Installing the Qtile window manager on Debian
Step by step guide and HOWTO
Debian is a popular and influential Linux distribution known for its stability, versatility, and strong community support.
Today we shall install the Qtile window manager on Debian.
We need to complete several steps to get it working correctly.
1. Boot the system -- System Ready.
2. Boot the system -- Logged In.
3. Switch to root
su
4. Running update
apt-get update
5. Running 'sudo apt install python3 python3-pip libpangocairo-1.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libcairo2 libffi-dev libpangoxft-1.0-0'
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip libpangocairo-1.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libcairo2 libffi-dev libpangoxft-1.0-0
6. Running 'sudo apt install python3 python3-pip libpangocairo-1.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libcairo2 libffi-dev libpangoxft-1.0-0'
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip libpangocairo-1.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libcairo2 libffi-dev libpangoxft-1.0-0'
7. Running 'sudo apt install python3 python3-pip libpangocairo-1.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libcairo2 libffi-dev libpangoxft-1.0-0'
sudo apt install python3 python3-pip libpangocairo-1.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libcairo2 libffi-dev libpangoxft-1.0-0
8. Running 'pip3 install qtile --break-system-packages'
pip3 install qtile --break-system-packages
9. Running 'pip3 install qtile --break-system-packages'
pip3 install qtile --break-system-packages
10. Running 'mkdir -p ~/.config/qtile'
mkdir -p ~/.config/qtile
11. Running 'apt install xorg'
apt install xorg
12. Running 'apt install xorg'
apt install xorg
13. Running 'apt install xorg'
apt install xorg
14. Running 'apt install lightdm'
apt install lightdm
15. Running 'apt install lightdm'
apt install lightdm
16. Running 'apt install lightdm'
apt install lightdm
cp /usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/libqtile/resources/default_config.py ~/.config/qtile/config.py
sudo nano /usr/share/xsessions/qtile.desktop
[Desktop Entry] Name=Qtile Comment=A full-featured, pure-Python tiling window manager. Exec=qtile start Type=Application Keywords=tiling;wm;windowmanager;
17. Running 'reboot'
reboot
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25. Qtile
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