On this #FreeBSD laptop, I just use startx to run #openbox. I've done that on plenty of #Debian systems in the past....even in its lighter days with #sysvinit. It it helpful with multiple users, however.

As for #systemD, if it were just an init manager I'd have less of a problem with it. Creating "unit files" and where things are located are convoluted at best.

SystemD has its tentacles in other traditionally non-init things like /etc/resolv.conf and others. That's where my biggest problem lies.

New 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗕 𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗽 [200 MB RAM FreeBSD Desktop] article on vermaden.wordpress.com blog.

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#verblog #desktop #dzen2 #freebsd #laptop #linux #openbox #pkgbase #tint2 #x11 #xlibre #xorg

New 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗠𝗕 𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗽 [200 MB RAM FreeBSD Desktop] article on vermaden.wordpress.com blog.

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#verblog #desktop #dzen2 #freebsd #laptop #linux #openbox #pkgbase #tint2 #x11 #xlibre #xorg

Could I live in Openbox rather than a full desktop environment? This week I look at how and if that would be possible.

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##Links for obmenu-generator
github.com/trizen/obmenu-gener… #github page
software.opensuse.org/download… #Debian Package

My autostart file

compton -b -C &

Set screen resolution

(sleep 4s && xrandr --output HDMI-1 --off --output DP-2 --mode 1680x1050 --pos 0x0 --rotate normal --output DP-1 --mode 1920x1080 --primary --pos 1680x0 --rotate normal) &

Launch nitrogen before launching plank

(sleep 4s && nitrogen --restore && plank) &

Launch tint2

(sleep 3s && tint2) &

Launch volume control

mate-volume-control-status-icon &

Launch nm-applet

nm-applet &

Launch pamac system tray

pamac-tray &

##Set GB keyboard
setxkbmap -layout gb &

This ramble discusses LBRY, how to use Openbox in Mate and we play with some animation in Kdenlive.

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To Change Mate Window Manager to Openbox:
gsettings set org.mate.session.required-components windowmanager openbox
gsettings set org.mate.background show-desktop-icons false
killall caja # Caja will be restarted by session manager
Then add openbox --replace to the startup applications dialogue

I've been messing around with #Ventoy, trying various #gnu #linux distributions and checking out the default apps and configurations. A few stand out:

* Archcraft has a very polished #openbox setup, reminiscent of crunchbang. Very functional and I could see myself using it daily. (I couldn't get crunchbang++ and bunsenlabs to run to compare)
* Garuda Hyprland has a really insane look and feel that 12 year old me would've loved. I also love it when distributions have tailor-made tools.

Cont.

Instead of an #introduction post, I'm just going to put a whole bunch of tags in here:

#adhd #amiga #antifa #audhd #autistic #c64 #chiptune #civilrights #classical #classicalmusic #coding #commodore #commodore64 #debian #emulation #europe #eu #fanfiction #fiction #foss #gabber #gamer #gnulinux #linux #linuxgaming #metal #music #openbox #random #transgender #wargaming #warhammer40k #woman #writer #writing #writingcommunity #xorg

Mein altes Thinkpad x220 hat jetzt ein neues #linux #Archcraft mit #OpenBox-Windowmanager. Läuft wieder flott und bringt auch noch genug Bequemlichkeiten mit:

rundumlinux.de/archcraft-schne…

Found an obscure #Linux #distro #side that appears to be unique. That is, makes its own toolchain, which is what crazy from #frugalware said defines a base distro. Side uses #pisi package manager, #sysvinit and features #LXDE based #SDE with #pekwm or #openbox window manager.

These odd little distros generally help #inxi find and handle corner cases it had missed. In this case didn't have pisi pm/SDE handled.

Wish I'd noticed side before inxi 3.3.37 went out but this always happens.

TIL if you run gnome-terminal under Xorg it will default to always enabling GNOME's annoying Client-Side Decorations (aka header bar) instead of using the Window Manager's own window decorations. However, if you run the Window Manager under Wayland, even via the xwayland emulation layer, gnome-terminal is smart enough to realize it's not running under gnome-shell and disable it's silly Client-Side Decorations and not disable the Window Manager's window decorations.

#linux #gnome #wayland #nocsd #gtk4nocsd #fluxbox #openbox

After 2 year I came back to Rofi as my application selector/start.

Combined with Openbox and a button on Tint2.

#openbox #linux #debian #tint2 #rofi #theme

I don't get why this guy is down on #synapse for a #Linux #applicationlauncher

Since discovering the app launchers on Linux, i'm all about it as a go-to.

E.g. when I was at my g/f place a year ago I used #icewm because of it's tiny footprint. add Synapse on top of that (as #Ulauncher doesn't work correctly on #Wayland in my experience, but i prefer #ulauncher )

Never tried those recommended here:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/08/best-a…

Do you ever use those apps @zombiewarrior ?
i mean, just the "search" on the start menu is decent. but you're not going ot have that, e.g. #IceWM #Fluxbox #openbox etc.

I had a relaxing day yesterday playing with the OpenBox window manager on a ThinkPad X270 laptop (my daily driver).

The color matching of the icons and the rofi accent color turned out well. I usually just go with the defaults most of the time, but the defaults on a basic OpenBox install are too limited.

I learned a lot about the OpenBox rc.xml configuration, set a lot of my own keybinds. It was an enjoyable experience.

The rofi window switching works so well, taking you to exactly the window that you want even if it is on a different desktop.

#openbox #rofi #devuan #linux #thinkpad

I'm sure that some of your posts mentioning #bunsenlabs influenced me a bit. 😄

Was researching #openbox last night and I ran across mentions of BunsenLabs Linux again and thought I'd give it a spin.

I'll be installing it on older hardware, too. I'm mostly learning about OpenBox and how BunsenLabs polished their configuration.

#linux #thinkpad