Regolith Linux Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Please don’t theme our apps

  Sure, and if they just said "we'll close tickets for anything to do with theming" or similar, it'd be fine, but instead we get: > We understand the need for distributions to stand out. However, we urge you to find ways to do this without taking away our agency. We are tired of having to do extra work for setups we never intended to support, just to have that used against us when people tell us the breakage from... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Vanilla OS 2.0 Orchid base is changing from Ubuntu to Debian

  Something like Regolith perhaps? https://regolith-linux.org/ Or did you mean just GNOME but with more keyboard driven window management? If so there is tiling assistant extension for GNOME that isn’t bad from what I’ve heard. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• What is a good alternative desktop environment to GNOME with these properties?

  You may want to try out the regolith-linux DE, its gnome+i3 sort of mixed together. https://regolith-linux.org/ Its a bit unusual in some ways compared to 'normal' gnome and i3. But its usable, and has sane defaults normally, you can tweak it like crazy if you want to learn how it works. Source: over 1 year ago

• Hardcore tiling WM and terminal users that switched to KDE or Gnome, how is it going?

  Https://regolith-linux.org/ best implementation of i3 on Ubuntu out-the-box (and other distros) imo. Check it out. Source: almost 2 years ago

• tiling/floating window manager hybrid?

  Https://regolith-linux.org/ - regolith has its own .iso but you can also install the regolith packages on top of standard ubuntu as well. Source: about 2 years ago

• How can I make a specific application spawn on a specific workspace number and move my focus to that workspace?

  It should be possible to use GNOME apps like Settings under a window manager. For example, check out Regolith Linux. It "combines GNOME's system management features with i3-wm's productive workflow." Which sounds exactly like what you're looking for. Source: about 2 years ago

• Considering Linux and selecting my first distro.

  Once you get a good feel for just using Linux in general, start trying out some more stuff: For example, you can install a new window manager/desktop environment (the default Ubuntu DE is called GNOME). Try something like Regolith that gives sensible defaults, then branch out and try other things. Source: about 2 years ago

• A distro that has a WM pre-configured.

  If you like Ubuntu based, you may check Regolith. Source: about 2 years ago

• Desktop environment to replace i3?

  Sounds like you'll love regolith linux. Source: about 2 years ago

• How can a tiling WMs improve ones productivity, or can it?

  I use these too while using i3. Checkout Https://regolith-linux.org. Source: about 2 years ago

• Recent Convert - Need Halp

  Maybe Regolith. I’ve never used it but here’s someone who has. Source: over 2 years ago

• is Pop-shell the only option for tiling wm in gnome?

  You could always try Regolith. It's basically i3 with gnome systems under the hood. Source: over 2 years ago

• I was more than satisfied with Pop and the Cosmic DE, but then ... I found the magic world of WMs and dove in! Now i use i3 and polybar!

  You should try regolith-linux.org: it has the best of both worlds: i3-gaps with Gnome backend, so managing system and configurations are just like in Gnome, just replace Gnome Shell with i3-gaps. It could be installed over Pop 21.04, I am not sure about how it goes with 21.10 tho... Source: over 2 years ago

• Should I keep using Linux?

  I don't know about hardware support and the issues you have with sleep / suspend, but for that specific point: I've found Regolith Linux a very comfortable way to use i3wm without the hassle of setting up too many things. It uses gnome-flashback to give you an almost stock Ubuntu with a completely set up i3wm on top. Maybe that's something for you? Source: over 2 years ago

• What's the bare minimum of knowledge required before switching to a window manager ?

  I guess you might want to try https://regolith-linux.org/ - it seems to be a i3 + GNOME hybrid, if I remember correctly I used it's PPA to install i3 in the first place to try it. Source: over 2 years ago

• Elementary OS 6.1

  If you want a tiling WM backed by a full DE ( with sleep, volume buttons, media buttons, working automagically ) you should try Regolith[0] [0] https://regolith-linux.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

• gnome apps in tiling wm vs tiling extension in stock gnome

  If you don't mind a Ubuntu base I can recommend https://regolith-linux.org/, a preconfigured i3 distro that integrates Gnome apps and settings nicely. Source: over 2 years ago

• Is i3 a good idea for me (current GNOME user)?

  Https://regolith-linux.org if you dont want to configure everything yourself. Highly recommend. Source: over 2 years ago

• Since i use linux, i can't stop bragging about it. Help.

  There are many varieties of ubuntu. Try regolith. Source: over 2 years ago

• Anyone here who lives in a eternal desktop environment dilemma?

  Try Regolith. It's an i3 DE with gnome tools integrated. So you can use tiling WM without having to configure everything yourself. https://regolith-linux.org. Source: over 2 years ago

• XMonad – The Automated Tiling WM

  I seem to post this in every tiling window manager story comment section but if you are on Ubuntu an extremely easy way to try out a tiling WM is to install Regolith and select it at login (you can always go back, but you won't want to): https://regolith-linux.org/ From their homepage: "Regolith is a modern desktop environment designed to let you work faster by reducing unnecessary clutter and ceremony. Built on... - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago