ElectronBadger

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What search engine should I use? in c/privacy@lemmy.ml
[–] ElectronBadger@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 hours ago

I use and recommend Qwant or DuckDuckGo

What distro do you use and why? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] ElectronBadger@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 hours ago

Debian Testing (laptop, workstation and RPIs) since it works best for me. Tried Gentoo, Arch, OpenSUSE and several others. Also, I've been using FreeBSD for some time.

What desktop enviroment do you use and why? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] ElectronBadger@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

i3. Superb for keyboard-driven environment. Ultra fast, so responsive and configurable. The best.

I have an Nvidia GPU, should I get an Intel or AMD CPU? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
Installing Linux Like It's 1999 in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] ElectronBadger@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

I've started several decades ago, with some ancient Slackware (?) version, downloaded using 56k line modem as 1.44 floppy images. Meanwhile I had a period of a difficult relationship with Windows (2000 was the least bad) and a longish affair with MacOS. Now Linux-only everywhere, for the last ~5 years.

best linux terminal emulator in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] ElectronBadger@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't know if it's the best, but kitty + zsh has been my daily driver for many years.

How to change dark/light nature of libadwaita in non-gnome systems? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] ElectronBadger@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Adding

[Settings]                                                                                                                                                                
gtk-theme-name=Adwaita-dark

to $USER/.config/gtk-4.0 and $USER/.config/gtk-3.0 should do the trick.

Is there a text editor/notes app that adds Unicode symbols? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] ElectronBadger@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

SublimeText with this plugin: https://github.com/mvoidex/UnicodeMath

Despite the name, it works for all Unicode characters :)

Any good Debian-based OS for a laptop? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] ElectronBadger@lemmy.ml 14 points 5 months ago

Debian Testing. My daily driver since.. a long time :)