[HN Gopher] Regolith Linux
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Regolith Linux
Author : thunderbong
Score : 130 points
Date : 2022-04-03 09:26 UTC (13 hours ago)
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| l0b0 wrote:
| Looks like it's closed source. Several GitHub repos, but only for
| things like issues and building ISOs.
| rograndom wrote:
| What? It's mostly just plain text configs for i3 which is open
| source on it's own. There's a whole Github project here:
| https://github.com/regolith-linux
| gavinray wrote:
| I've never been as productive in anything as I have in this.
|
| Whoever came up with the default key combinations is a genius.
|
| I'd heard people talk about i3 and other tiling WM's, but it
| seemed like a big step to take to learn and take the time to
| configure it, etc.
|
| I found out about Regolith, figured "Eh since it also comes as an
| apt package I can just install + uninstall it if I don't like
| it."
|
| By the end of using it a single day I was used to the
| keybindings. They felt natural and my productivity was through
| the roof.
|
| Bless the authors, this software brings joy.
| willmorrison wrote:
| I tried regolith for a few days and am now using arch with sway
| window manager. From what I remember, regolith was mostly
| default i3 bindings along with a handy cheat sheet that would
| pop up. I agree completely about the productivity boost.
| [deleted]
| skywal_l wrote:
| To give you an idea, I have been trying to get into vim for
| year. Several tentatives. Only now I am starting to be able to
| code for a day in it when I am stranded on a remote machine.
|
| For i3, it took me couple of days. I am so much more efficient
| with it. No more moving windows around, no more alt-tabbing
| again again to find that terminal, where is it already?!
|
| I always have my browser, my music in the same workspace, etc.
|
| It's a small investment with a big reward.
| [deleted]
| pgray wrote:
| This reminds me of crunchbang linux from years back. It was a
| simple config of xfce and conky based on debian.
| crasla wrote:
| Crunchbang was based on openbox and not xfce.
| emteycz wrote:
| They must've had more than that. My laptop did not work with
| Debian out of the box, but it did with Crunchbang.
| cheaprentalyeti wrote:
| I use Bunsenlabs, one of the successors of Crunchbang. (There
| are a couple others). You can use the vanilla version, built
| on top of debian, or add the repositories to devuan.
|
| [0]: https://bunsenlabs.org
| UtahDave wrote:
| I've been using i3 daily for about 8 years. I've been using
| regolith for the last 2 or 3 years because they've integrated
| everything so nicely with the Ubuntu ecosystem.
| darkwater wrote:
| Why so many cli-focused users are so interested by CPU
| usage/temp, net throughput and extra stats in the status bar,
| like in the main screenshot? Yeah I kmow it's a status bar so it
| should display status, but as a CLI user myself I'm genuinely
| curious because if I want to know what's happening, I just have a
| look at top or similar tooling, then I close it and continue with
| my tasks. Do you change your behavior based on the status of the
| system? Are you checking it very often?
| cameronperot wrote:
| For me it's just an easy way to notice if something is
| unexpectedly eating up resources, then I know to pull up htop
| to figure out what it is and kill it if needed.
| amar0c wrote:
| Will this soon be available in 22.04 variant ?
| emptysongglass wrote:
| Yes! The project leader posted a pic of progress on the
| Regolith Slack a few days ago. No ETA that I know of but swing
| by the Slack to stay up to date. [1]
|
| [1] https://regolith-linux.herokuapp.com/
| enriquto wrote:
| I had a hard time understanding this message. In the context
| of linux distributions, it seemed to me that there were
| ubuntu-based and slack-based distributions for regolith. This
| sounds really cool because slack is bare-bones and it means
| that regolith has made a conscious effort at portability. But
| this is not the case, and it has nothing to do with
| slackware.
| thewakalix wrote:
| I think it's talking about the messaging app named Slack.
| weitzj wrote:
| Looks interesting. I am using a similar setup with Debian 11 +
| KDE and i3 and urxvt in Damon mode. You get all the benefits of
| Settings, Network Manager, Keychain etc. and just use i3 as your
| Window Manager
|
| I used to have Gnome. But since switched to KDE5 as I read that
| KDE 5 takes less memory than Gnome 3
| maelito wrote:
| Can you update Gnome to 42 with regolith ?
| tigrezno wrote:
| Will try once they release the version based on Ubuntu 22.04.
| yeetsfromhellL2 wrote:
| It doesn't look bad, but why make an entire distro for a WM/DE
| setup? It would have wider appeal if it was available as a
| package.
| nitinreddy88 wrote:
| Its a package and not a distro
| yeetsfromhellL2 wrote:
| Homepage says it's based on Ubuntu and...
| CAT0 wrote:
| They provide two install methods: 1. Regolith Desktop via
| Repository (PPA) 2. ISO image with Regolith on Ubuntu
| topaz0 wrote:
| I think that just means it has tendrils into the Ubuntu
| ecosystem stuff like package management. People have ported
| equivalent things to other distros though, e.g.:
| https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/regolith-full
| virtualwhys wrote:
| Have been using i3 for maybe 10 years now; it's at the very core
| of my daily computing experience.
|
| Regolith running application search looks useful -- nice project.
| smoldesu wrote:
| Before I jumped off the GNOME ecosystem altogether, I used (and
| really liked!) Regolith on most of my devices. If you're new to
| Linux but want an out-of-the-box TWM setup, this really is the
| way to go. If they make a rolling-release version sometime I may
| have to give it a whirl again.
| driton wrote:
| Thanks for posting this. Decided to install it as a package and
| give it a try, so far I'm quite impressed.
| FrostKiwi wrote:
| <OT> I misread it and thought is was an update to REGoth[1][2],
| the Gothic FOSS engine recreation. Had really high hopes, that
| that project revived. Too bad.
|
| [1] https://github.com/REGoth-project/REGoth
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| [2] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4BQGjm05c429iWF_OUe7GQ
|
| </OT>
|
| Big fan of tiling WMs, with sway being my daily driver. Always
| interested in new takes on that UX style.
| dugmartin wrote:
| I've been using this on both my work and home machines for a few
| years and I can wholeheartedly recommend it (if you check my
| comment history you'll see I have several time in the past).
|
| It's just an install and switch at the login screen to try it
| out. Once you login press Win/Meta+? for a nice help menu of
| shortcuts.
| dstroot wrote:
| "Regality Linux" is misleading. Perhaps should be called
| "Regolith Desktop Environment"? It's not a full distro.
|
| "Regolith is a modern desktop environment designed to let you
| work faster by reducing unnecessary clutter and ceremony. Built
| on top of Ubuntu, GNOME, and i3,"
| brxck wrote:
| For the upcoming 2.0 release, they are actually planning to
| rebrand as "Regolith Desktop Environment," as well as adding
| Debian support.
| black_puppydog wrote:
| Excellent, that was my first question. It looks super nice
| and if it's well polished I might choose it over my cobbled-
| together i3 setup, but I don't wanna go from debian back to
| ubuntu. :P
| arjvik wrote:
| Technically it is a distro because it is distributed as one -
| with an installer that installs a modified Ubuntu.
| colordrops wrote:
| Would be pretty easy to update my NixOS i3 profile to match most
| of the functionality here. The only part I'm not sure of is the
| Gnome Flashback integration. Looks there's a Nix package for it,
| so I suspect getting a clone of this working on Nix would be a
| single shareable config file.
| city41 wrote:
| I tried Regolith and it is nice. But ultimately I found MATE with
| i3 set as its window manager is better. It's a truly excellent
| combo.
|
| For anyone curious, here's how I set it up:
| https://mattgreer.dev/blog/mate-and-i3/
| Zhyl wrote:
| That workspace switcher applet is an excellent idea. I have to
| applaud that level of commitment to the concept!
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