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Read more about the article Switch to Zsh & Oh-My-Zsh

Switch to Zsh & Oh-My-Zsh

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:March 26, 2023
  • Post category:Distro Respins & Customization/tutorials

Here's another piece of shell 'coolness'... used by this old geek. Oh My Zsh is a delightful, open source, community-driven framework for managing your Zsh configuration : Here is their…

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pfetch

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:March 26, 2023
  • Post category:Distro Respins & Customization/tutorials

If you are like me and like your terminal to offer some status info, but might prefer something a tad more minimal in use and look than neofetch, I recommend…

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Read more about the article ascii Terminal Art / Info (Linux)

ascii Terminal Art / Info (Linux)

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:March 21, 2023
  • Post category:Linux/tutorials

If you like ascii terminal art (?) here are some entertaining ideas/ links/ guides. ItsFOSS provides some interesting options. Because not everything can be found in every distribution, I have…

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Read more about the article Openbox, simple tiling and other tweaks

Openbox, simple tiling and other tweaks

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:May 27, 2022
  • Post category:OpenBox/tutorials

If you enjoy Openbox but are looking to implement a few 'non-standard' functions, here are some I find useful. The work below has been tested and runs successfully on PeppermintOS…

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Read more about the article POP!_OS how-to replace gnome-terminal

POP!_OS how-to replace gnome-terminal

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:January 19, 2022
  • Post category:Tiling Window Managers/tutorials

Many of the readers here know that dwm is one of my favorite desktops (window managers). As I have evaluated/ used POP!OS 21.10, I decided to replace (not remove) gnome-terminal…

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Read more about the article dwm-xsetroot based status bar

dwm-xsetroot based status bar

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:October 2, 2021
  • Post category:Knowledgebase/Panels & Menus/tutorials

For those who might be looking for an xsetroot approach for use on their dwm status bar, I made some mods (to a script from clusterF on BunsenLabs).  The below…

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Read more about the article Nordic Palette for your desktop.
i3wm (not gaps), rofi, conkybar, conky(2), st (terminal), Nordic Palette on MX21(b2) running Debian Bullseye

Nordic Palette for your desktop.

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:September 17, 2021
  • Post category:Tiling Window Managers/tutorials

For those who asked for pointers on arranging their GTK Desktop to Nordic colors, here are my recommendations. If you are unfamiliar with the Nordic Palette here is information on…

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Read more about the article xterm & URxvt – make ’em look nicer

xterm & URxvt – make ’em look nicer

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:August 24, 2021
  • Post category:Linux/tutorials

If you are interested in small footprint, low resource use terminals, there are few skinnier than xterm and URxvt.  The 'thing' that scares most people away from these tiny terminals…

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Read more about the article dwm and i3wm systray removal & desktop setup tricks

dwm and i3wm systray removal & desktop setup tricks

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:August 13, 2021
  • Post category:Knowledgebase/Linux/Tiling Window Managers/tutorials

These days, there are two window managers I enjoy using "more than the others I have tried". They are dwm & i3wm. After long time use (more than a year…

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Read more about the article i3wm, dwm plus Peppermint 10 desktops on an LTS Ubuntu Bionic Base

i3wm, dwm plus Peppermint 10 desktops on an LTS Ubuntu Bionic Base

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:April 14, 2021
  • Post category:Distro Respins & Customization/Tiling Window Managers/tutorials

Building this Ubuntu-based multi-window manager/ DE environment is tested on Peppermint OS 10. The steps highlighted should work with other Ubuntu-based distros & with minor tweaks should even work on…

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