With the release of Debian 12, I decided that - instead of my usual setup of Xorg + Openbox - I would explore Wayland and a different desktop environment.
After making the switch to Sway and using it on both Linux and FreeBSD I find myself liking it very much!
Sway quickly gets you 90% towards a usable desktop. Its that 10% where you're crafting your own desktop just the way you like it that takes some experimenting!
One feature I've come to love in the foot terminal: press ctrl+shift+o to enter URL mode, where all currently visible URLs are tagged with a label using a letter key that will open the URL in Firefox.
Debian 12 aka "Bookworm" is the latest stable release of the popular Linux operating system. I use Debian's live install image to create a minimal, console-only base configuration using the OpenZFS filesystem with native encryption.
Debian 12 aka "Bookworm" is the latest stable release of the popular Linux operating system. I use Debian's network installer image to create a minimal, console-only base configuration that can be customized for various tasks, servers, and desktops: https://www.dwarmstrong.org/minimal-debian/
The Linux Upskill Challenge is a free month-long course maintained by @livialima focused on "Learn[ing] the skills required to sysadmin a remote Linux server from the commandline".
Inspired by the example set by @JustineSmithies I'm closing out the year with a Void install on ZFS-Root + native encryption + ZFSBootMenu. :void: :linux:
An encrypted Linux system that include an unencrypted swap partition may experience all sorts of sensitive information that gets passed to swap that survives a reboot. Best practice is to encrypt the swap partition as well:
When I decided to install #FreeBSD and stick with it for 30 days, I was motivated by simple curiosity and a question: After years of using Linux, what was this entire parallel *nix universe of BSDs?
FBSD has proven educational and a real treat to use and to continue using.
I've come to appreciate the history of Unix and how these wonderful tools came about, and the community that keeps it going. Thanks to many of YOU for your comments and encouragement.
After performing a few installs of FreeBSD, these are my personal notes of steps taken and choices made. A distilled, short and sweet version of Chapter 2 in the FreeBSD Handbook.
Hardware used is a Thinkpad T480s with 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD, and Intel integrated ethernet/wireless/gpu. Architecture is 'amd64'.
There is always more than one way to do it. This is mine. 🙂
(Re-)discovering the Sway compositor on FreeBSD. I had used it briefly on Linux. Dusting off and tweaking some of my old config files. I like it!
Sway quickly gets you 90% towards a usable desktop. Its that 10% where you're replacing all your X11 tools and crafting your own desktop just the way you like it that takes some experimenting.
