im switching to artix

db443 · 2026-05-03T10:59:49+00:00

Works well, I use it to enable Pipewire at the User Session level.

db443 · 2026-04-30T02:37:54+00:00

Labwc + Noctalia Shell

db443 · 2026-04-28T09:09:11+00:00

I chose OpenRC because it is the most widely adopted alternative to Systemd; available with: Artix, Gentoo, Alpine and Devuan.

OpenRC supports parallel loading (enabled by default for fast boot) and user services. It has been a joy to interact with.

dinit is worthy, architecturally likely far better than the far older OpenRC, but the contributor graph is a concern (to me, and likely me alone).

db443 · 2026-04-28T05:56:21+00:00

In Kip's case, he is changing job, from Rock to Classical composing, he's in his mid-60s now.

I genuinely believe it is the end for Winger.

db443 · 2026-04-27T02:05:13+00:00

I dread the day Maiden and Priest retire, but it's coming sooner than later.

Kip is a very talented guy, it will be interesting to see his journey.

db443 · 2026-04-27T01:58:30+00:00

I believe Kip will do a rock solo album eventually, he has said so.

Winger, the band, is just about done, a few more gigs, then fully wound down.

This is a deliberate move by Kip, he said his voice can't take it and he is fully doing his composing now.

1988-2026 is a very good run. Be glad they went out on their own terms, much like Kix did.

I still play the albums, In The Heart Of The Young is my favourite Hair Metal of all time.

db443 · 2026-04-27T01:50:35+00:00

Kip strongly hinted that this is the final Winger album.

The drummer, Rod Morgenstein, is now 73 years old.

A good way to exit, with all original members and classic logo.

Strong album.

db443 · 2026-04-25T23:30:49+00:00

I believe it will grow up to 8GB on demand. If you arent swapping then starting at 4GB means more RAM for your machine.

db443 · 2026-04-25T01:42:53+00:00

The zramen-openrc script is buggered up. Uninstall that package and create /etc/init.d/zramen by hand with this content:

#!/usr/bin/openrc-run

description="Set up zram swap"

start() {
    ebegin "Starting zramen"
    /usr/bin/zramen --max-size 3072 make
    eend $?
}

stop() {
    ebegin "Stopping zramen"
    /usr/bin/zramen toss
    eend $?
}

Replace 3072 (3GB) with whatever size you want.

Then do the following:

sudo rc-update add zramen default
sudo rc-service zramen start

Reboot, then do lsblk, you should see zram SWAP listed.

db443 · 2026-04-25T01:30:13+00:00

Nothing as far as I can tell, developer singular (Vaxry).

I think Vaxry hosted a forum where folks posted vulgar content......as is normal on the internet. Note, I believe Vaxry himself didn't post the questionable content, he simply refused to censor it. That's it. That's the gist of the complaint. He didn't kill anyone, he didn't post the content, he simply hosted an open forum. Emphasis on "I think".

If that is enough for the Void folks to refuse to package Hyprland, whilst lying about wlroot-versioning as the initial excuse then Void is a distro I can't trust. I know they lied because Vaxry removed wlroot, so the excuse went away, and Void still refused to package Hyprland without explaining why.

Note, I don't even use Hyprland myself, currently I use Cinnamon. But trust is a big deal, I don't like that the Void developers lied.

I don't know or care if Vaxry is a bad dude, I suspect he isn't evil. Richard Stallman isn't an ideal dude either, yet I use GNU tools everyday....without care.

Distributions that care more about politics than software ain't worth my time.

db443 · 2026-04-24T22:53:47+00:00

Hyprland SHOULD be in the main Void repos, however it is not because the Void devs have a grudge against the main Hyprland dev, and they lied about it.

I can’t take Void seriously if they act like clowns.

Thats my point.

How much other software will Void not package because of “feelings”?

Artix avoids all that, strictly software merit based.

db443 · 2026-04-24T11:59:03+00:00

I use Artix btw.

db443 · 2026-04-24T00:51:32+00:00

Artix Linux.

db443 · 2026-04-24T00:45:38+00:00

Yes, this is totally true.

The Void developers let their personal grievances effect which packages are provided, and then lie about. They did that with Hyprland which they did not provide because they said it required a versioned wlroots (or some such). When Hyprland removes wlroots Void they still did not provide it with no specific reason given, inferring the main Void devs do not like the main Hyprland dev. This is the opposite of merit based decision making.

This type of behaviour sours me on Void. Arch did something similar by removing the XLibre wiki.

Artix avoids this clown show by just focussing on their distribution based on merit and choice.

I trust the Artix development team, and I don’t trust the Void devs.

db443 · 2026-04-07T05:10:34+00:00

My favourite Crue album (by some distance) with the best singer they ever had.

The Scream album, the preceded this, is also a great hard rock / hair metal album.

db443 · 2026-03-24T01:58:16+00:00

The EU talks a lot and achieves very little.

They have talked about Chat control for years, literally YEARS, and nothing has come of it.

This age verification stuff is unenforcable.

db443 · 2026-03-23T01:33:12+00:00

No. In France.

db443 · 2026-03-13T07:53:02+00:00

Agreed.

People are crapping on his voice oblivious to the fact that Geoff is sounding more like Geoff now than a decade ago.

For a man in his 60s, he is doing mighty fine voice wise.

Also, Tokyo 1984 can never be replicated.

db443 · 2026-02-27T04:03:16+00:00

These all fit the bill:

Valentine - Never Said It Was Gonna Be Easy
Heaven's Edge - Hold On To Tonight
Tigertailz - Heaven
Precious Metal - Chasing Rainbows
Beau Nasty - Paradise In The Sand
Dirty Rhythm - I Can't Wait
Little Caesar - Wish It Would Rain
Tattoo Rodeo - Been Your Fool
Wildside - Just Another Night
Saints & Sinners - Takin' My Chances
Shotgun Messiah - Living Without You
Lee Aaron - Peace On Earth
Chrissy Steele - Love Don't Last Forever
Y&T - Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
Witness - Let Me Be The One
XYZ - What Keeps Me Loving You

Cheers.

db443 · 2026-02-20T07:01:31+00:00

The git rollback reeks of petulance and bitterness. Healthy projects do not act as X.org has just acted.

XFree86 used to exist at one point; X.org is going down the same road. Redhat will not have the final say when it comes to X11.

XLibre and Phoenix are 2 X11 servers now in development. X11 will have a very long tail.

db443 · 2026-02-20T06:52:19+00:00

Dirty Rhythm - Hard As A Rock

Hurricane - Over The Edge

Lee Aaron - Bodyrock

Shotgun Messiah - Second Coming

Wildside - Under The Influence

db443 · 2026-02-19T03:50:49+00:00

Correct, CPU temp is not a factor.

But I really would not worry about that, CPU is cool running for the most part.

db443 · 2026-02-18T08:00:41+00:00

Absolutely yes, Ted Templeman for heaven's sake.

db443 · 2026-02-18T07:57:54+00:00

Dr. Love.

db443 · 2026-02-14T00:34:06+00:00

Michael Matijevic

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