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- - - - - - - - -
-

Arch linux

-

- 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 arch

-

- 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 offical arch installation guide and - other resources on the arch wiki is a great way to - install arch though I also like to - use 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

-
    -
  • 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 - - spaceFM. Just fuck around tbh.
    • -
  • If your - sound fucking aint working right install - sof-firmware.
    • -
  • I use yay because - it makes life in arch easier even though its - stupid ass bloat.
    • -
-
-

Nvidia drivers

-

- 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: -

- 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 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

-
    -
  • 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.
    • -
-
-
+ +
+ + +
+ + + + + + + +
+

Arch linux

+

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 arch

+

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 offical arch installation guide and other + resources on the arch wiki is a great way to install arch though I + also like to use 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

+
    +
  • 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 spaceFM. Just + fuck around tbh. +
    • +
  • If your sound fucking aint working right install + sof-firmware.
    • +
  • I use + yay because it makes life in arch easier even though its + stupid ass bloat. +
    • +
+
+

Nvidia drivers

+

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:

+ 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 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

+
    +
  • 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/distro_guides/fedora.html b/distro_guides/fedora.html index 7b652a2..72b47c7 100644 --- a/distro_guides/fedora.html +++ b/distro_guides/fedora.html @@ -1,167 +1,154 @@ - - Fedora guide - - + table { + color: black; + background-color: #bebebe; + margin-top: 10px; + margin-bottom: 10px; + margin-left: 10px; + margin-right: 10px; + } + - - Back to home page -
- Back to linux room - -
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-

Fedora xfce

-

- 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 here. -

-
- -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-

Setting up fedora

-

- Fedora has a little extra setup you wouldn't see in something like linux mint though - it isn't that bad. -

-

Packages

-

- 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 - resources here -
    • -
  • - Install flatpak if not already there using "sudo dnf install flatpak" then add - flathub - to get some cool apps! -
    • -
- -

Multimedia

-

- 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

-

- 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 - here -
    • -
  • - Also look at the rpmfusion docs on nvidia - here -
    • -
  • - Follow the archwiki on nvidia in 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

- 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 - -
-
+ +
+ + +
+ + + + + + + +
+

Fedora xfce

+

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 here.

+
+ +
+ + + + + + + + + + +
+

Setting up fedora

+

Fedora has a little extra setup you wouldn't see in something + like linux mint though it isn't that bad.

+

Packages

+

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 + resources here +
    • +
  • Install flatpak if not already there using "sudo dnf install + flatpak" then add flathub to get some cool apps! +
    • +
+

Multimedia

+

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

+

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 here +
    • +
  • Also look at the rpmfusion docs on nvidia here +
    • +
  • Follow the archwiki on nvidia in 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

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/distro_guides/xfce.html b/distro_guides/xfce.html index 252fdca..02f43ab 100644 --- a/distro_guides/xfce.html +++ b/distro_guides/xfce.html @@ -1,149 +1,120 @@ - - Xfce guide + Xfce guide + + } + - - Back to - home page
- Back to linux room - -
- - - - -
-

Xfce DE

-

- 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: - -
    • -
  • - 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

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. -
-
+ +
+ + +
+ + + + +
+

Xfce DE

+

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: + +
    • +
  • 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

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. +
+
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