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Regolith [1] is the perfect i3+Ubuntu combo for me. It comes with sensible default for a good i3 experience but you keep the Ubuntu "universality". [1]: https

Regolith [1] is the perfect i3+Ubuntu combo for me. It comes with sensible default for a good i3 experience but you keep the Ubuntu "universality". [1]: https://regolith-linux.org/ https://regolith-linux.org/

chronolitus 6y ago
I cannot recommend this enough for those looking to dip their toes in tiling managers. I would have saved a lot of time and trouble if I'd gone to Regolith directly, which I only did after spending hours trying to get i3wm into a useful (for me) DE, and realizing that Regolith was what I'd been trying to do all along. The good stuff from Ubuntu-gnome (easy-to-use common settings GUIs, utilities etc), + the good stuff from i3, well put together and simple to customize, i3-gaps by default, and easy to install. It also led me to discover i3blocks/i3xrocks which I didn't know I needed. here's an example of a i3xrocks script for bluetooth status in the tray. #!/bin/bash # how hard is it to find a bluetooth symbol in common fonts... # more icons at https://fontawesome.com/cheatsheet?from=io LABEL_ICON= #ᛒ # '' # #  # ᛒ LABEL_FONT="Material Design Icons" LABEL_COLOR=${label_color:-$(xrescat i3xrocks.label.color "#7B8394")} VALUE_COLOR=${color:-$(xrescat i3xrocks.value.color)} VALUE_FONT=${font:-$(xrescat i3xrocks.value.font)} PANGO_START="${LABEL_ICON}" PANGO_END="" NCONNECTED=$(expr $(hcitool con | wc -l) - 1) echo ${PANGO_START}${NCONNECTED}${PANGO_END} if [ ! -z "$button" ]; then /usr/bin/i3-msg -q exec /usr/bin/gnome-control-center bluetooth fi
linsomniac 6y ago
Long-time i3 user here, just getting ready to try Regolith when I upgrade to 20.04. Interested to see what I get from it, and what I need to override back to my current setup. Any pointers for an i3 user moving to Regolith?

chronolitus 6y ago

I cannot recommend this enough for those looking to dip their toes in tiling managers. I would have saved a lot of time and trouble if I'd gone to Regolith directly, which I only did after spending hours trying to get i3wm into a useful (for me) DE, and realizing that Regolith was what I'd been trying to do all along. The good stuff from Ubuntu-gnome (easy-to-use common settings GUIs, utilities etc), + the good stuff from i3, well put together and simple to customize, i3-gaps by default, and easy to install. It also led me to discover i3blocks/i3xrocks which I didn't know I needed. here's an example of a i3xrocks script for bluetooth status in the tray. #!/bin/bash # how hard is it to find a bluetooth symbol in common fonts... # more icons at https://fontawesome.com/cheatsheet?from=io LABEL_ICON= #ᛒ # '' # #  # ᛒ LABEL_FONT="Material Design Icons" LABEL_COLOR=${label_color:-$(xrescat i3xrocks.label.color "#7B8394")} VALUE_COLOR=${color:-$(xrescat i3xrocks.value.color)} VALUE_FONT=${font:-$(xrescat i3xrocks.value.font)} PANGO_START="${LABEL_ICON}" PANGO_END="" NCONNECTED=$(expr $(hcitool con | wc -l) - 1) echo ${PANGO_START}${NCONNECTED}${PANGO_END} if [ ! -z "$button" ]; then /usr/bin/i3-msg -q exec /usr/bin/gnome-control-center bluetooth fi

linsomniac 6y ago

Long-time i3 user here, just getting ready to try Regolith when I upgrade to 20.04. Interested to see what I get from it, and what I need to override back to my current setup. Any pointers for an i3 user moving to Regolith?