polybar installation [Solved]

[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!

[manyroads]

I finally found the error log...

CMakeOutput.log

[timkb4cq]

It says you're missing xcb-composite. Install libxcb-composite0-dev and try again.

[manyroads]

It says you're missing xcb-composite. Install libxcb-composite0-dev and try again.

Thank you sir!

[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/

[manyroads]

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/

Thank you very much @Stevo. I'll give this a whirl. I have to say polybar is a challenge for my old brain...

[male]

I have to say polybar is a challenge for my old brain...

Here is a ready-made configuration of mrneilypops :lipsrsealed:

[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

[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

[manyroads]

Thank you @Stevo. Once you get the hang of polybar it is quite useful (not perfect) and also fairly easy to use.