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May 07, 2026
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Work: computer repair, refurbished computer sales, sysadmin #linux #artix #debian #devuan #linuxMint (debian edition) #bsd #netbsd #OPNsense #programming #c #lua #neovim #go #v #voluntaryism #liberty #cypherpunk
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Here's the MATE desktop on top of Artix Linux. It is installed on a ThinkCentre Tiny M700.
This is the computer for this week's RetroEdge.Tech Computer Giveaway.
One thing that I do not like about MATE (and therefore the old Gnome2) is that there is very little keyboard control of the desktop environment. The 'super' key does not launch the Start Menu. Ctrl+Alt+t does not launch a terminal, et cetera.
Perhaps adding rofi on top of MATE would be a good blend of old and better keyboard control.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-196717939
#Linux #artix #Lenovo #MATE
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@matthew@social.retroedge.tech
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Feb 27, 2026
matthew - retroedge.tech
@matthew@social.retroedge.tech
Work: computer repair, refurbished computer sales, sysadmin #linux #artix #debian #devuan #linuxMint (debian edition) #bsd #netbsd #OPNsense #programming #c #lua #neovim #go #v #voluntaryism #liberty #cypherpunk
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I think I am most content with a tiling window manager and no bar.
This is i3 on Artix Linux running on another liberated Chromebox.
#Linux #Artix #xLibre #i3wm #wezterm #ChromeBox
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@matthew@social.retroedge.tech
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Feb 27, 2026
matthew - retroedge.tech
@matthew@social.retroedge.tech
Work: computer repair, refurbished computer sales, sysadmin #linux #artix #debian #devuan #linuxMint (debian edition) #bsd #netbsd #OPNsense #programming #c #lua #neovim #go #v #voluntaryism #liberty #cypherpunk
social.retroedge.tech
Experimenting with more Artix Linux "spins" (that the right word?)
This is a USB live boot of Moksha desktop environment. Moksha is interesting to me as it is a continuation of the Enlightenment Desktop, written in C and with BSD style software license. Very #RetroEdge.
As configured, and with the choices of included software, it definitely would not be a daily driver for me, but I can see tweaking it a bit would make it more appealing.
#Linux #Artix #xLibre #Moksha
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