i3-config-ansible

install an i3-wm (from repo) include and all other useful things ;)

• Requirements
• Styles
• Monitor Resolution & Config
• Config Playbook
• Run Playbook
• Keybindings
• Thanks

Requirements

first you have to download & install an Ubuntu 20.04 from here : https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/

then install the openssh-server on your ubuntu.

sudo apt install openssh-server

configure key for ssh connection : https://www.ssh.com/ssh/keygen/

Styles

there are two types available installation with i3blocks or polybar

you have to choose this before you run the playbook the first time

group_vars/all.yml -> set install_polybar to true if you want the polybar

there are diffrent style and configurations available : https://github.com/adi1090x/polybar-themes

Polybar

i3blocks

tools

Monitor Resolution & Config

get the resolution and the name from the primary screen with xrandr first ! (client not host) the output look similar to this

Screen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 32767 x 32767
HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
eDP-1-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 194mm
   1920x1080    120.02*+  60.01    59.97    59.96    59.93  
   1680x1050     84.94    74.89    69.88    59.95    59.88  
   1600x1024     60.17  
   1400x1050     85.00    74.76    70.00    59.98  
...
DP-1-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1-2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
HDMI-1-3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Config Playbook

now choose your primary screen und set in group_vars/all.yml configure it in group_vars/all.yml

# Configure Your Primary Screen HERE ! otherwise the systray will not work !
i3_screen_output: eDP-1-1
i3_screen_resolution: 1920x1080

here you can set more variable for example if you want to install powerline then set install_powerline: to true if not set to false same with all other vars

# install powerline if you want set to false if not
install_powerline: true
# install i3 gaps
install_i3_gaps: true
# install wallpapers
install_wallpaper: false
# install nerdfonts
install_nerdfonts: false

create a hosts.ini and configure the target machine

[ubuntu_clients]
ubuntucl01 ansible_host=IP-OF-TARGET-MACHINE ansible_connection=ssh ansible_user=USER-ON-TARGET-MACHINE-WITH-SUDO-RIGHTS

for example :

[ubuntu_clients]
vm-test-01 ansible_host=10.0.0.16 ansible_connection=ssh ansible_user=ansible

RunPlaybook

run the playbook

ansible-playbook -i hosts.ini run.yml --extra-vars "ansible_ssh_pass=YOURPASSWORDHERE ansible_sudo_pass=YOURPASSWORDHERE"

Keybindings

normaly i use the default keybindings from i3-wm check : https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html#_default_keybindings

my special keybindings are:

Keybinding	Function
super + home	show menu in i3block for shutdown logon ...
super + Ctrl + c	run gnome control center
super + l	lock screen
super + -	decrease i3gaps width between
super + +	increase i3gaps width between

you can run a grep command on the final file (client not host) to see all keybindigs :-)

grep bindsym ~/.config/i3/config

Thanks

Tanks to the following repos :-)

• https://github.com/PRATAP-KUMAR/focalgdm3
• https://gist.github.com/85942af486eb79118467.git
• https://www.github.com/Airblader/i3
• https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts.git
• https://github.com/vinceliuice/Qogir-icon-theme
• https://github.com/powerline/fonts.git
• https://github.com/sauvaget/i3-gnome.git
• https://github.com/wfxr/tmux-power
• https://github.com/wojtekl/Conky-Metro-Clock (complete refactored to conky 1.10 syntax)