abarbarian Posted February 8, 2024 Author Posted February 8, 2024 (edited) On 2/7/2024 at 1:43 PM, wa4chq said: I've always been a nano kinda guy. Me too until I found MICRO. https://micro-editor.github.io/ One main reason for the change is that you can place the cursor anywhere in a page with the mouse which you can not do with nano. I still use nano on occasion though. Plus you get pretty colours too. I just changed to monokai-dark scheme from the plugins offered. https://github.com/Theodus/micro-monokai-dark https://github.com/micro-editor/plugin-channel https://codeberg.org/micro-plugins/plugin-channel Edited February 9, 2024 by abarbarian extra link 1 1 Quote
wa4chq Posted February 8, 2024 Posted February 8, 2024 1 hour ago, abarbarian said: Me too until I found MICRO. https://micro-editor.github.io/ One main reason for the change is that you can place the cursor anywhere in a page with the mouse which you can not do with nano. I still use nano on occasion though. Plus you get pretty colours too. I just changed to monokai-dark scheme from the plugins offered. https://github.com/Theodus/micro-monokai-dark https://github.com/micro-editor/plugin-channel I will check this out....thanks! Quote
wa4chq Posted February 8, 2024 Posted February 8, 2024 (edited) On 2/8/2024 at 6:09 AM, abarbarian said: Me too until I found MICRO. https://micro-editor.github.io/ One main reason for the change is that you can place the cursor anywhere in a page with the mouse which you can not do with nano. I still use nano on occasion though. Plus you get pretty colours too. I just changed to monokai-dark scheme from the plugins offered. https://github.com/Theodus/micro-monokai-dark https://github.com/micro-editor/plugin-channel Just installed micro.....looks pretty slick...have not spent any time yet seeing what it will do. The real test is if I can remember that I now have the option to use it instead of nano. Edited February 9, 2024 by wa4chq 1 Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 9, 2024 Posted February 9, 2024 I'm not at all excited to say that I'm still (20 years almost) using VIM as a CLI editor app and Leafpad (previously used Mousepad) as a graphical app. All is rather staid and boring in my techie life. YAY! 1 Quote
abarbarian Posted February 9, 2024 Author Posted February 9, 2024 9 hours ago, V.T. Eric Layton said: (previously used Mousepad) Me too. Something went wrong with it on my Arch quite some time ago and I could not resolve the issue so I swapped to Leafpad. Just reinstalled Mousepad and it is working again so I will use it as my default. It has some natty colour schemes and font change is easy. My favourite easy text editor. Quote
abarbarian Posted February 9, 2024 Author Posted February 9, 2024 11 hours ago, wa4chq said: Just installed micro.....looks pretty slick...have not spent any time yet seeing what it will do. The real test is if I can remember that I now have the option to use it instead of nano. Use this to set if terminal use (I think), .bashrc file is where to put it export EDITOR="micro" An set it as a default for the "open with" option. Simples........................ 1 Quote
securitybreach Posted February 9, 2024 Posted February 9, 2024 I also prefer leafpad for a gui editor, been using it sometimes for many years now. Quote
wa4chq Posted February 9, 2024 Posted February 9, 2024 1 hour ago, abarbarian said: Use this to set if terminal use (I think), .bashrc file is where to put it export EDITOR="micro" An set it as a default for the "open with" option. Simples........................ .bashrc? You mean like "bangers and .bashrc"? Oh wait, that's "bangers and mash".....whoops. Sorry, no .bashin' here in these parts. Only .zshrc's are allowed. 1 Quote
abarbarian Posted February 9, 2024 Author Posted February 9, 2024 1 hour ago, securitybreach said: I also prefer leafpad for a gui editor, been using it sometimes for many years now. Too simple for me. I like to change the background colour and text which you can not do with leafpad easily if at all. Quote
securitybreach Posted February 9, 2024 Posted February 9, 2024 7 minutes ago, abarbarian said: Too simple for me. I like to change the background colour and text which you can not do with leafpad easily if at all. I don't mind as its not used very much as I am usually using vim with a dark themed terminal. 1 Quote
abarbarian Posted February 9, 2024 Author Posted February 9, 2024 21 minutes ago, wa4chq said: Sorry, no .bashin' here in these parts. Only .zshrc's are allowed. Ah ha well being a barbarian it is written that I must use bash. 1 Quote
securitybreach Posted February 9, 2024 Posted February 9, 2024 I'll never use plain ole bash again after discovering zsh many years ago 1 Quote
abarbarian Posted January 22 Author Posted January 22 Rhino Linux is an Ubuntu-based, rolling release distribution, with Pacstall & XFCE at its core. Quote Rhino Linux re-invents the Ubuntu experience as a rolling-release distribution built on a stable desktop environment. Diverging from Ubuntu-based tradition, Rhino Linux is not derived from any LTS or interim releases, but instead uses Ubuntu's devel branch to provide a rolling experience. Thought folks might find this newish Ubuntu based offering of interest. Quote Pacstall is the AUR for Ubuntu, and assists in providing the most up-to-date software, even those unavailable in the standard repositories. It is at the very heart of the distribution, providing essential packages such as the Linux kernel, web browsers, our customized Unicorn Desktop, and other Rhino Linux utilities. https://github.com/pacstall Quote The AUR Ubuntu never had However I find their references to Pacstall as being the AUR that Ubuntu never had as very strange indeed. Pacstall is a package manager so if they were referencing it as a pacman alternative I could see that. However the AUR is just a repository for pre-packaged programs specifically set up for the Arch environment. I might be being a tad pedantic here but they should really get their facts right. They do have some decent information in their wiki and their page giving the packages included in the distro is very neat indeed. https://pacstall.dev/packages?page=0&size=25&sortBy=default&sort=asc&filter=&filterBy=name They could however do with more screenshots of their, Quote Beautiful, Elegant, Adaptive. The Unicorn Desktop. A desktop experience designed to be both modern and fast. Personally I can not see the point of running a distro that is based on Ubuntu which is based on Debian, too many layers of complication for things to go wrong. Good luck to them, but not for me. 1 Quote
securitybreach Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Neat but I do not know why people just do respins of other distros instead of actually contributing. There is no reason to have hundreds of distros based off of others. Changing the theme, defaults apps and such doesn't mean you created something new. I get it...just saying.. Quote
abarbarian Posted January 22 Author Posted January 22 9 minutes ago, securitybreach said: Neat but I do not know why people just do respins of other distros instead of actually contributing. There is no reason to have hundreds of distros based off of others. Changing the theme, defaults apps and such doesn't mean you created something new. I get it...just saying.. I agree with the above. But Rhino is a rolling release with its own package manager and own desktop, so they are a tad more than just a respin. Quote
securitybreach Posted January 22 Posted January 22 5 minutes ago, abarbarian said: I agree with the above. But Rhino is a rolling release with its own package manager and own desktop, so they are a tad more than just a respin. Ah cool. I read your post but didnt check it out any further. 1 Quote
raymac46 Posted January 22 Posted January 22 I have installed Rhino Linux in VMware and I'll give it a spin. 2 Quote
securitybreach Posted January 22 Posted January 22 6 minutes ago, raymac46 said: I have installed Rhino Linux in VMware and I'll give it a spin. Cool Quote
raymac46 Posted January 22 Posted January 22 Some preliminary observations. I have been able to upgrade without any crashes or corrupted files. I used pacstall to install Google Chrome stable. The menu is a side dock similar to Ubuntu or MX-Linux. 2 Quote
Hedon James Posted January 23 Posted January 23 14 hours ago, raymac46 said: Some preliminary observations. I have been able to upgrade without any crashes or corrupted files. I used pacstall to install Google Chrome stable. The menu is a side dock similar to Ubuntu or MX-Linux. and my preferred paradigm, which I employ on my custom LXQT desktop! I can't believe that Unicorn desktop is based on XFCE....if Unicorn existed back when I was looking to mimic Ubuntu's Unity desktop, but in lightweight fashion, I definitely would've given Unicorn a LONG hard look. And if it fit my workflows, or my workflows could've been improved, I might be an XFCE guy now, instead of an LXQT guy! 1 Quote
raymac46 Posted January 23 Posted January 23 Well call me a Luddite but after some time in VMware I think Rhino Linux is a solution for a problem I don't have. First of all you have to learn another method of installing and updating packages. I do like pacstall for a package that isn't in the repos. However Rhino doesn't play well with VMware. I can't fit the guest display in the VM window. Slick distros like EOS do that seamlessly. Also the audio is glitchy and staticy. Did not play YouTube well on a powerhouse system. Unlike HJ I prefer a horizontal dock or bottom panel for my apps. The Rhino dock is quite handsome and functional so if you like that style it'll be fine. I found it a bit tricky to add an app to the dock but finally figured it out. The dock gets out of the way of a full-screen browser app. I know that the true test of a distro is to install it on the rails. But Rhino's look and feel isn't my bag. It'll be interesting to see how HJ gets along with it. 1 1 Quote
abarbarian Posted January 24 Author Posted January 24 (edited) 17 hours ago, raymac46 said: Well call me a Luddite but after some time in VMware I think Rhino Linux is a solution for a problem I don't have. First of all you have to learn another method of installing and updating packages. Luddite I do like that Rhino is a rolling release, so well done to them for that. With a decent backup strategy which all users should have in place especially businesses, rolling is the way to go for security and innovation. I am too old to want to spend my time learning new stuff just for the sake of it. I have a operating system that is stable and efficient and works very well for me and a desktop set up that only changes when I want it to. So I may be a partial Luddite but am more of an Old Git an proud of it. Edited January 24 by abarbarian Quote
securitybreach Posted January 24 Posted January 24 2 hours ago, abarbarian said: With a decent backup strategy which all users should have in place especially businesses, rolling is the way to go for security and innovation. Well as someone in enterprise IT and a huge fan of Archlinux, i must admit that rolling releases are not the best case for businesses, outside of small companies. You want things to run smooth at a business with zero to minimal downtime. While someone with experience could keep multiple machines and servers running fine for themselves, dealing with thousands of machines that are constantly changing would be an absolute nightmare for IT. If you do want a rolling distro for the user, it would make more sense to run a debian back-end and simply deploy virtual images to the user's machines. That way you could rapidly deploy an image to the user. You want a backend that you could set and forget per se, updating aside. I deal with Windows at work and it's a nightmare at times, especially now that everything is going cloud based which makes you depend on the outside companies to fix things sometimes. Business is literally going full circle to the dumb terminals of the 90s. Soon you will only need a keyboard, mouse, display and a connection. The push to bring your own device will come with its own night problems due to the changes in hardware and configuration on all the different machines. You want to absolutely control the environment in a business network for both security and user experience. Quote
raymac46 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 In my time at Unilever the company always ran old and "stable" editions of Windows and its Office software. We hung on to 3.11 for years and even in 2005 when I retired the standard O/S was NT4. We had a few cloud-based apps but they ran what was essentially a 3.11 desktop via Citrix. The reason for this was that we could always be sure everyone could read and write communications that anyone in the company could receive, open and respond to. It would be a nightmare otherwise. 1 1 Quote
raymac46 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I don't mind learning new stuff if it offers an interesting and useful alternative to what I know. I am always glad I learned Arch Linux. That said, some distros have a learning curve or a different look and feel, but at the end of the day are doing the same stuff as the ones you know. Arch Linux is a favorite of mine, not because it is a rolling release but because you can learn a lot about Linux if you use it. Plain old boring Linux Mint works great for me. 1 1 Quote
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