tldr:
* I installed console-only Debian on an old laptop (no desktop OS at all)
* I added some packages to make it work better for writing:
* network-manager for connecting to hotspots while I'm away
* kmscon for custom fonts and more than 16 colors in the tty
* tmux for a nice status
The only difference is that I use hyprland and waybar because it looks a bit better and using the dynamic tiling is sometimes easier than operating tmux panes.
To add to her list of useful apps:
mpd - To play music/audio. There are plug-ins for tmux and waybar to show the song status
It is. The laptop was originally my testbed for trying hyprland so it had essentially nothing else installed, I just ended up using it as a portable terminal due to some unexpected traveling and I enjoyed the concept so I’ve kept it around.
My laptop is terminal-only as well.
The only difference is that I use hyprland and waybar because it looks a bit better and using the dynamic tiling is sometimes easier than operating tmux panes.
To add to her list of useful apps:
mpd - To play music/audio. There are plug-ins for tmux and waybar to show the song status
ncmpcpp - TUI mpd client
lynx - Sometimes you need a web browser
Hypr looks like overkill. I use Sway for a similar thing.
It is. The laptop was originally my testbed for trying hyprland so it had essentially nothing else installed, I just ended up using it as a portable terminal due to some unexpected traveling and I enjoyed the concept so I’ve kept it around.
Any reason it’s not using zellij but still tmux? I thought this use case was basically what zellij was made for.
To be clear, I’m seriously asking, I don’t really use the terminal to host fully fledged applications/screens
I haven’t tried zellij yet, but I’ll give it a shot (thanks).
If I had to guess, it’s that there are a ton of plug-ins for tmux and she’s more comfortable with tmux.
Really, any terminal multiplexer will work fine. You just need to be able to do multiple things at once, Linux offers a plethora of choices for this.