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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Teaching never stops—because learning is a lifelong journey for all of us.

8 – where are the menu’s in i3

i3 is a tiling window manager.It is not your typical desktop environment.

We are used to have a button somewhere we can click on to get a menu popup. In openbox we need to right mouse click the desktop.

In i3 we need to remember the following shortcuts to get to a menu.

SUPER + SHIFT + D is the dmenu
ALT + F3 is xfce application menu
ALT + F2 is gmrun
Super + F11 or F12 is rofi menu

Running applications can be done with your keyboard shortcuts.  So I suggest you read ~/.config/i3/config