From d194694f31002068868a378d121ed0e2db01c378 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nathansmith Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 12:11:10 -0600 Subject: Messy folder --- testTheThing/org/distro-guides/arch.org | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ testTheThing/org/distro-guides/fedora.org | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++ testTheThing/org/distro-guides/images/back.png | Bin 0 -> 752 bytes testTheThing/org/distro-guides/xfce.org | 60 ++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 256 insertions(+) create mode 100644 testTheThing/org/distro-guides/arch.org create mode 100644 testTheThing/org/distro-guides/fedora.org create mode 100644 testTheThing/org/distro-guides/images/back.png create mode 100644 testTheThing/org/distro-guides/xfce.org (limited to 'testTheThing/org/distro-guides') diff --git a/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/arch.org b/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/arch.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1cddf12 --- /dev/null +++ b/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/arch.org @@ -0,0 +1,103 @@ +[[../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= __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE==\\ + 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 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0243a3a --- /dev/null +++ b/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/fedora.org @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +[[../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= __GL_SYNC_DISPLAY_DEVICE==\\ + 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 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aec1613 Binary files /dev/null and b/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/images/back.png differ diff --git a/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/xfce.org b/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/xfce.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eef8618 --- /dev/null +++ b/testTheThing/org/distro-guides/xfce.org @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +[[../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. -- cgit v1.2.3