i3 does not run xrdb. My guess is that you have an ~/.xsession file (or ~/.xinitrc, or similar) which calls xrdb. Can you confirm?
On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 12:10 PM, Geert Braekmans <[email protected] > wrote: > Package: i3 > Version: 4.8-2 > Severity: minor > > When logging in from slim without this package installed, there's an error > message about xrdb not being installed. > > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 8.7 > APT prefers stable-updates > APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: > LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) > > Versions of packages i3 depends on: > ii i3-wm 4.8-2 > > Versions of packages i3 recommends: > ii dunst 1.1.0-1 > ii i3lock 2.6-1 > ii i3status 2.8-1 > ii suckless-tools 40-1+deb8u2 > > i3 suggests no packages. > > -- no debconf information > -- Best regards, Michael
