The Creation of Linux Toolbox

Time for something new!

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Linux Toolbox
00:07:50 - DWM Update
00:11:13 - LinUtil Creation
00:34:19 - The First GUI
00:37:21 - Chat decides Language
00:42:47 - WTF is Zig
01:07:33 - GPT converts bad code to Rust
01:27:13 - Wrapping up .

[ehtrude]

A universal update / maintenance script would be great! Things like cleaning unused dependencies and old logs, updating the system, and snaps / flatpak if available. A Steam installer for Debian / Ubuntu / Arch (without the AUR perhaps) could be good for new users, and maybe even a “universal” package manager too.

[mitya]

A few things I can think of:
1. Improved font rendering configuration. Also probably installation of Microsoft fonts.
2. Setting up and configuring Wine/Proton.
3. Allow setting up swap file, to enable hibernation

[ordinaryhuman]

13:35 Instead of using the distro to determine the package manager, wouldn't it make more sense to just test for the existence of the package manager? Smells kind of like looking at browser user agents instead of doing feature detection.

But I don't really do much scripting, might be the wrong way to approach it.

[WeencieRants]

Installing flatpaks that have missing dependencies.

I want to use Jellyfin but I can’t. And I don’t know how to add the missing dependencies

[EricCarvalho-zu]

I have tried to switch to linux from windows a million times and always fail because I'm not terminal literate. However Chris' videos have helped me a lot each time I tried . Ultimately, I would always encounter something I couldn't figure out and go back to my windows overlords. That almost happened with this utility "bash curl command not found" but for some reason I said lets try "sudo apt install curl". Now with this tool box things are much more enjoyable. I think ill stay and try to learn. Thanks Chris for your work.

[richardtwyning]

I'm left handed and in my Amiga days I designed a left handed cursor. I've tried googling around, but never found a way to change the Linux cursor 😢

[chriscrouse]

One thing that gets old in arch...you need to get something working, so you go to the arch wiki. it tells you exactly what commands you need to gather the information for your setup. then it tells you what you need to install, with what flags, using whatever env variables, kernel modules and all this other mess... why the hell isn't all this stuff just included in the package installation? if I always have to add environment variables and kernel modules when installing the nvidia drivers, WHY DOESN'T INSTALLING THE NVIDIA-DKMS PACKAGE AUTOMATICALLY MAKE THESE CHANGES?

[RadiatorTwo]

The most current Problem with Linux I have, is configuring the samplerate and bit depth settings for my two DACs.

GUI has no settings for that and all the "documentation" about pipewire, pulse or whatever just don´t work, or talk about config files that don´t exist anymore...

It´s things like these, which I consider to be absolute basics, that keep me from using Linux.
I mean, even Windows 3.1 could do that in 1992...

[yoloninja]

Installing rocm amd drivers would be sick, and some way to escape dependency hell too.

[srskipperchiq]

Hey Chris. A thing that would be nice is DaVinci Resolve working out of the box for builds with AMD GPU's 🙃

[TechStache]

I'm in, i'll contribute. I just switched fully to Linux.

[fearian]

The number 1 stumbling block for me as a new (like, 2 weeks!) linux user was getting the closed nvidia drivers. The guide from nvidia is insane. Searching reveals a dozen different ways to install them for each distro. I still have no idea what AKMOD is.

[CrisEdmundson]

Improving font rendering!

Grub customization would also be fantastic

I'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS

[nils-erikolsson]

Your not becoming worthless, its called growing old and becoming a boomer, i think XD

[roguedotsly]

I saw the github repo and instantly gave it a star :)

[RichTeaChannel]

Figured would give Debian another shot as I do with Linux every 5 years or so. Spent a day installing things and tweaking it. DisplayPort monitor wasn't working though so followed the official Debian guide to install NVIDIA drivers... Paths written there don't exist, the guide is wrong and now the OS is bricked. For some reason, all screens work for login then all disappear (with secureboot disabled because like most things with linux there is an entire backlog of information and acronyms you need to somehow onboard before you can do even basic config).

Disappointing that it's still so jank for such a mainstream release and lacking in documentation on an issue that surely a lot of people would face. I'm technically inclined and the learning curve is still too steep, simply because I can't take that amount of screen-time right now to get through it all to the point where it's intuitive. I did make a snap-shot but probably won't bother to restore it (would still have a monitor that I can't use so it's a deal-breaker).

I'll give it one more shot with Nobara, failing that several more years to mature some more... 😤

[maxrobe]

My basic problem is the inconsistency in the GUI or (GUI's because you need from experience QT and GTK based applications - so need to remember the difference between the two and which application is using which). A GUI doesn't mean you should be restricted, (rather than what modern times dictates), just that it saves a certain amount of time to do the same result as typing it. It just seems the course of modern interface design is presentation rather than functionality.

[edison]

I have been hoping you would start helping in Linux. I am getting better at it, and I wish to dump Microsoft as soon as possible! Truly amazing, the things you have done to make Windows bearable. Can't wait to see the things you do!

[developerpranav]

THIS IS SUPER COOL. This is more exciting to me than the windows toolbox even though I absolutely love the windows toolkit XD