spectrwm- Review & Tutorial
Revision Dates: 11 Feb 2024 This posting is intended to function not only as a tutorial but, also, as a review and commentary on my 'long-term' use of spectrwm as…
Wayland, an update
For years now, Wayland has been a slow(?), erratic work. Even today, it continues to be a work in progress. Given, I have been planning, researching and attempting to implement…
Memory Use (RAM)- A Brief (Biased?) Comparison
I have recently changed my primary laptop's OS to run Debian Trixie/Sid (BearDog Distro) with Liquorix 6.4. I, also, have added some new Window Managers (WMs) to my single-user space…
SwayWM on BearDog (Debian) & EndeavourOS (Arch) (tutorial)
revised: 1 Jan 20242 Dec 202320 Jul 202322 Jul 2023 Lately, I have taken the time to see how SwayWM/ Wayland might function for me (and you?). I began on…
POP!_OS how-to replace gnome-terminal
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…
POP!OS 21.10- Tweaked!
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…
i3wm (not gaps), rofi, conkybar, conky(2), st (terminal), Nordic Palette on MX21(b2) running Debian Bullseye
Nordic Palette for your desktop.
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…
dwm and i3wm systray removal & desktop setup tricks
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…
i3wm, dwm plus Peppermint 10 desktops on an LTS Ubuntu Bionic Base
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…
i3wm: an excellent and aesthetically pleasing window manager
It has been a while since I tried a new tiler. Lately, I have been having a 'good time' building a vanilla i3wm desktop. In keeping with my preference of…