Post #3918446

2026-07-18 19:23 UTC

I realized I once again installed a server OS as my desktop, so FreedomBox had to go (temporarily). Back to ol' reliable Debian install media. This build will be a tuned experience that I hope to run for awhile. I was disappointed to learn that Hyprland is not in Debian 13, and has not been added to back-ports yet, either. I suspect I'll switch to it as my primary desktop, when it makes in. In the meantime, I added KDE Plasma as my desktop. My personal explanation of KDE Plasma is that it is what Apple desktop would feel like if it was just slightly better in 100 tiny ways. #linux #debian #freedombox #hyprland #kde #plasma

Replies (2)

@EdTheDev@infosec.exchange 2026-07-18 19:35

Since I re-image my Linux desktop so often, I have given a great deal of thought to preserving and re-creating my configurations. So I wrote a single bash file to rule them all, sort of. My script, `dot`, creates a tiny CLI Ansible installation, and interactively helps write a short Ansible playbook that defines symlinks, install scripts and Python environments. I download the script and run `./dot --help` to get started. Use `dot check` to review selections, and `dot apply` to ensure localhost is configured with them. Because it uses Ansible under the hood, it doesn't do unecessary work, it provides detailed output, and it creates a file with a full definition of the configuration in a well know standard (which can always be re-used later, even without my script.) If you add `dot` to your own `dotfiles` repository, and organize yours like mine (`files`, `installs` and `reqs`) then `dot` will use find your folders and offer to link your files, run your install scripts, or create your Python environments. https://codeberg.org/EdTheDev/dotfiles/src/branch/main/bin/dot #linux #macos #bash #cli #localhost #config #ansible

Open ##3918629
@leniwcowaty@fosstodon.org 2026-07-18 23:23

@EdTheDev@infosec.exchange I dare to disagree. GNOME is what Apple desktop would be if they fixed some stuff. KDE is what Windows would be, if they cared to make a good desktop experience. Saying that, Cinnamon is superior to both

Open ##3922826