It's time to talk about my writerdeck
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tldr: * I installed console-only Debian on an old laptop (no desktop OS at all) * I added some packages to make it work better for writing: * network-manager for connecting to hotspots while I'm away * kmscon for custom fonts and more than 16 colors in the tty * tmux for a nice status
  • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
    19·
    2 months ago

    My laptop is terminal-only as well.

    The only difference is that I use hyprland and waybar because it looks a bit better and using the dynamic tiling is sometimes easier than operating tmux panes.

    To add to her list of useful apps:

    mpd - To play music/audio. There are plug-ins for tmux and waybar to show the song status

    ncmpcpp - TUI mpd client

    lynx - Sometimes you need a web browser

      • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
        4·
        2 months ago

        It is. The laptop was originally my testbed for trying hyprland so it had essentially nothing else installed, I just ended up using it as a portable terminal due to some unexpected traveling and I enjoyed the concept so I’ve kept it around.

    • Creat@discuss.tchncs.de
      4·
      2 months ago

      Any reason it’s not using zellij but still tmux? I thought this use case was basically what zellij was made for.

      To be clear, I’m seriously asking, I don’t really use the terminal to host fully fledged applications/screens

      • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 months ago

        I haven’t tried zellij yet, but I’ll give it a shot (thanks).

        If I had to guess, it’s that there are a ton of plug-ins for tmux and she’s more comfortable with tmux.

        Really, any terminal multiplexer will work fine. You just need to be able to do multiple things at once, Linux offers a plethora of choices for this.

        • TerHu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          3·
          2 months ago

          Agreed, i should also be trying zellij, but my tmux is so well configured (for my) and dracula-tmux has everything i’d want, so it’d be hard to leave that behind for a not otherwise specified benefit. speed i guess?

          considering that she’s using debian, i feel like she’s also living the peaceful life of not always chasing the latest shiny new tool, if the one she’s got is working well.

  • Ricky Rigatoni@piefed.zipEnglish
    6·
    2 months ago

    So since tmux was mentioned I got to know. Anybody still use byobu anymore? I used it back in my early days (2009-2012) but that was quite a while ago. Last stable release was in Feblueberry so that’s promising.

    • NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      I use byobu for random small rPi projects and stuff. It’s just easy to set up, I’ve used it forever,
      and I like the lil stats bar.

    • mesa@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      I think so? Its been a while. Tmux waa what i used for along time but i remeber something before?

    • anhydrous@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      I used byobu waaaay back in the day. I think it was only for screen at the time, but I think it’s for both now. I actually adapted the modules into my tmux configuration like 12 years ago, and am still using them to this day