• X
  • INSTALLING X
  • CONFIGURING X
    • SCREEN RESOLUTION
• load your preferred terminal settings
• load your preferred keybindings
• set the wallpaper (requires hsetroot to be installed)
• alternative way to set the wallpaper using imagemagick (DISABLED)
• launch the window manager (needs to be done at the end)
• Enable “Scroll_Lock” for the next keybinding
• Switch windows using the “windows key” (needs dmenu)
• Launch application using the “menu key” (needs dmenu)
• Take screenshot using the “print screen key” (needs imagemagick)
• Record desktop with avconv (libav-tools) or install ffmpeg and replace avconv
• Mute/unmute volume
• Lower volume
• Raise volume
• Copy from “GNU Screen” to “X” clipboard automatically when using “GNU Screen’s” copy selection
• Copy from “X” to “GNU Screen” clipboard by pressing “Ctr-a + b” + “Ctrl-a + ]” on “GNU Screen’s” normal mode
• text editor
• web browser
• highlight an url in a window and the url is opened in a new tab
• MOC as a music player, alsamixer as volume control
• file manager
• mail
• IRC
• RSS
• password manager
• looks for the JDownloader program under the designated path
• expose-like switch window by using “Ctrl-t + ,”
• as colon invoke ratpoison commands, semicolon invoke shell commands (“Ctrl-t + ;”)
• no startup message announcing what the prefix keys are
• change font, color and position for messages
• normal cursor
• fix java swing, needs wmname from suckless
• multiple workspaces by using “Alt + FX” (where “FX” is from F1 to F4), needs rpws script
• get rid of the one pixel border around windows

#X

Set X and a desktop environment fast.

1. INSTALLING X
2. CONFIGURING X
   2.1. SCREEN RESOLUTION
   2.2. SCREEN TEARING
3. FONTS
   3.1. CORE FONTS
   3.2. FONTCONFIG
4. THEME
5. NO DE
   5.1. XINITRC CONFIGURATION FILE
   5.2. LAUNCH X
   5.3. LAUNCH X AT LOGIN
6. KEY BINDINGS
   6.1. GETTING KEYS INFORMATION
   6.2. XBINDKEYSRC CONFIGURATION FILE
7. CLIPBOARD
   7.1. CLIPBOARD BINDINGS
8. WINDOW MANAGER
   8.1. BASIC SHORTCUTS
   8.2. RATPOISONRC CONFIGURATION FILE

#INSTALLING X

Generally it can be installed from the live CD or DVD or afterwards with the package manager. For example on CRUX:

• Installing a minimal set of xorg and xorg dependent tools one by one (you must know which “DRIVER” you use)
  prtget depinst xorg-server xorg-xf86-video-<DRIVER> xorg-font-util xkeyboard-config xorg-xinit
• Alternatively just install the metapackage “xorg”

#CONFIGURING X

X can be configured for several things.

OPTION 1
You can generate a general configuration file containing all sorts of options and that will appear on your home directory and later move it to “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”. You need to stop the X server and have root privileges for creating it.

• Create a new configuration file “xorg.conf.new”
  Xorg -configure
• change it to “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”
  mv /path/to/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
• on other X versions the commands are
  XFree86 -configure
XFree86 -xf86config /etc/X11/XF86Config.new

OPTION 2
Or you can create specific configuration files under the “/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/” directory for particular cases.

#SCREEN RESOLUTION

To make changes you generally don’t need to know supported resolutions but it helps using defaults.

• List currently supported resolutions (optional):
  xrandr
• Generate a modeline:
  cvt <WIDTH> <HEIGHT> <REFRESH_RATE>
• Use that ouput to add changes on the configuration file “/etc/X11/xorg.conf”:
  ``` Section “Device” Identifier “" Driver "" EndSection

Section “Monitor” Identifier “" Modeline " Option "PreferredMode" "" Option "Enable" "True" EndSection

Section “Screen” Identifier “" Monitor "" Device "" SubSection "Display" Modes "" EndSubSection EndSection

Section “Device” Identifier “Device0” Driver “Intel” EndSection

Section “Monitor” Identifier “HDMI1” Modeline “1280x720_60.00” 74.50 1280 1344 1472 1664 720 723 728 748 -hsync +vsync Option “PreferredMode” “1280x720” Option “Enable” “True” EndSection

Section “Screen” Identifier “Screen0” Monitor “HDMI1” Device “Device0” SubSection “Display” Modes “1280x720_60.00” EndSubSection EndSection

Section “Device” Identifier “Intel Graphics” Driver “intel” Option “TearFree” “true” EndSection

Section “Device” Identifier “Intel Graphics” Driver “intel” Option “AccelMethod” “uxa” Option “TearFree” “true” EndSection

Section “Device” Identifier “AMD Graphics” Driver “amdgpu” Option “TearFree” “true” EndSection

Section “Files” FontPath “/path/to/fonts/” FontPath “/path/to/other/fonts/” EndSection

Section “Module” Load “freetype” EndSection

xtermmaximized: true xtermbackground: black xtermforeground: grey xtermcursorColor: green xtermcursorBlink: false xtermfaceName: Fixedsys Excelsior 3.01:size=11:antialias=true xtermfaceNameDoublesize: WenQuanYi Zen Hei xtermtermName: xterm-256color xtermlocale: true xtermutf8Title: true xtermdynamicColors: true xtermborderWidth: 0 xtermeightBitInput: false xtermmetaSendsEscape: true xterm*decTerminalID: vt340

urxvtmaximized: true urxvtbackground: black urxvtforeground: white urxvtcursorColor: green urxvtcursorBlink: false urxvtfaceName: GNU Unifont:size=12:antialias=true urxvtfaceNameDoublesize: WenQuanYi Zen Hei urxvttermName: urxvt-256color urxvtlocale: true urxvtutf8Title: true urxvtfont: fixed urxvtboldFont: fixed urxvtdynamicColors: true urxvtborderWidth: 0

#load your preferred terminal settings

xrdb -merge -I$HOME ~/.Xresources

#load your preferred keybindings

xbindkeys

#set the wallpaper (requires hsetroot to be installed)

hsetroot -fill ~/.wallpaper.jpg

#alternative way to set the wallpaper using imagemagick (DISABLED)

#display -size 1280x800 -window root ~/.wallpaper.png

#launch the window manager (needs to be done at the end)

exec dbus-launch –sh-syntax –exit-with-session ratpoison

if [ $(tty) = “/dev/tty1” ] then startx > /dev/null 2>&1 fi

“WHAT_YOU_WANT_HERE_GOES_HERE” m:0x0 + c:KEY_NUMBER KEY_NAME

#Enable “Scroll_Lock” for the next keybinding

keystate_scrolllock= enable

#Switch windows using the “windows key” (needs dmenu)

“ratpoison -c “select $(ratpoison -c “windows “%t”” | dmenu -nf gray -nb black -sf black -sb gray -b -l 20)”” Super_L

#Launch application using the “menu key” (needs dmenu)

“dmenu_run -nf gray -nb black -sf black -sb gray -b” m:0x0 + c:135 Menu

#Take screenshot using the “print screen key” (needs imagemagick)

“import -window root png:$HOME/x_$(date “+%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S”).png” m:0x0 + c:107 Print

#Record desktop with avconv (libav-tools) or install ffmpeg and replace avconv

“killall -INT avconv 2>/dev/null || avconv -f x11grab -r 10 -s $(xrandr | grep ‘*’ | tr -s ‘ ‘ | cut -d ‘ ‘ -f2) -i :0.0 $HOME/x_$(date “+%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S”).mp4 &” m:0x0 + c:78 Scroll_Lock

#Mute/unmute volume

“amixer set Master toggle” m:0x0 + c:121 XF86AudioMute

#Lower volume

“amixer set PCM 5%-“ m:0x0 + c:122 XF86AudioLowerVolume

#Raise volume

“amixer set PCM 5%+” m:0x0 + c:123 XF86AudioRaiseVolume

#Copy from “GNU Screen” to “X” clipboard automatically when using “GNU Screen’s” copy selection

bindkey -m ‘ ‘ eval ‘stuff \040’ ‘writebuf’ ‘exec sh -c “xsel -ib < /tmp/screen-exchange”’

#Copy from “X” to “GNU Screen” clipboard by pressing “Ctr-a + b” + “Ctrl-a + ]” on “GNU Screen’s” normal mode

bind b eval ‘exec sh -c “xsel -ob > /tmp/screen-exchange && screen -X readbuf”’

#text editor

bind e exec gjots2 bind E exec xterm -e elvis

#web browser

bind y exec icecat

#highlight an url in a window and the url is opened in a new tab

bind Y exec icecat -new-tab $RATPOISON -c getsel

#MOC as a music player, alsamixer as volume control

bind o exec xterm -e mocp bind O exec xterm -e alsamixer

#file manager

bind d exec spacefm bind D exec xterm -e vifm

#mail

bind g exec xterm -e mutt

#IRC

bind h exec xterm -e irssi

#RSS

bind j exec liferea bind J exec xterm -e newsbeuter

#password manager

bind z exec xterm -e kpcli

#looks for the JDownloader program under the designated path

bind Z exec ~/jd2/JDownloader2

#expose-like switch window by using “Ctrl-t + ,”

bind comma exec ~/bin/expose.pl

#as colon invoke ratpoison commands, semicolon invoke shell commands (“Ctrl-t + ;”)

bind semicolon exec

#no startup message announcing what the prefix keys are

startup_message off

#change font, color and position for messages

set font “Fixed-11” set fgcolor gray set bgcolor black set bargravity c

#normal cursor

exec xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr

#fix java swing, needs wmname from suckless

exec wmname LG3D

#multiple workspaces by using “Alt + FX” (where “FX” is from F1 to F4), needs rpws script

exec rpws init 4 -k

#get rid of the one pixel border around windows

set border 0 ```