![]() When it comes to launching programs in linux, there has always been many ways to do it. You can check out my lemonbar files in the link at end of this page. At the moment, lemonbar seems to be the best option for creating a panel in your WM but other options such as i3bar also work great and are built into i3wm. I’m not going to go into much details on how panels work, but if your interested check out z3bra’s great introduction. Lots of redditors are also using some sort panel or bar in the configuration which displays all sorts of information such as the time, volume, even the current song playing. The most popular WMs at the moment seem to be the young bspwm and the widely used i3wm, though people are also making some awesome openbox desktops. The reddit community /r/unixporn is a great place to stay up to date on what people are using for their setups. It’s and there are more ways than ever to rice your PC. Basic things such as the panel bar and application launcher must be configured by the user. When it comes to ricing a tiling window manager though, the ricing of a user’s system becomes much more involved. The term ‘rice’ is used to describe a person’s unix deskton where ‘ricing’ is when someone is custom their desktop such as the icons, panels, or system interface. With this you are able to create a very customizable experience without using up all your system’s resources. ![]() The idea is that instead of having a full blown desktop environment (DE) such as Gnome or Unity, you just have a window manager that utilizes keyboard shortcuts to organize your windows. IntroductionĪfter making my departure to Arch Linux a month ago I was quickly introduced to the world of tiling window managers. This guide is intended for fellow beginners confused on the very basics when it comes to the customization of their Unix system. Disclaimer: I am in no way a ricing expert.
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