How to Install REI3 on Manjaro

REI3 is a tiling window manager designed for Linux. It offers a minimalist design and efficient keyboard-driven workflow. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing REI3 on Manjaro.

Prerequisites

  • Manjaro Linux installed
  • Basic knowledge of Linux commands

Installation Steps

  1. Open the terminal on your Manjaro Linux.
  2. Update your system using the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
  1. Install the i3-gaps package which is the core window manager for REI3:
sudo pacman -S i3-gaps
  1. Install the necessary dependencies for REI3 using the following command:
sudo pacman -S xorg-server xorg-xinit xorg-xrandr rxvt-unicode dmenu pulseaudio alsa-utils libnotify dunst xfce4-power-manager compton nitrogen redshift feh playerctl
  1. Clone the REI3 repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/resloved/rei3.git
  1. Change your current directory to the REI3 folder:
cd rei3/
  1. Run the install.sh script to install and configure REI3:
./install.sh
  1. After the installation completes, log out of your current session.
  2. Select REI3 from the login screen.
  3. Enjoy using REI3 on your Manjaro Linux!

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you the steps to install REI3 on Manjaro. REI3 offers a minimalistic design and efficient workflow for Linux users who prefer a keyboard-driven approach to managing their desktop environment. We hope this tutorial was helpful to you in installing REI3.