Installing i3 on Linux Mint Cinnamon, Mate or Xfce - always updated to the last version of Linux Mint

Date : 14/11/2021 Version : v21.11.1

Linux Mint 20.2 Xfce

What is i3wm?

I3 = improved tiling windows manager and this is its base of operations. Follow the link for more information. You will find there a documentation guide every i3 user should read.

Installation of Linux Mint Cinnamon, Mate or Xfce

We start from an up-to-date and clean install of Linux Mint Cinnamon, XFCE or MATE.

F A Q

What can you do if the script does not execute?

Since I sometimes forget to make the script executable, I include here what you can do to solve that.

A script can only run when it is marked as an executable.

ls -al

Above code will reveal if a script has an "x". X meaning executable. Google "chmod" and "execute" and you will find more info.

For now if this happens, you should apply this code in the terminal and add the file name.

chmod +x typeyourfilename

Then you can execute it by typing

./typeyourfilename

Or you can follow these steps

But that is the fun in Linux.

You can do whatever Y O U want.

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