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Discussion on: A minimal and distraction free Debian Configuration

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Holy-Elie Scaïde

I enjoyed reading this one. I remember switching fully to Arch as I tried to use Linux Mint very much like Windows. It was easier than I thought, but I learned so much during that period that I do not fear going fully CLI. Tiling is the best. Now I'm on Mac and most of my applications are full-screened and I use spaces like you wouldn't believe. On start, my setup would use 300 MB of memory (then Android + Firefox would eat the rest).
I do not have a particular recommendation other than checking the unixporn subreddit, you will find inspirations on how to customize your setup. While it's a pain to get something cohesive from Linux, you can archieve a very personalized setup which would get your productivity through the roof.

My setup at the time:
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Sebastian Lindgren

Thanks! I appreciate the comment and found it very interesting to hear some about your journey as well. I feel the same, the CLI feels more and more like the more familiar way to do things. In it everything works in the same way and I only need to learn a few commands to use a tool, and often I can use it in combination with other tools just as easy.

Yeah I've come to enjoy tiling a lot! More than I thought I would.

Your setup looks really nice to!