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diff --git a/linux_room.html b/linux_room.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a46df77 --- /dev/null +++ b/linux_room.html @@ -0,0 +1,427 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + +<head> + <title>The linux room</title> + +<style> + +body { + color: blue; + background-image: url('images/linux_background.png'); +} + +table { + color: black; + background-color: #bebebe; + margin-top: 10px; + margin-bottom: 10px; + margin-left: 10px; + margin-right: 10px; + border=1 +} + +</style> + +</head> + +<body> + <center> + <img src="images/flying_tux.gif" alt="Tux the penguin flying"/> + <table border="1" width="60%"> + <tr> + <td> + <h2>My current setup</h2> + <ul> + <li>Distro: <a href="#fedora">fedora xfce</a></li> + <li>Web browser: <a href="#icecat">icecat</a></li> + <li>Mail client: <a href="#claws">claws</a></li> + <li>Editor: <a href="#lite-xl">lite-xl</a></li> + <li>Media player: <a href="#mpv">mpv</a></li> + <li>Feed reader: <a href="#liferea">liferea</a></li> + <li>Terminal: <a href="#alacritty">alacritty</a></li> + <li>Shell: <a href="#zsh">zsh</a></li> + <li>Terminal based editor: <a href="#neovim">neovim</a></li> + <li><a href="#emacs">emacs</a></li> + </ul> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td> + <h2><a href="https://codeberg.org/nathansmith/dotfiles" target="_blank">Dotfiles</a></h2> + <p>This is a repo for my dotfiles and its kind of fucked up. + Some configs have there own repos because I didn't think ahead lmao. + </p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td> + <h2><a href="index.html">Back to main page</a></h2> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + + <table border="1" width="60%"> + <tr> + <td> + <h2>Why linux</h2> + <p> + I have always liked being able to customize, mod, and poke inside different things. + Computers are machines for us to play around with and use how we see fit yet the only thing + the big tech companies want to do it lock everything up and it disgusts me. + Fuck google, fuck microsoft, fuck apple, and fuck all the other evil tech companies!!! + Its time for the open source revolution and seize them all and open source the entire world!!! + Without linux or any other unix life would be much much worse. Linux is my safe place + from all the shit in the world. + </p> + <img src="images/windows_kills_kittens.jpg" alt="Window kills kittens" width="95%"/> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + + <table border="1" width="60%"> + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="fedora">Fedora xfce</h2> + <p> + Fedora been my go to for quite a while though I sometimes switch desktops lmao. + I have tried the gnome version but it doesn't really fit me so most + of the time I have used the kde spin though recently kde just haven't + been feeling the same. It has been feeling buggy and have been fighting + with nvidia drivers. After running xfce on my second computer for a while + I grew to really like it and started using it on my main and it have been + running much better then kde. + </p> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <h2>Setting up fedora</h2> + <p> + Fedora has a little extra setup you wouldn't see in something like linux mint though + it isn't that bad. + </p> + <h3>Packages</h3> + <p> + You can speed up dnf by adding these to /etc/dnf/dnf.conf<br> + <code> + max_parallel_downloads=20<br/> + fastestmirror=True + </code> + <br/><br/> + The default repos have lots of stuff but you might want an app that isn't in it like steam. + I know the gnome version has a enable 3rd party repos button that does everything I listed here + but I am on the xfce version and also had to do this on the kde verison. + </p> + <ul> + <li> + Setup rpm fusion to get more packages in dnf with the + <a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/rpmfusion-setup/" target="_blank">resources here</a> + </li> + <li> + Install flatpak if not already there using "sudo dnf install flatpak" then add + <a href="https://flathub.org/setup/Fedora" target="_blank">flathub</a> + to get some cool apps! + </li> + </ul> + + <h3>Multimedia</h3> + <p> + By default fedora doesn't have many codecs and you need to install them yourself. + Without them many media files will not work and lots of youtube videos will not be able to play. + The fedora docs use to show how to install them but they removed it from their page + and instead shows a new version which installs some stuff but not everything. + I do both of them to make sure I get all the codecs I need. + </p> + <ul> + <li>Update your system with <code>sudo dnf upgrade</code></li> + <li>Install the new packages with <code>sudo dnf group install multimedia</code></li> + <li> + Install the old ones with these three commands in a row: + <ul> + <li><code>sudo dnf install gstreamer1-plugins-{bad-\*,good-\*,base} gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 gstreamer1-libav --exclude=gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel</code></li> + <li><code>sudo dnf install lame\* --exclude=lame-devel</code></li> + <li><code>sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing</code></li> + </ul> + </li> + </ul> + + <h3>Nvidia drivers</h3> + <p> + Nvidia isn't the best on linux and I like AMD much more though I am stuck with nvidia for now. + For xfce there are some extra settings to enable it but it works great once that is done. + You will need rpm fusion first before you can install the drivers. + </p> + <ul> + <li> + Follow the fedora docs on nvidia + <a href="https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/set-nvidia-as-primary-gpu-on-optimus-based-laptops" target="_blank">here</a> + </li> + <li> + Also look at the rpmfusion docs on nvidia + <a href="https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/NVIDIA" target="_blank">here</a> + </li> + <li> + Follow the archwiki on nvidia in lightdm + <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus#LightDM" target="_blank">here</a>. + </li> + <li> + For multi monitor refresh rate issues add these to your /etc/environment<br/> + <code> + CLUTTER_DEFAULT_FPS=<refresh rate of your sync monitor><br/> + __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE=<monitor to sync to> + </code> + <br/><br/> + Then open your nvidia settings, go to OpenGL Settings and turn off "Allow Flipping". + </li> + </ul> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <h2>xfce settings in fedora</h2> + <p> + By default xfce is a very plain desktop and looks kind of old and shitty + (like this website), but it can look and feel great with some work! + </p> + <ul> + <li>Install nicer icons with <code>sudo dnf install papirus-icon-theme papirus-icon-theme-dark</code> then set them as your icon theme</li> + <li> + Install a better theme. Some good ones are: + <ul> + <li><a href="https://drasite.com/flat-remix-gtk" target="_blank">flat-remix</a></li> + <li><a href="https://www.xfce-look.org/p/1681313/" target="_blank">gruvbox</a></lib> + <li><a href="https://www.xfce-look.org/p/2098041" target="_blank">DoorMaker</a></li> + <li><a href="https://www.xfce-look.org/p/1394325" target="_blank">BaZik</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + The default menu is alright but I like whisker menu more. + <ul> + <li>Install it with <code>sudo dnf install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin</code></li> + <li>Go into the panel settings to remove the old one and change it to whisker menu.</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + Enable clipman as one of the startup apps for a kde like clipboard. + </li> + <li> + Make some nicer keybinds: + <ul> + <li>I like to bind the <code>xfce4-popup-whiskermenu</code> command to shift-super. + You can't bind things to just super in xfce. It will break other shortcuts.</li> + <li>Bind "super+v" to <code>xfce4-clipman-history</code> to make it feel more like the kde clipboard</li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + Make new windows show up at the mouse by going into the "Window ManagerTweaks" "Placement" tab, + turning the minimum size all the way up and chaning the place windows position to under the mouse pointer. + </li> + </ul> + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <h2>Rofi in xfce</h2> + The default xfce appfinder been causing me issues lately so I decided to switch to rofi. + <br/><br/> + To make rofi work with my workflow I like to add some binds for it: + <ul> + <li>Bind <code>rofi -show drun -icon-theme "Papirus-Dark" -show-icons</code> to super+d</li> + <li>Bind <code>rofi -show run</code> to super+r</li> + </ul> + There is much more I could use rofi for but this is all I need. + </td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <h2>Useful things in fedora</h2> + Fedora doesn't have "update-grub" so instead you have to use these:<br/> + <code> + sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2.cfg<br/> + sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2-efi.cfg + </code> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + + <table border="1" width="60%"> + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="icecat">icecat</h2> + <p> + I use to use firefox but switched to librewolf because + <a href="https://digdeeper.club/articles/mozilla.xhtml" target="_blank">mozilla is evil as fuck</a>. + If you don't know librewolf it its the ungoogled-chromium of firefox. Than I switched from librewolf to icecat. + <br/><br/> + The builtin plugins are decent. Librejs and its other contend blocking plugins are way more annoying + than something like umatrix but I am giving them a fair chance knowing that umatrix might not have + much of a future even if its still quite functional still. I still like to install ublock even with + everything that comes builtin. + </p> + <h3>Settings</h3> + <p> + The clipboard doesn't work in icecat by default so go into <code>about:config</code> and change + <code>dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled</code> to true. + </p> + <h3>Search engines</h3> + <p> + The best search engine is <a href="https://searx.space" target="_blank">searx</a>. + Finding instances can be annoying because a lot of time the engine you want to use + gets blocked. + </p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="claws">Claws mail</h2> + <p> + I have used thunderbird in the past though like I said before + <a href="https://digdeeper.club/articles/mozilla.xhtml" target="_blank">mozilla is evil as fuck</a>. + I have some gmail accounts and haven't gotten them to work in claws yet though I am working on + moving everything away from gmail because fuck google!! Though my other accounts work in it just fine. + Its a quite basic mail client so you often have to play around with different things to get accounts to work. + Also tried evolution but it was too bloated but not nearly as bad as thunderbird. + </p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="lite-xl">lite-xl</h2> + <p> + I started using lite-xl because I wanted a editor that was simple but very configurable. + Neovim and kate were my two favorite editors and lite-xl is kind of a mix of the two. + It uses lua for its config files and has some really cool things like: a project structure + to make it fit better for coding, support for all the major languages and lsp plugins. + </p> + + <h3>lite-xl config</h3> + <p> + I have my config on a repo here <a href="https://codeberg.org/nathansmith/liteLXConfig" target="_blank">here</a>. + On different screen sizes lite-xl may look bad and to fix it you need to set the <code>LITE_SCALE</code> environment variable. + <br/><br/> + + My config has buttons for quickly opening a terminal and file explore in the current directory. + It doesn't know what your defaults are for those apps so to set them just change the varibles + in the "init.lua" file. + </p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="mpv">mpv</h2> + <p> + I switched to mpv because vlc was acting weird with audio sometimes when watching anime and nothing + in this world is worse then something getting in the way of anime time! Just like lite-xl and neovim + mpv uses lua for its config files and is really simple by default. It also can play youtube videos + or other online streams just by giving it a url.<br/><br/> + + The only thing I did to config mine was install plugins for a nicer interface + and mpris yet + <a href="https://codeberg.org/nathansmith/mpvconfig" target="_blank">it has its own repo</a> when it + could just be in the dotfiles repo. Like I said, my dotfiles are kind of fucked up. + </p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="liferea">Liferea</h2> + <p> + Feed readers are one of those things I use on and off. A lot like mail clients feed readers + tend to be very bloated. Liferea is my favorite but + it has always had issues with nvidia drivers until I found out a trick.<br/><br> + If liferea has issues add this to your /etc/environment and reboot</br> + <code>WEBKIT_DISABLE_DMABUF_RENDERER=1</code> + + <br/><br/> + Some cool tricks: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + Get <a href="https://github.com/shevabam/get-rss-feed-url-extension" target="_blank"> + this plugin</a> to find feeds easier. + </li> + <li> + You can turn youtube channels into rss feeds with + <code>https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id={channel_id}</code><br/> + This can be done for all your subscriptions with + <a href="scripts/youtube_subs_export.py" target="_blank"> + this script</a> + </li> + <li> + You can drag and drop youtube urls from your feed reader into mpv so you can keep up with + your subscriptions without even touching youtube's website. + </li> + </ul> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + + <table border="1" width="60%"> + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="alacritty">Alacritty</h2> + <p> + I only started using it very recently because I been using kitty for a long time. + I switched to alacritty because ssh in kitty is fucked up and I found out that + alacritty now has a option for toml files for the config. The yml files was + one of the biggest things keeping me away from alacritty.<br/><br/> + You can find my config on the + <a href="https://codeberg.org/nathansmith/dotfiles/src/branch/main/.config/alacritty" target="_blank">dotfiles repo</a>. + </p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="zsh">zsh</h2> + <p> + zsh is pretty cool though I been playing with fish a bit and been thinking of switching to that. + zsh has lots of cool things like vi keys and is somewhat compatable with bash to.<br/><br/> + + For my zsh config to work you need powerline and nerd fonts which can be installed with: + </p> + <ul> + <li><code>sudo dnf install powerline</code></li> + <li> + Download a nerd font from the <a href="https://www.nerdfonts.com/font-downloads" target="_blank">nerd fonts site</a>. + Personal I use hack font and configured neovim with it. + </li> + </ul> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="neovim">Neovim</h2> + <p> + I been using neovim for quite a while and have added a lot to my config. Onetime in the middle + of the night I thought my neovim config was trying to kill me because of the pain I caused it + by doing a bad job programming it. It looked like a flat snake head that was tired and pissed off.<br/> + I don't use neovim for programming things much anymore and prefer graphical editors + for that now but I still use neovim sometimes.<br/><br/> + + You can find my neovim config (the one that tried to kill me) + <a href="https://gitea.com/nathansmithsmith/nvim_config" target="_blank">here</a>. + </p> + </td> + </tr> + + <tr> + <td> + <h2 id="emacs">Emacs</h2> + <p> + Don't use emacs. Its stupido. + </p> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </center> +</body> +</html> |