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The real day-to-day difference to workflow comes from the choice of desktop environment. +I do like Debian, and Fedora as well.</p> +<h3 id="desktop-environment">Desktop Environment</h3> +<p>I’ve settled on <a href="https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/">KDE Plasma</a> w/ Wayland after many years of hopping. +Plasma comes with all the tools you’d expect to see in a modern desktop, +and for the most part these tools are perfectly capable of doing the task they are meant to do. +Prior to KDE, I’ve used Dwm/Bsmpw + Sxhkd, i3 etc. I’m glad these exist and people get +use out of it, but for now I do not miss it - I’m sure that will eventually change too.</p> +<p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/KDE_Plasma_5.25_screenshot.png" alt="KDE Plasma"></p> +<h3 id="text-editor">Text Editor</h3> +<p><a href="https://neovim.io/">(neo)vim</a>. Less of a text editor and more of a lifestyle. Check out my dotfiles for this. +No, I’m not going to ever switch to emacs.</p> +<p><img src="https://neovim.io/images/showcase/telescope_helptags.png" alt="Neovim"></p> +<h3 id="web-browser">Web Browser</h3> +<p><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/features/">Firefox</a> / +<a href="https://brave.com">Brave</a> / +<a href="https://vivaldi.com">Vivaldi</a>. +I have tried, Chromium, Qutebrowser in the past.</p> +<h3 id="file-manager">File Manager</h3> +<p><a href="https://github.com/jarun/nnn">nnn</a>. Yes, I have used ranger.</p> +<p><img src="http://i.imgur.com/kOld6HT.gif" alt="nnn"></p> +<h2 id="where-can-i-find-good-software-options">Where can I find good software options?</h2> +<p>The program of your dreams is probably listed below:</p> +<ul> +<li>The <a href="https://suckless.org/rocks/">suckless</a> website’s list of programs that “rock”. +Generally minimalist programs.</li> +<li>A more comprehensive <a href="https://github.com/mayfrost/guides/blob/master/ALTERNATIVES.md">list</a> +of minimalist software.</li> +<li><a href="https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page">FSF’s Free Software Directory</a>. +Emphasis on libre software (although most software in the links above will have free licenses as well).</li> +<li><a href="https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_GNU/Linux_software">Gentoo Wiki Recommendations</a> +A good mix of programs for novices and advanced users.</li> +</ul> +<h2 id="hardware-i-use">Hardware I Use</h2> +<h3 id="laptop">Laptop</h3> +<p>The main laptop I use is the <a href="https://frame.work/">Framework laptop</a>. +I’m a huge fan of the whole upgradability concept coming from a few generations of ThinkPads.</p> +<h2 id="what-i-dont-use">What I don’t use</h2> +<p>Proprietary software.</p> +<p>I’m not going to endorse proprietary services that have gone out of their way to spy on or politically +suppress their users, just as Facebook, Discord etc. +One of the many take-aways you should get from me is that the use of libre/free software, +by its nature, is more constructive and extensible; and <strong>that’s the point</strong>.</p> +<p>There are philosophical reasons for this I’ll talk about in time, but for now, +suffice it to say I will not endorse the usage of proprietary software.</p> + </div> + <footer class="content__footer"></footer> + + </section> + + <section class="page__aside"> + <div class="aside__about"> +<div class="aside__about"> + <img class="about__logo" src="https://kumardamani.net/images/rice.svg" alt="Logo"> +<h1 class="about__title">Links</h1> +<p class="about__description">Git, email, resume etc.</p> +</div> + + +<ul class="aside__social-links"> + + <li> + <a href="https://gitlab.com/kdam0/" rel="me" aria-label="GitLab" title="GitLab"><i class="fa-brands fa-gitlab" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> + </li> + + <li> + <a href="mailto:me@kumardamani.net" rel="me" aria-label="Email" title="Email"><i class="fa-solid fa-envelope" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> + </li> + + <li> + <a href="/KumarDamaniCV.pdf" rel="me" aria-label="Resume" title="Resume"><i class="fa-solid fa-file" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> + </li> + +</ul> +</div> + <hr> + <div class="aside__content"> + <p>Overview for the programs and equipment I use day-to-day.</p> + + <p> + By Kumar Damani, + 2021-11-12 + </p> + + + </div> + </section> + + <footer class="page__footer"><p class="copyright"></p> + +</footer> + + </div> + </body> + +</html> |