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  1. macondo

    Key binding hell

    I use the Fn keys: F1 terminal F4 close F2 file manager F8 chat F5 browser use icewm
  2. macondo

    Question about swap space

    I got an i3 with 12 GB of ram, I use UFS with 1 GB of swap, works fine.
  3. macondo

    HOWTO: Ratpoison basic configuration

    HOWTO: Basic Ratpoison Configuration This is a basic configuration, I haven't learned all the tricks to it but i do know what works for me smile. Ratpoison (rp) is not for everybody, eye-candy, icons, title/taskbar are absent. It's all business, uses every pixel of space and uses 1 MB of RAM...
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    Solved No sound in Lenovo Thinkpad T410 - Conexant CX20585

    Hi, I go the other way: bobo@foo:~ $ pkg search alsa alsa-lib-1.2.2 ALSA compatibility library alsa-plugins-1.2.2_2 ALSA compatibility library plugins alsa-seq-server-1.0.0 ALSA MIDI sequencer server alsa-sndio-0.2_1 ALSA PCM sndio plugin...
  5. macondo

    Solved fluxbox not opening apps

    I don't believe in virtual box, there is something about installing on metal: do or die! reinstall again, get to the bottom of it. I play with Slackware-current, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, it depends on my mood, the less I know the more reckless I become, the more chances I take, the more I learn... but...
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    Solved fluxbox not opening apps

    duckduck gave me this: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=howto+fluxbox+configuration&ia=web I use Trihex's howto every time i install FBSD, is to the point, and it shows he cares about us newbies. It takes some work for the OP to make him lose his patience, stop bellyaching and do your duty...
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    Solved fluxbox not opening apps

    Here's a howto that I wrote when I was young and foolish, and was known as Lou and used linux. https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=5382&sid=aa8fba160da44ab1ca6af95e325ad5da
  8. macondo

    Other Display Manager

    startx
  9. macondo

    GhostBSD jumps ship; Drops FreeBSD to use TrueOS (PC-BSD)

    You are right. But I like icewm looks, besides I started with icewm when I was more of a newbie, I got the same keybindings on both, except 'win key + space bar' to type commands,I lkie icewm's better, muscle memory I guess. Something simple I guess. Jwm is easier to configure... works as fast...
  10. macondo

    systemD is coming to a port near you!

    bobo@foo:~ $ sudo pkg delete pulseaudio Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) Deinstallation has been requested for the following 3 packages (of 0 packages in the universe): Installed packages to be REMOVED: alsa-plugins: 1.2.2_1 alsa-utils: 1.2.2 pulseaudio: 14.2 Number of...
  11. macondo

    GhostBSD jumps ship; Drops FreeBSD to use TrueOS (PC-BSD)

    Every mind is a different world, to each its own: desktop environments and display managers, if you don't use it, you are not as advanced as Windows. I believe in K.I.S.S. , window managers and startx , keep it simple, let it work. The other day I installed KDE5 Plasma for kicks, wanted to...
  12. macondo

    Help Me Install KDE Plasma, Please

    https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/x11/#x11-wm Go to section 5.7.2 KDE of the handbook: 1. To install the KDE package, type: # pkg install x11/kde5 2. KDE requires /proc to be mounted. Add this line to /etc/fstab to mount this file system automatically during system startup: proc...
  13. macondo

    Is my PC compatible?

    FWIW, Just got this box (ASUS), 2 ssd, i3... No problems, LEGACY + UEFI I got slackware on one ssd and FBSD on the other... root@foo:/home/bobo # inxi -Fxz System: Kernel: FreeBSD 12.2-RELEASE-p7 amd64 bits: 64 compiler: clang v: 10.0.1 Desktop: IceWM 2.5.0 OS: FreeBSD...
  14. macondo

    Major Version Upgrade 11.4-Release to 12.2-Release

    Excuse my ignorance, isn't he supposed to first go to 12.0??? and THEN go 12.2???
  15. macondo

    Gnome 3 disappeared in FreeBSD 13 amd64 repo

    section 5.7 of Handbook GNOME requires /proc to be mounted. Add this line to /etc/fstab to mount this file system automatically during system startup: proc /proc procfs rw 0 0 GNOME uses D-Bus for a message bus and hardware abstraction. These applications are automatically...
  16. macondo

    Music…

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUx6ZY60uiI
  17. macondo

    What is your favorite text editor?

    In order of usage: 1, ee -- easy, no thinking 2. nano -- muscle memory 3. vi -- gotta go slow - thinking-- save/exit :x enter.
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    Music…

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjq6e1LJHxw
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    Music…

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IwsZ90iA0k
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