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The OS That Pulled Me Away From Fedora

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:00:15 +0000

If you’ve been reading my page or know me at all, you know that I’m a big Fedora fan. I’ve been using Fedora for many years, but there was always something missing. What was missing from this near-perfect operating system?
A preconfigured tiling window manager.

I realize tiling window managers are usually for more advanced users — they’re meant to be customized from the ground up so you really learn your system. If that’s the path you choose, you have all of my respect. I enjoy using a tiling window manager too, even though I didn’t build mine entirely from scratch. I tried installing both the Sway and i3 Fedora spins, but I simply didn’t have the time or knowledge to set them up properly.

From Buster to Bookwork: Updating Debian

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:56:08 +0000

Recently while updating my Raspberry Pi that I use for a simple home server, I broke something for the first time ever using Linux. My Raspberry Pi is running Rasbian Lite and I use it for Open Media Vault and Jellyfin. I was using Plex Media Server, but I switched to Jellyfin recently to try something new.

I set this up several years ago while in the process of looking for a NAS to use to easily share and move files between my computers. I was initially going to go with a well known companies NAS device but the cost was outrageous. Additionally, I like the fact that I can setup something on my own.

My Journey to using Linux

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 20:59:24 +0000

For most of my life, Mac was my preferred choice of computers. I got my first one in 2005 after graduating from high school. It was an old MacBook Pro before they switched to the unibody design. I bought it refurbished and it had screen issues, so it did not last long.

Rather than fixing it, I bought a new iMac in 2008. That computer lasted me a long time and as of this writing, it is still being used by my parents after the one they bought the same year had died.