the files used in this video can be found on github: https://github.com/budlabs/youtube/tree/master/letslinux/010-012-polybar-setup

see the i3ipc-python modules official documentation for more infor on how to install that: https://i3ipc-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

This is the first in a series of three on how to setup polybar.

Get more screen real estate by setting up polybar, the budRich way (having it overlay the topmost tiltebar).

video info:

color scheme: solarized dark, by Ethan Schoonover terminal font: Fixedsys terminal emulator: URxvt figlet font: 3d.flf, by xero filemanager: thunar icon theme: ePapirus gtk theme: numix (solarized dark)

videos

https://youtu.be/7RNgpvBMua0 - polybar setup https://youtu.be/NZeqsLWcm6o - polybar hooks https://youtu.be/3vQtovcQElY - dynamic title

resources

See polybars github page install instructions:
https://github.com/jaagr/polybar/wiki

Official Polybar wiki:
https://github.com/jaagr/polybar/wiki

i3ipc-python, by acrisci, is needed to use the i3listen.py script.
https://github.com/acrisci/i3ipc-python

lolban is the output of figlet piped through lolcat. I have a video where i show how it works. That video is called: Let's Linux #009: Automatic script creation, and can be found here: https://youtu.be/QGUmMtEnIkI

The figlet font used with lolban is created by xero. It is called: 3d.flf And can be found on github: https://github.com/xero/figlet-fonts ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RNgpvBMua0