Installing i3 on Ubuntu 20 04 gotchas gt Installing `sudo ap

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Installing i3 on Ubuntu 20 04 gotchas gt Installing `sudo apt install i3` gt Slow scrolling Chrome Use imwheel `~ imwheelrc` ``` chrome None Up Button4 4 None Down Button5 4 Control L Up Control L|Button4 Control L Down Control L|Button5 Shift L Up Left Shift L Down Right``` and add `~ config i3 config` ```exec no startup id imwheel``` gt Screen tearing `~ config compton conf` ``` basic configuration backend = glx vsync = opengl swc ``` and add `~ config i3 config` ```exec no startup id compton config ~ config compton conf b``` gt No config file `i3 config wizard` gt HiDPI settings `~ Xresources` ```Xft dpi 144 Xcursor size 32 Allowed sizes 24 32 48 64 and 96 ``` gt Key bindings `~ config i3 config` ```exec no startup id xmodmap ~ Xmodmap``` Write your own Xmodmap Note Chrome only detects key remapping if you use the keycode assignment Example ``` Exchange left Alt and left Win remove mod1 = Alt L remove mod4 = Super L keycode 133 = Alt L keycode 64 = Super L add mod1 = Alt L add mod4 = Super L``` General rule about adding `exec ` to the i3 config files put the after the last `exec` command Generally it s not order sensitive when doing things like `imwheel` `xmodmap`

Rick Lamers · Answer

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Yannick · Answer

Haven t really seen the use of `xmodmap` before You can just define this straight up in the i3 config right For example I have ```set $mod Mod1``` To find out which key to map it to you can use `xev`

Rick Lamers · Answer

Xmodmap was for my Mac keyboard needing Alt and Super swapped

Rick Lamers · Answer

+1 for `xev`