My first try at ricing LM.

  • Linux Mint 22.2
  • I3WM + Picom
  • Ghostty

Displayed on screen:

  • Rmpc + mpd
  • nvim
  • fastfetch
  • yazi
  • polybar
  • tuckerm@feddit.onlineEnglish
    6·
    6 days ago

    Looks great. Kind of looks like the type of OS that they would make up for a movie about hackers. :D

    Do you use i3 exclusively? Or do you have a more typical desktop environment for web browsing and such? And, if it’s the former, how do you like it?

    • Freakazoid@lemmings.worldOPEnglish
      5·
      6 days ago

      Well I can still switch to cinnemon if needed, but im currently using i3 exclusively. For work, browsing the web, making music and play games once in a while.

      It works great in i3 so I’m liking it so far. If linux Mint 22.3/23 has full Wayland support I might replace it with an Wayland alternative.

      I never used Tiling Window Managers before, I started to like them like 2/3 weeks ago. (using linux since 2 years now). I was experimenting with cortile but that wasn’t a good solution due to several bugs/instabilities. I3 seams to be one of the easier ones to customize, so I ended up using that instead.

      • tuckerm@feddit.onlineEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        Thanks, that’s good to know. I’ve been curious about going with a tiling window manager for a while now.

  • Beacon@fedia.io
    2·
    6 days ago

    I had to look up ricing. From ai:

    Ricing Linux refers to the process of customizing the appearance and functionality of a Linux operating system, often by modifying themes, icons, and window managers to create a unique desktop environment.

    • RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      Yeah I’d never heard the term about computers, let alone Linux specifically, in my life until today and it’s everywhere.

    • Psythik@lemmy.world
      51·
      6 days ago

      I’ve only ever known “ricing” as a semi-racist term for people with no money who got inspired by the early Fast and Furious movies in the 2000s; stuck a bunch of cheap junk on their Asian commuter cars like fiberglass body kits and fake turbos, in an attempt to make them look fast and sporty.

      Ricing out your car isn’t as popular as it used to be in the 2000s, but I still see the occasional Toyota Tercel with a giant fake carbon fiber wing and fart can exhaust sputtering down the road. Underglow seems to be making a big comeback too.