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Another Kernel Update

This morning have just seen a new kernel update from Archlinux, of course that means I need to rebuild iso image. No other major changes simply latest packages version. Did remove a repo I had in pacman.conf, which was purely for testing, if you see it in your own install then you can safely remove Another Kernel Update

You want more?

I thought I would just post about a useful way to get different desktops or more a more advanced setup. If you have a working network connection live then why not just load up Archinstall. Simply open a terminal and run: sudo pacman -Sy archinstall Once installed run sudo archinstall It is fully menu driven You want more?

AUR Malware: What You Need to Know + GreenBANG Transparency

Over the past few weeks, there have been several reports of malware discovered in Arch User Repository (AUR) packages. Read more: https://linuxconfig.org/aur-malware-packages-exploit-critical-security-flaws-exposed The AUR is a valuable tool in the Arch Linux ecosystem, offering thousands of user-maintained packages that aren’t included in the official repositories. I’ve used it many times over the years — usually AUR Malware: What You Need to Know + GreenBANG Transparency

Had a short break…

Been away for a few days but now back with a new iso image and a small change. Obconf was recently dropped by Archlinux and was very useful for some minor settings in Openbox. Noticed that lxappearance-obconf-gtk3 is still in repos and have added it to latest iso image. It is not as feature rich Had a short break…

Conky is hiding…..

Have a small error in conky configuration. It seems part of conky is hidden by panel at top of screen. Thanks to Jes for letting me know, an easy fix I have just changed a line in conky.conf to read: gap_y = 40, Am taking a break from GreenBANG head quarters next weekend for a Conky is hiding…..

Create your own commands….

I was reading an interesting article the other day about Ken Thompson. One of the creators of UNIX. The thing that struck me was he did not always have the commands he wanted, so started creating his own. Grep is one example of a command he created, something I use often in a terminal. Ok Create your own commands….

Time for a change of scene..

Was getting a little bored with overall look of GreenBANG so decided to freshen it up a bit. New wallpaper, theme and given conky a bit of a lift. Will get iso image uploaded tomorrow morning. So GreenBANG now looks like this: Rofi has also changed. Toned down colours for a softer look. Hopefully makes Time for a change of scene..

In this action packed episode….

Well this week I have been changing the look and some functions of polybar. Was inspired by these amazing themes by Aditya Shakya. With endless configuration possible I was trying to find the right balance to give a more modern yet functional feel. Panel is now at the top of screen, desktops are center and In this action packed episode….