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[SOLVED] Bspwm on Debian
[SOLVED] Bspwm on Debian
I decided to give bspwm a try but when i run startx
there is black screen and no mouse.
I know black screen is ok but no mouse worries me.
Do i need config files or it should work anyway?
All i installed is xorg and bspwm from deb repos.
there is black screen and no mouse.
I know black screen is ok but no mouse worries me.
Do i need config files or it should work anyway?
All i installed is xorg and bspwm from deb repos.
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Re: Bspwm on Debian
Add this line to your ~/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc:
Here's my old file: https://github.com/Head-on-a-Stick/conf ... spwmrc#L29
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xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr
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Re: Bspwm on Debian
this is not a valid reply.pawRoot wrote:Still the same
additional information is required.
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i see you opened quite a few new threads about all sorts of system customisations/modifications, and it seems most of them remain unsolved.
it seems like you drop everything as soon as it doesn't "Just Work".
i suggest you stay with one thing long enough to wrap your head around it.
Re: Bspwm on Debian
Like what kind of informations?debiman wrote: this is not a valid reply.
additional information is required.
Can you give me exampledebiman wrote: it seems like you drop everything as soon as it doesn't "Just Work".
Re: Bspwm on Debian
Ok i solved it by copying example config files and adding to bspwmrc.
Thanks HOAS.
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xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr
Thanks HOAS.
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Re: [SOLVED] Bspwm on Debian
Did you read bspwm for dummies? Did you?
OS: Debian 12.4 Bookworm / DE: Enlightenment
Debian Wiki | DontBreakDebian, My config files on github
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Re: [SOLVED] Bspwm on Debian
Did you read my first post?None1975 wrote:Did you read bspwm for dummies? Did you?
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Re: Bspwm on Debian
Just for the record:
The example file already has this set, which is why that worked for you.
^ I think this didn't work because bspwmrc needs to be executable:pawRoot wrote:(i copied your config).
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chmod +x ~/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc
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Re: [SOLVED] Bspwm on Debian
I also think so, but the point is that at the beggining i thought it will be like with Openbox or i3, meaning that it will work without copying config files, basically doing anything.
Thats why i asked that in first post.
Anyway this is needed to make the mouse work
Thats why i asked that in first post.
Anyway this is needed to make the mouse work
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Re: Bspwm on Debian
Do not be afraid of him. He has not even read bspwm for dummies. If he had read, he would not ask the dumb questions.Head_on_a_Stick wrote:^ I think this didn't work because bspwmrc needs to be executable:
OS: Debian 12.4 Bookworm / DE: Enlightenment
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Re: [SOLVED] Bspwm on Debian
Yes, but if you had read even a little documentation first, you would have seen
it is not at all like OpenBox. I thought about installing 'bspwm' but after I read
some of the documentation I changed my mind, to complicated for me.
it is not at all like OpenBox. I thought about installing 'bspwm' but after I read
some of the documentation I changed my mind, to complicated for me.
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Re: [SOLVED] Bspwm on Debian
I did and it doesnt state anywhere that you have to do these things, same as it doesnt in Openbox docs.GarryRicketson wrote:Yes, but if you had read even a little documentation first, you would have seen
it is not at all like OpenBox. I thought about installing 'bspwm' but after I read
some of the documentation I changed my mind, to complicated for me.
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Re: [SOLVED] Bspwm on Debian
It is pointless to argue with you,
The tutorial mentioned by None1975, does go into the details, about what is involved in installing it.None1975 wrote:Did you read bspwm for dummies? Did you?
Re: [SOLVED] Bspwm on Debian
I think the problem here is that bspwm is [now] a Debian package. Anyone can quickly install it via apt-get and that is that. Being such an easy install, there's an expectation that it will also be "easy to run." On the package's page, there's no documentation to even hint that bspwm isn't functional "out of the box." When you do a web search for setting up bspwm, you get a lot of pages dedicated to downloading sources, building, and performing a manual install. This is very off-putting for anyone - regardless of Linux experience - who expected the WM to be a simple "atp install" and go ... like i3.
That said, the aforementioned "bspwm for dummies" is ... informative ... but lacking any guidance for the installed-by-package user. I, too, installed bspwm via apt-get and likewise got a "blank screen" on startup. That led to a web search frenzy. Eventually I found this thread which led me to the "... dummie" page. What's a panel? Why am I being told to download a lot of stuff with git - xdo, sutils, xtitle, bar ... ? Three of those are also Debian packages no longer requiring download/build/install. The article also tells me to copy RC files from example directories without any explanation. A quick peek inside bspwm/examples/bspwmrc shows things like Gimp, Chromium, mplayer2, Kupfer.py ... what's that all about? (Yes; I know what these things are; I don't have them installed. My point is, I'm being told to install someone else's config without the slightest explanation.)
So now I find myself struggling to piece together a working bspwm setup with bits o' information culled from "... dummies" as well as https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm where the latter's most insightful note was "It only responds to X events ..." and "... bspwm doesn't handle any keyboard or pointer inputs ... sxhkd ... is needed ..."
So while I greatly appreciate Joseph George's efforts with "... dummies," there are a lot of assumptions made in the document with details that are confusing - nay, pointless - for a person who installed bspwm as a package.
I understand the OP's frustration.
That said, the aforementioned "bspwm for dummies" is ... informative ... but lacking any guidance for the installed-by-package user. I, too, installed bspwm via apt-get and likewise got a "blank screen" on startup. That led to a web search frenzy. Eventually I found this thread which led me to the "... dummie" page. What's a panel? Why am I being told to download a lot of stuff with git - xdo, sutils, xtitle, bar ... ? Three of those are also Debian packages no longer requiring download/build/install. The article also tells me to copy RC files from example directories without any explanation. A quick peek inside bspwm/examples/bspwmrc shows things like Gimp, Chromium, mplayer2, Kupfer.py ... what's that all about? (Yes; I know what these things are; I don't have them installed. My point is, I'm being told to install someone else's config without the slightest explanation.)
So now I find myself struggling to piece together a working bspwm setup with bits o' information culled from "... dummies" as well as https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm where the latter's most insightful note was "It only responds to X events ..." and "... bspwm doesn't handle any keyboard or pointer inputs ... sxhkd ... is needed ..."
So while I greatly appreciate Joseph George's efforts with "... dummies," there are a lot of assumptions made in the document with details that are confusing - nay, pointless - for a person who installed bspwm as a package.
I understand the OP's frustration.
Re: [SOLVED] Bspwm on Debian
^ well said, and welcome to fdn!
yes, a window manager does very little by definition - it manages windows, nothing else.
the fact that many window managers take on other tasks as well can be misleading (e.g. thinking that the keyboard/mouse actions are somehow part of the window managing).
yes, a window manager does very little by definition - it manages windows, nothing else.
the fact that many window managers take on other tasks as well can be misleading (e.g. thinking that the keyboard/mouse actions are somehow part of the window managing).