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MX Linux as Wireguard Client

2022-01-02

In my previous post, I shared the excitement of getting a Wireguard VPN set up on a 1st Generation Raspberry Pi. At that point, I had only set up my main Linux system at home, my Fedora 35 system, as a Wireguard client to connect to the RPi Wireguard server. You can read about the configuration methods I went through by reading Wrangle Dotfiles Round 2.0 to get my Fedora 35 system connected to the Wireguard VPN.…

Wrangle Dotfiles Round 2.0

2021-12-23

How do these technologies fit together? 1st Generation Raspberry Pi B with 512mb of RAM Wireguard VPN Git Bash “if then elif fi” yadm I gave away the answer with this article’s title. Using these technologies, I have taken dotfile management to the next level. This technology stack is how I implemented the 2.0 version of dotfile management. If you want to read about my version 1.0 adventure, you can read Wrangle Dotfiles with Yadm .…

Wrangle Dotfiles with Yadm

2020-08-23

Running a Linux distribution as your computer’s operating system opens up a world of tweaks, configurations, and personalizations. FOSS offers choices in desktop environments, window managers, and favorite programs. All these choices enable you to set up a computer environment that serves your unique needs. What happens when you want to recreate that same experience on a 2nd or 3rd computer that is also running a Linux distribution? You can manually copy each of your configuration files from one computer to another using a folder connected to syncthing or a USB flash drive transferred with sneakernet .…

MX-Fluxbox Pseudo Tiling

2020-08-18

Eventually the experienced FOSS user will discover tiling window managers. Similar to fluxbox, tiling window managers are light weight on resources, but they might need additional customization to enable features that come turned on automatically in desktop environments like Gnome , Plasma , Mate , and XFCE . Tiling window managers include FOSS like Awesome , Xmonad , i3 , and herbstluftwm just to name a few. Tiling window managers use keyboard shortcuts to quickly arrange your program windows into tiled layouts to make the most of your screen real estate.…

MX-Fluxbox Window Grouping

2020-08-16

When you hang around technology enthusiasts who love to be productive on their computers, you might hear the term “workflow.” Workflows tend to be as different as the individuals who establish their personal workflow. In FOSS communities individuals will sing their praises of their desktop environment often because they like its default workflow or it fits their preferred workflow. Perhaps, I’m an odd duck, but I have found “workflows” that work for me in all the major desktop environments.…