hard, and it doesn't take very long any more. Once this is done all you have to do is reboot. The download and installation takes very little time, especially considering how wonderful the results are going to be. suckless-tools: a collection, including the demnu dynamic menuĪll of these can be installed by simply installing the meta-package (as root):.dunst: a lightweight notification daemon.i3status: a utility that collects status line information.The basic installation of i3 is made easier on Debian because they have created a meta-package called i3 that includes the five packages that actually have to be installed to create a functioning installation: There's really not all that much to be installed, so I stayed with the CLI, but if you want the GUI then just install it (as root): The next decision you have to make is whether you want to work with the aptitude package manager on the command line (CLI), or if you prefer a GUI.
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