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Desktop Entry Introduction with Calibre

Desktop Entry Introduction with Calibre

In this brief tutorial, we'll cover how to create a Desktop Entry in Linux. We'll create such an entry for the ebook-manager Calibre by following the freedesktop (xdg) specification. By the end of the article, we'll be able to create arbitrary desktop entries that work with a variety of desktop-environments and launchers like kupfer!

Posted by Will - March 16th '20

i3, xrandr and Multiple Screens

i3, xrandr and Multiple Screens

In this brief tutorial, we'll cover how to set up and use multiple monitors with i3.  We'll use xrandr and i3-msg to orient our displays and place the workspaces we want on whatever monitor we want.

Posted by Will - March 9th '20

Linux Environment Setup 0x06: Using xscreensaver and Detecting Full Screen Apps in i3

Linux Environment Setup 0x06: Using xscreensaver and Detecting Full Screen Apps in i3

In this, part 6 of our Linux Environment series, we'll cover how to install xscreensaver, and write a script that checks for full screen windows. Then we'll connect the two to stop your machine from going to sleep in the middle of movies!

Posted by Will - February 24th '20

Install Killer AX1650 Drivers and Get WiFi with only a Debian Netinstaller

Install Killer AX1650 Drivers and Get WiFi with only a Debian Netinstaller

In this tutorial, we'll cover manually installing the wifi drivers for the Killer AX1650 network card which do NOT come prepackaged with on the Debain Netinstaller. To do this, we'll need another machine with an internet connection that's running the same Linux kernel we're trying to install. We'll learn a little about Linux networking along the way!

Posted by Will - December 30th '19

Linux Environment Setup 0x05: Integrating mpd into i3status using i3bar

Linux Environment Setup 0x05: Integrating mpd into i3status using i3bar

In this fifth installment of our ongoing Linux tutorial series, we're going to customize our i3 experience by modifying i3bar's output.  We're going to integrate our MPD music backend into i3bar to display our music info in our i3status bar!

Posted by Will - December 16th '19