https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 22 Jan 2014 17:40:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3278/problem-loading-i3-on-new-openbsd-54-install/I installed i3 downloaded from OpenBSD's repos. Laptop is AcerOne 756 w/4gig mem, 350gig HD, all dedicated to OpenBSD 5.4 At console, after I login OpenBSD, I type `i3 -V` and it responds... 01/18/14 10:20:32 - i3 4.5.2 (2013-03-18, branch "tags/4/5/2") starting i3: Cannot open display Sat, 18 Jan 2014 20:30:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3278/problem-loading-i3-on-new-openbsd-54-install/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3278/problem-loading-i3-on-new-openbsd-54-install/?answer=3304#post-id-3304Thank you Michael. OpenBSD login, followed by `startx` can load xdm or GDM but then installed `i3` request only produces... ERROR: Another window manager seems to be running (X error 10) That was a big help cee... To get i3 to load, I only needed to follow your file creation, in the log format, with the command... mkdir ~/.i3 so `startx` would not get stopped, complaining about the >> redirect line. Wed, 22 Jan 2014 17:40:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3278/problem-loading-i3-on-new-openbsd-54-install/?answer=3304#post-id-3304https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3278/problem-loading-i3-on-new-openbsd-54-install/?answer=3300#post-id-3300You can just add following line to your ~/.xinitrc: exec i3 If you don't have an .xinitrc, just create one. If you want to have debug information about i3 start then you can use exec i3 -V >> ~/.i3/i3log 2>&1 in your .xinitrc. You will just have a terminal login and no fancy GUI, but I prefer it that way. At the moment you have to type `startx` manually after login, but it shouldn't be a big problem to startx from your loginshell. Normally you can just add a line to your ~/.zprofile or whatever shell you are using. **Disclaimer**: This works on ArchLinux, but should not be much different on openBSD. Please do correct me if I am wrong. Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:30:12 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3278/problem-loading-i3-on-new-openbsd-54-install/?answer=3300#post-id-3300https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3278/problem-loading-i3-on-new-openbsd-54-install/?answer=3281#post-id-3281Install a display manager such as GDM (or xdm if you like it more minimalistic), which will start X and launch a window manager (such as i3) for you.Sat, 18 Jan 2014 20:38:47 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/3278/problem-loading-i3-on-new-openbsd-54-install/?answer=3281#post-id-3281