synchronized periodically from Debian, every 6 months. Therefore, Ubuntu
often includes old versions of i3. You should use our Ubuntu repository.
You want the latest i3 development version::
- If you are using Debian (Debian-derived systems might work, too) and want
- the latest development version of i3, you should use our Debian repository.
+ If you are using Debian (Debian-derived systems might work, too) or Ubuntu
+ and want the latest development version of i3, you should use our Debian
+ repository.
== Ubuntu repository
-The Ubuntu repository is provided by sur5r and contains the latest stable release
-of i3. To use it, run the following commands:
+=== Stable releases
+
+This Ubuntu repository is provided by sur5r and contains the latest stable
+release of i3. To use it, run the following commands:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# echo 'deb http://debian.sur5r.net/i3/ natty universe' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
The following Ubuntu versions are currently available: maverick, natty, oneiric,
precise.
+=== Development releases
+
+This Ubuntu repository contains packages which are automatically built a few
+minutes after every commit. To use it, run the following commands:
+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# echo 'deb http://build.i3wm.org/ubuntu/oneiric oneiric main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+# apt-get update
+# apt-get --allow-unauthenticated install i3-autobuild-keyring
+# apt-get update
+# apt-get install i3
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Development versions are only available for the latest version of Ubuntu, which
+is oneiric at the moment.
+
== Debian repository
Our Debian repository contains packages which are automatically built a few
minutes after every commit. To use it, run the following commands:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# echo 'deb http://build.i3wm.org/debian/i3-wm sid main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+# echo 'deb http://build.i3wm.org/debian/sid sid main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list
+# apt-get update
+# apt-get --allow-unauthenticated install i3-autobuild-keyring
# apt-get update
-# apt-get install i3-wm
+# apt-get install i3
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+== Preferring the autobuilder version of i3
+
+On installations where you have multiple sources (stable and testing, or
+testing and unstable for example), +apt-get install i3+ might not get you the
+autobuilder version.
+
To ensure that the autobuilt i3 packages will be preferred to the packages of
your distribution, put the following entry *at the beginning* of your
+/etc/apt/preferences+:
Pin-Priority: 1001
----------------------------
-Then, install +i3-wm+.
+Then, install +i3+.
</dt>\r
<dd>\r
<p>\r
- If you are using Debian (Debian-derived systems might work, too) and want\r
- the latest development version of i3, you should use our Debian repository.\r
+ If you are using Debian (Debian-derived systems might work, too) or Ubuntu\r
+ and want the latest development version of i3, you should use our Debian\r
+ repository.\r
</p>\r
</dd>\r
</dl></div>\r
<div class="sect1">\r
<h2 id="_ubuntu_repository">2. Ubuntu repository</h2>\r
<div class="sectionbody">\r
-<div class="paragraph"><p>The Ubuntu repository is provided by sur5r and contains the latest stable release\r
-of i3. To use it, run the following commands:</p></div>\r
+<div class="sect2">\r
+<h3 id="_stable_releases">2.1. Stable releases</h3>\r
+<div class="paragraph"><p>This Ubuntu repository is provided by sur5r and contains the latest stable\r
+release of i3. To use it, run the following commands:</p></div>\r
<div class="listingblock">\r
<div class="content">\r
<pre><tt># echo 'deb http://debian.sur5r.net/i3/ natty universe' >> /etc/apt/sources.list\r
<div class="paragraph"><p>The following Ubuntu versions are currently available: maverick, natty, oneiric,\r
precise.</p></div>\r
</div>\r
+<div class="sect2">\r
+<h3 id="_development_releases">2.2. Development releases</h3>\r
+<div class="paragraph"><p>This Ubuntu repository contains packages which are automatically built a few\r
+minutes after every commit. To use it, run the following commands:</p></div>\r
+<div class="listingblock">\r
+<div class="content">\r
+<pre><tt># echo 'deb http://build.i3wm.org/ubuntu/oneiric oneiric main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list\r
+# apt-get update\r
+# apt-get --allow-unauthenticated install i3-autobuild-keyring\r
+# apt-get update\r
+# apt-get install i3</tt></pre>\r
+</div></div>\r
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Development versions are only available for the latest version of Ubuntu, which\r
+is oneiric at the moment.</p></div>\r
+</div>\r
+</div>\r
</div>\r
<div class="sect1">\r
<h2 id="_debian_repository">3. Debian repository</h2>\r
minutes after every commit. To use it, run the following commands:</p></div>\r
<div class="listingblock">\r
<div class="content">\r
-<pre><tt># echo 'deb http://build.i3wm.org/debian/i3-wm sid main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list\r
+<pre><tt># echo 'deb http://build.i3wm.org/debian/sid sid main' >> /etc/apt/sources.list\r
+# apt-get update\r
+# apt-get --allow-unauthenticated install i3-autobuild-keyring\r
# apt-get update\r
-# apt-get install i3-wm</tt></pre>\r
+# apt-get install i3</tt></pre>\r
</div></div>\r
+</div>\r
+</div>\r
+<div class="sect1">\r
+<h2 id="_preferring_the_autobuilder_version_of_i3">4. Preferring the autobuilder version of i3</h2>\r
+<div class="sectionbody">\r
+<div class="paragraph"><p>On installations where you have multiple sources (stable and testing, or\r
+testing and unstable for example), <tt>apt-get install i3</tt> might not get you the\r
+autobuilder version.</p></div>\r
<div class="paragraph"><p>To ensure that the autobuilt i3 packages will be preferred to the packages of\r
your distribution, put the following entry <strong>at the beginning</strong> of your\r
<tt>/etc/apt/preferences</tt>:</p></div>\r
Pin: origin "build.i3wm.org"\r
Pin-Priority: 1001</tt></pre>\r
</div></div>\r
-<div class="paragraph"><p>Then, install <tt>i3-wm</tt>.</p></div>\r
+<div class="paragraph"><p>Then, install <tt>i3</tt>.</p></div>\r
</div>\r
</div>\r
</div>\r