theshyprisoner

joined 3 months ago
[–] theshyprisoner@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Yes I'm familiar with mpv. I thought I needed to have xorg or a display server running for it to work, thanks!

[–] theshyprisoner@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was able to use mpv to watch some anime I had downloaded on tty. Does this mean this was only possible because I already had xorg installed and running (I was using qtile prior to that)? I'm not sure if that's how that works though.

[–] theshyprisoner@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've found sc-im to be very useful, but I'm still a little new to it. Visidata is another one that seems to be a lot more powerful than sc-im.

[–] theshyprisoner@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Messaging, reading, school work, watching anime, music, web browsing (may not be able to do this one nicely though). My use cases are very simple to implement on tty-only I think.

[–] theshyprisoner@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Great list, thank you!

[–] theshyprisoner@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Yes, I know how to this. I think the way I'm saying it is confusing so let me explain. I know how to install a minimal system without a GUI, however I needed advice on the tools to be able to run this system effectively (i.e. tmux, byobu, and other things people have been mentioning).

[–] theshyprisoner@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago

I'll look into that, thanks.

[–] theshyprisoner@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Well yeah, but I want to know any tips on doing it effectively. If I just "don't install a DE" I wouldn't know where to go from there.

[–] theshyprisoner@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What are these serial terminals you're talking about?

[–] theshyprisoner@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Thanks a lot, I'll definitely try the terminal multiplexers you're talking about. I wondered how you would get different windows in tty.

[–] theshyprisoner@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I actually am using a manual Arch install. What i meant by gaining confidence is completely abandoning xorg and using the tty only.

 

I wanted to have a separate laptop where I only use the terminal for my use cases. At the moment I am somewhat confident using the terminal, but I think limiting myself to tty only would build my confidence even more. Any tips?

EDIT: I am already using nvim and I already have installed a minimal distro (Arch). I just need advice on how to actually run this system effectively.

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