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I want setup i3wm on centos. I try download rpm file i3 in rpmfind.net but two package (i3-doc <-> i3-wm) have interdependent. I try search google but no answer: How to use i3 on CentOS 7 with Gnome?

* Update 02/03/2017 * I have successfully installed. Thanks Pavel Salin and Toebe Daniel. Yet you still can not do it like me, I want detailed instructions for many others if encountered. First, you must have EPEL repositories 

rpm -ivh http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-9.noarch.rpm

Add DNF stack repositor

cat <<EOF > /etc/yum.repos.d/dnf-stack-el7.repo [dnf-stack-el7] name=Copr repo for dnf-stack-el7 owned by @rpm-software-management baseurl=https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/@rpm-software-management/dnf-stack-el7/epel-7-\$basearch/ skip_if_unavailable=True gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/@rpm-software-management/dnf-stack-el7/pubkey.gpg enabled=1 enabled_metadata=1 EOF

Then install the following commands

1) yum install -y dnf dnf-plugins-core 2) dnf copr enable admiralnemo/i3wm-el7

And now follow as guided admiralnemo

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The urls for dnf repo has changed. Please use below snippet. 

cat <<EOF > /etc/yum.repos.d/dnf-stack-el7.repo [dnf-stack-el7] name=Copr repo for dnf-stack-el7 owned by @rpm-software-management baseurl=https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/@rpm-software-management/dnf-centos/epel-7-x86_64/ skip_if_unavailable=True gpgcheck=1 gpgkey=https://copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org/results/@rpm-software-management/dnf-centos/pubkey.gpg enabled=1 enabled_metadata=1 EOF
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you can use a copr repo: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/admiralnemo/i3wm-el7/

To use copr repos see: https://fedorahosted.org/copr/wiki/HowToEnableRepo

Since Centos I believe still uses yum in place of the newer dnf that is in fedora/RedHat now... Use the yum instructions...

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  • Yes, I knew a copr repo before that but I run command: '# yum copr enable user/project ' or '# dnf copr enable user/project ' display No such command: copr. Please use /usr/bin/yum --help, althought I had install dnf and yum-plugin-copr. I tried everything before I put this question. Commented Apr 14, 2016 at 0:25
  • Ok what version of CentOS are you using? I'll set up a vm and figure it out Commented Apr 14, 2016 at 18:54
  • @DanielToeble Operating System: CentOS Linux 7 (Core) CPE OS Name: cpe:/o:centos:centos:7 Kernel: Linux 3.10.0-327.13.1.el7.x86_64 Architecture: x86-64 Commented May 30, 2016 at 10:45
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I also just started with CentOS and new to it's repo and package management system, have the same issue. On the page about i3wm there is mentioned how to "enable" repo, but first of all you have to add it (assume that dnf, dnf-plugins-core installed) whatever:

1) sudo yum install -y dnf dnf-plugins-core 2) sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/admiralnemo/i3wm-el7/repo/epel-7/admiralnemo-i3wm-el7-epel-7.repo

After that all should go smoothly and you will be able to install all according admiralnemo/i3wm-el7

How to - Adding, Enabling, and Disabling a DNF Repository https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/22/html/System_Administrators_Guide/sec-Managing_DNF_Repositories.html

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  • Further my reply I reccomend to install Xorg in next way: yum groupinstall "X Window System" "Desktop" "Desktop Platform" it's allowed to miss some packages. Commented Apr 21, 2016 at 6:55
  • Yes, I installed it. I'm using Gnome Enviroment on CentOS 7 Commented May 30, 2016 at 10:43
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With the help from https://www.reddit.com/r/i3wm/comments/94vknq/install_i3_from_centos_minimal_iso/ and https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/admiralnemo/i3wm-el7/ this is how I installed i3 Window Manager in CentOS 7.6.1810,

01. Issue the following commands,

$ yum install -y epel-release $ yum clean all && yum update -y && yum upgrade -y $ yum install -y xorg-x11-server-Xorg xorg-x11-drv-vmware xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse xorg-x11-drv-evdev mesa-dri-drivers xorg-x11-xinit-session xterm $ yum install -y dejavu-sans-fonts dejavu-sans-mono-fonts dejavu-serif-fonts i3 i3status lightdm $ systemctl set-default graphical.target $ systemctl isolate graphical.target

02. Select i3 from the top right and log in to the server,

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03. For the first time login, it'll configure i3 (press enter twice if the default configuration is okay),

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That's all. Enjoy!

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