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diff --git a/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/arch.org b/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/arch.org deleted file mode 100644 index 1cddf12..0000000 --- a/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/arch.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,103 +0,0 @@ -[[../index.html][[[../images/back_home.png]]]]\\ -[[../linux_room.html#distro_guides][[[file:images/back.png]]]] - -* Arch linux - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: arch-linux - :END: -Arch is just a better distro, but using arch doesnt instantly make you a -better linux user. Saying "I am a arch user btw" is still fun and annoys -people so I keep saying it reguardless.\\ -\\ -*Warning: This is a ever changing page due to the fact I havent been -daily driving arch for long as of writing this and is uncompletish.* - -- [[#installing][Installing arch]] -- [[#post][After installing]] -- [[#nvidia][Nvidia drivers]] -- [[#tricks][Tricks]] - -** Installing arch - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: installing - :END: -A lot of arch users will get pissed as fuck at me but *its ok to use -arch install*. I personally prefer manually installing arch and wouldnt -want to do it any other way so I dont use it, btw (:\\ -\\ -The [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide][offical arch -installation guide]] and other resources on the arch wiki is a great way -to install arch though I also like to use -[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgyW10xD8s][distro tubes arch -installation guide]] alongside the resources. Some arch users may be -pissed I dare tell people to go watch a youtube video. I am sure most -arch installation guides on youtube suck but DT's video is killer. Plus -its not a replacement for the wiki, its just to help follow it a bit -easier and act as a good jumping off point.\\ -\\ -Some things I gotta add is for me DT's video I linked doesnt work 100 -percent. When setting up grub it cant find the efi directory. You gotta -use a switch to show that command that fails the efi directory. I forgor -the switch and I am too lazy to look it up but you can find it if the -=--help= flag. Also to dual boot with nasty nasty MS Windows(R) you -gotta install ntfs-3g for it to be able to read MS Windows(R) ntfs(R) -Microsoft(R) partitions. You also gotta set -=GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=false= in =/etc/default/grub= and mount the MS -Windows(R) directory in the efi directory for OS proper to work -sometimes. - -** After installing - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: post - :END: -- Make sure you install a good ass DE or WM. No better DE than good old - trusty xfce. Your also going to want lightdm with that. Thunar is a - quite useable file manager though you can betterize it with gvfs or - another opinional packages for cool fancy shit. Or for even more cool - fancy things get something like - [[../linux_room.html#spacefm][spaceFM]]. Just fuck around tbh. -- If your sound fucking aint working right install sof-firmware. -- I use [[https://github.com/Jguer/yay][yay]] because it makes life in - arch easier even though its stupid ass bloat. - -** Nvidia drivers - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: nvidia - :END: -A lot can change depending on many things and everything I say has only -been tested on my machine so read some fucking resources here: - -- [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA][Offical nvidia arch wiki]] -- [[https://github.com/korvahannu/arch-nvidia-drivers-installation-guide][Some - strangely helpful github guide]] -- [[https://medium.com/@sakalakis/how-to-easily-install-the-nvidia-drivers-in-arch-linux-5f1b3f1a5f66][Ewwwww, - medium site (it strangely works without javascript)]] - -Guide for my system mostly and maybe yours: - -- Install some packages:\\ - =sudo pacman -Syu sudo pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils nvidia-settings= -- Rebuild the initramfs:\\ - =sudo mkinitcpio -P= -- Follow [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus#LightDM][a - guide found here]] to setup lightdm for nvidia. -- Open up the xfce startup app thingy and add - =nvidia-settings --load-config-only= as a startup app so your nvidia - settings load on login. -- After reboot you can check the drivers with: - - My prefered way:\\ - =sudo pacman -S mesa-utils glxinfo | grep -E "OpenGL vendor|OpenGL renderer"= - - Another way: =nvidia-smi= -- For multi monitor refresh rate issues add these to your - /etc/environment\\ - =CLUTTER_DEFAULT_FPS=<refresh rate of your sync monitor> __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE=<monitor to sync to>=\\ - Then open your nvidia settings, go to OpenGL Settings and turn off - "Allow Flipping". - -** Tricks - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: tricks - :END: -- To clean out shit that builds up in pacman run =sudo pacman -Sc= and - =sudo pacman -Qdtq | sudo pacman -Rs -=\\ - =-Sc= also works in yay. diff --git a/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/fedora.org b/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/fedora.org deleted file mode 100644 index 0243a3a..0000000 --- a/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/fedora.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,93 +0,0 @@ -[[../index.html][[[../images/back_home.png]]]]\\ -[[../linux_room.html#distro_guides][[[file:images/back.png]]]] - -* Fedora xfce - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: fedora-xfce - :END: -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.\\ -\\ -Fedora xfce can be downloaded -[[https://fedoraproject.org/spins/xfce][here]]. - -- [[#setting_up][Setting up fedora]] -- [[#nvidia][Nvidia drivers]] -- [[#useful_things][Useful things in fedora]] - -** Setting up fedora - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: setting_up - :END: -Fedora has a little extra setup you wouldn't see in something like linux -mint though it isn't that bad. - -*** Packages - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: packages - :END: -You can speed up dnf by adding these to /etc/dnf/dnf.conf\\ -=max_parallel_downloads=20 fastestmirror=True=\\ -\\ -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. - -- Setup rpm fusion to get more packages in dnf with the - [[https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/rpmfusion-setup/][resources - here]] -- Install flatpak if not already there using "sudo dnf install flatpak" - then add [[https://flathub.org/setup/Fedora][flathub]] to get some - cool apps! - -*** Multimedia - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: multimedia - :END: -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. - -- Update your system with =sudo dnf upgrade= -- Install the new packages with =sudo dnf group install multimedia= -- Install the old ones with these three commands in a row: - - =sudo dnf install gstreamer1-plugins-{bad-\*,good-\*,base} gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 gstreamer1-libav --exclude=gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel= - - =sudo dnf install lame\* --exclude=lame-devel= - - =sudo dnf swap ffmpeg-free ffmpeg --allowerasing= - -** Nvidia drivers - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: nvidia - :END: -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. - -- Follow the fedora docs on nvidia - [[https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/set-nvidia-as-primary-gpu-on-optimus-based-laptops][here]] -- Also look at the rpmfusion docs on nvidia - [[https://rpmfusion.org/Howto/NVIDIA][here]] -- Follow the archwiki on nvidia in lightdm - [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus#LightDM][here]]. -- For multi monitor refresh rate issues add these to your - /etc/environment\\ - =CLUTTER_DEFAULT_FPS=<refresh rate of your sync monitor> __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE=<monitor to sync to>=\\ - Then open your nvidia settings, go to OpenGL Settings and turn off - "Allow Flipping". - -** Useful things in fedora - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: useful_things - :END: -Fedora doesn't have "update-grub" so instead you have to use these:\\ -=sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2.cfg sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /etc/grub2-efi.cfg= diff --git a/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/images/back.png b/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/images/back.png Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index aec1613..0000000 --- a/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/images/back.png +++ /dev/null diff --git a/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/xfce.org b/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/xfce.org deleted file mode 100644 index eef8618..0000000 --- a/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/xfce.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,60 +0,0 @@ -[[../index.html][[[../images/back_home.png]]]]\\ -[[../linux_room.html#distro_guides][[[file:images/back.png]]]] - -** Xfce DE - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: xfce-de - :END: -Indeed the best DE out there. - -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! - -- Install nicer icons like papirus, can never go wrong with papirus - icons. then set them as your icon theme -- Install a better theme. Some good ones are: - - [[https://drasite.com/flat-remix-gtk][flat-remix]] - - [[https://www.xfce-look.org/p/1681313/][gruvbox]] - - [[https://www.xfce-look.org/p/2098041][DoorMaker]] - - [[https://www.xfce-look.org/p/1394325][BaZik]] -- Install kvantum and kvantum-qt5 to change qt themes. Add this to - =/etc/environment= for kvantum to work:\\ - =QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=kvantum= -- Whisker menu for those who want a more modern menu: - - Install whisker menu for a way better menu - - Go into the panel settings to remove the old one and change it to - whisker menu. -- Enable clipman as one of the startup apps for a kde like clipboard. -- Make some nicer keybinds: - - Bind =xfce4-popup-whiskermenu= to something like alt+f1 than use - xcape to bind it to super to get around the xfce super key bug. Add - =xcape -e 'Super_L=Alt_L|F1'= as a startup application or whatever - dummy keybind you binded to whiskermenu. Sadly xfce cant bind - anything to super key without breaking other shortcuts that use - super so we have to use xcape in a painful hacky way. - - Bind "super+v" to =xfce4-clipman-history= to make it feel more like - the kde clipboard -- 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. -- Go into "Window Manager" and set a cooler window style and more sane - shortcuts for virtual desktops. -- Go into "Window Manager Tweaks" and fuck around with the compositor - settings for cool clear things. - -** Rofi in xfce - :PROPERTIES: - :CUSTOM_ID: rofi-in-xfce - :END: -The default xfce appfinder been causing me issues lately so I decided to -switch to rofi.\\ -\\ -To make rofi work with my workflow I like to add some binds for it: - -- Bind =rofi -show drun -icon-theme "Papirus-Dark" -show-icons= to - super+d -- Bind =rofi -show run= to super+r -- Bind =rofi -show window -icon-theme "Papirus-Dark" -show-icons= to - super+w - -There is much more I could use rofi for but this is all I need. |