My i3 config and i3 status bar sudo apt-get install i3 sudo apt-get install i3status sudo apt-get install i3lock sudo apt-get install i3blocks sudo apt-get install xautolock after cloning this dir run: ln -s ~/.i3/i3blocks ~/.config/i3blocks ln -s ~/.i3/ .config/i3 chmod a+x ~/.i3/i3blocks/scripts/* Edit syslog file to change 4jane to name of your PC requires: ranger ipython Install font awesome from: https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/font-awesome unzip and put in : /usr/local/share/fonts/ sudo fc-cache -fv Run: i3-msg restart to restart status bar ## Other stuff to install on a new system: sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev build-essential sudo apt-get install cmake clang cargo install bat cargo install exa cargo install fd-find