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Hey,
How do I switch window manager to i3?
I installed all the i3 files in ppm and changed etc/windowmanager to i3 (and committed out jwm) but when I boot up I still get the jwm.

TIA,
David

davidjackson wrote: Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:36 pm

Hey,
How do I switch window manager to i3?
I installed all the i3 files in ppm and changed etc/windowmanager to i3 (and committed out jwm) but when I boot up I still get the jwm.

TIA,
David

try erasing the "jwm"s and just have "i3" (without the quotes) in the file.

What specific Puppy version you using???????

This is information you need to know.

Installing additional software
https://forum.puppylinux.com/viewtopic.php?t=1819

Thanks, that did the trick!!
One quick question, how do I turn off the summary screen on the right-hand side of the screen?

David

davidjackson wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:15 am

Thanks, that did the trick!!
One quick question, how do I turn off the summary screen on the right-hand side of the screen?

David

which worked for you?, can u take a photo of the "summary screen" u r referring to?

Thanks for your patience.
i3 is working now.
Here is a picture of what I want to remove from the desktop.

Thanks,
David

That's conky. I think you can shut it off in Menu->Desktop->JWMdesk or in a terminal killall conky

There is a toggle switch script floating around that's conveniant. To remove it from the system boot is possible by removing the autostart script.

davidjackson wrote: Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:02 am

i3 is working now.

did inserting i3 instead of jwm in the /etc/windowmanager and reboot work?

Yes putting it in the /etc/windowmanager worked.