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Getting BunsenLabs (Lithium) to run on MX19 & antiX19 (a tutorial)

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:October 9, 2019
Post category:antiX Distro Respins & Customization MXLinux OpenBox

For those who are interested in having a version of BunsenLabs (Lithium) running on MX19 and/or antiX19, I have begun work on that task. Right now I have no plans…

YAD (Yet Another Dialog) Scripts/ Examples

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:August 30, 2019
Post category:Dialog Tools

I have to say, I am a fan of Yad (Yet Another Dialog). I use Yad as my primary "dialog tool" (in bspwm) to manage actual work & task functions…

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Task Management (across Workspaces & across the entire Desktop)

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:August 8, 2019
Post category:Panels & Menus Tiling Window Managers tutorials

Because I frequently want to know what is active on my current 'workspace,' as well as across all my workspaces, I have enabled and use two tools/approaches: rofi: rofi provides…

Creating Help files & Tools

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:August 5, 2019
Post category:Tiling Window Managers

I have constructed a help system for use on my MX Linux 18.3 bspwm desktop. As an old guy, I need all the memory help I can get! Also because…

Whiptail (online tutorials etc.)

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:August 2, 2019
Post category:Dialog Tools tutorials

This list is under development. Please let me know of good online tutorials. A Example of whiptail menu with function Shell scripting adventures (Part 3, Terminal-based dialog boxes: Whiptail) How…

Zenity (online tutorials etc.)

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:August 2, 2019
Post category:Dialog Tools tutorials

This list is under development. Please let me know of good online tutorials. Zenity - GUI for Shell Scripts Zenity – Creates Graphical (GTK+) Dialog Boxes in Command-line and Shell…

Yad (online tutorials etc.)

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:August 2, 2019
Post category:Dialog Tools tutorials

This list is under development. Please let me know of good online tutorials. YAD (Yet Another Dialog) Multiple-item data entry with YAD YAD- Yet another dialog (Wiki) a detailed Yad…

tdrop (terminal drop-down function)

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:July 30, 2019
Post category:Linux Tiling Window Managers

Are you looking for a nice tool to create drop-down terminal functionality (not all terminals support this natively)? If so, you might find tdrop of interest. It is extensively tested…

cli-visualizer (Install)

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:July 21, 2019
Post category:Knowledgebase Linux

If you enjoy music visualization and are looking for a terminal based visualizer. cli-visualizer is a good option that is easy to install, even though it is not accessible in…

Building a bspwm desktop (a guide)

Post author:ManyRoads
Post published:July 20, 2019
Post category:Knowledgebase Tiling Window Managers tutorials

This posting will be/is superseded, in large part, by the following series: An adventure creating a single user environment with 4 desktops. Let me begin by noting that there are…