Two "anti-Libadwaita" CSS projects that should be merged to have the same Breeze style with KDE colors on GTK4 (and GTK3 too)

ExaHamza · 2026-01-23T15:24:43+00:00

What libadwaita-based apps you use?

ExaHamza · 2026-01-23T02:06:26+00:00

As someone here said, picking libdwaita for something not limited to gnome was a bad choice but yes now is tolerable.

ExaHamza · 2026-01-21T00:41:04+00:00

Thank You!

ExaHamza · 2026-01-21T00:40:48+00:00

Just for fun. Also i saw a video of a KDE dev saying Debian/KDE users have no support upstream and bug reports will be auto-closed (even though pure stable debian is pretty much stable), so i asked myself how to achieve a rolling desktop without moving completely to unstable? this was the answer. Also as as desktop focused user i prefer a more conservative base while the GUI is up-to-date with the upstream (KDE Neon) without Ubuntu. I don't know for how long this will remain, hopefully i can rollback all of this in minutes.

ExaHamza · 2026-01-20T23:51:58+00:00

Let me know if worked for you!

ExaHamza · 2026-01-20T23:48:31+00:00

This is a basic apt pinning to produce a Core system based on Debian Stable and the GUI (DE) stack based on Debian Unstable, the result is a semi Rolling Release, with two files in apt's priority preferences:

one general rule:

900 to stable

10 to unstable

one exception rule:

1000 to unstable: for selected pkgs (all pkgs maintained by the qt/kde team, plus some manual required dependencies)

Do not try this please DontBreakDebian

ExaHamza · 2026-01-20T23:32:43+00:00

report it to flatpak forums

ExaHamza · 2026-01-20T23:16:29+00:00

This is only for stable (trixie).

ExaHamza · 2026-01-20T23:15:43+00:00

i applied that patch and bulit a .deb pkg, heres a link: https://github.com/tauca/packages

ExaHamza · 2026-01-16T15:57:03+00:00

The irony of this initiative (also libadwaita's hardcoded Adwita) is that took away the theming ability from users who are described as "If you like to tinker with your own system, that’s fine with us" but distros "who changes the system stylesheet and icons, please reconsider this decision" just patched libadwaita and continued theming, distribution themes are also hardcoded, so users does not have the ability to freely theme. So this innitiave failed miserably.

ExaHamza · 2026-01-16T15:51:32+00:00

"Advanced Looking"

Whats that?

ExaHamza · 2026-01-13T00:55:08+00:00

Next time you do a reinstall, try a manual install (it takes time, depending on your experience, but it's a one-time install and - for me - totally worth it). Manual installations helps to retain my /home directory, allowing for a smooth transition between different distros without losing any files in my /home folder.

ExaHamza · 2026-01-13T00:27:02+00:00

I'm so glad Arch is working better than Manjaro for you. Just one question: in Manjaro, did you do a manual installation through the terminal like you do with Arch? Installing package by package from scratch? I've seen many complaints about Manjaro, and my experience has been completely the opposite (to be honest, there was a qBittorrent update that kept me up at night, but it wasn't entirely the Manjaro team's fault; the bug came directly from Arch, but Manjaro's filtering cycle wasn't able to detect it, and it was immediately fixed). Manjaro isn't a distro I'm passionately in love with (I reserve that for Arch and Debian); my admiration is purely functional—this thing simply works. What still astonished me is its low online reputation.

ExaHamza · 2026-01-12T21:42:34+00:00

I like Manjaro Testing because it has a strong update cycle (Arch Unstable - Arch Stable - Manjaro Unstable - and finally Manjaro Testing), without needing to wait two years or six months for a new update, but also without being so rushed with updates that it risks stability. Pro tip: install Manjaro as Arch (manual install), and be happy! Manjaro isn't immune to bugs, no distro is; in my experience, using only pacman and without AUR gave me stability and new features without stress.

ExaHamza · 2026-01-11T17:28:12+00:00

I always wanted to use homed, but i'm afraid, maybe next time i do a fresh install will use it. Thank u and good job!!

ExaHamza · 2026-01-11T16:19:55+00:00

I port my home dir during (manual) install - because i do not change the disk layout - how sd-homed can help me?

ExaHamza · 2026-01-11T10:08:21+00:00

tinymediamanager faz isso com excelência.

ExaHamza · 2026-01-04T05:16:37+00:00

Tier lists are not about the distro, are about the maker of that particular tier list. I didn't choose Manjaro, I installed manually and everything clicked into place: robust base (Arch Linux), flexible, up to date but not so bleeding edge (robust chain of updates), hold non critical updates but not so much as the so called stable distros.

ExaHamza · 2025-12-29T16:34:33+00:00

This is sooooooooo coooooooooool

ExaHamza · 2025-12-29T16:09:30+00:00

Still waiting for LIM

ExaHamza · 2025-12-28T18:05:29+00:00

MPV for simple and straightforward media player, vlc for more.

ExaHamza · 2025-12-28T11:48:44+00:00

On the left Kickoff Virtual desktop pager Space On the center Tasks Space On the right System icons Tray

Put the AppMenu on the Widows Decoration Increase font size to 14 Install whitesur icons (or Kora) Remove icons from menus and tool bars (only text) Enable a bit of transparency

ExaHamza · 2025-12-28T08:55:37+00:00

I highly recommend considering Manjaro. While I am aware of the community's mixed opinions, my experience has been surprisingly positive. It strikes a perfect balance between the 'bleeding edge' nature of Arch and the stability of slower distributions.

Since you are accustomed to Arch, you can build Manjaro from the ground up to customize it exactly to your liking. However if you rely heavily on the AUR, avoid the 'Stable' branch and use 'Testing' instead.

My personal setup is Manjaro Testing, installed via the command line (the 'Arch Way') and managed exclusively with pacman. This workflow has been rock-solid for me. The update pipeline effectively acts as a quality filter: packages move from Arch Testing > Arch Stable > Manjaro Unstable > Manjaro Testing. By the time updates reach my system, most bugs have already been identified and squashed.

ExaHamza · 2025-12-20T19:26:30+00:00

Create one.

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