trying to install bspwm but keep getting a blackscreen | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

jovial bramble Jan 9, 2024, 5:57 PM

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im not sure what else to do but these are the commands ive done

pacman -S xorg-xdm
systemctl enable xdm.service
pacman -S bspwm sxhkd
mkdir /home/human/.config/bspwm/
mkdir /home/human/.config/sxhkd/
cp /usr/share/doc/bspwm/examples/bspwmrc /home/human/.config/bspwm/
cp /usr/share/doc/bspwm/examples/sxhkdrc /home/human/.config/sxhkd/
chmod +rwx /home/human/.config/bspwm /home/human/.config/sxhkd
echo "exec bspwm" > /home/human/.xinitrc
chmod +rwx /home/human/.xinitrc

i dont see any errors, but its just black screen

glossy mantle Jan 9, 2024, 6:13 PM

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@jovial bramble install -Dm755 /usr/share/doc/bspwm/examples/bspwmrc ~/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc install -Dm644 /usr/share/doc/bspwm/examples/sxhkdrc ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc

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https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Bspwm#Configuration

jovial bramble Jan 9, 2024, 6:23 PM

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yeah still blackscreen

glossy mantle Jan 9, 2024, 6:37 PM

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@jovial bramble black or grey screen, screenshot please

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