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I'm now dual booting Debian 9.0 (Stretch) and Windows 8.1
Oh, my... why are you torturing yourself with 8.1 vs. moving up to 10?
I'm now dual booting Debian 9.0 (Stretch) and Windows 8.1
Oh, my... why are you torturing yourself with 8.1 vs. moving up to 10?
Having 8.1 can be quite embarrassing these days, but I guess I just never get the urge to buy 10. Save a few bucks in the process though
I'm now dual booting Debian 9.0 (Stretch) and Windows 8.1
Oh, my... why are you torturing yourself with 8.1 vs. moving up to 10?
Having 8.1 can be quite embarrassing these days, but I guess I just never get the urge to buy 10. Save a few bucks in the process though
Windows 10 was a free upgrade until July 2016. You might even still be able to do so (according to some random articles online).
I'm now dual booting Debian 9.0 (Stretch) and Windows 8.1
Oh, my... why are you torturing yourself with 8.1 vs. moving up to 10?
Having 8.1 can be quite embarrassing these days, but I guess I just never get the urge to buy 10. Save a few bucks in the process though
Windows 10 was a free upgrade until July 2016. You might even still be able to do so (according to some random articles online).
If you have a legitimate copy of Windows 7/8/8.1 Pro, you are eligible to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro free of charge. Your previous Windows COA and activation just carries over to the new Windows 10 installation.
Lets bring this thread back from the dead.
A simple Manjaro install on my old laptop. Good enough for browsing and remoting into work when I'm on call.
A simple Manjaro install on my old laptop. Good enough for browsing and remoting into work when I'm on call.
Took this one a couple of days ago, but I'm pretty much running the same setup.
Sexy X11's! Just curious, what's everyone's take on using a WM exclusive OS (no DE, just something like Openbox or i3wm)? Something I've been doing for a while, especially on machines that run multiple virtual machines.
I've been playing with WMs, primarily i3, for a couple of months, off and on. I love the idea and looks but I can't seem to change my workflow to make it worthwhile. Too ingrained in desktop icons and using the mouse I guess.
I like i3wm a lot, but there are some problems:
1. Get the idea out of your head that you won't also need something like Gnome installed. There's too much useful software there, so you generally have it installed anyway.
2. There's a ton of messing with configuration to get things just right. It's amazingly flexible, but aside from the WM config you also need to use a compositor, configure your displays, probably start some daemons to handle config for GTK or whatever, etc.
3. i3wm specifically only support X11. There's a project called Sway that is basically an i3wm fork that supports Wayland, but who knows if it is kept in parity?
4. HiDPI really sucks. You can't get by with the couple of settings you'd use for Gnome, you have to configure like a dozen different things and some of them compete.
I don't know much about OpenBox...
1. Get the idea out of your head that you won't also need something like Gnome installed. There's too much useful software there, so you generally have it installed anyway.
2. There's a ton of messing with configuration to get things just right. It's amazingly flexible, but aside from the WM config you also need to use a compositor, configure your displays, probably start some daemons to handle config for GTK or whatever, etc.
3. i3wm specifically only support X11. There's a project called Sway that is basically an i3wm fork that supports Wayland, but who knows if it is kept in parity?
4. HiDPI really sucks. You can't get by with the couple of settings you'd use for Gnome, you have to configure like a dozen different things and some of them compete.
I don't know much about OpenBox...
I agree with you on the fact that, in certain instances, having something like GNOME installed would improve one's workflow (it's obviously a LOT more dynamic than any minimalist WM, i3 included). I also say aye to the fact that configuration is a time-consuming process and can be a major pain in the ass for new users. Also sucks that X11 is the only windowing system supported. I'll have to check out Sway, thanx for the tip.
Hopefully, without running the risk of coming off as a total minimalist evangelist, I will say, however, that when properly configured (in a minimalist sort of manner), i3 has taken nearly everything I've thrown at it (besides gaming; but then again, what the fuck is the point in gaming on a Linux machine?). For instance, I run a lot of VMs, usually 2 simultaneously. Along with the VM itself, the guest OS will typically use multiple containers (2-3 containers, sometimes more). Because of these factors, I am a resource-pinching miser when it comes to my system(s). This is where WMs such as i3 have come to benefit me greatly. On an i3wm system, after I have completely configured the OS and i3, my idling RAM usage typically falls between 125-240mb, as opposed to the 1-1.5gb that Win7 uses under the same circumstances.
I agree with you on the fact that, in certain instances, having something like GNOME installed would improve one's workflow (it's obviously a LOT more dynamic than any minimalist WM, i3 included). I also say aye to the fact that configuration is a time-consuming process and can be a major pain in the ass for new users. Also sucks that X11 is the only windowing system supported. I'll have to check out Sway, thanx for the tip.
Hopefully, without running the risk of coming off as a total minimalist evangelist, I will say, however, that when properly configured (in a minimalist sort of manner), i3 has taken nearly everything I've thrown at it (besides gaming; but then again, what the fuck is the point in gaming on a Linux machine?). For instance, I run a lot of VMs, usually 2 simultaneously. Along with the VM itself, the guest OS will typically use multiple containers (2-3 containers, sometimes more). Because of these factors, I am a resource-pinching miser when it comes to my system(s). This is where WMs such as i3 have come to benefit me greatly. On an i3wm system, after I have completely configured the OS and i3, my idling RAM usage typically falls between 125-240mb, as opposed to the 1-1.5gb that Win7 uses under the same circumstances.
I have been using a Fluxbox setup for a while now, and I love it! It is however not for everyone, I can understand some people prefer that full featured desktop environment experience. However, I don't understand what useful software Gnome provides that would cause someone to have it installed along side a minimalist window manager.
The greatest thing in my opinion, is the text configuration files. All I need to do is back them up, and then I can use them on any computer. I'm not aware of any way to achieve this on something like Gnome or KDE. But, at the end of the day all that matters is that you're using something you're comfortable with.
I agree with you on the fact that, in certain instances, having something like GNOME installed would improve one's workflow (it's obviously a LOT more dynamic than any minimalist WM, i3 included). I also say aye to the fact that configuration is a time-consuming process and can be a major pain in the ass for new users. Also sucks that X11 is the only windowing system supported. I'll have to check out Sway, thanx for the tip.
Hopefully, without running the risk of coming off as a total minimalist evangelist, I will say, however, that when properly configured (in a minimalist sort of manner), i3 has taken nearly everything I've thrown at it (besides gaming; but then again, what the fuck is the point in gaming on a Linux machine?). For instance, I run a lot of VMs, usually 2 simultaneously. Along with the VM itself, the guest OS will typically use multiple containers (2-3 containers, sometimes more). Because of these factors, I am a resource-pinching miser when it comes to my system(s). This is where WMs such as i3 have come to benefit me greatly. On an i3wm system, after I have completely configured the OS and i3, my idling RAM usage typically falls between 125-240mb, as opposed to the 1-1.5gb that Win7 uses under the same circumstances.
I have been using a Fluxbox setup for a while now, and I love it! It is however not for everyone, I can understand some people prefer that full featured desktop environment experience. However, I don't understand what useful software Gnome provides that would cause someone to have it installed along side a minimalist window manager.
The greatest thing in my opinion, is the text configuration files. All I need to do is back them up, and then I can use them on any computer. I'm not aware of any way to achieve this on something like Gnome or KDE. But, at the end of the day all that matters is that you're using something you're comfortable with.
Well, as soon as you go to install any GTK+ software, you're basically going to get MOST of gnome anyways...that, at least is what I was saying.
well is it.
Ars Tribunus Militum
New to these parts so this is the closest thing I have to a Linux desktop at the moment
I've upgraded my T420 to a 1600x900 screen and updated some things
I'm using i3-gaps, and lemonbar for a statusbar. I'm also using a compton fork to do kawase blurring on inactive windows.
I'm using i3-gaps, and lemonbar for a statusbar. I'm also using a compton fork to do kawase blurring on inactive windows.
LM 18 XFCE (64 bits)
GTK Theme: KISSKOOL-CALIFORNIA
XFMW Theme: Mint-Y-Dark-Borderless (Shameless plug...)
Icons: Numix Circle
Busy:
Clean:
Ubuntu Budgie
Browser: SRware Iron
updated desktop 1, I use 2-3 desktops typically, but this is how I typically arrange my main desktop after boot. Terminal is xfce4-terminal:
https://imgur.com/a/ITePOPT
Clean:
Ubuntu Budgie
Browser: SRware Iron
updated desktop 1, I use 2-3 desktops typically, but this is how I typically arrange my main desktop after boot. Terminal is xfce4-terminal:
https://imgur.com/a/ITePOPT
I like things pretty simplistic...and minimal ...
Here's the neofetch & screenshot for my laptop (manjaro)
And the dual monitor neofetch & screenshot is my desktop (archlinux)
Here's the neofetch & screenshot for my laptop (manjaro)
And the dual monitor neofetch & screenshot is my desktop (archlinux)
I'm bad about sticking with defaults, so my desktops are pretty bland. Nevertheless, here's my laptop, Espeon:
The wallpaper is simply a long exposure from the Wikipedia article on Traffic Light Tree.
Also, I think this is my first post outside of the News comments, so: hello, everyone!
The wallpaper is simply a long exposure from the Wikipedia article on Traffic Light Tree.
Also, I think this is my first post outside of the News comments, so: hello, everyone!
Searching thru some stuff on NASA missions brought me to an Ars Technica article on the Opportunity Mars rover. And apparently some folks here use/like Linux. Wonderful. I am out on the edge of things, been using Linux for many years now, all way back to the earliest Slackware versions. Running CentOS 6.6 on an old box, and CentOS 7.4 on a newer box. The link below should show my new CentOS 7.4 desktop, running some old, custom code I built for hacking the stock market. I can get all my old financial apps running in WINE on a modern kernel, which is turning out to be very useful. Getting it all work smoothly took a bit of messing around, but with Linux, you can pretty much always find the solution to make the code work.
http://cdn.simplesite.com/i/42/40/28513 ... h1280_.jpg
http://cdn.simplesite.com/i/42/40/28513 ... h1280_.jpg
Debian Stable (32 bits) on my T60 - XFCE
Clickety click for a bigga picturrrraa
Clickety click for a bigga picturrrraa
A simple desktop for simple times.
What desktop environment is this?
A simple desktop for simple times.
What desktop environment is this?
Hey, sorry for the delay, it was XFCE.
That was Linux Mint 18 XFCE, not 18.1 nor 18.2, etc, Linux Mint 18.
Theme was pretty likely Mint-Y Dark, using my own XFWM4 theme Mint-Y-Dark-Borderless
Icons were Moka with Faba-Mint
wpgtk in the main window has various pictures with associated colour schemes. Every boot changes the desktop background, the browser homepage background via CSS, the colours for the taskbar (i3blocks), background colour for termite etc. Smaller screen on right has conky-nvidia in its own window (never in background) with various system stats. Unfortunately conky doesn't seem to be able to pull external info for its background colour. Neither can sublime, my usual editor.
