Ok so I DID IT! I moved from TROMjaro Gnome to TROMjaro XFCE. I will make an article, maybe tomorrow, about how anyone can do it.
Look...I do a lot on my laptop. I have at least 4 workspaces and an extra display, 20TB of files, millions of them in number; I sync my servers with my drives (millions of files) daily; then backup them to other drives; I work on a huge documentary in Kdenlive (project file is over 1.2TB in size); I build custom linux images (tromjaro) and need to test images all the time; I test linux apps for our app library so I have hundreds installed; I sync my photos over 3 drives and a phone, and all merge into 1 single gallery...I have chats and emails, 5 firefox windows each with tens of tabs; I sync files via syncthing with my friends... Trust me I do a lot. I use symlink folders/files and so much more.
So to do the switch and reinstall another OS is crazy to me. Need to make all of this maze work. And I managed to do that in some 5-6 hours or less. I take that as a proof that linux is awesome. And if I could do it, without using the terminal basic
... Show more...Ok so I DID IT! I moved from TROMjaro Gnome to TROMjaro XFCE. I will make an article, maybe tomorrow, about how anyone can do it.
Look...I do a lot on my laptop. I have at least 4 workspaces and an extra display, 20TB of files, millions of them in number; I sync my servers with my drives (millions of files) daily; then backup them to other drives; I work on a huge documentary in Kdenlive (project file is over 1.2TB in size); I build custom linux images (tromjaro) and need to test images all the time; I test linux apps for our app library so I have hundreds installed; I sync my photos over 3 drives and a phone, and all merge into 1 single gallery...I have chats and emails, 5 firefox windows each with tens of tabs; I sync files via syncthing with my friends... Trust me I do a lot. I use symlink folders/files and so much more.
So to do the switch and reinstall another OS is crazy to me. Need to make all of this maze work. And I managed to do that in some 5-6 hours or less. I take that as a proof that linux is awesome. And if I could do it, without using the terminal basically, then anyone can. Click and do.
So basically XFCE is super fast and really cool. Only a few things annoyed/annoy me:
1 - The fact that workspaces extend to external displays so you get a fuck ton of workspaces that are kinda useless. That's not how I work. I had to come with a solution for that. It is not that great but is fine. Drag and drop windows between workspaces is something I may not do anymore because of this. But I came up with a solution: using mouse gestures. I have 4 workspaces and I setup it so that when I draw a number between 1 and 4 over a window, it will move it to that particular workspace. That's crazy fast and so cool. Say I have a window in front of my screen and I wanna move it to workspace 4. I draw a 4. Done!
This is done via the Window Tweak Manager and Mouse Gestures. No terminal and such.
2 I am annoyed by the fact that Thunar, the file manager, sucks when it comes to searching files. Good news is that they have kinda fixed that so I am waiting for the update.
I think that's it. The rest seems great. I am so tired hahaah...
Also TROM II project file seems good. All working. Cannot wait to get back to work on it! Now with global menus and HUD. How fucking awesome!
#tromlive
Rafa Peris
in reply to Tio • •Hello Tio!
I'm honestly surprised you still have reactions like this.
I understand it's about letting off steam, but according to an ancient philosopher, Seneca, anger occurs because your expectations don't match reality.
You expect people to be aware of their conditioning and stop following the mainstream of our unhealthy culture.
And when you observe facts like the Squid Game, you can't help but get angry.
It's like when you're driving a car and you expect people to drive well, following the rules, and get angry when they do something stupid or crazy.
I haven't seen the show myself, but I'm not surprised that people watched it and it went viral. At this point I expect people to keep doing stupid things.
Maybe that gives you energy to continue with your project, but to keep inducing shame or blame on people for their behavior seems dysfunctional, not very extensional to me.
I would also understand that having come so far with that attitude you don't contemplate reconsidering it.
In any case, I honestly believe you continue to
... Show more...Hello Tio!
I'm honestly surprised you still have reactions like this.
I understand it's about letting off steam, but according to an ancient philosopher, Seneca, anger occurs because your expectations don't match reality.
You expect people to be aware of their conditioning and stop following the mainstream of our unhealthy culture.
And when you observe facts like the Squid Game, you can't help but get angry.
It's like when you're driving a car and you expect people to drive well, following the rules, and get angry when they do something stupid or crazy.
I haven't seen the show myself, but I'm not surprised that people watched it and it went viral. At this point I expect people to keep doing stupid things.
Maybe that gives you energy to continue with your project, but to keep inducing shame or blame on people for their behavior seems dysfunctional, not very extensional to me.
I would also understand that having come so far with that attitude you don't contemplate reconsidering it.
In any case, I honestly believe you continue to do great work and push many people out of their comfort zone, which can help them grow and better understand our current dysfunctional society. Which can ultimately lead us to changes in a healthier direction. Thank you.
Best regards.
Tio
in reply to Rafa Peris • •Hey Rafa nice to hear from you. Long time no "see".
Am surprised you are surprised by such posts. They are a normal reaction to the current stupidity. I am not at all angry, I am sarcastic. If I were to have expectations that people would change or be different I wouldn't be doing the projects am doing for the past 10 years. I know very well that accusing people may not make them change, so such posts are not meant for that. They are meant to reinforce the values of those that think the way I do. And to poke some fun at this idiotic society.
You know very well I create a lot of content that is not about poking fun at morons, but explaining in a friendly way these behaviors and where they originate.
Hope you are well my friend. Happy to see you around.
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Tio
in reply to Rafa Peris • •The weird thing about me is that I rarely get angry at such things, to the point of alienating people around me because they are like "how the fuck you keep on pointing these bad things about our society and are still not angry or depressed?". Am not because I fully understand where these behaviors come from and there is no wonder the world is the way it is. And ofc I also get angry from time to time, but the above post was not my anger, but a simple rant. One of so many of mine.
Anyways. You can't be a walking Ghandi spreading kindness. This world is too fucked up to keep you calm and kind. I am sure even Ghandi was angry and cursing at morons haha.
When I talk to people I am very kind, as much as I can. But when I post on my personal friendica I can be more aggressive in my language.
Anyways.... :D