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Dendrobatus Azureus

There's one thing I had not done in a long time which is install a distribution of my choice with a full KDE desktop manager. I haven't done that in more than 2 decades. KDE has been wonderful at it's infancy and KDE is still wonderful now.

Since MX Linux is my distribution of choice, it's logical that I installed the KDE version of that distribution even if it's just for a test drive.

I've allocated just 20 gigs for KDE which means it's tight with space but it's still usable for a test run.

One tool I immediately missed was gparted the powerful gnome UI, which puts the precision of partition manipulation at your fingertips, without the chances of making costly mistakes if you don't pay enough attention or are not affluent enough with the commands in your favorite shell.

I missed that tool during the installation of mxKDE because I needed to add partitiond before the installation could proceed I just left Blank Space on an SSD.

Apart from that I can tell you from the initial view that KDE has not just matured, advanced and elevated itself. KDE has become so lightweight in resource usage that it can complete with very Light Desktop managers.

You can still edit your widgets up to & icons almost the pixel. The things that I love about KDE from decades ago are still there and are even more powerful.

Since I started to use KDE when GPU usage on the desktop was not even a thing, you can imagine how fast the DE is now and a period where GPU usage is normal for everything.

Out of the box KDE is already fantastic. Go and see what KDE can be for you, by installing it yourself

.🖋️ #bash #MX #mxLinux #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #tksh #fish  #distro #KDE #Gnome #Linux #POSIX  #fresh #programming

The photograph shot & composed in total darkness shows two screens displaying a user interface, likely from the KDE Desktop. The top screen has a blue background with white text, indicating a welcome message and system information, including the date "April 22, 2023." The bottom screen shows a music player interface on the second IPS LED panel with a track titled "The Division" by Pink Floyd, labeled as "Progressive Rock," with a progress bar indicating the song is at 00:44 out of 01:01. The word "Music" is visible on the right side of the bottom screen. The screens are angled and partially overlapped, with the top screen tilted to the right and the bottom screen tilted to the left. The background is dark, emphasizing the blue glow of the screens.
The photograph is of an IPS LED panel showing off the KDE desktop manager in gorgeous Glory with a dark blue background featuring a large, stylized white arrow forming a loop. In the center, there is a white window with black icons and text, including a list of keyboard shortcuts such as "W" for "Windows," "E" for "Explorer," and "R" for "Run." The window is labeled "10x:26:16 Libretto." The screen also displays a taskbar with icons for "FAQ," "Inbox," and "My List," along with a clock showing "10:32" and the date "Thursday, April 11." The bottom left corner of the screen features a small logo with the text "Libretto." The overall design is sleek and modern, with a focus on functionality. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.748 Wh
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Dendrobatus Azureus

When you want to run a middleweight Linux distribution and you already love & know Debian but don't want to run on super stable Server level since you are running a workstation *not* a server MX Linux is a very good choice as a distribution for you

You've got the power of Debian you'll get the stability of Debian yet you are bleeding edge and don't have applications which are rock stable but for a workstation a tad old
If you don't have a recent MX Linux installation you can download the new ISO version 23.6

If you have v23.5 there's no need to execute a fresh installation. The updated executables will roll out to you automatically.

mxlinux.org/blog/mx-23-6-now-a

.🖋️ #bash #MX #mxLinux #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #tksh #fish  #distro #Linux #POSIX #fresh #programming

The screencap displays a mobile device screen with a dark background and a gray header at the top. The header features a logo with a mountain and a cross, followed by the text "MX Linux" in white. Below the header, there is a menu icon on the left and a search icon on the right. The main content area of the screen announces "MX-23.6 now available!" with the date "April 13, 2025" below it. The text explains that MX-23.6 is the sixth refresh of the MX-23 release, including bug fixes, kernel updates, and application updates. It states that if the user is already running MX-23, there is no need to reinstall, and packages are available through regular update channels or by installing the changed applications. The time on the device is 08:22, and the battery is at 93%. Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.224 Wh
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Emanuele Panz

Testing out how #fish shell compares to #bash as a daily driver.

I find its autocomplete interesting (when suggesting commands arguments, with documentation).

At the same time the "command history" suggestions are so annoying when comparing them to #atuin ones (damn, I love @atuin 'workspace' feature!)

Would be cool to have Fish shell to suggest commands form Atuin 🤩

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