Distribution ideas

Author

Marius Peter

Date

<2022-03-02 Wed>

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#+SUBTITLE: Linux distros I previously ran and enjoyed.

#+begin_abstract Here are some distribution setups I've successfully ran myself and kept note of, because I found them very productive and enjoyable to use. #+end_abstract

Void Linux

Arch Linux

<2015-01-01 Thu>--<2021-12-31 Fri>

I ran this setup from freshman year of college until my return from the USA approximately, first on a Lenovo T440 Thinkpad, then on a Dell 7567 Gaming Edition. I only left because curiosity pushed me to investigate other distros, but I might very well return to a very similar setup in the future! I loved the Arch learning experience, and the memes, of course.

Guiding Principles

1. Arch Linux KISS philosophy.
2. suckless software philosophy.
3. Unix philosophy, as applied to utilities.

Design

Base OS

Arch Linux

Connectivity

connman

Window manager

dwm

Compositing

picom

Terminal

st

Main editor

Spacemacs

File manager

Thunar

Desktop background & image preview

feh

GTK theme

ark

Sound management

pavucontrol

Themme management

lxappearance

Guix

Debian