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Tejing: cleaned up and separated the example code for installing with home-manager into 2 properly-marked file boxes

2025-06-24T18:32:25Z

cleaned up and separated the example code for installing with home-manager into 2 properly-marked file boxes

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	=== Using home-manager ===		=== Using home-manager ===
	{{file\|~/~~.config~~/~~nixpkg~~/~~home~~.nix\|nix\|		{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|
	<nowiki>		<nowiki>
	~~#in configuration.nix~~
	services.xserver = {		services.xserver = {
	enable = true;		enable = true;
	windowManager.i3.enable = true;		windowManager.i3.enable = true;
	};		};
	services.displayManager ~~= {~~		services.displayManager.defaultSession = "none+i3";
	defaultSession = "none+i3";		</nowiki>
	};		}}

	~~#in~~ home.nix		{{file\|home.nix\|nix\|
	xsession.windowManager.i3 = {		<nowiki>
	enable = true;		xsession.windowManager.i3 = {
	~~package = pkgs.i3-gaps;~~		enable = true;
	config = {		config = {
	modifier = "Mod4";		modifier = "Mod4";
	~~gaps = {~~		# See home-manager documentation for everything you can add here.
	~~inner = 10;~~
	~~outer = 5;~~
	};
	};
	};		};
			};
	</nowiki>		</nowiki>
	}}		}}

Tejing: Added a "common issues" section with mention of security.pam.services.i3lock.enable

2025-06-24T18:20:15Z

Added a "common issues" section with mention of security.pam.services.i3lock.enable

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 keys. This is what is usually delegated to a desktop manager. To use xfce as a desktop manager on top of i3, see
 [[Xfce#Using_as_a_desktop_manager_and_not_a_window_manager]].
 == Tips & tricks ==

DoggoBit at 21:26, 7 June 2025

2025-06-07T21:26:42Z

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	{{~~Lowercase_title~~}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:i3}}
	{{Expansion\|there are a lot more [https://search.nixos.org/options/?query=i3 options]}}		{{Expansion\|there are a lot more [https://search.nixos.org/options/?query=i3 options]}}
	[https://i3wm.org/ i3] is a tiling window manager for [[Xorg\|X Window System]].		[https://i3wm.org/ i3] is a tiling window manager for [[Xorg\|X Window System]].

MichaelStapelberg: remove i3-gaps as i3-gaps has been merged into i3 as of i3 v4.22 (NixOS 25.05 includes i3 v4.24)

2025-05-27T21:34:16Z

remove i3-gaps as i3-gaps has been merged into i3 as of i3 v4.22 (NixOS 25.05 includes i3 v4.24)

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	== Tips & tricks ==		== Tips & tricks ==

	~~=== I3-gaps fork ===~~

	~~To use i3-gaps fork, the following line should be added to the configuration.nix:~~

	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="nix" inline>services.xserver.windowManager.i3.package = pkgs.i3-gaps;</syntaxhighlight>~~

	=== i3blocks ===		=== i3blocks ===

Pigs: Reformat layout, clean up wording, add links

2025-05-10T18:01:42Z

Reformat layout, clean up wording, add links

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Phanirithvij: link to home-manager-options.extranix.com which is foss

2025-03-15T07:24:35Z

link to home-manager-options.extranix.com which is foss

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	Same as in i3status-rust. Notice: home-manager will not override your existing config, i.e. if the file/folder <code>~/.config/i3status/config</code> is present on your system, there won't be any changes after rebuilding.		Same as in i3status-rust. Notice: home-manager will not override your existing config, i.e. if the file/folder <code>~/.config/i3status/config</code> is present on your system, there won't be any changes after rebuilding.

	External resources that can help you with your setup: https:/~~/mynixos.com~~/home-manager/options/xsession.windowManager.i3.config		External resources that can help you with your setup: https://home-manager-options.extranix.com/?query=xsession.windowManager.i3.config

	===== To enable i3status in home-manager and change some basic options: =====		===== To enable i3status in home-manager and change some basic options: =====

Phanirithvij: remove old url

2024-09-18T04:49:52Z

remove old url

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	}}		}}

	See also: [https://github.com/srid/nix-config/blob/705a70c094da53aa50cf560179b973529617eb31/nix/home/i3.nix ~~https://github.com/~~srid/nix-config~~/blob/master~~/nix/home/i3.nix]		See also: [https://github.com/srid/nix-config/blob/705a70c094da53aa50cf560179b973529617eb31/nix/home/i3.nix srid/nix-config/nix/home/i3.nix]

	=== With a desktop manager ===		=== With a desktop manager ===

Helmut Becker: adding examples for i3status configuration in home-manager

2024-07-25T14:44:57Z

adding examples for i3status configuration in home-manager

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:44, 25 July 2024
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	</nowiki>		</nowiki>
	}}		}}
			=== i3status with home-manager ===

			Same as in i3status-rust. Notice: home-manager will not override your existing config, i.e. if the file/folder <code>~/.config/i3status/config</code> is present on your system, there won't be any changes after rebuilding.

			External resources that can help you with your setup: https://mynixos.com/home-manager/options/xsession.windowManager.i3.config

			===== To enable i3status in home-manager and change some basic options: =====
			<syntaxhighlight lang="nix" line="1" start="1">
			programs.i3status = {

			enable = true;

			general = {
			colors = true;
			color_good = "#98971a";
			color_bad = "#9d0006";
			interval = 1;
			};
			};
			</syntaxhighlight>

			===== Adding various modules: =====
			<syntaxhighlight lang="nix" line="1" start="1">
			modules = {

			"disk /" = {
			enable = true;
			position = 1;
			settings = {
			format = "FREE: %free";
			};
			/* Put some of the modules below after this comment */

			};
			</syntaxhighlight>

			===== Current wireless connection (ethernet is pretty much the same) =====
			<syntaxhighlight lang="nix" line="1" start="1">
			"wireless <replace-with-interface-name>" = {
			enable = true;
			position = 2;
			settings = {
			format_up = "W: (%quality at %essid) %ip";
			format_down = "W: down";
			};
			};
			</syntaxhighlight>

			===== Battery status =====
			<syntaxhighlight lang="nix" line="1" start="1">
			"battery 0" = {
			enable = true;
			position = 4;
			settings = {
			format = "BAT: %status %percentage %remaining %emptytime";
			format_down = "No battery";
			status_chr = "CHR";
			status_bat = "";
			status_unk = "?";
			status_full = "FULL";
			path = "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT1/uevent";
			low_threshold = 10;
			};
			};

			</syntaxhighlight>

			=== Disabling default i3status modules: ===
			After setting up my config, i3status showed two eth- and wifi's. To disable <code>ethernet _first_</code> and <code>wireless _first_</code> just add:<syntaxhighlight lang="nix" line="1" start="1">
			"wireless _first_" = {
			enable = false;
			};

			"ethernet _first_" = {
			enable = false;
			};
			</syntaxhighlight>

Mic92: imported from old wiki

2024-05-09T10:29:16Z

imported from old wiki

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 === Using home-manager ===
-See example: [https://github.com/srid/nix-config/blob/705a70c094da53aa50cf560179b973529617eb31/nix/home/i3.nix https://github.com/srid/nix-config/blob/master/nix/home/i3.nix]
+#in home.nix
 === With a desktop manager ===

imported>Lanny: Add i3status-rust section

2022-11-13T04:45:55Z

Add i3status-rust section

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	[[Category:Window managers]]		[[Category:Window managers]]
	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]

			=== i3status-rust with home-manager ===

			i3status-rust can be configured through home-manager, but that configuration does not autoamatically update i3 to invoke i3status-rust. Instead <code>xsession.windowManager.i3.config.bars</code> needs to be updated to reference i3status-rust and the config files that the home-manager config produces. Consider the following setup:

			{{file\|~/.config/nixpkg/home.nix\|nix\|
			<nowiki>
			xsession.windowManager.i3 = {
			enable = true;
			config = {
			bars = [
			{
			position = "top";
			statusCommand = "${pkgs.i3status-rust}/bin/i3status-rs ~/.config/i3status-rust/config-top.toml";
			}
			];
			};
			};

			programs.i3status-rust = {
			enable = true;
			bars = {
			top = {
			blocks = [
			{
			block = "time";
			interval = 60;
			format = "%a %d/%m %k:%M %p";
			}
			];
			};
			};
			};
			}
			</nowiki>
			}}