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# Readme
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## About Awesome
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Awesome is a highly configurable, next generation framework window manager for X.
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## Building and installation
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After extracting the dist tarball or cloning the repository, run:
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```sh
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make
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sudo make install
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```
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This will
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1. create a build directory at `./build`,
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2. run `cmake`,
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3. build Awesome and
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4. install it to the default prefix path `/usr/local`.
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Alternatively to the above, you can generate a `.deb` or `.rpm` package, for easy installation management:
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```sh
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make package
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sudo dpkg -i awesome-x.y.z.deb
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# or
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sudo rpm -Uvh awesome-x.y.z.rpm
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```
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### Advanced options and testing
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A full list of dependencies, more advanced build options, as well as instructions on how to use the test suite can be found [here](https://awesomewm.org/apidoc/documentation/10-building-and-testing.md.html).
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### Installing current git master as a package receipts
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#### Arch Linux AUR
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```sh
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sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel git
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git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/awesome-git.git
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cd awesome-git
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makepkg -fsri
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```
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#### Debian-based
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```sh
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sudo apt build-dep awesome
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git clone https://github.com/awesomewm/awesome
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cd awesome
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make package
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sudo apt install *.deb
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```
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## Running Awesome
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You can directly select Awesome from your display manager. If not, you can
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add the following line to your `.xinitrc` to start Awesome using `startx`
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or to `.xsession` to start Awesome using your display manager:
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```sh
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exec awesome
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```
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In order to connect Awesome to a specific display, make sure that
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the `DISPLAY` environment variable is set correctly, e.g.:
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```sh
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DISPLAY=foo.bar:1 exec awesome
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```
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(This will start Awesome on display `:1` of the host foo.bar.)
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## Configuration
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The configuration of Awesome is done by creating a
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`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/awesome/rc.lua` file, typically `~/.config/awesome/rc.lua`.
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An example configuration named `awesomerc.lua` is provided in the source.
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## Troubleshooting
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On most systems any message printed by Awesome (including warnings and errors)
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is written to `~/.xsession-errors`.
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If Awesome does not start or the configuration file is not producing the
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desired results the user should examine this file to gain insight into the
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problem.
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### Debugging tips
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You can call `awesome` with `gdb` like this:
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```sh
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DISPLAY=:2 gdb awesome
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```
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Then in `gdb` set any arguments and run it:
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```
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(gdb) set args --replace
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(gdb) run
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```
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## Asking questions
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#### IRC
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You can join us in the `#awesome` channel on the [OFTC](http://www.oftc.net/) IRC network.
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[IRC Webchat](https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=awesome)
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#### Stack Overflow
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You can ask questions on [Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/awesome-wm).
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#### Reddit
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We also have a [awesome subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/awesomewm/) where you can share your work and ask questions.
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## Reporting issues
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Please report any issues you may find on [our bugtracker](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/issues).
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## Contributing code
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You can submit pull requests on the [github repository](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome).
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Please read the [contributing guide](https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/blob/master/docs/02-contributing.md) for any coding, documentation or patch guidelines.
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## Status
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[](https://travis-ci.com/awesomeWM/awesome)
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## Documentation
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Online documentation is available [here](https://awesomewm.org/apidoc/).
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## License
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The project is licensed under GNU General Public License v2 or later.
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You can read it online at ([v2](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html)
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or [v3](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html)).
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