How To Install i3status-rs on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3status-rs in Fedora 36. i3status-rs is Feature-rich and resource-friendly replacement for i3status, written in Rust

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3status-rs on Fedora 36.

What is i3status-rs

i3status-rs is a feature-rich and resource-friendly replacement for i3status, written in pure Rust. It provides a way to display “blocks” of system information (time, battery status, volume, etc) on the i3 bar. It is also compatible with sway.

We can use yum or dnf to install i3status-rs on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install i3status-rs.

Install i3status-rs on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install i3status-rs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install i3status-rs

Install i3status-rs on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install i3status-rs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install i3status-rs

How To Uninstall i3status-rs on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the i3status-rs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove i3status-rs

i3status-rs Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/i3status-rs
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/f2
/usr/lib/.build-id/f2/8769eae1b80ef01d29eb57b0cdb0fa23d6592f
/usr/share/doc/i3status-rs
/usr/share/doc/i3status-rs/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/i3status-rs/NEWS.md
/usr/share/doc/i3status-rs/README.md
/usr/share/doc/i3status-rs/blocks.md
/usr/share/doc/i3status-rs/example_config.toml
/usr/share/doc/i3status-rs/example_icon.toml
/usr/share/doc/i3status-rs/example_theme.toml
/usr/share/doc/i3status-rs/themes.md
/usr/share/licenses/i3status-rs
/usr/share/licenses/i3status-rs/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install i3status-rs on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).