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Read more about the article Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:January 6, 2024
  • Post category:Distro Respins & Customization/Open Source/tutorials

If you are looking for a tiny footprint, secure, Linux (UX) OS, Alpine Linux may be the ticket. Even I have been able to successfully install Alpine in a virtual…

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Read more about the article Xorg – Wayland Transition Thoughts…

Xorg – Wayland Transition Thoughts…

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:December 13, 2023
  • Post category:Distro Respins & Customization/Knowledgebase/tutorials/Wayland

Revisions:Initial Draft: 13 Dec 2023Revised Draft: 14 Dec 2023 This document is yet another one of those I plan to update periodically. We'll see how that goes. Merchants Hotel ~1925…

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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 POP!OS 21.10- Tweaked!

POP!OS 21.10- Tweaked!

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:January 18, 2022
  • Post category:Distro Respins & Customization/Tiling Window Managers/tutorials

Recently, I decided to give another run at using POP!OS. There were a number of factors that prompted my choice but the most significant was: System76's decision to move their…

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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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Read more about the article bspwm (+ hlwm) setup

bspwm (+ hlwm) setup

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:January 14, 2020
  • Post category:Distro Respins & Customization/Tiling Window Managers/tutorials

This is an update/ report on my bspwn Journey. I continue to especially enjoy using bspwm... I hope folks find some of my learnings reasonably helpful. Below you will find…

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Read more about the article Creating a homogeneous look & feel for multiple window managers- Part 1

Creating a homogeneous look & feel for multiple window managers- Part 1

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:November 18, 2019
  • Post category:Distro Respins & Customization/Panels & Menus/tutorials

This is the first article in a series. Yes, it is possible to create a homogeneous look across multiple window managers (wm). In this series, I will discuss and demonstrate…

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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…

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Create MX Linux Minimal (Script)

  • Post author:ManyRoads
  • Post published:June 13, 2019
  • Post category:Distro Respins & Customization/MXLinux

The following script (or cli) will reduce MXLinux 18 to a relatively small distro. ################################# #!/bin/bash sudo apt update sudo apt-get remove --purge aisleriot asunder chromium-bsu chromium-bsu-data clementine clipit dconf-editor…

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