We are creating a series of YouTube videos under the “edu-“ label to guide users through the migration from ArcoLinux to Arch Linux. These tutorials aim to make the transition process smoother by explaining each step clearly and providing practical examples. Whether you’re switching to gain more control or to learn vanilla Arch, our edu- videos are here to support your journey.

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6 – what are the most important keyboard shortcuts on i3

i3 is keyboard driven. Not reading your ~/.config/i3/config file would be a mistake. All your keyboard shortcuts are defined in that file.

SUPER + SHIFT + Q closes an application
CTRL + ALT +T opens a terminal
SUPER + ENTER opens a terminal
SUPER + SHIFT + ENTER opens thunar your file manager

We explain the order of the workspaces.

Workspace 1 – browsers
Workspace 2 – editors
Workspace 3 – inkscape
Workspace 4 – gimp
Workspace 5 – meld – images
Workspace 6 – video
Workspace 7 – virtual machines
Workspace 8 – file managers
Workspace 9 – mail clients
Workspace 10 – music

SUPER + X is the button to get out of i3
CTRL + SHIFT + ESC is our taskmanager
ALT + F3 is XFCE APPLICATION FINDER
ALT + F2 is GMRUN
CTRL + ALT +M to run Settings Manager
CTRL + ALT + U to set your audio
PRINT to take a screenshot – shows up in your pictures folder
SUPER + SHIFT  + R is reloading the config of i3
SUPER + SHIFT + C is reloading the config of i3