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[awesomeWM] config in ./config just not working (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by someoneFromInternet@lemmy.ml to c/archlinux@lemmy.ml

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Hello, guys, I just installed artix and then install awesome. And want to configure it, but have no .config directory. I created it, copied rc.lua from /etc/xdg/awesome/, but it's don't work with it. Only with /etc/xdg/awesome/ dir. Can you help me with it, or I can just leave it like this?

upd: It was my mistake, because I created .xinitrc using root profile using such command: touch ~/.xinitrc, that why it was created in /root/ directory and caused errors, when I trying to startx without sudo. (I didn't write about it, cause thought that it didn't matter) But now all works right

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[–] MultipleAnimals@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago

just to be sure, config should be at /home/yourusername/.config/awesome/rc.lua

[–] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

You're gonna have to provide way more information than 'but it don't work with it'. In what way does it not work? Paste any error messages.

From what I understand you made ~/.config/ and then copied /etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua to ~/.config/rc.lua, which is wrong. It should be ~/.config/awesome/rc.lua. See man awesomerc

[–] taaz@biglemmowski.win 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The user path should be .config/awesome/rc.lua

Also recommend to check out https://github.com/lcpz/awesome-copycats

for ready made themes.

[–] someoneFromInternet@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

yes, my pass exactly sameyes, my pass exactly same, or ~/.config/awesome/rc.lua is difference?

[–] Sina@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago

Don't recommend leaving it like this, because if Awesome ever releases an update you'll lose your config.

Where exactly did you copy your rc.lua?