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Professor of CS, Game Dev, Tech Death enjoyer
lmao
i3wm, the mormon's window manager
i3wm, the mormon's window manager
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
lmao
i3wm, the mormon's window manager
i3wm, the mormon's window manager
Coming from VSCode, I actually like deciding exactly what goes in my editor, and knowing exactly how it works. Neovim is perfect for that. "Wah it doesn't have treesitter built in." Brother, it takes like 2 seconds to add it. It's not that big of a deal. That was literally the first thing I did.
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Coming from VSCode, I actually like deciding exactly what goes in my editor, and knowing exactly how it works. Neovim is perfect for that. "Wah it doesn't have treesitter built in." Brother, it takes like 2 seconds to add it. It's not that big of a deal. That was literally the first thing I did.
Ugly, but it's fine. Comes stock with void linux. I hear it's pretty good if you combine it with i3wm.
I use i3 with kde, or by itself, but I bet it'd be pretty sick with xfce. Kinda feels aligned somehow.
I use i3 with kde, or by itself, but I bet it'd be pretty sick with xfce. Kinda feels aligned somehow.
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Ugly, but it's fine. Comes stock with void linux. I hear it's pretty good if you combine it with i3wm.
I use i3 with kde, or by itself, but I bet it'd be pretty sick with xfce. Kinda feels aligned somehow.
I use i3 with kde, or by itself, but I bet it'd be pretty sick with xfce. Kinda feels aligned somehow.
I also recently did something like this. Wasnt super devastating but it was enough to reinstall. All my important stuff was backed up. Now I only delete with trash-cli or yazi or whatever. I pretty much never us rm now lol
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I also recently did something like this. Wasnt super devastating but it was enough to reinstall. All my important stuff was backed up. Now I only delete with trash-cli or yazi or whatever. I pretty much never us rm now lol
Yeah, I think Id be down for a bleeding edge distro if I had all that properly configured. I was considering opensuse tumbleweed for this, since they have snapshots built in too and they're bleeding edge, but my system is currently where I need it so Im just holding off on that.
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Yeah, I think Id be down for a bleeding edge distro if I had all that properly configured. I was considering opensuse tumbleweed for this, since they have snapshots built in too and they're bleeding edge, but my system is currently where I need it so Im just holding off on that.
To each their own. Im also firmly against AI integration, but using an LLM to learn accelerated my understanding of Linux considerably. Just a consideration. If anything, host your own LLM if you feel iffy about big corpos.
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
To each their own. Im also firmly against AI integration, but using an LLM to learn accelerated my understanding of Linux considerably. Just a consideration. If anything, host your own LLM if you feel iffy about big corpos.
Linux+wezterm+yazi+neovim...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Linux+wezterm+yazi+neovim...
I have markview.nvim, as well as some plugins for things like zenmode. But then I installed the ltex-plus language server and set up some keybinds for quick actions and it's basically a fully functional writing application. There's probably more I could do, like orgmode and whatnot.
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I have markview.nvim, as well as some plugins for things like zenmode. But then I installed the ltex-plus language server and set up some keybinds for quick actions and it's basically a fully functional writing application. There's probably more I could do, like orgmode and whatnot.
Ah yeah I get that. I spent a month compulsively configuring neovim when I got into it. And it was compulsively learning void linux before that.
Fedora's great though! I switched to Solus cause its independent rolling stable, and I really like it. I also want to figure out snapshots though.
Fedora's great though! I switched to Solus cause its independent rolling stable, and I really like it. I also want to figure out snapshots though.
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Ah yeah I get that. I spent a month compulsively configuring neovim when I got into it. And it was compulsively learning void linux before that.
Fedora's great though! I switched to Solus cause its independent rolling stable, and I really like it. I also want to figure out snapshots though.
Fedora's great though! I switched to Solus cause its independent rolling stable, and I really like it. I also want to figure out snapshots though.
I fall into this exact same problem. I ended up switching to a distro that "just works" exactly for this reason. Doing linux stuff is fun, but at the end of the day, Im using my computer for my hobbies, not the other way around.
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I fall into this exact same problem. I ended up switching to a distro that "just works" exactly for this reason. Doing linux stuff is fun, but at the end of the day, Im using my computer for my hobbies, not the other way around.
Honestly, I didnt know anything about linux when I started a year ago, and I chose a very DIY distro to start so that I could learn faster, and chatgpt helped a lot. I already have a background in computer science which is why the steep curve was fine, but I recommend chatgpt for all learners.
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Honestly, I didnt know anything about linux when I started a year ago, and I chose a very DIY distro to start so that I could learn faster, and chatgpt helped a lot. I already have a background in computer science which is why the steep curve was fine, but I recommend chatgpt for all learners.
Yeah the install script is generally the best way, it's just a bit annoying that it'd not managed by the package manager but technically that's the best way
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Yeah the install script is generally the best way, it's just a bit annoying that it'd not managed by the package manager but technically that's the best way
I finally got it to work on my Linux install and that was virtually the last thing I needed to go full Linux. Feels soooo good. Sad the store doesn't work, but at least I can actually draw now!
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I finally got it to work on my Linux install and that was virtually the last thing I needed to go full Linux. Feels soooo good. Sad the store doesn't work, but at least I can actually draw now!
You can probably just skip that, you're fine. Slap it on rufus, make sure it's uefi (gpt I think) and then let it rip on your usb. Reboot, and usually there's an installer. Just pick defaults of you're not comfortable diving into options, and you should be good. LMK if you have any questions!
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
You can probably just skip that, you're fine. Slap it on rufus, make sure it's uefi (gpt I think) and then let it rip on your usb. Reboot, and usually there's an installer. Just pick defaults of you're not comfortable diving into options, and you should be good. LMK if you have any questions!
looool
I'm guessing you're talking about making sure it's legit, checking the sha and all that? Just use 7zip (which you should just have anyway) and you can right click your iso, and check the hash. Then just compare it against the hash the distro provides, and you're good. Honestly, though...
I'm guessing you're talking about making sure it's legit, checking the sha and all that? Just use 7zip (which you should just have anyway) and you can right click your iso, and check the hash. Then just compare it against the hash the distro provides, and you're good. Honestly, though...
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
looool
I'm guessing you're talking about making sure it's legit, checking the sha and all that? Just use 7zip (which you should just have anyway) and you can right click your iso, and check the hash. Then just compare it against the hash the distro provides, and you're good. Honestly, though...
I'm guessing you're talking about making sure it's legit, checking the sha and all that? Just use 7zip (which you should just have anyway) and you can right click your iso, and check the hash. Then just compare it against the hash the distro provides, and you're good. Honestly, though...
Massgrave is a valid option if you need windows 10 support (fuck windows 11)
Otherwise, yeah, grab rufus for installing to usb, and pick a nice OS. Generally, it's really easy to install Linux, and you'll be free!
Otherwise, yeah, grab rufus for installing to usb, and pick a nice OS. Generally, it's really easy to install Linux, and you'll be free!
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Massgrave is a valid option if you need windows 10 support (fuck windows 11)
Otherwise, yeah, grab rufus for installing to usb, and pick a nice OS. Generally, it's really easy to install Linux, and you'll be free!
Otherwise, yeah, grab rufus for installing to usb, and pick a nice OS. Generally, it's really easy to install Linux, and you'll be free!
As a lifelong user of windows who recently got into linux... windows is shit. lol
You get used to bad smells when you're stuck with them so long. Linux has some rough edges here and there, but holy cow, now my computer is ACTUALLY my computer. Not microsoft's.
You get used to bad smells when you're stuck with them so long. Linux has some rough edges here and there, but holy cow, now my computer is ACTUALLY my computer. Not microsoft's.
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
As a lifelong user of windows who recently got into linux... windows is shit. lol
You get used to bad smells when you're stuck with them so long. Linux has some rough edges here and there, but holy cow, now my computer is ACTUALLY my computer. Not microsoft's.
You get used to bad smells when you're stuck with them so long. Linux has some rough edges here and there, but holy cow, now my computer is ACTUALLY my computer. Not microsoft's.
Here's my config if you want to check it out. A lot of people like to cram all of their config in some super init file. I personally hate that. Not very clean or modular. LMK if you have any other questions!
github.com/VoidAlone/ni...
github.com/VoidAlone/ni...
GitHub - VoidAlone/nihilvim: My custom neovim configuration
My custom neovim configuration. Contribute to VoidAlone/nihilvim development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Here's my config if you want to check it out. A lot of people like to cram all of their config in some super init file. I personally hate that. Not very clean or modular. LMK if you have any other questions!
github.com/VoidAlone/ni...
github.com/VoidAlone/ni...
The general workflow I think is to activate the environment and then enter neovim, but Im using uv.nvim to manage my environments since I use uv over conda. I see a conda plugin on github but it looks unmaintained so I probably wouldn't use it.
The uv plugin *might* work for activating venv.
The uv plugin *might* work for activating venv.
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The general workflow I think is to activate the environment and then enter neovim, but Im using uv.nvim to manage my environments since I use uv over conda. I see a conda plugin on github but it looks unmaintained so I probably wouldn't use it.
The uv plugin *might* work for activating venv.
The uv plugin *might* work for activating venv.
It has/is
-Excellent ecosystem for packaging
-Stable rolling release
-Secure boot
-Desktop oriented rather than power user oriented
-Very active and friendly community
-Independent distro
Lots of other things to like about it. All my stuff "just works." Genunely the most painless distro Ive used
-Excellent ecosystem for packaging
-Stable rolling release
-Secure boot
-Desktop oriented rather than power user oriented
-Very active and friendly community
-Independent distro
Lots of other things to like about it. All my stuff "just works." Genunely the most painless distro Ive used
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
It has/is
-Excellent ecosystem for packaging
-Stable rolling release
-Secure boot
-Desktop oriented rather than power user oriented
-Very active and friendly community
-Independent distro
Lots of other things to like about it. All my stuff "just works." Genunely the most painless distro Ive used
-Excellent ecosystem for packaging
-Stable rolling release
-Secure boot
-Desktop oriented rather than power user oriented
-Very active and friendly community
-Independent distro
Lots of other things to like about it. All my stuff "just works." Genunely the most painless distro Ive used