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What's that one feature you liked so much while distrohopping that you want it by default in all distros? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 years ago by Owell1984@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I have always been discovering new things about Linux distros while distro hopping. And when I get something I really like, I just copy the package name and make sure I install it in every distro I use in the future.

Let me start:

  1. Clipboard manager (Gpaste)
  2. KDE connect
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[–] Owell1984@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I didn't know about tmux. I haven't heard much about it. What's it's purpose and what use would it have for a general user?

[–] 4pK2@aus.social 2 points 2 years ago

@Owell1984 @eshep tmux and Vim are the 2 things I return to every couple of years. I commit to using them everywhere so everything gets stuck in muscle memory and it all becomes second nature. And then I get sick of it and say screw that (for a year or two).

[–] eshep@social.trom.tf 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@Owell1984 It's a terminal multiplexer. If you've heard of screen, it's very similar. Maybe not so useful for a "general user", but I find it indispensably useful on those occasions where I need a live disc.

[–] Owell1984@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

@eshep@social.trom.tf @normalmode@mastodon.social Thanks guys, I will be trying to learn Bash soon, I am gonna install tmux. As for vim, obv, I have it installed :')

[–] normalmode@mastodon.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@Owell1984 @eshep It has 2 basic functions:

  1. It allows you to add (effectively) tab pages to your shell, and split each page into multiple windows. Yes your terminal can likely do this, but this is running inside your shell, so it works the same way if you’re logged in locally or running over SSH.

1/2

[–] normalmode@mastodon.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

@Owell1984 @eshep 2. Your tmux session runs in a server process, so if you close the enclosing terminal or disconnect from your SSH session, everything in your tmux session keeps running and you can reconnect to it later on.

You can also have a bunch of tmux sessions running in a single tmux server, and switch between them with a couple of keystrokes.

Once you start using tmux (or screen) it’s very hard to imagine going back to life without it!

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[–] eshep@social.trom.tf 3 points 2 years ago

@Owell1984 @normalmode I'm perty sure I'd go mad if I had no way of installin one of em. 😅