ttybitnik / suckless

Source code for my suckless builds.

ttybitnik/suckless

This repository contains the source code and configuration files for my suckless dwm, dmenu, dwmblocks, st, and slock. These are minimalist and lightweight tools designed for users who want a customizable and efficient system.

Table of contents

• Features
• Dependencies
  • Main
• Instructions
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
  • Usage
  • Configuration
• License

Features

List of features available in the source code and configuration files of this repository:

dwm	autostart, rotatestack, centeredwindowname, centeredmaster, centeredfloatingmaster, pertag, xrdb, vanity gaps, systray, dwmc, scratchpads
dwmblocks	statuscmd
dmenu	xresources
st	xresources, xresources reload, alpha, scrollback, scrollback mouse, visualbell
slock	dpms

Dependencies

Dependencies needed for my build to work correctly:

Main

• My dotfiles
• Xsettingsd

Instructions

Prerequisites

Before installing the suckless tools, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:

• make
• gcc
• libx11-dev
• libxft-dev
• libxinerama-dev

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   mkdir -p ~/.config/suckless/
   cd ~/.config/suckless
   git clone https://github.com/ttybitnik/suckless.git .
       

2. Build and install dwm:

   cd dwm
   sudo make clean install
   cd ..
       

3. Build and install dmenu:

   cd dmenu
   sudo make clean install
   cd ..
       

4. Build and install dwmblocks:

   cd dwmblocks
   sudo make clean install
   cd ..
       

5. Build and install st:

   cd st
   sudo make clean install
   cd ..
       

6. Build and install slock:

   cd slock
   sudo make clean install
   cd ..
       

Usage

To use dwm, dmenu, dwmblocks, st, and slock, simply launch them from your terminal or from my dotfiles’ startup script.

• To launch dwm, run exec dwm in your .xinitrc or .xsession file.
• To launch dmenu, press ProprietaryKey p to run the dwm dmenu_run command.
• Dwmblocks is automatically loaded through my dwm’s startup script when you launch dwm.
• To launch st, press ProprietaryKey y.
• To launch slock, run slock in dmenu.

Configuration

After installing dwm, dmenu, dwmblocks, st, and slock, you can customize their configuration by editing the corresponding config.h files. You can find these files in the dwm/, dmenu/, and dwmblocks/ directories, respectively.

Here are some examples of configurations you can modify:

• Add or remove key bindings for dwm in the config.def.h file in the dwm/ directory.
• Change the font and color scheme for dmenu in the config.def.h file in the dmenu/ directory.
• Add or remove status modules for dwmblocks in the blocks.def.h file in the dwmblocks/ directory.
• Customize the colors and fonts for st in the config.def.h file in the st/ directory.
• Configure slock options, such as the the time delay, in the config.def.h file in the slock/ directory.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License, unless an exception is made explicit in context.

See the LICENSE files for more information.