This is a guide for installing Kali Linux with additional programs and configurations, including a clean i3 desktop installation using the provided install_i3.sh or install.sh (if you dont want to use i3) script, which contains configuration settings for alacritty and i3 by xct.
To begin the installation, clone the repository and execute ./install.sh as a non root user. It will update Kali and install various packages, although it may take some time to complete.
./install.sh
./install_i3.sh
After the script has finished running, reboot your system and select i3 from the top right corner of the login screen. Then, open a terminal using the shortcut ctrl+return, run the command lxappearance, and choose the ark-dark theme, and customize the icons as desired, such as using papyrus.
Inside the tmux configuration file there are a few changes to the normal installation like colors and keyboard shortcuts.
The contoles are changed for "ctrl+b" to "ctrl+a". Here is a little Cheatsheet for the most important controls:
- C + a + % -> new pane
- C + a + "
- C + a + o -> switch pane
- C + a + c -> new tab
- C + a + 1,2,3.. -> switch tab
- C + a + , -> rename
- C + a + & -> close window
The support for mouse switching panes/windows is enables. If you have Problems with it just comment out the "set -g mouse on" inside the .conf file.
If you want to have hjkl pane traversal like in vim, just add the following to the config file:
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R