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href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.1">1–10</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.71">71–80</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.81">81–90</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.91">91–100</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.101">101</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41672.90">Booting lonely Linux</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41672_90_101_10"> <a name="a41672_90"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_90"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">30 Jan 2016 08:41</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 30 Jan 2016 10:02"></span></span> <span class="message_count">90 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.90">41672.90</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.88">41672.88</a></div> <div class="message_body"> In Windows he'd just need to put a shortcut to LONELY.EXE I'm the startup folder. <br /> <br /> Just sayin'. <br /> <br /> <span class="emoticon e_csad" title=":C"><span class="e__">:C</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.90&return_msg=41672.90" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.90"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_91"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_91"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">30 Jan 2016 10:04</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 30 Jan 2016 10:14"></span></span> <span class="message_count">91 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.91">41672.91</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.90#a41672_90" target="_self">41672.90</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Which, again, is exactly what you'd do on a consumer level distro with a consumer level desktop.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.91&return_msg=41672.90" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.91"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_92"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_92"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">30 Jan 2016 10:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 30 Jan 2016 10:16"></span></span> <span class="message_count">92 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.92">41672.92</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.90#a41672_91" target="_self">41672.91</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <span class="emoticon e_nod" title="(nod)"><span class="e__">(nod)</span></span> <br /> <br /> I was talking about windows 10 IOT edition for raspberry pi. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.92&return_msg=41672.90" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.92"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_93"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_93"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">30 Jan 2016 10:31</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 30 Jan 2016 17:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">93 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.93">41672.93</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.90#a41672_92" target="_self">41672.92</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah, by 'desktop' I meant desktop environment. So Gnome or KDE or Unity or Cinnamon or Mate or Pantheon. As opposed to a niche tiling WM.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.93&return_msg=41672.90" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.93"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_94"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_94"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">30 Jan 2016 14:35</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2016 03:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">94 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.94">41672.94</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.63">41672.63</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I forgive you only because you revealed i3 to me. <p>Seems to be much more what I want compared to awesome - at least based on the screens+docs on the website; dunno when I'll have time to get switched over. <span class="emoticon e_sad" title=":("><span class="e__">:(</span></span></p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.94&return_msg=41672.90" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.94"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_95"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_95"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">30 Jan 2016 17:58</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2016 03:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">95 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.95">41672.95</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.90#a41672_93" target="_self">41672.93</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yes, but by Windows 10 IOT edition for raspberry pi I meant "hahaha wtf are Microsoft on? Do they seriously expect /anyone/ to ever use that heap of shit? I mean, they sent me an Intel galileo board f with a windows 8 build that runs on it, for /free/, and I didn't even have the deceny to boot it up before I formatted the SD card </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.95&return_msg=41672.90" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.95"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_96"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_96"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2016 03:13</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2016 22:44"></span></span> <span class="message_count">96 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.96">41672.96</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.90#a41672_94" target="_self">41672.94</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I fucking love i3.<br /><br /> I'd tried to use tilers before, just to see why people like them so much, and never got on with them. I certainly never thought I'd switch to one, I was just curious. But i3 just instantly clicked for me.<br /><br /> I use it without any bar now (bar gradually seemed less useful), just keyboard based window management and <s>dmenu</s> (edit: just switched to rofi, it's pretty great) for launching.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 31 Jan 2016 09:42 by X3N0PH0N</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.96&return_msg=41672.90" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.96"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_97"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_97"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2016 03:13</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2016 09:44"></span></span> <span class="message_count">97 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.97">41672.97</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.90#a41672_95" target="_self">41672.95</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Ahh, yes, I have used Windows 10 on a Pi briefly and it was fucking ridiculous.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.97&return_msg=41672.90" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.97"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_98"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_98"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2016 21:56</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 1 Feb 2016 03:40"></span></span> <span class="message_count">98 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.98">41672.98</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.88">41672.88</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I've got as far as creating the /.i3/config file, but when I drop in the text and try to save, I get [ Error writing /home/pi/.i3/config: No such file or directory ] I've tried starting the line<br /><br /> nano ~/.i3/config<br /><br /> with 'sudo' in case it's a permissions thing, but no dice. I can't see a folder '.i3' under /home/pi btw.<br /><br /> cd /.i3 returns 'no such file or directory'<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 31 Jan 2016 21:59 by MANTHORP</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.98&return_msg=41672.90" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.98"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_99"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_99"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time">31 Jan 2016 22:01</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 31 Jan 2016 22:01"></span></span> <span class="message_count">99 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.99">41672.99</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.90#a41672_98" target="_self">41672.98</a></div> <div class="message_body"> in /home/pi run <br /><br /> ls -a<br /><br /> -a shows hidden folders, which folders with a leading "." are hidden.<br /><br /> If it isn't there run<br /><br /> mkdir /home/pi/.i3</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.99&return_msg=41672.90" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.99"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41672.100" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>