/glmg/ - GNU/Linux Minimalism General

This is a general for discussing software minimalism and minimal software alternatives

>What is software minimalism?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism_(computing)

>Why software minimalism?
- Fewer bugs
- Better performance
- Lower memory footprint
- Better maintainability
- Higher scalability
- Longer software lifetime
- Prompt delivery

Acceptable GNU/Linux distributions that aren't bloat

>Gentoo
wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:Main_Page
gentoo.org/downloads/

>Debian (netinst)
debian.org/CD/netinst/
debian.org/releases/
wiki.debian.org/SourcesList
debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-pkgtools.en.html#s-apt-get

>Void Linux
voidlinux.eu

>Alpine (Not GNU)
alpinelinux.org/

>Useful links
suckless.org/rocks
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_X_window_managers

>Beginners guide to GNU/Linux minimalism

1) Get comfortable with the terminal and learn terminal commands. Practice makes perfect.

computerhope.com/unix.htm
computerhope.com/unix/overview.htm
computerhope.com/unixtop1.htm

2) Try one of the listed GNU/Linux distros inside a VM (Virtual Machine) before installing it on real hardware

3) Ask questions in the thread.


Protip: If you aren't comfortable with the terminal or aren't proficient with GNU/Linux this thread isn't for you. Please visit /fglt/.

Other urls found in this thread:

github.com/hackerb9/lsix
hyperbola.info/
pastebin.com/gA8FNSUE
github.com/aligrudi/fbpdf
]PostScript/pdf/dvi/cbr/rar/cbz/zip
nongnu.org/fbi-improved/fimgs.man.html
github.com/jichu4n/JFBView
wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fbterm
twitter.com/SFWRedditGifs

I'm setting up a new storage volume. Does it ever make sense to use btrfs?

Bump for stallmam

COW is pretty cool, other than that, idk anything about btrfs... i think ZFS is the future

Isn't ext4 the standard? Why use other filesystems?

I can't believe this is real.

Me neither.
>dead link

Alpine or Void?

Void, Alpine is not for desktops afaik.

ext4 is the traditional choice, but ones like btrfs and ZFS have new tricks like compression, checksums, deduplication, and multi-device spanning. Problem is btrfs is not 100% stable, and ZFS is Oracle property.
I'll probably settle for ext4 on LVM

github.com/hackerb9/lsix
works with xterm, put the script in your PATH, xterm*decTerminalID: vt340 on your .Xresources, and then just type lsix. Doesnt work inside a multiplexer but there is a GNU Screen patch for sixels.

Haha nice!
Did you make this user?

Nope, I found this by playing with tons of console applications tho.

>You've reached the website for Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre operating system. The Hyperbola Project is a community driven effort to provide a fully free (as in freedom) operating system that is stable, secure, simple, lightweight that tries to Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS) under a Long Term Support (LTS) way.

>Derived from Arch plus stability and security from Debian, Hyperbola provides packages from it that meet the GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines (GNU FSDG) and replacements for the packages that don't meet this requirement. Packages are provided for the i686 and x86_64 architectures.

hyperbola.info/

Thoughts?

>github.com/hackerb9/lsix
neat

are package managers bloat ?

i remember the first time you shilled your distro here, the fucking download page didn’t work. Looks like you got shit running now though

That lady sure is pretty.

>making a general for every shitty thread idea you come up with
Not every thread has to be a general you imbecile. Looks like your brain is also minimalistic.

>3d
Disgusting.

I want to be her!

It was this.

Gay.

Needs more shilling, like the heads distro. They are good and people want something like that.

Is IceWM minimal? Anyone uses it? Can someone give me a comparison to i3WM?

Is a wm that can do a lot with less. Is on the fringe of minimal imho, I've use it in the past as an alternative to tiling in the case I need one, didnt like the winwowsy look but some people do. I ended up using motif window manager as an alternative wm.

thanks

...

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dwm.....

Is it true that systemd uses googles dns?

the gentoo livecd doesn't have the driver I need for wifi (and I need wifi) so I'm going to install gentoo through an antergos iso wish me luck

Fucks sake this isn't reddit, we don't need a general thread for every minor subject.

What your problem cunt?

does xfce come with a browser? I literally just installed xfce on a fresh install and have no browser installed

Minimalism doesnt need to be a hassle. To mount devices use bashmount. Bind it to a hotkey to something like opening a terminal and quitting once is done.

How can Debian be considered minimal if it uses Systemd?

Mine came with Firefox ESR but that might have been from Debian, just install one from the terminal.

Youre ruining this board. And im a faggot, bitch.

Posting more minimal applications. SCIM is an spreadsheet calculator, can use xlsx files and is scriptable.

>minimalism
>reinventing the wheel
pick one (1 (I))

>minimalism
>shit ton of libraries on top of the kernel

Pick one

>minimalism
>16bit or higher cpu
pick a single one

/opt exists for a reason.

Redpill me on bspwm.

Why isn't FreeBSD on there?

Not GNU, not Linux
OpenBSD is better anyway

BtrFS makes sense for single volumes, RAID1, or RAID10. If you're doing raid 5/6/50/60, stick with ZFS or XFS+mdraid.

sxiv vs feh?
And
gcc vs tcc?

>tcc
deprecated

OpenBSD makes a ton of software that runs great on Linux.
>OpenSSH
>LibreSSL
>mksh
>cwm
>tmux
OpenBSD by itself is a nice design, but Linux does most things faster and with more applications.

Tell me fucking more
tfw linux noob

Does anyone have that chart which lists all the root directories in linux?

Literally in the manual. Open a terminal and run
man hier

/opt is a directory where you put optional software packages. Your user files like runtime settings and your data are in your home directory. You can just blow away a package by rm -rf ing it from /opt and upgrade by tar xvf ing the new version after. Barely more effort than dealing with a package manager and a whole lot cleaner.

What is the easiest way to automount SD cards and USBs and such under Debian? (I am using the i3wm)

Automounting is harmful.

Automounting is evil.

It's available in the package usbmount. Don't use it.

To batch rename files inside a directory type qmv *, provided you set your $EDITOR youll be prompted to your favorite text editor, at the right side is the mirror text you need to change, at the left the previous versions.

Why is it not recommended to not automount?

Knowing how to use regular expressions and shell scripting is far more versatile.

bashmount is nice, I've also added custom actions in /etc/bashmount.conf to power off external HDDs (udisksctl power-off -b /dev/sdX)

Because some greybeards are paranoid and mounting manually gives you more control over what goes where and when.

Well, is there a method to manually mount shit w/ out root? If not which part of the automount udev rule thing should I edit to mount it under my home directory (in a folder called SD or USB)

Use bashmount above mentioned.

sudo doesn't work for you?

Why is her skin so fucking pale she looks like a ghost.

t. nigger

Framebuffer stuff pastebin.com/gA8FNSUE

Okay nig nog back you go

Contents of that pastebin:
Fbpdf - A small framebuffer pdf, djvu, epub, xps, and cbz viewer: github.com/aligrudi/fbpdf
fimgs - poor man’s []PostScript/pdf/dvi/cbr/rar/cbz/zip viewer for the linux framebuffer console: nongnu.org/fbi-improved/fimgs.man.html
JFBView - PDF and image viewer for the Linux framebuffer: github.com/jichu4n/JFBView


Why the fuck didn't you just inline the contents of that in your post instead of linking to it?

UTF-8 support on frame buffer anyone?

fbterm does that I think

This

Only as a last resort.

fbterm does kanji too

>wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fbterm
>development has stopped
cuck! will look into it anyways, thanks
yeah, thanks for pointing (Me) to

>Absolute Linux 15.0 Beta 1 release
>PaleMoon is the default browser

nice, just what i need!

>development has stopped
I've never had any problems with it. Makes a framebuffer environment comfy.

is there an easy list of what packages are safe to remove from a debian 9 install? i used the xfce iso but removed that and replaced it with kde and got rid of all the obvious bloat packages

why not sexy use netinst? and since when is there an "xfce iso"? O_o
apt list --installed | grep 'xfce'
apt purge *xfce* # hit 'no' when asked

is safe to do, just see what you use of those lists
can also redirect to read later

i already did that with the xfce packages, i mean is there anything in the base install that is bloat/likely to be not needed

>do you know if there is anything my computer that i dont use?
i guess you know the answer... since you arent more specific, i suppose youre a "normal" user, and i think some programming tools are installed by default so, try
vim binutils *-dev *-dbg

i think vim is installed by default, not sure about binutils and idk if any *-dev an *-dbg pkgs are installed by default, but since you wont be building stuff, you dont need them
remember to not fuck yourself over, list them first, remove them later

Palememe ftw, using it right now, I kept many addons from dying FF.

>using a furfag browser
ok

Other than manually pick and choose through void’s repos, is there a way to moderate the system for libre software only? Parabola has a package named your-freedom.

I’m a brainlet looking to avoid systemd but I don’t like OpenRC, haven’t had issues with runit however. Also pacman is incredibly bloat.

Not looking forward to compiling my own kernel. The rabbit hole goes deeper and deeper.

>Not looking forward to compiling my own kernel
Now.

also look for different gcc pkgs, for some reason, different versions are installed...
apt list --installed | grep '^gcc'

see which is the most recent (i have 7), and purge the others
apt purge gcc-[4-6]* # this will remove gcc versions 4 through 6

>palemoon was made by a furry
>libreboot project is led by a tranny
>stallman is a hippy
Mate no one cares

>faster
[citation needed]

>palemoon was made by a furry
yea
>libreboot project is led by a tranny
ok
>stallman is a hippy
FALSE.

>stallman isn't a hippy

kek

>im a faggot
any news?

looks like im a brainlet... installed fbterm, the font i usually use on my computers (it has CJK support), but CJK chars still show up as blanks... any ideas? (width seems to be alright though)
i know its using the font i want because its sexy af

>>stallman isn't a hippy
No, he's a fucking hippie.

what's the least bloat gui media player? is it mpv? cause i hate mpv's config system

If you like watching anime with others and want a non-normie discord.

uZ5hpHT

you should go back and read the tree
what exactly do you need to "config"? its just install and use, most of the time theres no need to change anything...
fuck you and fuck discord

You know what to do with fontconfig?