Crypto
Install Ledger Live on Manjaro i3 CE
If you own any crypto currency, one thing to always bear in mind, is that you don’t actually own the crypto currency if you don’t own the keys. This means you don’t fully own the […]
Manjaro i3
Arch Linux
Install LibreOffice on Manjaro i3 CE
LibreOffice is the leading open source office suite for Linux, Windows and Macintosh. The suite includes six applications, Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math and Base. LibreOffice is available in the standard supported repository. I’m from […]
Arch Linux
View Your Mind on Manjaro i3
vym (View Your Mind) is a great alternative to FreeMind – the mind mapping software, and is available on both Linux and Windows. The vym package is available in the standard repository. Install it with […]
Arch Linux
Unable to Launch FreeMind
Recently I installed FreeMind (from the AUR) on Manjaro but when I tried to run it, nothing happened. After trying to launch it from a terminal, I get some information back. A google search seems […]
Arch Linux
FreeMind on Manjaro i3 CE
Written in Java, FreeMind is an open source mind-mapping application. It’s a great tool to help you organise, plan or demonstrate your ideas to others by mind-maps. At the time of writing, freemind is available […]
Arch Linux
Using the snaps package manager
Snaps is a cross-platform; application, packaging and deployment system; created by Canonical and originally designed for Ubuntu. However, the snaps package manager is now available for most distributions, including Arch. All the application libraries are […]
Arch Linux
Enable snaps on Manjaro i3 CE
Occasionally, when I need an application on Arch Linux that either isn’t available or is poorly maintained, I often find its available as a snapcraft/snaps package. Snaps packages are provides by Canonical and are intended […]
Development
Installing Microsoft Visual Studio Code on Manjaro i3 CE
VS Code is an increasingly popular IDE for coding in Python, created by Microsoft. This version is available from the AUR. You can install MS VS Code with the following. There is also an open […]
Arch Linux
Python virtual environments using virtualenvwrapper on Manjaro i3 CE
If you’re looking to do the same thing on Ubuntu 18.04 – checkout my previous post. Check the python version – hopefully you’ve got the latest 3.x version. Python2 is now deprecated but you’ll need […]
Linux
Per Application Transparency on Manjaro i3
i3 does not support compositing and true transparency is achieved using picom – a standalone compositor for Xorg. This is already installed and running on my system at start-up: Here we can see that i3 […]