# addy-dclxvi/i3-starterpack

A simple guide (and example of configuration) about how to install i3 & its and essentials packages, then make them look eye candy, also contains my dotfiles of Debian 12 (Bookworm) setup

Repository: https://github.com/addy-dclxvi/i3-starterpack
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/i3-starterpack
Language: Scheme
License Family: other
Topics: debian, dotfiles, i3, rice
Last push: 2024-12-02T23:39:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3340, "days_push": 639, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1662, forks 169 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:18.614298+00:00)

## What it is
A beginner-friendly guide and example configuration for installing and customizing the i3 tiling window manager on Debian, including the author's dotfiles. It keeps a minimal ~140-line stock i3 setup using only packages from standard distro repositories.

## Use cases
- learn how to install and configure i3 on Debian
- make my i3 desktop look nice without custom scripts
- find simple i3 dotfiles to start from
- get started with tiling window managers
- rice my Linux desktop using only main repo packages

## When to choose
- you are new to i3 or tiling window managers and want a simple, well-documented setup
- you use Debian or a distro with standard repositories and want to avoid AUR/PPA builds
- you prefer minimal, readable configuration over heavily scripted setups

## When to avoid
- you want an advanced, heavily scripted or patched ricing setup
- you use Wayland or non-X11 environments
- you need a maintained software product with a license and active support

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management, documentation
- domain: operating-systems, desktop-applications, tutorials, self-hosted
- platform: cli
- tags: i3, window-manager, dotfiles, ricing, debian, tiling-wm, guide, linux

## Member repositories
- addy-dclxvi/i3-starterpack (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.614298+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:44:33.465021+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/addy-dclxvi/i3-starterpack (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:18.614298+00:00, sha af825adb254d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.