How to install Linux Mint Cinnamon and install i3 next gaps on it
First we will show you how easy it is to install Linux Mint. We will install it on...
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ArchMerge evolves into ArcoLinux
EVOLVES INTO Rebranding ArchMerge has been rebranded into ArcoLinux for several reasons. The most...
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How to make a personal Arc theme on Solus
Works as well on all debian based distro’s like Ubuntu, Debian and so many others …....
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How to make a new personal Arc theme on Linux Mint
Linux Mint Users can install these created Arc themes...
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How to install Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon and apply Ultimate Linux Mint scripts
This video will give you an insight what work is done in regards to the ULM scripts. The concept...
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How to install i3 on any Linux Mint 18.2
You can install i3 on ANY Linux Mint 18.2. I3 is a window tiling manager. It will automatically...
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How to install Linux Mint 18.2 Cinnamon and redesign it with ULM
In my mind there are four major steps in the installation procedure of any distribution. get an...
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45 Mint-Y themes with 15 different colors for Linux Mint 18.2
The goal is to make scripts that make it easy to change the green accent colour of the Mint-Y...
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45 Arc Colora themes with 15 different colors for Linux Mint 18.2
The goal is to make scripts that work on any linux distro that make it easy to change the colours...
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103 extra Sardi icon themes created because of the flexibility and modularity of Sardi v9.3
July 2017 Sardi 9.3 was released and with it a new way to download and install all the variations...
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Sardi Modularity – Sardi can be extremely modular
July 2017 Sardi version 9.3 has been released. A new icon theme was added Sardi Mono ArchLabs. You...
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Sardi Flexibility – the Sardi icon collection is very flexible with the use of scripts
July 2017 Sardi version 9.3 has been released. A new icon theme was added Sardi Mono ArchLabs. You...
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How to create an installation medium for ArchLabs
We recommend you use an usb to install ArchLabs. Simply because you can reuse it and it is a...
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Where to change my compton settings in i3
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Where are my menu’s in i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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How to move the windows in i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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How to change the size of the gaps between the windows in i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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How to change the i3 config settings if you have a dual screen
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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Installing my personal customization Nemesis on R2-D2
Why Nemesis? Even the developer of ArchLabs needs to install software that is not included on the...
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Changing the colours of the bar in i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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Use lxappearance in ArchLabs to change the look of your desktop
Lxappearance is used to set all elements concerning OPENBOX. You can set the theme (called Widget...
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How the change the size of the ArchLabs Openbox menu
The only thing I actually set in this Openbox Configuration Manager is the size of the menu header...
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Installing atom, pigment and minimap to easily change the colours in i3 config
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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How to change the conky’s in ArchLabs
In ArchLabs we can use the menu to change the conky as you can see in the image below. What is...
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How to change the appearance of rofi in ArchLabs
Rofi is one of the many menu’s that are available on ArchLabs. In this article we go over...
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How to change the theme of your lock screen in ArchLabs
The lock screen (when you are away from your computer activated with Super +k) is provided by the...
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How to change the look of the logout icons in ArchLabs
When you press Super + x you will logout of Openbox and you will be presented with icons. Those...
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Changing to three different kind of bars on ArchLabs i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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How to change to a dual screen the easy way in ArchLabs
We can easily change the settings of our dual monitor in the xfce4 settings via the menu or via...
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Overview of ArchLabs 5.0 R2-D2 – What is new
ArchLabs 4.0, 4.1 and 5.0 are no more. ArchLabs 5.0 evolves into ArchMerge and ArchMergeD...
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How to switch between openbox and i3 in ArchLabs
Since R2-D2 has now an extra desktop environment we can switch between openbox and i3 in the login...
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Getting to know i3 on ArchLabs
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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How to change the look of your terminal – termite
Termite is our default terminal. All information can be found on the archwiki or the github of...
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How to install ArchLabs 5.0 or R2-D2
ArchLabs 4.0, 4.1 and 5.0 are no more. ArchLabs 5.0 evolves into ArchMerge and ArchMergeD...
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How to change the wallpaper with variety or nitrogen in ArchLabs
Variety is an application that I have discussed in so many articles and it is the first thing I...
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How to change to one of the 56 tint2 themes
Tint2 is the panel we use in ArchLabs. It can contain the application icons, workspaces, active...
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ArchLabs R2-D2 is installed – check first the scripts folder
In your hidden folder ~/.config/openbox/scripts folder you will find all the scripts we created...
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How to change the login screen of ArchLabs
We can change the login appearance via the menu Preferences – LightDM Appearance. This will...
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Use xfce appearance settings to change the look of thunar
ArchLabs uses elements from XFCE4 to arrive at a fully functional desktop. Openbox is more a...
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How to switch from a static menu to a dynamic menu in ArchLabs
The menu of ArchLabs R2-D2 is an editable menu. Meaning you can edit it with geany or...
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How to autostart applications in ArchLabs
In this article we will check out the autostart file and change some of the lines to autostart the...
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How to get the latest Archlabs Conky Collection
Conky is a free software system monitor. It is available for Linux. Conky is highly configurable...
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How to share your ArchLabs configuration files with other ArchLabbers
In previous article we made 6 youtube tutorials to completely change our desktop. Then you are...
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Complete Desktop Tuning Project Hibiscus on ArchLabs
When I saw the openbox theme from Duncan Pringle called Hibiscus I immediately liked the dark pink...
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How to make your terminal look sexy again
I have just created a new conky look for ~/.conkyrc in the future ArchLabs R2D2 to the right with...
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Changing the colors of the cyclo conky on ArchLabs
First of all you need to get the latest version of the conky’s from github. That is...
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How to install insync on ArchLabs and use it
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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How to install virtualbox on mac and install ArchLabs Yoda
On the 4th of June 2017 we have launched a new version of ArchLabs dubbed Yoda. Hence the...
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How to find the best linux applications on ArchLabs
Ofcourse you can go and google on keywords like “best linux software 2017” but you can...
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How to install virtualbox on Windows 10 and install ArchLabs Yoda
On the 4th of June 2017 we have launched a new version of ArchLabs dubbed Yoda. Hence the...
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ArchLabs has 6 menu’s and can show all applications in the menu
Re-edit for R2-D2 ArchLabs is packed with lots of applications. We, as developers, know that but I...
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ArchLabs Nemesis applied to ArchLabs Yoda
Archlabs Nemesis is NOT an operating system. It is my personal customization after a clean install...
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What new software can you expect on ArchLabs 4.1 Yoda
We will compare ArchLabs 4.0 with 4.1 and go over the extra applications one by one. Explaining...
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How to make the LUA conky’s work on ArchLabs
All conky’s, requiring LUA coming from ArchLabs, will have ‘lua’ in its name....
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ArchLabs Yoda what is important and how to design your system
What is the soul of ArchLabs? What elements can we tweak? What is critical? Let us change topics....
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How to install ArchLabs Yoda aka 4.1
We are installing ArchLabs 4.1 or Yoda on ArchLabs. It can be installed the same way on any Arch...
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Overview of ArchLabs 4.1 Yoda – What is new – What is important – How to tweak it
Announcement Brett, Matt, Hari and I (Erik) are super excited to present ArchLabs 4.1 or Yoda. ...
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How to burn an iso to a usb on ArchLabs
There are many tools to burn an iso to a usb. But I do have some requirements : fast simple kiss...
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How to keep up with the latest changes of the openbox config of Archlabs
Archlinux is a rolling release. That means you do not need to do a clean install to get the latest...
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How to change the colour of the AP-Weather conky from ArchLabs
After getting the latest conky’s from the archlabs we can change the AP-Weather conky to a...
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Finetuning the AP-Weather conky from ArchLabs
Conky is a free software system monitor. It is available for Linux. Conky is highly configurable...
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ArchLabs 4.0 Nemesis customization
After installing Archlabs 4.0 you might still be missing software, themes and icons. I recommend...
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Overview of ArchLabs 4.0 – what to expect – what to know
On April 30,2017 Archlabs 4.0 has been released what can you expect to find in this release. We...
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How to install ArchLabs 4.0 and customize it
ArchLabs (version 4.0) is an Arch based linux distribution that uses Openbox as desktop...
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How to install virtualbox on ArchLabs and install archlabs
When exploring the linux world we see many beautiful distro’s out there. Some of them tempt...
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ArchLabs has many keyboard shortcuts that makes it super efficient
The keybindings or keyboard shortcuts in Archlabs are one of the ‘hidden gems’ as I...
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How to add bluetooth support to ArchLabs for bose bluetooth headphone
Bose QuietComfort 35 is a bluetooth headphone, which can be used on Archlabs. We do have to...
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How to install Gnome on Antergos and customize it
Antergos is an arch based linux distribution and by consequence many of the Arch wiki pages can be...
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How to install Openbox on Antergos and customize it
I have also written another article where the intention was to install as quickly as possible all...
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How to quickly install Openbox on Antergos and customize it
I have also written another article where the intention was to install step by step the scripts to...
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How to install Budgie on Antergos and customize it
Antergos is an arch based linux distribution and by consequence many of the Arch wiki pages can be...
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How to change the Aureola conky configuration code
This article will be come a collection of all little changes anyone can make on any distro....
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How to change your bootup screen with grubcustomizer on ArchLabs
This tutorial can be applied to other distro’s as well. In this installation article we...
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How to make sure all Aureola conky’s work on ArchLabs
In this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
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How to make a personal lock screen forArchLabs
In this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
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How to make a personal theme to logout in ArchLabs
In this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
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How to make an openbox menu with obmenu-generator and use your favorite icons
Re-edit : R2-D2 and later releases will have this application. In this installation article we...
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How to install software on ArchLabs
This article has been rewritten in https://archmerged.com. In this installation article we have...
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What are the most interesting keyboard shortcuts on ArchLabs
In this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
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Setting variety to work to change the wallpaper and supply us with awesome new ones on ArchLabs
Ofcourse variety will work on any distro and the settings are the same. In this installation...
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How to change, use and update the conky Aureola collection on ArchLabs
Aureola conky can be installed on ANY distro so the tutorials apply to any distro. It will need...
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How to change the appearance of ArchLabs
In this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
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How to autostart applications in ArchLabs
These explanations are not solely for ARCHLabs. They are for all openbox based distro’s. In ...
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How do you make or change custom keyboard shortcuts in ArchLabs
These explanations are not solely for ARCHLabs. They are for all openbox based distro’s. In ...
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How to change the openbox menu in ArchLabs
In this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
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How to install ArchLabs and customize it
ArchLabs (version +3) is an Arch based linux distribution that uses Openbox as desktop environment...
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How to install Mate on Antergos and customize it
Antergos is an arch based linux distribution and by consequence many of the Arch wiki pages can be...
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How to install Antergos in VirtualBox
Before installing a new operating system you can try it out “virtually” in an...
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How to install Xfce on Antergos and customize it
Antergos is an arch based linux distribution and by consequence many of the Arch wiki pages can be...
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Overview of the conky aureola collection version 1.8
Conky is a free software system monitor. It is available for Linux. Conky is highly configurable...
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How to install Cinnamon on Antergos and customize it
Antergos is an arch based linux distribution and by consequence many of the Arch wiki pages can be...
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Quick and easy way to set up your personal github repository
Updated 02/2017 Github can be quite daunting and complex. It can even scare you off at first. The...
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How to install i3 on any Linux Mint 18.1
You can install i3wm or i3 on ANY Linux Mint 18.1. I3 is a window tiling manager. It will...
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How to install Linux Mint 18.1 Xfce and redesign it
We are aiming to arrive at a similar desktop. In my mind there are four major steps in the...
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i3 on Linux Mint 18.1 Mate 02/2017 update
This article also applies to Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon or Linux Mint 18.1 Xfce. We will show you...
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How to install Linux Mint 18.1 Mate and redesign it
We would like to achieve something like this. In my mind there are four major steps in the...
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How to install Arch Linux
This will be the base installation. We stop the installation just before we are about to install...
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How to install Mate on Arch Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
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How to install openbox on Arch Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
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How to install Xfce4 on Arch Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
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How to install Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon and redesign it
In my mind there are four major steps in the installation procedure of any distribution. get an...
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How to install Gnome on Arch Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
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How to install Cinnamon on Arch Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
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How to install i3wm on Arch Linux Budgie
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
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How to install i3 on Arch Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
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How to install Budgie on Arch Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
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How to assign an application to appear on a specific workspace in i3
This could have been a tutorial for Ubuntu, Arch, Antergos, Solus … I3 configuration is...
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Installing Antergos i3 on Vmware Player 12 patched for kernel 4.9.5 on Linux Mint 18.1
In the article “How to install the latest vmware player on kernel 4.9 on linux mint 18.1...
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How to install the latest vmware player on kernel 4.9 on linux mint 18.1 with patch as fix or workaround
A few days ago I installed virtualbox and installed Angergos i3 in virtualbox. There were issues...
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Bose QuietComfort 35 is a bluetooth headphone, which can be used on Linux Mint 18.1 computers. We...
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Make virtualbox and i3 work together on Linux Mint 18.1
When making tutorials for the article “how to install antergos and i3” I have learned...
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Aureola conky installed on i3wm
Since I have a collection of conky’s I use and maintain on my github named Aureola. It is a...
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Using conky’s on i3
Many people will tell you that it defeats the purpose of having a tiling manager and having a...
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Changing the status bar in i3
Remember that this is demonstrated on an Antergos machine. But you will have to do the same...
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How to install i3 on Antergos
i3wm is ‘something else’. It is not a desktop environment per se. It is an improved...
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Complete desktop tuning Tacao
Based on a wallpaper we like we can change the application icons, the folder icons and the conky....
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How to install virtualbox on Linux Mint 18.1
If you are keen to test out a distro but do not have an ssd (faster than a harddisk) or harddisk...
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How to install i3 on Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon
Also suited to install on Linux Mint 18.1 Xfce or Linux Mint 18.1 Mate. Screenshots at bottom of...
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i3 on Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon 01/2017 update
This article also applies for Linux Mint 18.1 Mate and Linux Mint 18.1 Xfce. We installed i3wm...
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Overview of the conky aureola collection version 1.7
Conky is a free software system monitor. It is available for Linux. Conky is highly configurable...
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ArchLabs R2-D2 or 5.0 – Memory usage study
After using R2-D2 for 10 days and listening to various Youtube bloggers I wanted to measure our...
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How to set i3 as standard bootup environment on ArchLabs
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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Live Stream ArchLabs 1 : Launch of R2-D2
Topics on the agenda 1. History 2. goals 3. clean install 4. 2 desktops 5. i3 6. help 7....
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Complete Desktop theming – Combustion
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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Openbox Menu with icons using obmenu-generator
Obmenu-generator is taking care of the creation of the menu. If you do not use the icons in the...
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Why do I need to do a clean installation for ArchLabs
Clean install or not. That is the question. We get this question quite often. We are a rolling...
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How to change the icon of the login screen
Standard you will see a computer icon when you login. If you want to change this, you need to go...
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How to autostart plank, change settings and set or get more themes
Plank is a dock application. You can pin the most important applications to it. It is also very...
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How to enable or disable numeric keypad or numlock on ArchLabs
Many of the laptops out there have these FN-KEYS. They are the blue ones in the picture. If your...
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How to update the i3wm files with the ones currently on github
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
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Change the conky of ArchLabs i3 to AUR-Nemesis
We have recently created a conky to measure also the used memory for the study of my memory usage...
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Upgrading your Linux Mint 18 to Linux Mint 18.1 the easy way
I always tend to use a clean install whether it be on Linux, Windows or Mac. But what if Linux...
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Aureola Phantom conky has been added to the collection v1.7
Conky is a tool to monitor parts of your hardware like cpu, ram, harddisk, temperature and many...
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Where to download all the new themes based on the Mint-Y theme from Horst3180 for Linux Mint
Linux Mint 18 and 18.1 comes with a Mint-Y theme from Horst3180. I have made scripts to change the...
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How to change the colour of the Arc theme to match the Sardi Flat Colora icon folders on Solus
The Arc theme of Horst3180 is a beautiful theme but it only comes in one colour. That is why I...
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Where to download all the new arc themes based on the Arc theme from Horst3180 for Linux Mint
I have made scripts to change the blue accent colour in the Arc theme from Horst3180. With these...
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How to install linux distributions on vmware workstation pro 12.5
Ofcourse you can install any linux distribution on this virtual machine. These are just examples...
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How to install the latest vmware workstation pro 12.5 on Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon
In the previous posts we installed vmware player, which is completely free. Vmware Workstation...
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How to install Linux Mint 18 Mate on vmware workstation player 12.5 on Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon
Ofcourse you can install any linux distribution on this virtual machine. It is just an example to...
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How to install the latest vmware workstation player 12.5 on Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon
Vmware is one of the tools you can use to install an operating system on an operating system. It...
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Skeleton has been added to the Aureola Conky Collection v1.5
Conky is a tool to monitor parts of your hardware like cpu, ram, harddisk, temperature and many...
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Clean install of Solus Mate and installing applications
After installing Mate on Solus Budgie 1.2.1 documented in this article, I wanted to do a clean...
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Installing Mate desktop on Solus Budgie
Since this is a complete desktop you are installing, you will have to log off and switch to mate...
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How to install i3 on Solus Budgie
I3 has been moving with me from Archlinux to Antergos to Linux Mint 17-18 to Ubuntu 16.10 and now...
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How can we install zsh on Solus
Zsh is an alternative bash but there is a community out there that makes themes to make the...
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Installing the Arc Evopop theme on Solus
On any distro I will have a try to see if I can make a personalized Arc theme with the help of my...
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Installing the Arc Red theme on Solus
We are very happy that the Arc theme from Horst3180 is standard issue on Solus when you install...
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Installing the Surfn icons and showing how that looks on Solus
The Surfn icons is a mixture of different sources. You can read more about the icon theme on...
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Installing plank and the plank themes on Solus
Plank has been documented in many articles on this website. I let you read them here. This...
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How to change hardcoded icons manually on Solus and change the script accordingly
Icons that never change their look whatever icon theme you choose are : HARDCODED icons. These...
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How to make sure gnome-screenshot saves an image as jpg rather than png
Not an issue for many of us. But if you are in webdesign making screenshots and saving them as JPG...
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Installing third party applications in Solus
Solus has a great collection of awesome applications gathered in the Software center. Just take a...
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Installing the best applications out there for Solus
Installing applications can be done via the Software Center. You are encouraged to do so. We have...
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Let us take a look at all the interesting settings in Solus Budgie
Let us go over all the budgie settings and see what I change. These are personal preferences. You...
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An overview of the Sardi icons v.7.9.2 and the Sardi Extra icons on November 2016
I promised myself to work more on other distro’s as well. This movie has been made on a...
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How to install the complete Sardi Extra Collection on Solus
Sardi Extra is not supported. Sardi Extra is not maintained. Sardi Extra is not updated. Sardi...
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How to install the complete Sardi Icon Collection on Solus
The Sardi icons have a complete seperate category on this website. If you want to know more about...
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How to install icon themes via Software Center, terminal or script on Solus
Installing software or in this case icon themes can be very simple. Go to the Software Center....
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How to customize the terminal in Solus
The standard terminal included in Solus is the gnome-terminal. You have the possibility to change...
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How to make custom keyboard shortcuts on Solus
Solus does provide the possibility to make your own custom shortcuts. In the previous article we...
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How to install variety on Solus via software center or via terminal
Variety is a very cool application that provides me with the best wallpapers out there. It gives...
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How to update your Solus via software center or via terminal
Updating (Solus uses the word upgrade) your system is something you really should do on any...
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How to change the settings of Solus Budgie via the Raven Sidebar
Many settings are centralized in the Raven Sidebar. You can change the theme and the icon theme....
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Discovering Solus Budgie Shannon overview of the standard look and settings
Oktober 19 2016 Solus released Solus Budgie 1.2.1 Budgie. Many features have been added to the...
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34 things to do after installing Linux Mint 18 XFCE part 4
29. How to install zsh to get a beautiful terminal 30. The result of...
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34 things to do after installing Linux Mint 18 XFCE part 3
20. How to install the aureola conky’s The conky is coming from a different github. The...
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34 things to do after installing Linux Mint 18 XFCE part 2
10. Changing the look of the terminal Since we work a lot in the terminal, it is important to...
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After installing Antergos XFCE, Manjaro XFCE and Xubuntu 16.10 it is time to do a complete video...
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Things to do after installing Xubuntu 16.10
After writing the article about Antergos XFCE I wondered if I was missing any applications or any...
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Things to do after installing Antergos XFCE4
When you google the words “antergos after installation” you will see a lot of catchy...
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Complete desktop tuning Cherry Blossom
When I started to work this nice cherry blossom wallpaper came in. Recently I made a complete...
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Minty Transparent Colora is a transparent Linux Mint Cinnamon theme you can personalize with a script
Mint-Y-Transparent is a logical follow-up in my quest to fully theme my own desktop. Variety will...
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i3 on Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon 10/2016 update
This is a follow up of the article written a few months ago. That article will provide you with...
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Complete desktop tuning Yosemite Mountains
This desktop tuning just started with a wallpaper. I changed the colour of the conky to pink and...
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How to install i3 on Ubuntu 16.10
Just wondered if I could install i3 on the very recent release 16.10 of Ubuntu. I3 improved tiling...
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How to change the colour of the Arc theme to match the Sardi Mono Numix icon folders on Ubuntu 16.10
Just wanted to test if the scripts to change the standard colour in Arc theme still work fine on...
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Overview of the conky aureola collection version 1.3.7 on Ubuntu 16.10
Making the overview on the latest Ubuntu 16.10 and testing to see if everything still works. Conky...
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Sardi Icon Collection version 7.8-1 overview and Ubuntu 16.10 ready
Ubuntu 16.10 has just been released and the Sardi icon collection has been updated accordingly. In...
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Overview of the conky aureola collection version 1.3.6
Conky is a free software system monitor. It is available for Linux. Conky is highly configurable...
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How to install the latest nvidia driver on linux mint 18
I want to share the solution of a ‘crashing cinnamon’ every time I installed the...
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How to change a plank theme
Personalize the plank You can actually change the settings, it is not that difficult to read. I...
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Where to get more themes for your plank application
Plank is a nifty little application to pin the most important applications to and it can be quite...
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How to install plank on Linux Mint 18
Article is also relevant for Linux Mint 18.1. Working on my Sardi Icons I missed the little...
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How to install themes and icons the easy way
On my github I will collect the best icons and themes. With some scripts I can easily install...
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We started with some passion for a movie then an idea to change our desktop to match the movie....
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Complete desktop tuning Matrix
We started with some passion for a movie then an idea to change our desktop to match the movie....
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How to install the Aureola conky collection
To get all these conky’s to your computer you can either download the zip and uncompress it...
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How to run a conky from the aureola conky collection
You have now installed the Aureola conky collection following this article. Now you have a hidden...
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How to stop the aureola conky from running
Stopping the conky or killing the conky can be done via a simple command in the terminal. killall...
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