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@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ title: 'Software & <em>Hardware</em>', date: '2022-01-01', tag: 'linux', - excerpt: 'What I run day-to-day. Artix Linux, dwm, vim, and a lot of opinions.', + excerpt: 'What I run day-to-day. CachyOS, hyprland, vim, and a lot of opinions.', body: ` <p>A lot of people like to know what hardware and software I run on a day-to-day basis, so here it is.</p> <h2>Hardware</h2> @@ -1290,13 +1290,24 @@ <p><strong>Mouse:</strong> Logitech G305 wireless. Just works. Great battery life, latency is not noticeable. Fits my hands well. One issue: after years of use, the scroll wheel gets shotty.</p> <p><strong>Audio:</strong> Dedicated laptop running Daphile (Linux/Squeezebox) for bit-perfect playback → Topping E30 DAC → Topping L30 amp → Onkyo receiver → Edifier P17 speakers or SHP9500 headphones. IEMs: BLON BL03 and Moondrop Aria (2021) — the Arias are mostly flat/neutral with a slight mid-bass hump, super fun to walk around with. Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 250Ω on the desktop, Phillips SHP9500 on the hifi rig. Mic: Samson Q2U dynamic XLR/USB into a Scarlett Focusrite 2i2.</p> <h2>Software</h2> - <p><strong>OS:</strong> <em>Artix Linux</em> — basically Arch without systemd. I don't inherently have anything against systemd, but OpenRC has a fast startup time and I got used to it quickly.</p> - <p><strong>Terminal:</strong> <code>st</code> (simple terminal) by suckless, specifically Luke Smith's fork.</p> + <p><strong>OS:</strong> <em>CachyOS</em> — I used to run Artix, basically Arch without systemd. I don't inherently have anything against systemd, but OpenRC has a fast startup time and I got used to it quickly. I was running Artix for a couple of years and just wanted to change it up a bit.</p> + <p><strong>Terminal:</strong> <code>st</code> (simple terminal) by suckless, although foot is also a good one if you're on wayland</p> <p><strong>Browser:</strong> Brave. Mozilla keeps destroying Firefox with every update, so I've decided to boycott Firefox and any Mozilla product. Install uBlock Origin and Decentraleyes at minimum, though Brave comes with decent ad/tracking blocking by default.</p> <p><strong>Text editor:</strong> <code>vim</code>. I used emacs for about a month — didn't hate it, but it didn't fit my workflow. I was already too used to vim.</p> - <p><strong>Window manager:</strong> <a href="http://github.com/tyhoang/dwm">dwm</a>. Before that, herbstluftwm. bspwm and i3 are also great — they all basically do the same thing anyway.</p> + <p><strong>Window manager:</strong> hyprland. Before that <a href="http://github.com/tyhoang/dwm">dwm</a>. Before that, herbstluftwm. bspwm and i3 are also great — they all basically do the same thing anyway.</p> <h2>Utilities</h2> - <p><strong>File manager:</strong> vifm — dual-pane, vim bindings, super customizable. <strong>Mail:</strong> neomutt with Luke Smith's mutt-wizard for easy account setup. <strong>XMPP:</strong> Gajim on Linux, Conversations on Android, both with OMEMO. <strong>Voice:</strong> Mumble (and Discord when I can't get normie colleagues to switch). <strong>Music:</strong> mpd + ncmpcpp + beet for library organization. <strong>Video:</strong> mpv — lightweight, massively scriptable. <strong>RSS:</strong> newsboat. Most sites have an RSS feed; take advantage of them. <strong>Torrents:</strong> Transmission via web interface. <strong>Images:</strong> sxiv. <strong>PDF:</strong> zathura. <strong>Image editing:</strong> GIMP, imagemagick for quick tasks. <strong>Documents:</strong> LibreOffice for spreadsheets/slides, LaTeX for anything that needs to look good.</p> + <p><strong>File manager:</strong> vifm — dual-pane, vim bindings, super customizable.</p> + <p><strong>Mail:</strong> Thunderbird.</p> + <p><strong>XMPP:</strong> Gajim on Linux, Conversations on Android, both with OMEMO.</p> + <p><strong>Voice:</strong> Mumble (and Discord when I can't get friends to switch).</p> + <p><strong>Music:</strong> mpd + ncmpcpp + beet for library organization.</p> + <p><strong>Video:</strong> mpv — lightweight, massively scriptable.</p> + <p><strong>RSS:</strong> newsboat. Most sites have an RSS feed; take advantage of them.</p> + <p><strong>Torrents:</strong> rtorrent via Flood UI.</p> + <p><strong>Images:</strong> sxiv</p> + <p><strong>PDF:</strong> zathura.</p> + <p><strong>Image editing:</strong> GIMP, imagemagick for quick tasks.</p> + <p><strong>Documents:</strong> LibreOffice for spreadsheets/slides, LaTeX for anything that needs to look good.</p> <blockquote>All of the software I use is free and open source. Software that respects my freedom to use, share, and maintain privacy. Proprietary services like Discord, Google Chrome, and Amazon exist to extort your personal data. Switch to libre software.</blockquote> `, }, |