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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 29 Jun 2013 12:41:47 +0000Can't do any thing after start i3https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2083/cant-do-any-thing-after-start-i3/This morning I'm having troubles with i3: - can't open a terminal window with `$mod+Enter`, - can't open start any program with dmenu (`$mod+d`) - can't close i3 since the exit bar won't show up. When I try any action the mouse change to a clock for some time. Some information of my machine that will help: $ uname -r 3.9.7-1-ARCH $ X -version X.Org X Server 1.14.1 ... $ i3 --version i3 version 4.5.1 ... The i3 log show i3 4.5.1 ... Parsing configfile ... deciding for version 4 ... [libi3] libi3/font.c Used number 1 for workspace with name 1 Starting bar process: ... executing: i3bar ... startup id = i3/dmenu_run ... executing: dmenu_run Not a managed window, ignoring UnmapNotify eventMon, 24 Jun 2013 14:11:01 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2083/cant-do-any-thing-after-start-i3/Answer by smiszym for This morning I'm having troubles with i3: <ul> <li>can't open a terminal window with <code>$mod+Enter</code>,</li> <li>can't open start any program with dmenu (<code>$mod+d</code>)</li> <li>can't close i3 since the exit bar won't show up.</li> </ul> When I try any action the mouse change to a clock for some time. Some information of my machine that will help: <pre><code>$ uname -r 3.9.7-1-ARCH $ X -version X.Org X Server 1.14.1 ... $ i3 --version i3 version 4.5.1 ... </code></pre> The i3 log show <pre><code>i3 4.5.1 ... Parsing configfile ... deciding for version 4 ... [libi3] libi3/font.c Used number 1 for workspace with name 1 Starting bar process: ... executing: i3bar ... startup id = i3/dmenu_run ... executing: dmenu_run Not a managed window, ignoring UnmapNotify event </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2083/cant-do-any-thing-after-start-i3/?answer=2112#post-id-2112I had the same problem and after a while I noticed that I haven't got `xterm` installed. Try installing `xterm` using your favourite package manager, such as pacman or apt. It helped in my case. Maybe you should also install `dmenu` to have `$mod+d` working.Sat, 29 Jun 2013 12:41:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2083/cant-do-any-thing-after-start-i3/?answer=2112#post-id-2112Answer by raniere for This morning I'm having troubles with i3: <ul> <li>can't open a terminal window with <code>$mod+Enter</code>,</li> <li>can't open start any program with dmenu (<code>$mod+d</code>)</li> <li>can't close i3 since the exit bar won't show up.</li> </ul> When I try any action the mouse change to a clock for some time. Some information of my machine that will help: <pre><code>$ uname -r 3.9.7-1-ARCH $ X -version X.Org X Server 1.14.1 ... $ i3 --version i3 version 4.5.1 ... </code></pre> The i3 log show <pre><code>i3 4.5.1 ... Parsing configfile ... deciding for version 4 ... [libi3] libi3/font.c Used number 1 for workspace with name 1 Starting bar process: ... executing: i3bar ... startup id = i3/dmenu_run ... executing: dmenu_run Not a managed window, ignoring UnmapNotify event </code></pre> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2083/cant-do-any-thing-after-start-i3/?answer=2085#post-id-2085The `SHELL` environment variable cause this problem. After I set it to `/bin/bash` i3 back to work.Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:32:03 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2083/cant-do-any-thing-after-start-i3/?answer=2085#post-id-2085