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[-] IsoSpandy@lemm.ee 42 points 2 years ago

You were able to take a nice unixporn worthy screenshot. That is all you need to learn.

Jokes aside I wish you a very good luck

[-] sirico@feddit.uk 23 points 2 years ago

Looks like the learning's going well, Mint is such a good distro for all users and will teach you a lot.

[-] HexagonSun@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I foolishly shopped around a whole host of distros and DEs after seeing things on reddit and getting ideas above my station.

Most couldn’t even boot either the live USB or following install, and I didn’t really know how to find out why.

Others worked for a week or more before failing after an update and I hadn’t figured out Timeshift yet.

Probably my 2012 hybrid Intel/Nvidia graphics played a part if I was guessing.

[-] NateSwift@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago

Probably my 2012 hybrid Intel/Nvidia graphics played a part if I was guessing

Having lived this, I would be inclined to agree

[-] fernandu00@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

Wow people still use conky! Last time I tried using it, Linux was in kernel 2.6.

[-] AMDIsOurLord@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

It's good shit

[-] HexagonSun@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

A lot of it seems at least partly deprecated, had to just delete a few presets I couldn’t get to show any data

[-] Damage@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

I don't get it. The only time I see the desktop is just after login.

I'm useless no matter what OS I use ;)

[-] Cicraft@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I'm so useless I can't even be used as a bad example

[-] Quazatron@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Try it out and see if it fits you.

There's plenty of resources and helpful people out there to help you, and a lot of new shiny tech and toys to enjoy.

Have fun and help others if you can.

[-] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

Looks like you got it pretty well under control to me.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

If love to copy your conky setup. That looks slick.

[-] HexagonSun@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it’s nice!

I can’t take any credit for it, I found it here and figured out how to modify it slightly, mainly to remove the bits I couldn’t get to work.

https://github.com/andeon/conky-simple

[-] bigmclargehuge@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Hey, it looks clean and functional. Just keep taking it one step at a time, and learn as much as you can.

Seems you've taken to Conky pretty well. How's it holding up for daily tasks? You comfortable moving in?

[-] HexagonSun@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Definitely perfectly comfortable on Mint for day to day use… but would still struggle for anything that hasn’t got a GUI. Obviously can copy and paste commands but would like to be better than that.

This is installed on my old computer and I upgraded to a M1 Mac as my main one, so this is more a hobby project and learning experience than a daily driver.

Have had a lot of issues with previous installs from other distros failing, I think due to this Mac’s 2012 Intel/Nvidia hybrid graphics.

[-] vojel@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You‘re doing well, young Linux fellow

[-] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Where does this System Information edit: on the right side as desktop overlay come from?

[-] jackpot@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

type neofetch into your terminal

[-] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

I meant the right side. Sorry, I should have clarified.

[-] jackpot@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago
[-] HexagonSun@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah it’s plain old Conky.

Trying to be incredibly non-invasive and able to backtrack on anything I do. So nothing extra installed and no Conky Manager, all just using someone else’s conky.conf settings I found online, which I then tweaked (and removed some bits I couldn’t get working!)

[-] gaael@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[-] jackpot@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago
[-] WhiteHotaru@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago
[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

My guess is conky. I use it too but mine doesn't look anywhere near as nice as OP's does.

[-] HexagonSun@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Can’t take any credit, but found this after doing some searching

https://github.com/andeon/conky-simple

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Much appreciated!

[-] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 3 points 2 years ago

Looks good! Conky reminds me of [the long-defunct] rainmeter software, pretty good nostalgia.

[-] max@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Linux mint is good 💚

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