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Colonel Panic · 2026-03-28 21:02:26

Nili wrote:

I think i have both of those, (looks and optimum functionality) for a while now
https://i.postimg.cc/bskHhJR0/Screenshot-20260328-150016.png
^This color reminds me of a time when hhh did a similar one for #! I liked it then, and i'm glad i found a similar one for KDE.

Excellent! I'm in Zenwalk at the moment which looks pretty good for an XFce-based distro (dark theme, long bridge wallpaper, transparent terminals etc.), but lacks a bit in functionality compared to some of the other distros I know.

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Nili · 2026-03-31 18:24:38

Colonel Panic wrote:

Excellent! I'm in Zenwalk at the moment which looks pretty good for an XFce-based distro (dark theme, long bridge wallpaper, transparent terminals etc.), but lacks a bit in functionality compared to some of the other distros I know.

I wish you could find what you're looking for. It took me some worth efforts to find something suitable for myself.

hhh · 2026-04-01 01:05:22

Colonel Panic wrote:

Nili wrote:
I think i have both of those, (looks and optimum functionality) for a while now
https://i.postimg.cc/bskHhJR0/Screenshot-20260328-150016.png
^This color reminds me of a time when hhh did a similar one for #! I liked it then, and i'm glad i found a similar one for KDE.
Excellent! I'm in Zenwalk at the moment which looks pretty good for an XFce-based distro (dark theme, long bridge wallpaper, transparent terminals etc.), but lacks a bit in functionality compared to some of the other distros I know.

Not sure what #! theme that is reminiscent of, but thanks for the shoutout!

@Colonel, theming is easy, build from your foundation. What have you liked in distros in terms of function? Floating/tiling/menu system/launchers/panel/dock/widgets/resource usage, etc... anything but theming/desktop effects.

Nili · 2026-04-01 06:11:26

hhh wrote:

Not sure what #! theme that is reminiscent of, but thanks for the shoutout!.

I tried to find it through web.archive, If I'm not mistaken, it was Deb8.
I used it on my then setup, My current KDE colors looks very similar to Deb8 a few years ago.

No prob, i am really glad i find a grey theme, For years i used dark background with white text, but i had enough with it.

Colonel Panic · 2026-04-01 08:00:03

hhh wrote:

Colonel Panic wrote:
Nili wrote:
I think i have both of those, (looks and optimum functionality) for a while now
https://i.postimg.cc/bskHhJR0/Screenshot-20260328-150016.png
^This color reminds me of a time when hhh did a similar one for #! I liked it then, and i'm glad i found a similar one for KDE.
Excellent! I'm in Zenwalk at the moment which looks pretty good for an XFce-based distro (dark theme, long bridge wallpaper, transparent terminals etc.), but lacks a bit in functionality compared to some of the other distros I know.
Not sure what #! theme that is reminiscent of, but thanks for the shoutout!
@Colonel, theming is easy, build from your foundation. What have you liked in distros in terms of function? Floating/tiling/menu system/launchers/panel/dock/widgets/resource usage, etc... anything but theming/desktop effects.

Thanks for your post hhh. I'm about 80% of the way now towards getting a setup that both looks good and works optimally well for me; it's the final 20% that is proving difficult!

In reality, if I even get to 90% I'll be happy. I think looking for perfection in a setup is a trap; you never quite get there and you're walking towards a receding horizon.

hhh · 2026-04-02 02:38:08

^^, wow! I never thought of using webarchive to see scrots from now-defunct image hosting sites. Thanks for the blast from the past!

@Colonel, you're evading the question.

Colonel Panic · 2026-04-02 10:19:39

This one?

"What have you liked in distros in terms of function? Floating/tiling/menu system/launchers/panel/dock/widgets/resource usage, etc... anything but theming/desktop effects."

Thanks for asking, but that's going to take a while to answer unfortunately, and I don't really feel up to that level of effort at the moment I'm afraid.

I will just say for now though that I like doing a lot of things from the keyboard, which is why I use DMenu amongst other menu programs, and use Midnight Commander for a lot of the file management tasks I do in Linux.

I don't want a Windows clone distro where you do everything by clicking with a mouse.

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Colonel Panic · 2026-04-02 10:25:01

I use tiling mainly when I've got things to do that require two windows to be next to each other and taking up half of the screen each, for example when I have to copy a password from one window into a box in an adjacent one. Sometimes it's also good when you want a window to take up the entirety of your screen space with no (or almost no) borders.

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Martin · 2026-04-02 20:56:09

W10 + Ubuntu Mate LTS.

I now have a second Lenovo X230. I got it for free. It has twice the RAM and twice the disk space of the one I already had. And it came with W10. The battery is all but dead. I have not decided if I am going to refurbish it or use it for 'spares'. For now I have installed Ubuntu Mate LTS -- I wanted to try something else -- using half the disk for Ubuntu and leaving half to W10.

The install process was hit-and-miss but I did not ruin anything. I had to try several times before the 'install but keep other OS' even showed up as an alternative. After succeeding I found out even a mere suspicion that all is not well with the existing OS and/or its file system will make the installer not offer that option.

Anyway, in the end Ubuntu installed just fine but I had to manually edit grub to be able to choose between W10 and Ubuntu. Before doing so I only got Ubuntu.

I haven't touched W in a long time outside of my mother's old computer. Boy, is W10 busy compared to Linux and BSD! The disk and fan is working a lot more after starting the system.

My FreeBSD adventure has been on the back burner for a while now so no news to report.

/Martin

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F3 · Yesterday 19:28:17

Compared to other distrohoppers, I suppose my hopping has been low key. I've tried everything I want to try and now I know that'll keep me anchored to a distro.

Speaking of distros, has anyone experimented with Android alternatives, such as CalyxOS, GrapheneOS, LineageOS, /e/OS, iodé?

I decided to de-Google my life in 2025 and haven't looked back. I now run GrapheneOS on a Pixel 8a and look forward to see how Graphene and Moto work together in the future.

Döbbie03 · Yesterday 19:57:34

I'm 80% on the way of convincing myself to move to a Pixel + Graphene. Just need to take the plunge after a very long time of just iPhone.

Sector11 · Yesterday 22:54:14

I wish I could but too many professionals (doctors, dentists, pharmacies etc) in this GForsaken 3rd world country work with WhatsApp.

johnraff · Today 00:17:14

F3 wrote:

I decided to de-Google my life in 2025 and haven't looked back. I now run GrapheneOS on a Pixel 8a and look forward to see how Graphene and Moto work together in the future.

I've just bought a Moto g24, so interested, but according to this site, GrapheneOS is Pixel only:

GrapheneOS only works on Pixel devices for now and cannot be installed on other phones through standard methods like Generic System Images (GSI). There’s no official support or dedicated GrapheneOS builds for any other brands or models, so you’ll need a Pixel to run it.

This too: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/33205- … -motorolas

F3 · Today 00:45:18

@ johnraff: I recall people posting that they had successfully installed Graphene on non-pixel phones, but I can't find the links. That said, you can probably install a Graphene alternative such as /e/OS on your Moto g24.

johnraff · Today 01:06:51

^OK I'll have a look, thanks. But when the phone has to be usable as a phone you need to be careful. Other apps crashing wouldn't be the end of the world, but I saw a Graphene forum post today from someone whose SIM card suddenly stopped working. This wasn't it, but eg https://www.cape.co/blog/grapheneos-supported-devices

The sim card also gives you access to data in places where there's no wifi.

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