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polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 10:45 am
by manyroads
I have been following numerous installation helps for polybar to no avail. I have followed these and found some bugs in each:
http://github.com/polybar/polybar#building-from-source
https://medium.com/@tatianaensslin/inst ... 4ab6157fb1
I seem to have gotten by the missing dependencies yet still am unable to complete a build. I can't seem to find the actual log either.
Here's what I have:
build-error.txt
TIA!

Re: polybar installation (help please)
Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 12:08 pm
by manyroads
I finally found the error log...
CMakeOutput.log
Re: polybar installation (help please)
Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 12:55 pm
by timkb4cq
It says you're missing xcb-composite. Install libxcb-composite0-dev and try again.
Re: polybar installation (help please)
Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 12:58 pm
by manyroads
timkb4cq wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 12:55 pm
It says you're missing xcb-composite. Install
libxcb-composite0-dev and try again.
Thank you sir!

Re: polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 7:37 pm
by Stevo
I have some slightly older 3.2.1 package builds here:
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show ... ar/polybar
Polybar's not in the MX repo because nobody's asked for it. The 3.2.1 debian folder can probably be used as a template for the current 3.3.1 package build. Source packages can downloaded from the OBS without an account by clicking the correct two links to get to the repository, but here's a direct link if you don't like Myst:
https://download.opensuse.org/repositor ... ebian_9.0/
Re: polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 9:18 am
by manyroads
Thank you very much @Stevo. I'll give this a whirl. I have to say polybar is a challenge for my old brain...

Re: polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 10:25 am
by male
manyroads wrote:I have to say polybar is a challenge for my old brain...

Here is a ready-made
configuration of mrneilypops :lipsrsealed:
Re: polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 2:28 pm
by manyroads
Thank you @male. I have broken the code for polybar and am running my first proto-type.
see the screenshot here:
https://ibb.co/LCcMCmK
I will use polybar on my antiX install. The code I'm currently testing follows (feel free to use it, break it or whatever). btw. I will share my 'final' work here and on the antiX forum.
NB: the missing fontawesome characters appear as those annoying little squares in the code below. You'd need to either replace them with a label or text.
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;=====================================================
;
; To learn more about how to configure Polybar
; go to https://github.com/jaagr/polybar
;
; The README contains alot of information
;
;=====================================================
[colors]
;background = ${xrdb:color0:#222}
background = #222
background-alt = #444
;foreground = ${xrdb:color7:#222}
foreground = #dfdfdf
foreground-alt = #555
primary = #ffb52a
secondary = #e60053
alert = #bd2c40
[bar/example]
;monitor = ${env:MONITOR:HDMI-1}
width = 100%
height = 32
;offset-x = 1%
;offset-y = 1%
radius = 6.0
fixed-center = false
background = ${colors.background}
foreground = ${colors.foreground}
line-size = 3
line-color = #f00
border-size = 4
border-color = #00000000
padding-left = 0
padding-right = 2
module-margin-left = 1
module-margin-right = 2
font-0 = fixed:pixelsize=10;1
font-1 = unifont:fontformat=truetype:size=8:antialias=false;0
font-2 = siji:pixelsize=10;1
font-3 = FontAwesome:pixelsize=16;1s
;modules-left = bspwm i3
modules-left = jgmenu
modules-center = thunderbird chromium skype virtualbox screenshot
modules-right = filesystem volume xkeyboard memory cpu wlan battery temperature date
tray-position = right
tray-padding = 2
;tray-transparent = true
;tray-background = #0063ff
;wm-restack = bspwm
;wm-restack = i3
;override-redirect = true
;scroll-up = bspwm-desknext
;scroll-down = bspwm-deskprev
;scroll-up = i3wm-wsnext
;scroll-down = i3wm-wsprev
cursor-click = pointer
cursor-scroll = ns-resize
[module/jgmenu]
type = custom/text
content-padding = 2
content = menu
click-left = "jgmenu_run >/dev/null 2>&1 &"
[module/chromium]
type = custom/text
content-padding = 2
content =
click-left = "chromium >/dev/null 2>&1 &"
[module/thunderbird]
type = custom/text
content-padding = 2
content =
click-left = "thunderbird >/dev/null 2>&1 &"
[module/skype]
type = custom/text
content-padding = 2
content =
click-left = "skypeforlinux >/dev/null 2>&1 &"
[module/screenshot]
type = custom/text
content-padding = 2
content =
click-left = "xfce4-screenshooter >/dev/null 2>&1 &"
[module/virtualbox]
type = custom/text
content-padding = 2
content =
click-left = "VirtualBox >/dev/null 2>&1 &"
[module/xwindow]
type = internal/xwindow
label = %title:0:30:...%
[module/xkeyboard]
type = internal/xkeyboard
blacklist-0 = num lock
format-prefix = " "
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-prefix-underline = ${colors.secondary}
label-layout = %layout%
label-layout-underline = ${colors.secondary}
label-indicator-padding = 2
label-indicator-margin = 1
label-indicator-background = ${colors.secondary}
label-indicator-underline = ${colors.secondary}
[module/filesystem]
type = internal/fs
interval = 25
mount-0 = /
label-mounted = %{F#0a81f5}%mountpoint%%{F-}: %percentage_used%%
label-unmounted = %mountpoint% not mounted
label-unmounted-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
[module/bspwm]
type = internal/bspwm
label-focused = %index%
label-focused-background = ${colors.background-alt}
label-focused-underline= ${colors.primary}
label-focused-padding = 2
label-occupied = %index%
label-occupied-padding = 2
label-urgent = %index%!
label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
label-urgent-padding = 2
label-empty = %index%
label-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
label-empty-padding = 2
[module/i3]
type = internal/i3
format = <label-state> <label-mode>
index-sort = true
wrapping-scroll = false
; Only show workspaces on the same output as the bar
;pin-workspaces = true
label-mode-padding = 2
label-mode-foreground = #000
label-mode-background = ${colors.primary}
; focused = Active workspace on focused monitor
label-focused = %index%
label-focused-background = ${module/bspwm.label-focused-background}
label-focused-underline = ${module/bspwm.label-focused-underline}
label-focused-padding = ${module/bspwm.label-focused-padding}
; unfocused = Inactive workspace on any monitor
label-unfocused = %index%
label-unfocused-padding = ${module/bspwm.label-occupied-padding}
; visible = Active workspace on unfocused monitor
label-visible = %index%
label-visible-background = ${self.label-focused-background}
label-visible-underline = ${self.label-focused-underline}
label-visible-padding = ${self.label-focused-padding}
; urgent = Workspace with urgency hint set
label-urgent = %index%
label-urgent-background = ${module/bspwm.label-urgent-background}
label-urgent-padding = ${module/bspwm.label-urgent-padding}
[module/mpd]
type = internal/mpd
format-online = <label-song> <icon-prev> <icon-stop> <toggle> <icon-next>
icon-prev =
icon-stop =
icon-play =
icon-pause =
icon-next =
label-song-maxlen = 25
label-song-ellipsis = true
[module/xbacklight]
type = internal/xbacklight
format = <label> <bar>
label = BL
bar-width = 10
bar-indicator = |
bar-indicator-foreground = #ff
bar-indicator-font = 2
bar-fill = ─
bar-fill-font = 2
bar-fill-foreground = #9f78e1
bar-empty = ─
bar-empty-font = 2
bar-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
[module/backlight-acpi]
inherit = module/xbacklight
type = internal/backlight
card = intel_backlight
[module/cpu]
type = internal/cpu
interval = 2
format-prefix = " "
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-underline = #f90000
label = %percentage:2%%
[module/memory]
type = internal/memory
interval = 2
format-prefix = " "
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-underline = #4bffdc
label = %percentage_used%%
[module/wlan]
type = internal/network
interface = wlp1s0
interval = 3.0
format-connected = <ramp-signal> <label-connected>
format-connected-underline = #9f78e1
label-connected = %essid%
format-disconnected =
;format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
;format-disconnected-underline = ${self.format-connected-underline}
;label-disconnected = %ifname% disconnected
;label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
ramp-signal-0 =
ramp-signal-1 =
ramp-signal-2 =
ramp-signal-3 =
ramp-signal-4 =
ramp-signal-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
[module/eth]
type = internal/network
interface = eth0
interval = 3.0
format-connected-underline = #55aa55
format-connected-prefix = " "
format-connected-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
label-connected = %local_ip%
format-disconnected =
;format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
;format-disconnected-underline = ${self.format-connected-underline}
;label-disconnected = %ifname% disconnected
;label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
[module/date]
type = internal/date
interval = 5
date = %a. %d %b.
date-alt = " %Y-%m-%d"
time = ~ %H:%M
time-alt = %H:%M:%S
format-prefix =
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-underline = #0a6cf5
label = %date% %time%
[module/volume]
type = internal/volume
format-volume = <label-volume> <bar-volume>
label-volume = VOL
label-volume-foreground = ${root.foreground}
format-muted-prefix = " "
format-muted-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
label-muted = sound muted
bar-volume-width = 10
bar-volume-foreground-0 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-1 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-2 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-3 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-4 = #55aa55
bar-volume-foreground-5 = #f5a70a
bar-volume-foreground-6 = #ff5555
bar-volume-gradient = false
bar-volume-indicator = |
bar-volume-indicator-font = 2
bar-volume-fill = ─
bar-volume-fill-font = 2
bar-volume-empty = ─
bar-volume-empty-font = 2
bar-volume-empty-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
[module/battery]
type = internal/battery
battery = BAT0
adapter = ADP1
full-at = 98
format-charging = <animation-charging> <label-charging>
format-charging-underline = #ffb52a
format-discharging = <ramp-capacity> <label-discharging>
format-discharging-underline = ${self.format-charging-underline}
format-full-prefix = " "
format-full-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
format-full-underline = ${self.format-charging-underline}
ramp-capacity-0 =
ramp-capacity-1 =
ramp-capacity-2 =
ramp-capacity-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
animation-charging-0 =
animation-charging-1 =
animation-charging-2 =
animation-charging-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
animation-charging-framerate = 750
[module/temperature]
type = internal/temperature
thermal-zone = 0
warn-temperature = 60
format = <ramp> <label>
format-underline = #f50a4d
format-warn = <ramp> <label-warn>
format-warn-underline = ${self.format-underline}
label = %temperature%
label-warn = %temperature%
label-warn-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
ramp-0 =
ramp-1 =
ramp-2 =
ramp-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
[module/powermenu]
type = custom/menu
expand-right = true
format-spacing = 1
label-open =
label-open-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
label-close = cancel
label-close-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
label-separator = |
label-separator-foreground = ${colors.foreground-alt}
menu-0-0 = reboot
menu-0-0-exec = menu-open-1
menu-0-1 = power off
menu-0-1-exec = menu-open-2
menu-1-0 = cancel
menu-1-0-exec = menu-open-0
menu-1-1 = reboot
menu-1-1-exec = sudo reboot
menu-2-0 = power off
menu-2-0-exec = sudo poweroff
menu-2-1 = cancel
menu-2-1-exec = menu-open-0
[settings]
screenchange-reload = true
;compositing-background = xor
;compositing-background = screen
;compositing-foreground = source
;compositing-border = over
[global/wm]
margin-top = 5
margin-bottom = 5
; vim:ft=dosini
Re: polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 6:34 pm
by Stevo
I built the current 3.3.1 release into packages for the test repo and the OBS.
MX 17/18 packages here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FUrjf ... nMA-jZ9FjH
Re: polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 7:07 pm
by manyroads
Thank you @Stevo. Once you get the hang of polybar it is quite useful (not perfect) and also fairly easy to use.
Re: polybar installation [Not Solved!]
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 8:21 am
by fasterfaster
Stevo wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 7:37 pm
Polybar's not in the MX repo because nobody's asked for it.
May you please introduce Polybar into the MX repo?
I think a lot more people would ask if they knew it would have some chance of being introduced, a lot of people just give up if they don't see it there.
Polybar was one of the reasons why I toyed around with... another distro's openbox community edition. But I can never leave Debian / worthwhile Debian based distros.
Re: polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:16 am
by manyroads
It is really trivial to install... here's a wonderful guide:
https://medium.com/@tatianaensslin/inst ... 4ab6157fb1
btw. I am currently experimenting with i3wm & bspwm (on both antiX & MX). FWIW I'll publish what I learn.
Re: polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 7:51 pm
by greywolf
Thanks @Stevo & @manyroads for this thread and your efforts. I LOVE Polybar; always use it on Openbox installs. This will go great with my Antix Fluxbox installs I hope?!
Re: polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 11:34 pm
by fasterfaster
Thanks again, manyroads! I look forward to reading about your experiments!
Re: polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:45 pm
by Stevo
The current polybar 3.3.1 is now in the MX 17 test repository.
[REALLY SOLVED] Re: polybar installation [Solved]
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:53 pm
by fasterfaster
Stevo wrote: ↑Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:45 pm
The current polybar 3.3.1 is now in the MX 17 test repository.
Stevo, that's beautiful! Thank you so much!