Install
# pacman -S awesome
# pacman -S terminator
# pacman -S firefox
# pacman -S gvim
# su - chad
$ echo "exec awesome" > ~/.xinitrc
$ mkdir -p ~/.config/awesome/
$ cp /etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua ~/.config/awesome/
// modify value of "terminal" from "xterm" to "terminator" in ~/.config/awesome/rc.lua
$ startx
Or:
# pacman -S awesome guake chromium gvim
...
Frequently Used Shortcuts
M-r: run command
M-
Ref: awesome in arch linux; some frequently used shortcuts;