diff --git a/music.json b/music.json index 88e9d09..daaddf5 100644 --- a/music.json +++ b/music.json @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ { "id": "scrap_13", "name": "Scrap #13", - "description": "I don't like this one", + "description": "I don't like this one.", "group": "Scraps", "timestamp": 1636314430 }, diff --git a/posts/2021-11-14-why-linux.md b/posts/2021-11-14-why-linux.md index f47ff37..041d70c 100644 --- a/posts/2021-11-14-why-linux.md +++ b/posts/2021-11-14-why-linux.md @@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ template: post -title: Why I use Linux +title: Linux FAQ author: flewkey timestamp: 1636929506 visibility: hidden This is not a standard blog post, but a hidden FAQ which answers the common -questions I get about running Linux on my laptop. +questions I get about running Linux. These are my experiences, so they may not +apply to you at all. ---- @@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ questions I get about running Linux on my laptop. - Proper tiling window management - Inter-application audio routing via PipeWire or JACK - Supports all of the programs that I care about +- Easy to fix when it breaks #### Why do you hate Windows? @@ -24,39 +26,43 @@ questions I get about running Linux on my laptop. - Annoying build toolchains - Lack of inter-application audio routing without specialized tools - Spontaneous combustion +- Hard to fix when it breaks #### Should I switch to Linux? -Probably not. Use whatever suits you best. +Use whatever suits you best. ---- -## Cynical nerd FAQ +## Nerd FAQ -#### Isn’t desktop Linux a mess? +#### What Linux distribution do you use? -It isn’t _great_, but it works well enough for me. +My main computer runs Gentoo. My servers and smaller machines run Debian. -#### Isn’t it tedious to use? +#### What desktop environment do you use? -I find it quite comfortable, personally. +My desktop consists of [sway](https://swaywm.org/), [bemenu](https://github.com/Cloudef/bemenu), +[i3status](https://github.com/i3/i3status), [foot](https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot), +and [fcitx5](https://gitlab.com/fcitx/fcitx5). -#### Do you have to spend hours tweaking your system to make it work? +#### Do you think that desktop Linux a mess? + +Yes. Although many parts of it have issues, none of them affect me too much. + +#### What do you think about Linux audio? + +I think it’s great! I can mix audio between Discord and my audio interface, send +it to a reverb program, then listen to it from my Bluetooth earbuds. + +#### How did you tweak your system? My “tweaks” congealed over time. If you sit on a chair for a long time, it will mold to the shape of your butt. If you use a computer for a long time, it will fit your preferences eventually. -#### Don’t you run into all sorts of issues? +#### What issues have you run into? -Most of the software that I use seems to run well. - -#### Doesn’t it spontaneously break? - -Linux systems are chock full of footguns. Experienced users can avoid these, -but everyone else is walking on a minefield as far as I’m concerned. One dude -destroyed his desktop environment by installing Steam. -[Seriously](https://youtu.be/0506yDSgU7M?t=620).[^1] - -[^1]: Although this was a result of poor quality assurance on the distribution’s -package repository, the point is that these mistakes are easy to make. +* Due to driver issues, I can’t use my NVIDIA GPU +* Setting up DisplayLink on my particular system was tedious +* Some situations require me to use software which only runs on Windows diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css index 963c2cd..af651ae 100644 --- a/static/style.css +++ b/static/style.css @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ figure figcaption { } header { - height: 220px; + height: 230px; min-width: 230px; padding: 16px 16px 16px 16px; margin-bottom: 24px;