Switching to i3 in 18.04
I installed i3 with sudo apt-get install i3. But if I try to launch it via terminal, it says another window manager is running. In older versions of Ubuntu, there was a round button at the login screen in which we click to select WMs. But in 18.04, there is no such option. How do I launch i3 without making the mess like changing stuff in a file?
gnome 18.04 window-manager i3-wm
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I installed i3 with sudo apt-get install i3. But if I try to launch it via terminal, it says another window manager is running. In older versions of Ubuntu, there was a round button at the login screen in which we click to select WMs. But in 18.04, there is no such option. How do I launch i3 without making the mess like changing stuff in a file?
gnome 18.04 window-manager i3-wm
edited Jun 6 '18 at 7:06
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Did you upgrade from 17.10 as that used Wayland as default graphic server and you'll need to change to X server in the GDM3 custom.conf file. On the other hand a fresh install of 18.04 would still have the X server as default.
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Jun 6 '18 at 9:07
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I installed i3 with sudo apt-get install i3. But if I try to launch it via terminal, it says another window manager is running. In older versions of Ubuntu, there was a round button at the login screen in which we click to select WMs. But in 18.04, there is no such option. How do I launch i3 without making the mess like changing stuff in a file?
gnome 18.04 window-manager i3-wm
edited Jun 6 '18 at 7:06
pomsky
29k1189115
asked Jun 6 '18 at 4:56
shanmu ganathanshanmu ganathan
4816
I installed i3 with sudo apt-get install i3. But if I try to launch it via terminal, it says another window manager is running. In older versions of Ubuntu, there was a round button at the login screen in which we click to select WMs. But in 18.04, there is no such option. How do I launch i3 without making the mess like changing stuff in a file?
gnome 18.04 window-manager i3-wm
gnome 18.04 window-manager i3-wm
edited Jun 6 '18 at 7:06
pomsky
29k1189115
asked Jun 6 '18 at 4:56
shanmu ganathanshanmu ganathan
4816
edited Jun 6 '18 at 7:06
pomsky
29k1189115
asked Jun 6 '18 at 4:56
shanmu ganathanshanmu ganathan
4816
edited Jun 6 '18 at 7:06
pomsky
29k1189115
edited Jun 6 '18 at 7:06
pomsky
29k1189115
edited Jun 6 '18 at 7:06
pomsky
29k1189115
29k1189115
asked Jun 6 '18 at 4:56
shanmu ganathanshanmu ganathan
4816
asked Jun 6 '18 at 4:56
shanmu ganathanshanmu ganathan
4816
asked Jun 6 '18 at 4:56
shanmu ganathanshanmu ganathan
4816
4816
Did you upgrade from 17.10 as that used Wayland as default graphic server and you'll need to change to X server in the GDM3 custom.conf file. On the other hand a fresh install of 18.04 would still have the X server as default.
– xtrchessreal
Jun 6 '18 at 9:07
add a comment |
Did you upgrade from 17.10 as that used Wayland as default graphic server and you'll need to change to X server in the GDM3 custom.conf file. On the other hand a fresh install of 18.04 would still have the X server as default.
– xtrchessreal
Jun 6 '18 at 9:07
Did you upgrade from 17.10 as that used Wayland as default graphic server and you'll need to change to X server in the GDM3 custom.conf file. On the other hand a fresh install of 18.04 would still have the X server as default.
– xtrchessreal
Jun 6 '18 at 9:07
Did you upgrade from 17.10 as that used Wayland as default graphic server and you'll need to change to X server in the GDM3 custom.conf file. On the other hand a fresh install of 18.04 would still have the X server as default.
– xtrchessreal
Jun 6 '18 at 9:07
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Either Log Out or Restart the computer (I recommend a Restart if you are the only user on the machine), and then during the log-in screen, right next to "Log In" button, you will find a small gear icon which will let you change your Window Manager. Keep in mind that this Gear icon will not be visible when you try to access it from the lock screen.
For those of you that are not taken to a login screen, you may have to Disable Automatic Login, it is enabled by default. You can do this by going into:
Settings -> Details -> Users -> Turn Off Automatic Login
answered Jun 6 '18 at 6:06
Tanmay RTanmay R
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And for the guys who don't see log-in screen while booting, You have to go to settings>Details>Users>Turn off automatic login.Since automatic login is set True by default
– shanmu ganathan
Jun 6 '18 at 6:47
I just installed 18.04.1 LTS, andi3, and this does not work for me. There is no "Log In" button. The button is called "SIgn In" on my system, and there is no gear icon anywhere. Automatic Login is already turned off.
– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:43
It turns out you need to reboot the machine (not just log out) after installingi3to have the gear show up on the login screen.
– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:51
1
@LaurenceGonsalves If you are the only user on an Ubuntu Machine (or on a Machine that uses the GNOME Desktop Environment with GDM) you have no option to Log Out, once you've logged in. Hence, I added either "Log Out or Restart". I will edit the answer to make this more clear.
– Tanmay R
Sep 9 '18 at 7:17
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Either Log Out or Restart the computer (I recommend a Restart if you are the only user on the machine), and then during the log-in screen, right next to "Log In" button, you will find a small gear icon which will let you change your Window Manager. Keep in mind that this Gear icon will not be visible when you try to access it from the lock screen.
For those of you that are not taken to a login screen, you may have to Disable Automatic Login, it is enabled by default. You can do this by going into:
Settings -> Details -> Users -> Turn Off Automatic Login
answered Jun 6 '18 at 6:06
Tanmay RTanmay R
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And for the guys who don't see log-in screen while booting, You have to go to settings>Details>Users>Turn off automatic login.Since automatic login is set True by default
– shanmu ganathan
Jun 6 '18 at 6:47
I just installed 18.04.1 LTS, andi3, and this does not work for me. There is no "Log In" button. The button is called "SIgn In" on my system, and there is no gear icon anywhere. Automatic Login is already turned off.
– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:43
It turns out you need to reboot the machine (not just log out) after installingi3to have the gear show up on the login screen.
– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:51
1
@LaurenceGonsalves If you are the only user on an Ubuntu Machine (or on a Machine that uses the GNOME Desktop Environment with GDM) you have no option to Log Out, once you've logged in. Hence, I added either "Log Out or Restart". I will edit the answer to make this more clear.
– Tanmay R
Sep 9 '18 at 7:17
add a comment |
Either Log Out or Restart the computer (I recommend a Restart if you are the only user on the machine), and then during the log-in screen, right next to "Log In" button, you will find a small gear icon which will let you change your Window Manager. Keep in mind that this Gear icon will not be visible when you try to access it from the lock screen.
For those of you that are not taken to a login screen, you may have to Disable Automatic Login, it is enabled by default. You can do this by going into:
Settings -> Details -> Users -> Turn Off Automatic Login
answered Jun 6 '18 at 6:06
Tanmay RTanmay R
1115
1
And for the guys who don't see log-in screen while booting, You have to go to settings>Details>Users>Turn off automatic login.Since automatic login is set True by default
– shanmu ganathan
Jun 6 '18 at 6:47
I just installed 18.04.1 LTS, andi3, and this does not work for me. There is no "Log In" button. The button is called "SIgn In" on my system, and there is no gear icon anywhere. Automatic Login is already turned off.
– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:43
It turns out you need to reboot the machine (not just log out) after installingi3to have the gear show up on the login screen.
– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:51
1
@LaurenceGonsalves If you are the only user on an Ubuntu Machine (or on a Machine that uses the GNOME Desktop Environment with GDM) you have no option to Log Out, once you've logged in. Hence, I added either "Log Out or Restart". I will edit the answer to make this more clear.
– Tanmay R
Sep 9 '18 at 7:17
add a comment |
Either Log Out or Restart the computer (I recommend a Restart if you are the only user on the machine), and then during the log-in screen, right next to "Log In" button, you will find a small gear icon which will let you change your Window Manager. Keep in mind that this Gear icon will not be visible when you try to access it from the lock screen.
For those of you that are not taken to a login screen, you may have to Disable Automatic Login, it is enabled by default. You can do this by going into:
Settings -> Details -> Users -> Turn Off Automatic Login
answered Jun 6 '18 at 6:06
Tanmay RTanmay R
1115
Either Log Out or Restart the computer (I recommend a Restart if you are the only user on the machine), and then during the log-in screen, right next to "Log In" button, you will find a small gear icon which will let you change your Window Manager. Keep in mind that this Gear icon will not be visible when you try to access it from the lock screen.
For those of you that are not taken to a login screen, you may have to Disable Automatic Login, it is enabled by default. You can do this by going into:
Settings -> Details -> Users -> Turn Off Automatic Login
answered Jun 6 '18 at 6:06
Tanmay RTanmay R
1115
edited Sep 9 '18 at 7:18
answered Jun 6 '18 at 6:06
Tanmay RTanmay R
1115
answered Jun 6 '18 at 6:06
Tanmay RTanmay R
1115
answered Jun 6 '18 at 6:06
Tanmay RTanmay R
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And for the guys who don't see log-in screen while booting, You have to go to settings>Details>Users>Turn off automatic login.Since automatic login is set True by default
– shanmu ganathan
Jun 6 '18 at 6:47
I just installed 18.04.1 LTS, andi3, and this does not work for me. There is no "Log In" button. The button is called "SIgn In" on my system, and there is no gear icon anywhere. Automatic Login is already turned off.
– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:43
It turns out you need to reboot the machine (not just log out) after installingi3to have the gear show up on the login screen.
– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:51
1
@LaurenceGonsalves If you are the only user on an Ubuntu Machine (or on a Machine that uses the GNOME Desktop Environment with GDM) you have no option to Log Out, once you've logged in. Hence, I added either "Log Out or Restart". I will edit the answer to make this more clear.
– Tanmay R
Sep 9 '18 at 7:17
add a comment |
1
And for the guys who don't see log-in screen while booting, You have to go to settings>Details>Users>Turn off automatic login.Since automatic login is set True by default
– shanmu ganathan
Jun 6 '18 at 6:47
I just installed 18.04.1 LTS, andi3, and this does not work for me. There is no "Log In" button. The button is called "SIgn In" on my system, and there is no gear icon anywhere. Automatic Login is already turned off.
– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:43
It turns out you need to reboot the machine (not just log out) after installingi3to have the gear show up on the login screen.
– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:51
1
@LaurenceGonsalves If you are the only user on an Ubuntu Machine (or on a Machine that uses the GNOME Desktop Environment with GDM) you have no option to Log Out, once you've logged in. Hence, I added either "Log Out or Restart". I will edit the answer to make this more clear.
– Tanmay R
Sep 9 '18 at 7:17
1
1
And for the guys who don't see log-in screen while booting, You have to go to settings>Details>Users>Turn off automatic login.Since automatic login is set True by default
– shanmu ganathan
Jun 6 '18 at 6:47
And for the guys who don't see log-in screen while booting, You have to go to settings>Details>Users>Turn off automatic login.Since automatic login is set True by default
– shanmu ganathan
Jun 6 '18 at 6:47
I just installed 18.04.1 LTS, and
i3, and this does not work for me. There is no "Log In" button. The button is called "SIgn In" on my system, and there is no gear icon anywhere. Automatic Login is already turned off.– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:43
I just installed 18.04.1 LTS, and
i3, and this does not work for me. There is no "Log In" button. The button is called "SIgn In" on my system, and there is no gear icon anywhere. Automatic Login is already turned off.– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:43
It turns out you need to reboot the machine (not just log out) after installing
i3 to have the gear show up on the login screen.– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:51
It turns out you need to reboot the machine (not just log out) after installing
i3 to have the gear show up on the login screen.– Laurence Gonsalves
Aug 27 '18 at 19:51
1
1
@LaurenceGonsalves If you are the only user on an Ubuntu Machine (or on a Machine that uses the GNOME Desktop Environment with GDM) you have no option to Log Out, once you've logged in. Hence, I added either "Log Out or Restart". I will edit the answer to make this more clear.
– Tanmay R
Sep 9 '18 at 7:17
@LaurenceGonsalves If you are the only user on an Ubuntu Machine (or on a Machine that uses the GNOME Desktop Environment with GDM) you have no option to Log Out, once you've logged in. Hence, I added either "Log Out or Restart". I will edit the answer to make this more clear.
– Tanmay R
Sep 9 '18 at 7:17
add a comment |
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Did you upgrade from 17.10 as that used Wayland as default graphic server and you'll need to change to X server in the GDM3 custom.conf file. On the other hand a fresh install of 18.04 would still have the X server as default.
– xtrchessreal
Jun 6 '18 at 9:07