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I just used the [Project Name Generator](http://online-generator.com/name-generator/project-name-generator.php)
and I liked the name.
## Duh, I mean, why another i3status replacement?
I tried a few alternatives listed on [ArchLinux Wiki page on i3](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/i3#i3bar_alternatives),
but they were either outdated, no longer supported or required too much
effort to get them running on my system.
I liked [i3status-rust](https://github.com/greshake/i3status-rust) the most,
but several plugins do not work on my system and I don't know rust, so
I couldn't fix them. I must admit that I got inspired by it's graphical design,
though.
wild-breeze provides a few advantages over these replacements, such as
- named colors in themes
- gradients
- inversion and blinking on demand
There are some disadvantages, of course, like
- it is written in Perl
- since it is brand new, there are still some bugs (issues or patches are welcome)
## Getting Started
The following instructions will get you a running instance of `wild-breeze`.
The whole program was developed and tested on ArchLinux. Some of the
The whole program was developed and tested on ArchLinux, so this document
provides package names from its repository or AUR. Some of the
Perl libraries are **not** available in Arch repositories (not even `aur`,
unfortunately), these you need to install using `cpan` or `cpanm`.
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- `community/awesome-terminal-fonts` or something that provides Font Awesome
- `community/i3-wm` obviously
You should also know, and be able to, install Perl dependencies.
### Perl Dependencies
Except packages that are already in Perl Core, you may need to install
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