Hello Crunchbangers !

natgab · 2012-07-03 07:14:31

Long time Mac User who loves to multi-boot.

I have been using Ubuntu for about 4-5 years now as my usual distro, but have tried other distros ( Debian based ) as 3rd OS on my main PC or as 2nd OS on my laptop. Also tried out Debian PPC on an iMac G3 which was a hair pulling experience!

I have on occasion dabbled a little bit with the terminal to fix things in Ubuntu or Debian and would like to learn a bit more and figure out how to set up conky.

I also want to see if #! works to put more life in my Thinkpad X40, since it is not exactly bleeding edge technology. tongue

vic · 2012-07-03 07:48:35

Welcome to #! natgab, #! runs on almost anything, so your Thinkpad should not cause any problems, besides there are a quite a few other Thinkpad users here, so problems specific to Thinkpad (if there is any?) will probably be easily solved. Have fun!

ivanovnegro · 2012-07-03 19:20:55

Welcome to #! natgab! If you want to learn terminal, you are right here. About conky customizations, we have a great thread:

http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic … ky-thread/

And even some more if you just try the search function on the top right.

pidsley · 2012-07-03 19:45:34

Welcome to #! -- one problem you may have with your Thinkpad is its lack of a "super" (or "windows") key -- many people have had this problem -- just type "thinkpad x40 super key" in the search box at the top right and you will see some of the threads.

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natgab · 2012-07-03 21:09:57

pidsley wrote:

Welcome to #! -- one problem you may have with your Thinkpad is it's lack of a "super" (or "windows") key -- many people have had this problem -- just type "thinkpad x40 super key" in the search box at the top right and you will see some of the threads.

LOL, as a Mac user I loved how IBM still held a grudge and didn't put in a Windows key big_smile I hope its just a matter of switching the modifier key. I will make a list of quirks that need to be fixed on my Thinkpad that do work in Lubuntu.

I also have #! loaded on my main PC, ( along with OS X 10.7.4 / 10.6.8 / Win XP / Haiku alpha r3 ) and that has different quirks that I need to fix. I will look at the thread suggested by you and use the search terms suggested above to see what I can fix on my own first.

EDIT: Got a basic Conky working and added video drivers on my main PC. Off to copy / paste the Conky to my Thinkpad.

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fortyseven · 2012-07-04 08:24:35

Welcome to the forums. Have fun and beware of Conky, it'll take over your life if you allow it....

natgab · 2012-07-05 22:47:41

fortyseven wrote:

Welcome to the forums. Have fun and beware of Conky, it'll take over your life if you allow it....

So far, I only have a basic one I copy / pasted.

But I do like how some of the other fancy ones look. I have expereince with HTML, and the script for Conky seems to be similiar. Like I said, I like how #! has the basics installed for a basic OS and now I can practice a bit more on my terminal skills for anything else I may want to add on to the OS.

VastOne · 2012-07-07 04:03:47

Welcome to CrunchBang and the Community natgab, we are glad to have you!

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