


A space biologist by training and a (Arch)Linux user by passion #ArchLinux #Linux #KISS #FOSS #terminal, #python https://www-gem.codeberg.page/

I've talked about few plugins I use if you're interested: https://www-gem.codeberg.page/ I'm lacking motivation to write so this list is far from complete but maybe you'll find some inspiration.

No worries, the confusion is easy to make. Looks like nobody here is using this plugin, or maybe this was a dumb question.

The 13 has touchscreen option as well but I've missed the budget limit. My bad!

I don't own one but I'm looking at the framework 13 for my next machine. It has great reviews and fully support Arch. Its price is the main criticism against this machine, though there's some arguments to justify it but no need to open a trolling post :)

I don't own one but I'm looking at the framework 13 for my next machine. It has great reviews and fully support Arch. Its price is the main criticism against this machine, though there's some arguments to justify it but no need to open a trolling post :)

I've looked at the pull requests again and realized that this feature was already requested in June 2024.
In the absence of response to this ticket, the hope to see it implemented is pretty low though :( Not sure how I can fully benefit of this plugin then...

I know it's confusing. This is a neovim plugin called obsidian, not the obsidian software. That's why I put a link to it but I may edit my post to make it more clear. Thanks.

I've looked at the pull requests again and realized that this feature was already requested in June 2024.
In the absence of response to this ticket, the hope to see it implemented is pretty low though :( Not sure how I can fully benefit of this plugin then...

Undo picker in snacks.nvim
Hello fellows!
I never can't stop tweaking my neovim configuration because there's too many people out there that offer incredible plugins!
I eventually took time to dive into snacks.nvim and I've implemented quite some of these features in my config.
Does anybody knows a way to use the undo picker to show the difference between the current node and the node under the cursor instead of comparing the latter with its previous version?
Thanks!

Tag search in obsidian.nvim
Edit: while this post mentions obsidian, it's about the neovim plugin and not the software even though they both share the same name.
Hello there,
I've been trying hard to find a way to implement obsidian in a way that fits my workflow and I may be close to success.
A missing feature for me is the ability to search for notes that include a list of given tags. I know how to search for several tags but the list of results is the notes that include at least one of them while I'd like to see only the notes that include all of them.
Please tell me that's possible, I'm just stupid and missed that, so I can eventually use this terrific plugin everyday.
Thanks!

Undo picker in snacks.nvim
Hello fellows!
I never can't stop tweaking my neovim configuration because there's too many people out there that offer incredible plugins!
I eventually took time to dive into snacks.nvim and I've implemented quite some of these features in my config.
Does anybody knows a way to use the undo picker to show the difference between the current node and the node under the cursor instead of comparing the latter with its previous version?
Thanks!

Tag search in obsidian.nvim
Edit: while this post mentions obsidian, it's about the neovim plugin and not the software even though they both share the same name.
Hello there,
I've been trying hard to find a way to implement obsidian in a way that fits my workflow and I may be close to success.
A missing feature for me is the ability to search for notes that include a list of given tags. I know how to search for several tags but the list of results is the notes that include at least one of them while I'd like to see only the notes that include all of them.
Please tell me that's possible, I'm just stupid and missed that, so I can eventually use this terrific plugin everyday.
Thanks!

I used to use the famous Zathura for a long time, but it's really minimal. Sioyek is an incredible pdf reader so overlooked.
Amongst a lot of other things, it lets you:
- quickly preview or jump to figures/references/equations/tables… (even if the PDF does not have links)
- search paper names in any search engine you like (defaults are google scholar and library genesis) by middle clicking on their name or using keybindings
- mark locations (using lower case for local mark and upper case for global mark) or create bookmarks for quick navigation
- highlight text
- save annotations in a local database or embed them in a new version of the PDF file to share them with others
- automatically reload a file when it changes
I wrote a brief overview of it quite some time ago.

Seems outside of what one would expect from a terminal. There's dedicated app to handle this task.

Thanks for writing this response so I don't need to spend the time and efforts you did to write it :) Hopefully OP find it useful.
I'm in the same boat. I'm running the same Arch for 15 years now. The only cleaning is for old packages and config files. Also, if you remove the packages correctly, the maintenance should be minimal.
There should be no need to do a fresh install of the OS. This is another great benefit versus others. Even when I change my machine, I just install an image of my old system so it's fully functional right away.

As others said, the Arch wiki is so well made that it should be the only source you need. Videos will not bring you anything given your background. The main difference with other distros will be the package manager.
A video about the install process will just be someone reading the wiki to you, and a video to "explain" pacman to you will be overkill ;)

This recent post may be of interest to you: https://lemmy.ml/post/27474047
You may also find some ideas here or there.
I personaly use the power of neomutt and notmuch, but it's not a GUI option if that's what you're looking for.

I will not reiterate what others have well explained Re: the use of &, though it's surprising to see someone able to use dwm before getting control of the basics of the command-line :)
Coming back to your issue, have you applied the patch and recompiled dwm? Also, you may want to take a look at the note on this patch's github (which was last updated 13 years ago).

There are a lot of software alternatives depending on your needs and preferences. You may want to take a look here or there.
Linux is full of options to let you build the best system for you. That means you'll have to invest some time to decide what you want (starting with the distro). Moving to Linux is discovering a brand new world where it's easy to get discouraged and flooded by the freedom you're given.

In your efforts of developing a new desktop, I'd suggest to look around for already existing Linux desktops focused on visually impaired users. While they may go beyond what you're suggesting in your post (screen reader, text speech, braille output...) you may still get some inspiration from them.

Maybe you can find some inspiration here.

You may find what you need here or there.
Like @[email protected] I would personaly recommend the power of neomutt and notmuch, but it's not a GUI option if that's what you're looking for.

One of my favorite alternatives to the default commands.

Combined with this list, you should be covered :)

Laptop companies: which one?
Hello fellows,
I'm currently looking in 13-14" laptops with no immediate needs for one but just because it's exciting. I love my Dell XPS but I feel I should support companies with which I share more common views. I could make the effort to go a with a less attractive look (especially for bezels) but I don't want to go wrong with hardware so what are your thoughts on Framework, Starlab, Purism, and System76? I'll be running Arch and I tend to have a preference for Framework for now.
Do you have feedback (positive and negative) to share on any of these companies?
Thanks for the knowledge you'll bring me. That'll be extremely useful when time comes to go with a new machine.
Update 1: Still wonderful to be part of such a great community. Thanks for all the great feedback (looking for more :) ).
So far everyone is standing behind Framework. Anyone with a less positive experience or who would like to speak for the other companies?
Update 2: Thank you fellows for the

Thanks for my free therapist session
A story telling to save me from a therapist consultation.
No space square world. I realize that that this could be my theme philosophy. This is my general approach:
- windows manager: tiling (bspwm)with no spaces, squared windows, no decorations, no visual effects
- theme: transparency and grey background buttons/white text
Over two decades I went from a fancy looking machine to its complete opposite where minimalism is king. How did I make such a big jump?
To make it brief, recreating this comfort look that invaded my real environment felt reassuring at first in my virtual life. But as time went by I noticed that smooth rounded stuff that transiently showed up on my screen created:
- more and more distraction and negatively impacted my productivity
- some frustration when something didn't run as expected because I felt that everything should be as smooth as the appearance of my screen
I would definitely say that I feel way better now and I'm more efficient but I also admit t

NixOS - neovim plugins
Hello,
The NixOS community has been great in helping me with my first steps in this distro. So I'll ask again few neovim-related issues I couldn't figure out after 3 days of search.
First, let me tell you that I'm trying to import a working neovim setup from another distro. Then let's see how I've configured neovim. I have this in my home.nix file:
nix
programs.neovim = { enable = true; withPython3 = true; extraPython3Packages = (ps: with ps; [ pynvim unidecode black isort ]); plugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins; [ { plugin = *plugin_name*; type = "lua"; config = builtins.readFile *config_file_path*; } ... ]; };
(my init.lua file is in the $HOME/.config/nvim folder)
With that most of my plugins work. Most because few are troublesome. Let's focus on three of them:
- I have pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-comment installed but neovim reports that the command
CommentToggle
is not an editor command - I have pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-treesitter

NixOS - edit system files
Hello,
I'm experiencing with NixOS and would like to know what would be the nicest way to add a specific line to a system file.
As an example, how would you configure NixOS so the line
auth sufficient pam_fprintd.so
is added to the /etc/pam.d/doas file?
As a bonus, it would be nice to know how to change an option (and not add an entire line) to a system file for which there is no NixOS default extraConfig/extraRules support for.
This would allow me to add this line or not depending on the machine NixOS will be installed on.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Images processing optimization
Sharing what I've learned about optimizing your Hugo blog using smart shortcodes for images

NixOS is better because...
I've been curious about NixOS for quite some time. Reading about it I couldn't see how the config sharing capabilities, setup, or rollabck would be better than Arch and sharing the list of installed packages, using downgrade or chroot.
So I decided to run NixOS in a VM and I'm still confused. An advantage I can see for NixOS is its better use of cores and parallel processing for packages install.
It's clear that I'm missing something so please help me understand what it is.
Edit: Thank you to everyone in this great community! It's always so nice to have a constructive and sane discussion.
After reading so many comments, they all confirm what I've read before and I may realize that my real problem is already having a stable system and no need for the great NixOS options that are very neat but would not benefit my specific and simplistic needs.
That being said I can't refrain myself from being curious and will continue testing NixOS.
The need for only 2 config files is the top