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...
Read MoreFeb 17, 2019 | i3, Installation Linux Mint i3, Installation of LM, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon, Linux Mint i3, Settings Linux Mint i3
First we will show you how easy it is to install Linux Mint. We will install it on...
Read MoreDec 6, 2018 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm
EVOLVES INTO Rebranding ArchMerge has been rebranded into ArcoLinux for several reasons. The most...
Read MoreFeb 4, 2018 | Arc Based Themes, Linux, Solus, Themes
Works as well on all debian based distro’s like Ubuntu, Debian and so many others …....
Read MoreFeb 4, 2018 | Arc Based Themes, Desktop Tuning, Themes
Linux Mint Users can install these created Arc themes...
Read MoreDec 7, 2017 | Installation of LM, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon
This video will give you an insight what work is done in regards to the ULM scripts. The concept...
Read MoreJul 22, 2017 | i3, Installation Linux Mint i3, Linux, Linux Mint i3
You can install i3 on ANY Linux Mint 18.2. I3 is a window tiling manager. It will automatically...
Read MoreJul 22, 2017 | Installation of LM, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon
In my mind there are four major steps in the installation procedure of any distribution. get an...
Read MoreJul 20, 2017 | Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon, Linux Mint Mate, Linux Mint Xfce, Mint-Y Based Themes, Themes
The goal is to make scripts that make it easy to change the green accent colour of the Mint-Y...
Read MoreJul 20, 2017 | Arc Based Themes, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon, Linux Mint Mate, Linux Mint Xfce, Themes
The goal is to make scripts that work on any linux distro that make it easy to change the colours...
Read MoreJul 16, 2017 | ArchLabs, Flexibility, Linux, Modularity, Overview, Sardi, Sardi Extra
July 2017 Sardi 9.3 was released and with it a new way to download and install all the variations...
Read MoreJul 15, 2017 | ArchLabs, Modularity, Sardi, Sardi Icons
July 2017 Sardi version 9.3 has been released. A new icon theme was added Sardi Mono ArchLabs. You...
Read MoreJul 15, 2017 | ArchLabs, Flexibility, Linux, Sardi, Sardi Icons
July 2017 Sardi version 9.3 has been released. A new icon theme was added Sardi Mono ArchLabs. You...
Read MoreI have also written another article where the intention was to install step by step the scripts to...
Read MoreI have also written another article where the intention was to install as quickly as possible all...
Read MoreAntergos is an arch based linux distribution and by consequence many of the Arch wiki pages can be...
Read MoreAntergos is an arch based linux distribution and by consequence many of the Arch wiki pages can be...
Read MoreAntergos is an arch based linux distribution and by consequence many of the Arch wiki pages can be...
Read MoreAfter using R2-D2 for 10 days and listening to various Youtube bloggers I wanted to measure our...
Read MoreJan 1, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Settings ArchLabs i3, Special
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJan 1, 2017 | ArchLabs, Linux, Livestream
Topics on the agenda 1. History 2. goals 3. clean install 4. 2 desktops 5. i3 6. help 7....
Read MoreJan 1, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, Desktop Tuning, i3, i3wm, Settings ArchLabs i3, Theming
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJan 1, 2017 | ArchLabs, Installation, Linux
Clean install or not. That is the question. We get this question quite often. We are a rolling...
Read MoreStandard you will see a computer icon when you login. If you want to change this, you need to go...
Read MorePlank is a dock application. You can pin the most important applications to it. It is also very...
Read MoreJan 1, 2017 | ArchLabs, Linux, Need to know
Many of the laptops out there have these FN-KEYS. They are the blue ones in the picture. If your...
Read MoreJan 1, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Maintenance, Settings ArchLabs i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJan 1, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, Conky, i3, i3wm, Linux, Nemesis, Settings ArchLabs i3
We have recently created a conky to measure also the used memory for the study of my memory usage...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Settings ArchLabs i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on ...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Settings ArchLabs i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Settings ArchLabs i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Settings ArchLabs i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Settings ArchLabs i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Settings ArchLabs i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Settings ArchLabs i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Settings ArchLabs i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Settings ArchLabs i3
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, ArchLabs i3, i3, i3wm, Linux, Need to know, Settings ArchLabs i3
Since R2-D2 has now an extra desktop environment we can switch between openbox and i3 in the login...
Read MoreLxappearance is used to set all elements concerning OPENBOX. You can set the theme (called Widget...
Read MoreThe only thing I actually set in this Openbox Configuration Manager is the size of the menu header...
Read MoreRofi is one of the many menu’s that are available on ArchLabs. In this article we go over...
Read MoreThe lock screen (when you are away from your computer activated with Super +k) is provided by the...
Read MoreWhen you press Super + x you will logout of Openbox and you will be presented with icons. Those...
Read MoreWe can easily change the settings of our dual monitor in the xfce4 settings via the menu or via...
Read MoreTermite is our default terminal. All information can be found on the archwiki or the github of...
Read MoreTint2 is the panel we use in ArchLabs. It can contain the application icons, workspaces, active...
Read MoreWe can change the login appearance via the menu Preferences – LightDM Appearance. This will...
Read MoreArchLabs uses elements from XFCE4 to arrive at a fully functional desktop. Openbox is more a...
Read MoreThe menu of ArchLabs R2-D2 is an editable menu. Meaning you can edit it with geany or...
Read MoreJul 5, 2017 | ArchLabs, Conky, Linux, Maintenance
Conky is a free software system monitor. It is available for Linux. Conky is highly configurable...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, Linux, Need to know
In this article we will check out the autostart file and change some of the lines to autostart the...
Read MoreWhy Nemesis? Even the developer of ArchLabs needs to install software that is not included on the...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, Installation, Linux, Need to know
In your hidden folder ~/.config/openbox/scripts folder you will find all the scripts we created...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, Installation, Linux
ArchLabs 4.0, 4.1 and 5.0 are no more. ArchLabs 5.0 evolves into ArchMerge and ArchMergeD...
Read MoreJul 9, 2017 | ArchLabs, Installation, Linux
We recommend you use an usb to install ArchLabs. Simply because you can reuse it and it is a...
Read MoreJul 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, Installation, Introduction, Linux
ArchLabs 4.0, 4.1 and 5.0 are no more. ArchLabs 5.0 evolves into ArchMerge and ArchMergeD...
Read MoreIn previous article we made 6 youtube tutorials to completely change our desktop. Then you are...
Read MoreJun 29, 2017 | Arc Based Themes, ArchLabs, Desktop Tuning, Linux, Themes, Theming
When I saw the openbox theme from Duncan Pringle called Hibiscus I immediately liked the dark pink...
Read MoreI have just created a new conky look for ~/.conkyrc in the future ArchLabs R2D2 to the right with...
Read MoreFirst of all you need to get the latest version of the conky’s from github. That is...
Read MoreJun 7, 2017 | Applications, ArchLabs, Linux
More INFORMATION on this topic can be found on https://archmerged.com and...
Read MoreJun 6, 2017 | ArchLabs, Installation, Linux
On the 4th of June 2017 we have launched a new version of ArchLabs dubbed Yoda. Hence the...
Read MoreJun 6, 2017 | Applications, ArchLabs, Linux
Ofcourse you can go and google on keywords like “best linux software 2017” but you can...
Read MoreJun 6, 2017 | ArchLabs, Installation, Linux
On the 4th of June 2017 we have launched a new version of ArchLabs dubbed Yoda. Hence the...
Read MoreJun 6, 2017 | ArchLabs, Linux, Menu, Need to know, Settings
Re-edit for R2-D2 ArchLabs is packed with lots of applications. We, as developers, know that but I...
Read MoreJun 5, 2017 | Applications, ArchLabs, Linux
We will compare ArchLabs 4.0 with 4.1 and go over the extra applications one by one. Explaining...
Read MoreAll conky’s, requiring LUA coming from ArchLabs, will have ‘lua’ in its name....
Read MoreJun 5, 2017 | ArchLabs, Introduction, Linux, Need to know, Theming
What is the soul of ArchLabs? What elements can we tweak? What is critical? Let us change topics....
Read MoreJun 5, 2017 | ArchLabs, Installation, Linux
We are installing ArchLabs 4.1 or Yoda on ArchLabs. It can be installed the same way on any Arch...
Read MoreJun 5, 2017 | ArchLabs, Introduction, Linux, Need to know
Announcement Brett, Matt, Hari and I (Erik) are super excited to present ArchLabs 4.1 or Yoda. ...
Read MoreMay 24, 2017 | Applications, ArchLabs, Linux
There are many tools to burn an iso to a usb. But I do have some requirements : fast simple kiss...
Read MoreMay 22, 2017 | ArchLabs, Linux, Maintenance
Archlinux is a rolling release. That means you do not need to do a clean install to get the latest...
Read MoreAfter getting the latest conky’s from the archlabs we can change the AP-Weather conky to a...
Read MoreConky is a free software system monitor. It is available for Linux. Conky is highly configurable...
Read MoreMay 8, 2017 | ArchLabs, Introduction, Linux
On April 30,2017 Archlabs 4.0 has been released what can you expect to find in this release. We...
Read MoreMay 7, 2017 | ArchLabs, Installation, Linux, Theming
ArchLabs (version 4.0) is an Arch based linux distribution that uses Openbox as desktop...
Read MoreMay 6, 2017 | Arch Linux, ArchLabs, Installation, Linux
When exploring the linux world we see many beautiful distro’s out there. Some of them tempt...
Read MoreApr 23, 2017 | ArchLabs, Linux, Need to know
The keybindings or keyboard shortcuts in Archlabs are one of the ‘hidden gems’ as I...
Read MoreBose QuietComfort 35 is a bluetooth headphone, which can be used on Archlabs. We do have to...
Read MoreThis article will be come a collection of all little changes anyone can make on any distro....
Read MoreThis tutorial can be applied to other distro’s as well. In this installation article we...
Read MoreIn this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
Read MoreIn this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
Read MoreIn this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
Read MoreRe-edit : R2-D2 and later releases will have this application. In this installation article we...
Read MoreMar 13, 2017 | Applications, ArchLabs, Linux
This article has been rewritten in https://archmerged.com. In this installation article we have...
Read MoreMar 12, 2017 | ArchLabs, Linux, Need to know
In this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
Read MoreMar 12, 2017 | Applications, ArchLabs, Linux, Variety
Ofcourse variety will work on any distro and the settings are the same. In this installation...
Read MoreAureola conky can be installed on ANY distro so the tutorials apply to any distro. It will need...
Read MoreIn this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
Read MoreMar 12, 2017 | ArchLabs, Linux, Need to know, Settings
These explanations are not solely for ARCHLabs. They are for all openbox based distro’s. In ...
Read MoreMar 12, 2017 | ArchLabs, Linux, Need to know, Settings
These explanations are not solely for ARCHLabs. They are for all openbox based distro’s. In ...
Read MoreMar 12, 2017 | ArchLabs, Linux, Need to know, Settings
In this installation article we have explained you where to download the iso of ARCHLabs, how to...
Read MoreMar 12, 2017 | ArchLabs, Installation, Linux
ArchLabs (version +3) is an Arch based linux distribution that uses Openbox as desktop environment...
Read MoreAntergos is an arch based linux distribution and by consequence many of the Arch wiki pages can be...
Read MoreAntergos is an arch based linux distribution and by consequence many of the Arch wiki pages can be...
Read MoreFeb 26, 2017 | Linux, VirtualBox
Before installing a new operating system you can try it out “virtually” in an...
Read MoreConky is a free software system monitor. It is available for Linux. Conky is highly configurable...
Read MoreFeb 19, 2017 | Github, Linux, Linux Mint
Updated 02/2017 Github can be quite daunting and complex. It can even scare you off at first. The...
Read MoreFeb 15, 2017 | i3, Installation Linux Mint i3, Linux, Linux Mint i3
You can install i3wm or i3 on ANY Linux Mint 18.1. I3 is a window tiling manager. It will...
Read MoreFeb 14, 2017 | Installation of LM, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Xfce
We are aiming to arrive at a similar desktop. In my mind there are four major steps in the...
Read MoreFeb 14, 2017 | i3, Installation Linux Mint i3, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint i3, Linux Mint Mate
This article also applies to Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon or Linux Mint 18.1 Xfce. We will show you...
Read MoreFeb 14, 2017 | Installation of LM, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Mate, VirtualBox
We would like to achieve something like this. In my mind there are four major steps in the...
Read MoreFeb 13, 2017 | Arch Linux, Linux, VirtualBox
This will be the base installation. We stop the installation just before we are about to install...
Read MoreFeb 12, 2017 | Arch Linux, Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
Read MoreFeb 7, 2017 | Arch Linux, Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
Read MoreFeb 4, 2017 | Arch Linux, Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
Read MoreFeb 4, 2017 | Installation of LM, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon
In my mind there are four major steps in the installation procedure of any distribution. get an...
Read MoreFeb 1, 2017 | Arch Linux, Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
Read MoreJan 31, 2017 | Arch Linux, Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
Read MoreJan 31, 2017 | Arch Linux, Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
Read MoreJan 28, 2017 | Arch Linux, Arch Linux i3, i3, Installation Arch Linux i3, Linux
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
Read MoreJan 27, 2017 | Arch Linux, Linux, VirtualBox
We have just finished this Arch Linux base installation following this article. The operating...
Read MoreJan 24, 2017 | Antergos, Antergos i3, i3, Linux, Settings Antergos i3
This could have been a tutorial for Ubuntu, Arch, Antergos, Solus … I3 configuration is...
Read MoreJan 24, 2017 | Antergos, Antergos i3, i3, Linux, Vmware
In the article “How to install the latest vmware player on kernel 4.9 on linux mint 18.1...
Read MoreJan 24, 2017 | Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon, Linux Mint Mate, Linux Mint Xfce, Vmware
A few days ago I installed virtualbox and installed Angergos i3 in virtualbox. There were issues...
Read MoreJan 23, 2017 | Hardware Linux, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon, Linux Mint Mate, Linux Mint Xfce
Bose QuietComfort 35 is a bluetooth headphone, which can be used on Linux Mint 18.1 computers. We...
Read MoreJan 22, 2017 | i3, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint i3, VirtualBox
When making tutorials for the article “how to install antergos and i3” I have learned...
Read MoreJan 22, 2017 | Antergos, i3, Linux, Settings Antergos i3
Since I have a collection of conky’s I use and maintain on my github named Aureola. It is a...
Read MoreJan 22, 2017 | Antergos, i3, Linux, Settings Antergos i3
Many people will tell you that it defeats the purpose of having a tiling manager and having a...
Read MoreJan 22, 2017 | Antergos, i3, Linux, Settings Antergos i3
Remember that this is demonstrated on an Antergos machine. But you will have to do the same...
Read MoreJan 21, 2017 | Antergos, Antergos i3, i3, Installation Antergos i3, Linux
i3wm is ‘something else’. It is not a desktop environment per se. It is an improved...
Read MoreJan 14, 2017 | Desktop Tuning, Flexibility, Modularity, Sardi Icons
Based on a wallpaper we like we can change the application icons, the folder icons and the conky....
Read MoreJan 4, 2017 | Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon, Linux Mint Mate, Linux Mint Xfce, VirtualBox
If you are keen to test out a distro but do not have an ssd (faster than a harddisk) or harddisk...
Read MoreJan 3, 2017 | i3, Installation Linux Mint i3, Installation of LM, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon, Linux Mint i3
This article also applies for Linux Mint 18.1 Mate and Linux Mint 18.1 Xfce. We installed i3wm...
Read MoreJan 4, 2017 | i3, Installation Linux Mint i3, Installation of LM, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon, Linux Mint i3
Also suited to install on Linux Mint 18.1 Xfce or Linux Mint 18.1 Mate. Screenshots at bottom of...
Read MoreConky is a free software system monitor. It is available for Linux. Conky is highly configurable...
Read MoreDec 18, 2016 | Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon, Linux Mint Mate, Linux Mint Xfce
I always tend to use a clean install whether it be on Linux, Windows or Mac. But what if Linux...
Read MoreConky is a tool to monitor parts of your hardware like cpu, ram, harddisk, temperature and many...
Read MoreDec 4, 2016 | Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon, Mint-Y Based Themes, Themes
Linux Mint 18 and 18.1 comes with a Mint-Y theme from Horst3180. I have made scripts to change the...
Read MoreDec 4, 2016 | Arc Based Themes, Linux, Themes
I have made scripts to change the blue accent colour in the Arc theme from Horst3180. With these...
Read MoreDec 4, 2016 | Arc Based Themes, Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus, Themes
The Arc theme of Horst3180 is a beautiful theme but it only comes in one colour. That is why I...
Read MoreOfcourse you can install any linux distribution on this virtual machine. These are just examples...
Read MoreIn the previous posts we installed vmware player, which is completely free. Vmware Workstation...
Read MoreOfcourse you can install any linux distribution on this virtual machine. It is just an example to...
Read MoreVmware is one of the tools you can use to install an operating system on an operating system. It...
Read MoreConky is a tool to monitor parts of your hardware like cpu, ram, harddisk, temperature and many...
Read MoreNov 5, 2016 | Installation of Solus, Linux, Solus
After installing Mate on Solus Budgie 1.2.1 documented in this article, I wanted to do a clean...
Read MoreNov 5, 2016 | Installation of Solus, Linux, Solus
Since this is a complete desktop you are installing, you will have to log off and switch to mate...
Read MoreNov 4, 2016 | i3, Installation of Solus, Installation Solus i3, Solus, Solus i3
I3 has been moving with me from Archlinux to Antergos to Linux Mint 17-18 to Ubuntu 16.10 and now...
Read MoreNov 3, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
Zsh is an alternative bash but there is a community out there that makes themes to make the...
Read MoreNov 3, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
On any distro I will have a try to see if I can make a personalized Arc theme with the help of my...
Read MoreNov 3, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
We are very happy that the Arc theme from Horst3180 is standard issue on Solus when you install...
Read MoreNov 3, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
The Surfn icons is a mixture of different sources. You can read more about the icon theme on...
Read MoreNov 3, 2016 | Linux, Plank, Settings on Solus, Solus
Plank has been documented in many articles on this website. I let you read them here. This...
Read MoreNov 3, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
Icons that never change their look whatever icon theme you choose are : HARDCODED icons. These...
Read MoreNot an issue for many of us. But if you are in webdesign making screenshots and saving them as JPG...
Read MoreNov 3, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
Solus has a great collection of awesome applications gathered in the Software center. Just take a...
Read MoreNov 3, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
Installing applications can be done via the Software Center. You are encouraged to do so. We have...
Read MoreNov 3, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
Let us go over all the budgie settings and see what I change. These are personal preferences. You...
Read MoreNov 3, 2016 | Linux, Overview, Sardi Icons, Solus
I promised myself to work more on other distro’s as well. This movie has been made on a...
Read MoreNov 3, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
Sardi Extra is not supported. Sardi Extra is not maintained. Sardi Extra is not updated. Sardi...
Read MoreThe Sardi icons have a complete seperate category on this website. If you want to know more about...
Read MoreNov 2, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
Installing software or in this case icon themes can be very simple. Go to the Software Center....
Read MoreNov 2, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
The standard terminal included in Solus is the gnome-terminal. You have the possibility to change...
Read MoreNov 2, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
Solus does provide the possibility to make your own custom shortcuts. In the previous article we...
Read MoreNov 2, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus, Variety
Variety is a very cool application that provides me with the best wallpapers out there. It gives...
Read MoreNov 2, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
Updating (Solus uses the word upgrade) your system is something you really should do on any...
Read MoreNov 2, 2016 | Linux, Settings on Solus, Solus
Many settings are centralized in the Raven Sidebar. You can change the theme and the icon theme....
Read MoreNov 2, 2016 | Installation of Solus, Linux, Solus
Oktober 19 2016 Solus released Solus Budgie 1.2.1 Budgie. Many features have been added to the...
Read MoreOct 29, 2016 | Installation of LM, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Xfce
29. How to install zsh to get a beautiful terminal 30. The result of...
Read MoreOct 29, 2016 | Installation of LM, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Xfce
20. How to install the aureola conky’s The conky is coming from a different github. The...
Read MoreOct 29, 2016 | Installation of LM, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Xfce
10. Changing the look of the terminal Since we work a lot in the terminal, it is important to...
Read MoreOct 29, 2016 | Installation of LM, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Xfce
After installing Antergos XFCE, Manjaro XFCE and Xubuntu 16.10 it is time to do a complete video...
Read MoreOct 29, 2016 | Xubuntu
After writing the article about Antergos XFCE I wondered if I was missing any applications or any...
Read MoreWhen you google the words “antergos after installation” you will see a lot of catchy...
Read MoreOct 24, 2016 | Desktop Tuning, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon
When I started to work this nice cherry blossom wallpaper came in. Recently I made a complete...
Read MoreOct 23, 2016 | Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon, Minty-Transparent
Mint-Y-Transparent is a logical follow-up in my quest to fully theme my own desktop. Variety will...
Read MoreOct 17, 2016 | i3, Installation Linux Mint i3, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint i3
This is a follow up of the article written a few months ago. That article will provide you with...
Read MoreOct 16, 2016 | Desktop Tuning, Linux, Ubuntu
This desktop tuning just started with a wallpaper. I changed the colour of the conky to pink and...
Read MoreJust wondered if I could install i3 on the very recent release 16.10 of Ubuntu. I3 improved tiling...
Read MoreOct 16, 2016 | Arc Based Themes, Themes, Ubuntu
Just wanted to test if the scripts to change the standard colour in Arc theme still work fine on...
Read MoreMaking the overview on the latest Ubuntu 16.10 and testing to see if everything still works. Conky...
Read MoreOct 16, 2016 | Overview, Sardi Icons, Ubuntu
Ubuntu 16.10 has just been released and the Sardi icon collection has been updated accordingly. In...
Read MoreOct 15, 2016 | Aureola, Linux, Linux Mint
Conky is a free software system monitor. It is available for Linux. Conky is highly configurable...
Read MoreOct 15, 2016 | Hardware Linux, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint Cinnamon
I want to share the solution of a ‘crashing cinnamon’ every time I installed the...
Read MoreOct 15, 2016 | Linux, Linux Mint, Plank
Personalize the plank You can actually change the settings, it is not that difficult to read. I...
Read MoreOct 15, 2016 | Linux, Linux Mint, Plank
Plank is a nifty little application to pin the most important applications to and it can be quite...
Read MoreOct 15, 2016 | Linux, Linux Mint, Plank
Article is also relevant for Linux Mint 18.1. Working on my Sardi Icons I missed the little...
Read MoreOct 15, 2016 | Arc Based Themes, Linux, Linux Mint, Mint-Y Based Themes, Sardi Icons, Sardi Installation, Themes
On my github I will collect the best icons and themes. With some scripts I can easily install...
Read MoreOct 15, 2016 | Arc Based Themes, Desktop Tuning, Flexibility, Linux, Sardi Icons, Themes
We started with some passion for a movie then an idea to change our desktop to match the movie....
Read MoreOct 15, 2016 | Desktop Tuning, Flexibility, Linux, Mint-Y Based Themes, Sardi Icons, Themes
We started with some passion for a movie then an idea to change our desktop to match the movie....
Read MoreSep 19, 2016 | i3, Installation Linux Mint i3, Installation of LM, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint i3
This article is relevant for Linux Mint 18.1 too. But here is the latest installation procedure...
Read MoreTo get all these conky’s to your computer you can either download the zip and uncompress it...
Read MoreYou have now installed the Aureola conky collection following this article. Now you have a hidden...
Read MoreStopping the conky or killing the conky can be done via a simple command in the terminal. 1...
Read MoreThe script has been build to make sure the conky will restart automatically. But what if …...
Read MoreYou have installed the Aureola conky collection following this article and you want to check if...
Read MoreMaking our desktop our own is one of the pleasures we have as end-users in Linux. In this tutorial...
Read MoreOct 2, 2016 | Hardware Linux, Linux, Linux Mint
Bose QuietComfort 35 is a bluetooth headphone, which can be used on Linux Mint 18 computers. We do...
Read MoreSep 26, 2016 | Linux, Linux Mint
Whenever there is a new kernel coming out, I will go to this github...
Read MoreSep 26, 2016 | i3, Installation Linux Mint i3, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint i3
This is a follow up of the article written a few weeks ago. That article will provide you with...
Read MoreSep 24, 2016 | Hardware Linux, Linux, Linux Mint
Bose AE2 Soundlink (Around-Ear 2) is a bluetooth headphone, which can be used on Linux Mint 18...
Read MoreSep 21, 2016 | i3, Linux, Linux Mint, Settings Linux Mint i3
i3 gaps is a fork from i3 and it provides the same functionality but with more options to define...
Read MoreSep 21, 2016 | i3, Linux, Linux Mint, Settings Linux Mint i3
Since i3 is a keyboard driven windows tiling manager it comes to no surprise that the keyboard...
Read MoreSep 21, 2016 | i3, Linux, Linux Mint, Settings Linux Mint i3
In the config file at 1 ~/.config/i3/.i3status.conf you will find two lines that will help you...
Read MoreSep 21, 2016 | i3, Linux, Linux Mint, Settings Linux Mint i3
In the config file at 1 ~/.config/i3/.i3status.conf you will find lines that define the way you...
Read MoreSep 21, 2016 | i3, Linux, Linux Mint, Settings Linux Mint i3, Variety
In the config file at 1 ~/.config/i3/.i3status.conf you will find lines that define the function...
Read MoreSep 20, 2016 | i3, Linux, Linux Mint, Settings Linux Mint i3
In the config file at 1 ~/.config/i3/.i3status.conf you will find lines that define which tray...
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We can change the settings of vlc so that it can blend in with the rest of your system. Check out...
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In the config file of i3 1 ~/.config/i3/.i3status.conf you can assign applications to always start...
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In the config file at 1 ~/.config/i3/.i3status.conf you will find lines that define where the...
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The normal menu in i3 is dmenu. You will find this application on your system. But an extra menu...
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You can change the font and the font size. They are both defined in one line in the config file 1...
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In the article changing the i3 status bar via configuration file we did not change the colours. We...
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At the bottom of your i3 screen you will notice a bar which holds some icons and information. This...
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All themes shown in this movie are coming from my github themes-icons-pack. They have been tested...
Read MoreSep 10, 2016 | Linux, Linux Mint, Variety
Article is also relevant for Linux Mint 18.1. A wallpaper is a a great way to embellish your...
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I have been taking a lot of screenshots for this website on Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon and on other...
Read MoreWhen designing the Sardi icon theme and figuring out how to improve my desktop, I wondered if I...
Read MoreJan 22, 2016 | Yltra Flat
EDIT : Yltra flat icon set has been abandoned – Super Ultra Flat Numix Remix has been born...
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Linux mint is a great operating system. It is easy to use and very intuitive. It comes with an...
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From time to time I start chmodding – changing permissions of files and folders. And it so...
Read MoreJan 12, 2016 | Vmware
When testing operating systems we often try out many possibilities before coming to the solution....
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At this point I had installed Linux Mint KDE in Vmware from ISO and wondered if there was an easy...
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Everything has been setup by means of this tutorial. Now we will install KDE in vmware as an...
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We have just installed vmware workstation 12 following this article. Now we will install an...
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Vmware is one of the tools you can use to install an operating system on a operating system. It...
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In my previous article I came across an amazing icon set i.e. Ultra Flat icons. I have been trying...
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I found this great icon ultra flat orange icons and I added it to the github of Erik Dubois for...
Read MoreVariety is one of the best wallpaper changers from Peter Levi. Normally it just works out of the...
Read MoreDec 31, 2015 | Linux Mint
I had to use boot-repair once on a dual-boot computer with Linux Mint and Windows 8 and it...
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I have this ssd that I have partitioned to have several flavour of Linux Mint just for testing the...
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All up-to-date information can be found at github of Horst3180. It is such a slick, beautiful and...
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A nice little slider in Cinnamon Linux Mint 17.3 to show or hide all the icons in the menu’s...
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Working on my Sardi Icons I missed the little program Plank from Rico Tzschichholz at...
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In the article the ultimate linux update we were exploring how far we can update or upgrade our...
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We have just finished our update of Linux Mint 17.3 Rosa and upgraded the kernel. Read more in...
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Let us get our cloud services Dropbox.com and Copy.com Dropbox Get if from dropbox.com. ...
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As an example I wanted to install inkscape. I show you first that if a program is already...
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The proper way to do the installation is through PPA. So copy/paste these lines in the terminal...
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Sublime Text is available for Windows, Mac Osx and for Linux. That is the way I like my software....
Read MoreDec 24, 2015 | Linux Mint, Sardi Icons, Sardi Installation
Download Sardi Icons at Sourceforge At the moment the Github of Erik Dubois can not be trusted and...
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This is an example of the numix circle icon theme. The theme (borders and controls) is also...
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Easiest way to get rid of the welcome menu...
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Going for an easy solution that takes almost no time. Contents of movie Changing the linux mint...
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Installing software is not that difficult. Best thing is to look for the source – the...
Read MoreSep 10, 2016 | Arch Linux
EDIT : in the mean time a year has passed. I made many github scripts to easily install any Arch...
Read MoreMay 16, 2015 | Linux, Linux Mint
Do not do any of this on a production environment PC. Take a stand-alone PC, pop out the hard disk...
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You have just installed Linux Mint and you have seen better looking desktops online. That is...
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This article is all about fixing what can go wrong. Killing programs that do not behave properly...
Read MoreMar 24, 2015 | Linux, Linux Mint
This article intends to be a hands-on tutorial. You can read all the links in this article to get...
Read MoreMay 25, 2015 | Linux, Linux Mint
Linux can and is installed on a diverse range of machines from phones, fridges to computers. Let...
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Installing the new kernel 4.0 has not been easy on my computer with an nvidia 9600 graphical card....
Read MoreMay 17, 2015 | i3, Installation Linux Mint i3, Linux, Linux Mint, Linux Mint i3
I first discovered i3 improved tiling window manager or short i3 when I was exploring archlinux....
Read MoreConky is a linux program that will monitor different system settings. The graphical way it is presented can be diverse. It is easy to learn and easy to change. Aurora conky theme has been my study project to master the code. Via written text and Youtube movies I wrote, you can try it out.
Read MoreI get more and more questions of how to change the location of the weather forecast in the aurora...
Read MoreConky is a great way to get a fancy look on your desktop. Be it the hour and date or more advanced...
Read MoreFeb 20, 2015 | Linux, Linux Mint
Na de aankondiging van Microsoft dat XP niet meer wordt ondersteund, vrezen toch velen voor...
Read MoreEnkel voor diegenen, die twee of meer operating systemen wensen op hun pc of laptop. Heb je nog...
Read MoreBooting from USB (if your hardware supports it) has the advantage of speeding things up. You do...
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