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nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:03 PM

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@pearl oracle ~/.config/i3

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@pearl oracle photo please

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:08 PM

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where are you editing the current file?

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:08 PM

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@pearl oracle

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:08 PM

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you are creating a file called 'config'... somewhere

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that may not be where the config should actually go

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nano ~/.config/i3/config is what you actually wanf

amber moth Jun 7, 2025, 6:11 PM

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You also don't need sudo to nano in your config folder.

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:14 PM

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cd ~/.config/i3

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@pearl oracle ?

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:15 PM

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you showed you do

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directories and files starting with . are hidden

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do ls -al

amber moth Jun 7, 2025, 6:17 PM

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It's a valid question for a new user. Though I'm slightly surprised someone new would be using i3.

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:17 PM

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fsdeshrug

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:18 PM

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I wouldn't recommended using a wm for my first use of a wm in arch, I would recommended using a de to get to know arch a little bit better, then use a wm

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:18 PM

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i know someone who only plays videogames on the hardest difficulty, he says he will need to learn the game anyway might as well learn it good

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but i guess that would be installing gentoo...

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:19 PM

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control x

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:19 PM

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i wouldn't know I'm not unemployed

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:19 PM

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pacman -S plasma-desktop flameshot

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reboot into plasma

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then edit it from there, it's easier

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then pacman -S discord

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:20 PM

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guh-nome sucks

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:21 PM

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sudo apt install plasma-desktop flameshot

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discord.gg/debian

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why are you in the arch discord?

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?

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:22 PM

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to be fair this server has like 10x more people

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:24 PM

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nova folio sudo apt install plasma-desktop flameshot

@pearl oracle start here

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it's easier to edit in a de

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:26 PM

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it's weird the config file is empty, i3 should have created it

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what file is that?

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:27 PM

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not recommended

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:27 PM

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so you're probably editing the wrong file again

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:28 PM

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nova folio not recommended

i agree

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:30 PM

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no, they won't

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boot into a de first

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:31 PM

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you are editing the wrong file, i3 creates a config

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:32 PM

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why won't you boot into a de to make it easier to edit?

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:33 PM

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the file is in ~/.config/i3 we already told you

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:33 PM

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slender briar the file is in ~/.config/i3 we already told you

hold on

slender briar Jun 7, 2025, 6:34 PM

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nova folio hold on

I'm holding as tightly as i can

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what we're holding on for?

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:37 PM

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thank you

lunar wolfBOT Jun 7, 2025, 6:37 PM

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p.qb received a thank you cookie!

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:39 PM

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@pearl oracle apt install flameshot

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bind flameshot to printscreen

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https://discord.com/api/download?platform=linux&format=deb

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@pearl oracle thank you

lunar wolfBOT Jun 7, 2025, 6:45 PM

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You're thanking too much ó_ò

nova folio Jun 7, 2025, 6:45 PM

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snaps?

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@pearl oracle are you on ubuntu?

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?

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have you considered moving to arch?

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remove that config in your home dir

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cp /etc/i3/config ~/.config/i3

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arco is not arch

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photo of ls ~/.config/i3

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now open that with gedit

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@pearl oracle flameshot please

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@pearl oracle also why does gedit not work?

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gedit for easier to edit

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photo please

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don't

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photo with flameshot please

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@pearl oracle sudo chown -R namehere ~/.config/i3*

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@pearl oracle now open it in gedit

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