Qtile

Qtile for Xorg Install¶

Introduction¶

Assuming you 1. Xorg installed 2. Not using ly console manager

Installation¶

sudo apt install \
    python3 \
    python3-pip \
    python3-venv \
    python3-v-sim \
    python-dbus-dev \
    libpangocairo-1.0-0 \
    python3-cairocffi \
    python3-xcffib \
    libxkbcommon-dev \
    libxkbcommon-x11-dev \
    git \
    sxhkd

Make sure:

You have a ~/.local/bin directory
You have the following in your .bashrc

export PATH="~/.local/bin:$PATH"

Setting Up Virtual Environment¶

python3 -m venv ~/.local/src/venv

Using qtile.git¶

git clone https://github.com/qtile/qtile.git ~/.local/src/venv/qtile

Installing qtile¶

~/.local/src/venv/bin/pip install ~/.local/src/venv/qtile/.

Installing psutil¶

~/.local/src/venv/bin/pip install psutil

Setting symbolic link¶

ln -sf ~/.local/src/venv/bin/qtile ~/.local/bin/

Usage¶

sudo nano /usr/share/xsessions/qtile.desktop

Paste the following. Change $USER.

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Qtile
Comment=Qtile session
Exec=/home/$USER/.local/bin/qtile start
Type=Application
Keywords=wm;tiling

Conclusion¶

By the end you should be able to log into vanilla qtile.