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i3 mentions (90)

• Automatic Visual Feedback for System Volume Change in I3wm via Dunst

  I switched to the i3 tiling based window manager. Because it's a whole different environment and thinking, it was very different from what I was used to. The volume buttons were working on my keyboard, but I didn't get any visual feedback. Furthermore, the volume percentage could go down below zero and increase up to more than hundread percent. There were times when I was confused why the keys stopped working, but... - Source: dev.to / 11 months ago

• "We understand" ;)

  This is partially why I use tools like i3 (/ sway). I like the tool; it works extremely well for me; the design has stayed the same for 20 years; there's no profit motive to come along and fuck everything up. It just works. It is boring in the best way possible. Source: over 1 year ago

• what machines have you used for development, and what do you prefer?

  I use MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid-2014) with Manjaro as OS using i3 as a window manager. It isn't perfect, but I'm thrilled with it. I have been a Mac OS user for the last 15 years and wouldn't change what I have now for a Mac OS because I don't need more than what I'm using for development. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Machine for pentesting and general use?

  For daily usage I really like kubuntu with i3wm, but it takes some configuration and getting used to the shortcuts, but it's well worth it. Source: almost 2 years ago

• What's the difference between Gnome and KDE? Do applications written for one work in the other?

  Some window managers are meant to be used as-is, and provide a minimalist yet functional environment that use very little resources or give power users an almost HUD-like interface. Examples of those window managers are OpenBox and i3wm for X, and Weston and Hyprland for Wayland. Source: almost 2 years ago

Ubuntu Unity mentions (5)

• Omakub – Opinionated Ubuntu Setup

  > Ubuntu out of the box is not a great experience. I personally went with Linux Mint, because it doesn't try to push snaps and honestly the Cinnamon desktop is lovely and gets out of the way, a bit like XFCE but in some ways more polished: https://www.linuxmint.com/ It's nice that I don't even need custom scripts, it's pretty good out of the box. That said, contrary to popular opinion, I actually liked back when... - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• The KDE desktop gets an overhaul with Plasma 6

  Unity is back. An enthusiast resurrected it and now it's an official Ubuntu flavour again: https://ubuntuunity.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Rethinking Window Management in Gnome

  > I wish Unity didn't die Hi from Unity on Ubuntu 23.04. I am running the Unity flavour: https://ubuntuunity.org/ It uses the latest Unity 7.7, released earlier this year: https://gitlab.com/ubuntu-unity/unity-x/unityx I run it on 3 or 4 machines, one of which has 2 screens and one of which has 3. Works great, scales well, handles modern Ubuntu just fine. I use it with the Waterfox browser, which integrates... - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Rolling release between Arch and Rhino(Ubuntu based)

  I'm sorry, but Ubuntu Unity takes the cake for the best distro website https://ubuntuunity.org/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Question about changing desktop environments

  Canonical dropped development of Unity in 2017 (if I remember correctly), but there is https://ubuntuunity.org/ which is not affiliated with Canonical. Source: about 2 years ago