December 2016 – Keeping Computing Personal
1 post published by kdepepo during December 2016
KDE Plasma 5 - Wikipedia
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Linux desktop shell IPC: Wayland vs. D-Bus, and the lack of agreement on when to use them
On the Linux desktop today, we have two dominant IPC technologies in use between applications and the desktop environment: Wayland and D-Bus. While created for different reasons, both are generically extensible and can be used to exchange data, synchronize state and send requests and signals between peers. A large number of desktop use cases are implemented using either technology, and some use cases are already distributed across both of them. The status quo is mostly the result of organic growth, with individual implementation choices down to tech friction or the lack thereof.
My Arch Linux Setup with Plasma 5 - reckoning.dev
Updated guide for installing Arch Linux with Plasma 5...
Smaragd for Plasma 5
Smaragd is a port of the Emerald window decoration engine to Plasma’s window manager KWin. In other words, if you install Smaragd, you will be able to use Emerald themes for Compiz/Beryl in y…
Finding an Alternative to Mac OS X — Part 2
This is the second in my series on finding an alternative to Mac OS X. Part 1 was about evaluating 13 alternative operating systems and then choosing one to use full time. The selected OS was elementary OS. The motivation for this change is to get access to better hardware since Apple is neglecting the Mac lineup.