=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── @user-1268 window managing and desktop managing can be separate, but typically a desktop implies windows so they're often bundled together. I use DWM on my desktop and i3 on my laptops, and they're both just window managers. Specifically "tiling" window managers, and they don't have desktops. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/965 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-693 I use i3 on my laptop and dwm on my desktop. I feel like I save so much screen real estate when using a tiling window manager. Plus it's much easier to organize things if you want to multitask in one view. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/639 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ or like, a window that your window manager could window manage as it pleased. │ ║ I'm thinking of like, i3 or dwm where you have "tiles" instead of "windows" │ ║ you drag around. Really saves on screen real estate, but it lowers the ability │ ║ of your screen to show width. Or height, depending on how you set it up, but │ ║ since monitors tend to be wider than height-er (higher?) they (the users) tend │ ║ to use setups that sacrifice width for visual density. │ ║ │ ║ anyway in such a setup the screen is divided into like, 3rds or 4ths, and each │ ║ window takes up part of it. That way you can reference information from │ ║ multiple sources without having to move anything but your eyes. Really helps │ ║ with keeping it all in your head, because eyes are not reading information │ ║ like a computer - they aren't using a cursor, it's not one bit of text at a │ ║ time. Well, unless you're reading of course. But generally when looking at │ ║ something it's a more parallel experience - shining through and forth from to │ ║ our gods. Wow, cells in the body have an intere │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/3603 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: computers-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1573 ooooo I see, yeah I picked one distro and I stuck with it. Void Linux. then my friend wanted me to learn Gentoo, so I did. I use DWM on my Void Linux computer but i3 on my Gentoo one, just to mess with myself and stay on my toes 🤓 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/3907 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── kinda wanna make a linux distro that has all the capabilities of a GUI distro and isn't so minimal (like screen recording, calculator, screenshot, wifi manager, etc etc) but with i3 instead of a desktop. they could literally just be symlinks (shortcuts) to scripts that are in your /usr/bin or whatever directory seriously it's not like there's THAT many ways to use ffmpeg, why not just write a script for them? that's what you're going to do when you use it for the first time, anyway, so... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3744 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1352 Unfortunately I have to use the proprietary drivers because video games, so I can't use Nouveau T.T I figure if I like Gentoo but wish it was a little more "config file" based, then Nix is probably my best bet! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse_boost/6017 --- ◀─╔═══════════════════════════════[BOOST]════════════════════════════════────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Linux admins when they have to use Windows: :/ │ ║ ║ │ │ ║ ║ │ Windows admins when they have to use Linux: :\ │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────╝─▶ --- #7 fediverse/4456 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-1268 I like Void Linux because it's simple, clean, and gets out of your way. It was my first Linux distribution and I think it's excellent for a beginner. I use Gentoo because my old best friend installed it on a thinkpad she gifted me. Then I kept it because I liked the idea of compiling all my software locally and being as flexible as possible. I installed NixOS on my newest laptop because I thought it'd be nice to have a system that was dependable. NixOS has all the system configuration done in a single file, so if you save that file you can rebuild your system on any other system with minimal effort (at least, that's the idea - I haven't tested it yet) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #8 bluesky#27 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── you can have as many processes running on a computer as you please, just make sure they're all named chrome.exe so the user doesn't suspect a thing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #9 fediverse/3055 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── If you're on a Windows computer, first of all why and second of all you can use the WINDOWS key + SHIFT + S to screenshot a part of the screen. this will put it in your copy/paste clipboard, meaning all you have to do is ctrl+V and boom suddenly you are significantly more productive. just don't forget alt text... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #10 messages/511 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── That feeling when running a command on my laptop causes the fans to spin up on my desktop...! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2875 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: unsolicited advice │ └────────────────────────────┘ @user-192 I use Void Linux so it uses xbps instead of apt, but I know I've heard about how to do it I just forget how. I'll look into it, but for now I can play, so... oh well! :D :D ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/2886 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1209 display scaling accomplishes a similar goal through a different mechanism. You might find that the visuals are sharper, however you will need to configure every program to use this functionality (if it's present, which it's not in most programs) - for OS level things this is usually a good option. Changing the resolution will change the size of ALL visuals on your computer, but they might be fuzzier (but if you're blind as a bat, why would you care about fuzziness? It's all fuzzy!) increasing the font size can also make it easier to read, which both of these options are doing in a sorta round-about way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse_boost/5464 --- ◀─╔═════════════════════════════[BOOST]══════════════════════════════────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ Instead of using butter with your garlic bread, you should switch to Linux. You can set up a virtual machine to try out various distros to see which one works best for your needs. │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┴───────╝─▶ --- #14 fediverse/1567 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I helped make a script that saves the last directory you CD'd to in every shell / terminal. It helps because when I open a new terminal I'm already where I was working last, which means I'm less likely to forget what I was doing. However, it does make my home directory a bit more messy, as I no longer open my computer to that place. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1940 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-579 Yeah if there isn't a package in the package manager XBPS then I usually just install it from source. Which is ALSO something you can automate with a quick and easy script! Just put all the notes from the README on Github or whatever into a file named "update" and put that one level above the project directory! For any installed program my file hierarchy usually looks like: program-name - run (script) - update (script) - files (directory to clone into) - configs (point the program here) I find that this kind of organization makes it MUCH easier to keep my packages configured and installed as I'd like. Using a package manager is hard because they're all specific per distro, but using this distro-agnostic approach always seems to work better 9/10 times I find. And if another program needs a library that you manually installed, just symlink where it's looking to point to where you're installed! Or vice versa I guess. I use DWM so I don't have a desktop like KDE or anything like that ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/3686 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1573 I do, but git is pretty complex! I can do some pretty basic stuff but I'd like more experience with the more complicated aspects. I currently use Void Linux and Gentoo, and I was thinking of installing NixOS on my raspberry pi. I'll let you know when I end up doing that ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/1246 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-883 hehe if I don't understand how it works it's difficult for me to use things. My Linux friends get so exasperated with me because I'm like "cool script gimme like 2 days to figure it out" and they're like "bro just use these flags" and I'm like "no" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/5919 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── "but... why?" portable linux with buttons, great for pick-up-games or communication, can throw several in them in a backpack if you want clustered cooperation, they work as radios (if the signal reaches) and can transmit text (if you use a radial-style keyboard) [this is all just a pitch for... something, what, you want something? ha you'll find no things with me, I know nothing of antifa or whatever] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/3214 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── @user-1484 Oh, right, I don't use Mac or Windows so I didn't know how they implement it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/4455 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-1268 void linux, gentoo, and nixos. But mostly Void Linux ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ |