How To Install i3 on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install i3
on CentOS 7.
What is i3
Key features of i3 are correct implementation of XrandR, horizontal and vertical columns (think of a table) in tiling. Also, special focus is on writing clean, readable and well documented code. i3 uses xcb for asynchronous communication with X11, and has several measures to be very fast. Please be aware that i3 is primarily targeted at advanced users and developers.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install i3
on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install i3.
Install i3 on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install i3
using yum
by running the following command:
Install i3 on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
After updating yum database, We can install i3
using dnf
by running the following command:
How To Uninstall i3 on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the i3
package we can use the following command:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i3
on CentOS 7 using yum
and dnf
.