Category archives: Linux

Openbox Nirvana

12Jun10

If you don’t know what Openbox is then you’re either not a Linux user or living under a rock somewhere. So for those that don’t know, Openbox is a Window Manager that does it’s job very well. I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for the various *box WM’s. My laptop is now running a new Linux distro that uses Openbox as the default window manager. Continue reading

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Starting Another New Linux Journey

28May10

Another distro hopping cycle has ended with me finding something I really like. Enter #! Crunchbang Linux. I got a new laptop around Christmas with Windows 7 installed and used that for a while but I knew eventually I would get Linux on there. The more I started using it the more I needed Linux and that’s where the journey began.
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XMonad Window Manager Configured

28Aug09

A few months ago if you read the post I got tired of Ubuntu Linux for various reasons and installed Arch Linux. That was one of the better decisions I’ve made. One of the biggest problems I had with Ubuntu was that it’s memory footprint was huge. There were lots of daemons and extra stuff running in the background that were unnecessary. At the same time I also was looking for a different window manager. This is where XMonad enters the picture. After a few months of use I must say that I really enjoy using it. I’ve finally got it somewhat configured to my liking, but it will be a while before I’ve tuned and tweaked it to what I want.
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Getting There

18Jul09

Well, after a day of playing I’m starting to get something resembling a decent system again. I think I’m trying to do too much in one weekend though. Instead of just instaling a new distro I’m also learning how to use a new window manager.
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Shiny New Arch Linux Install

17Jul09

Well, I’ve got Arch Linux installed. Got it conifgured and installed XWindow server. Now it’s time to install the software that I need. This could take some time as there is almost nothing installed with the base Arch install. All you get is the basic GNU Tool chain required to run a system.
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