Mpvload: Quickly Open Youtube (among other sites) Videos with Mpv through a Keyboard Shortcut

Note: the credit for this script goes to Kris Occhipinti. I modified it a little, but not enough to really matter. It’s a damn good script that I use everyday and deserves to be spread around. What this script does: allows you to copy a video link from the web and open it quickly in …

chwall / chwall-dmenu: change wallpaper via terminal or dmenu

These are simple scripts that allow you to change wallpaper with a simple command in the terminal (chwall), or with dmenu (chwall-dmenu). How to use: for both scripts, do the usual, save in a folder available in your $PATH and make it executable. These scripts will simply symlink whatever file you give them to a …

Startx: Multiple Window Managers/Desktop Environments Without a Display Manager

It's usually recommended to use a Display Manager (such as LightDM) if you want to easily switch between multiple Window Managers/Desktop Environments. However, if you're like me and prefer startx, there are ways to do it without a DM. The first (and normal) way would be to add a case statement inside your .xinitrc file. …

Linux, Bacon and Deadlifts, Part 1: I Got No Good Subtitle so Screw That

Linux, Bacon and Deadlifts is where I make 3 observations (or rant) on 3 different subjects: tech, food and strength training. Yeah, I really suck at introductions, so let’s cut to the chase. - “Why Linux (or the BSDs)”? If I started writing about all the advantages of Linux, I could write a goddamn book. …

Tint2 Executor / dwmblocks Module: File System Monitor

New Tint2 executor "fsmon", which displays the space used on the root, home and swap partitions. It can obviously be extended. It can be used as a module for dwmblocks as well. Script: here Sample Executor: here Depends on Font Awesome 5 to display the unicode characters (Debian users will have to install the font …

BSPWM: Hide (minimize) Window

It’s very rare that I want to hide/minimize a window when in a tiling WM, but sometimes it can be quite useful (such as hiding VirtualBox’s “menu window” (or whatever it’s called)). One solution often given is to simply create a hidden workspace where you send the windows you want to hide, but that solution …