Knowledge Base
Welcome to the eirenicon Knowledgebase (KB). The information provided here represents snippets, tricks, tips & lessons-learned. Most materials are Linux (Debian or arch-base) oriented. The distros most often referenced are…
antiX19alpha (Xfce & Openbox) Status Update
For those interested in my desktop build progress, below are some screenshot links to images of my work on antiX19alpha desktops. The install I am creating has all the traditional…
Converting antiX to an XFCE4 based Distro (a tutorial)
Note: this tutorial is generally applicable as a tutorial to almost any Debian based distro you might wish to convert or build into a tailored xfce installation. You will need…
Xfce4 Thunar Custom Action Tricks
Image Conversion Function(s) The following Thunar Custom Actions require that you have imagemagick installed. Here are the commands for each. To Convert jpg to png; the action command is: To…
Appearance Condition Settings (for both Custom Actions)
Searching & Converting PDF, DJVU documents
Have you found a PDF file that is not digitally searchable, and you really wish it was? Do you wish you could easily convert monstrously huge PDF files to more…
My MX Linux 18 (Continuum) experience
I know this post is me just hoggin' air time. I have just completed two installs/ setups of MXLinux 18 (I know this is premature). The efforts have proceeded splendidly…
Xfce4 Panel Profiles
Yet another tool falls under the Xfce4 umbrella. The former "xfpanel switch" (effective with version 1.08) becomes "Xfce4 Panel Profiles". If you, like me, are an Xfce4 user you may…
Flatpak vs. snap ~ snap vs. Flatpak
Recently I ran numerous tests on Flatpak and snap in an attempt to determine which would be more useful in my environment. After about a week of testing, I have…
Linux Pointers- a new service
eirenicon llc is pleased to announce our newest service- Linux Pointers. As an organization fully committed to Free Open Source Systems (FOSS), we plan to share tips, pointers, and ideas…
A Milestone Reached!
It has been a long journey but we finally have converted our last XOOPS site to WordPress. Although XOOPS was a good and useful platform for us for several years,…