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by kevjonesin
Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:47 pm
Forum: MX Fluxbox Official Release
Topic: MX Fluxbox: touchpad-indicator fails to start, gives error message
Replies: 3
Views: 1141

Re: MX Fluxbox: touchpad-indicator fails to start, gives error message

Yeah, I appear to have all the dependencies in place …

https://imgur.com/zuUhTIa.png

I'm running fluxbox, not icewm.
Perhaps Jerry3904 might have some ideas?

p.s. – I was able to run:
touchpad-indicator -l
… in terminal and "POINTINGSTICK" shows up in various places in the output. Suggests ...
by kevjonesin
Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:21 pm
Forum: Package Requests - MX-23
Topic: Request MX-23: speedtest
Replies: 4
Views: 1035

Re: Request MX-23: speedtest-cli

Ah, it looks like that's a homebrewed third party app which hasn't been updated in a while …
https://github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli

https://imgur.com/WJMUO0o.png

… in contrast to the official current Ookla speedtest.net offering …
https://www.speedtest.net/apps/cli

https://imgur.com ...
by kevjonesin
Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:30 am
Forum: Package Requests - MX-23
Topic: Request MX-23: abduco with dvtm
Replies: 0
Views: 34822

Request MX-23: abduco with dvtm

abduco provides session management i.e. it allows programs to be run independently from their controlling terminal. That is programs can be detached - run in the background - and then later reattached. Together with dvtm it provides a simpler and cleaner alternative to tmux or screen.

Note: A ...
by kevjonesin
Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:15 am
Forum: Package Requests - MX-23
Topic: Request MX-23: Obsidian Notes
Replies: 0
Views: 35233

Request MX-23: Obsidian Notes

A very full featured and extendable (lots of available plugins) note taking and organizing tool/environment with a robust dev and user community that by default saves to local Markdown files.

https://obsidian.md/download
https://obsidian.md/
by kevjonesin
Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:04 am
Forum: Package Requests - MX-23
Topic: Request MX-23: speedtest
Replies: 4
Views: 1035

Request MX-23: speedtest

A handy command line interface for speedtest.net

https://www.speedtest.net/apps/cli

I regularly add speedtest -cli to MX instances by adding e.g. os=debian dist=bookworm towards the top of their installer script and then launching the script manually under a sudo su root instance in terminal. I ...
by kevjonesin
Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:53 pm
Forum: MX Fluxbox Official Release
Topic: MX Fluxbox: touchpad-indicator fails to start, gives error message
Replies: 3
Views: 1141

MX Fluxbox: touchpad-indicator fails to start, gives error message

Here's my quick system info:

System:
Kernel: 6.1.0-13-amd64 [6.1.55-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: persist_all zswap.enabled=1
Desktop: Fluxbox v: 1.3.7 info: tint2 vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.1_fluxbox_x64
Libretto October 15 2023 base: Debian GNU ...
by kevjonesin
Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:47 pm
Forum: MX Fluxbox Official Release
Topic: MX-21 MX-Fluxbox
Replies: 197
Views: 25697

Re: MX-21 MX-Fluxbox

You're welcome. Thank you for spearheading the MX Fluxbox efforts. I was pleased when an MX integrated fluxbox became an option. Linux Mint once had an official fluxbox version (it was pretty) that I used back before they thinned out their desktop environment offerings—presumably to focus more on ...
by kevjonesin
Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:51 pm
Forum: MX Fluxbox Official Release
Topic: MX-21 MX-Fluxbox
Replies: 197
Views: 25697

Re: MX-21 MX-Fluxbox

I just discovered today that "asmon" (a super light little system stats GUI) automatically places itself in MXFB's left-side dock on launch. It had come up windowed when I used it previously under Bodhi Linux's Enlightenment/Moksha desktop.

Screenshot in MXFB dock : https://imgur.com/XIqLcBc.png ...

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