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.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install i3 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install i3
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.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install i3 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install i3
How To Uninstall i3 on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the i3 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove i3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install i3 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
