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@stefano My last Linux workstation was a dual monitor setup. Ran #Debian with #Openbox for a lean, minimal configuration. Web browser and multiple xterms open on one screen with apps or email with more xterms open on the other. I still used the virtual desktops too.

If the opportunity exists for a multi-monitor setup in your *nix-based OS of choice, take it! 🙂

So still on my #OpenBSD adventure and although I missed images in the terminal be it sixel in xterm or the kitty protocol in kitty, I've decided to stick with good old #Xterm . Also on my #FreeBSD daily driver I'm used to such luxuries as icons in the terminal like font awesome or nerd fonts but even though I could have used alacritty or kitty to achieve this I have decided to for go them. After all what do they do other make it look pretty ? I don't get any other functionality from them and they can easily be replaced with text. You might have noticed too that although I'm a #Wayland chic on my #ThinkPad I've decided to be all nostalgic and stick with Xorg on OpenBSD. I haven't yet settled on a window manager be it tiling or stacking but #HerbstluftWM and #Openbox are in my sights although I'm still using the default #Fvwm right now. I have my Qutebrowser setup and aerc for my email. Printing via cups and xsane for scanning. Looking into nsxiv for an image viewer as the OpenBSD port of imv is well out of date. Yes I'm having to make small changes but once I'm finished this wee Dell Optiplex 3080 tower will be perfect for daily driving OpenBSD and I'm looking forward to learning lots more. #RunBSD
Decided that using xorg on my dell optiplex 3080 tower under #FreeBSD isn't for me although it bought back memories. I have seen how certain software has already become stale by which I mean no updates or bug fixes in a good 4-5 years. So I've switched back to #Wayland which I still use on my #ThinkPAD . But my experience of using twm and xterm have made me go explore #Labwc again with my favourite Wayland terminal Foot. It's a lovely minimal stacking window manager which can be themed using #OpenBox themes. I have gruvbox dark installed which I quite like. As to what bar I'm going to use ? I'm not sure maybe waybar or sfwbar or even something else ? #RunBSD

https://github.com/labwc/labwc
GitHubGitHub - labwc/labwc: A Wayland window-stacking compositorA Wayland window-stacking compositor. Contribute to labwc/labwc development by creating an account on GitHub.
Still playing around with #Labwc and although it's a #Wayland stacking window manager that can tile aka snap to edge it can also be totally configured to work with just the keyboard. I'm pretty impressed so far with what can be achieved. If you liked #OpenBox then definitely give this a shot as you'll love it.

TIL if you run gnome-terminal under Xorg it will default to always enabling GNOME's annoying Client-Side Decorations (aka header bar) instead of using the Window Manager's own window decorations. However, if you run the Window Manager under Wayland, even via the xwayland emulation layer, gnome-terminal is smart enough to realize it's not running under gnome-shell and disable it's silly Client-Side Decorations and not disable the Window Manager's window decorations.

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Apparently rebooting fixes the discrepancy between reported versions. Who'd have thunk? 🤦‍♂️

#FreeBSD has breathed new life into this ancient #laptop. Switched from #twm to #openbox and surfing the #web with #elinks.

Admittedly I did cheat and replace the 5,400 RPM hard drive with a 1TB SSD. I'm not masochistic enough for that, particularly when I had something exponentially better on hand. 😆

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@topher @nekohayo maybe #Gnome is not your cup of tea?

Feel free to experiment...

  • As for me I've to fix @OS1337 and I'll gladly accept any help I can get (except one's an asshole like RMS OFC!) on that front.

Whilst I focus on the bare foundations, I'm not gonna prevent people from getting a proper #GUI-#Desktop on it if they desire. It'll just not be my focus...

  • I want something simple & auditable even if that means #TUI / #CLI -Desktop with #tmux @ 80x25 is the default.