From 132925cc298e2edf29a62ce93760aac0e457bb8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Micah Cowell Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2016 22:29:36 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] post and style --- ...h-i-knew.md => 2016-03-17-web-dev-tips.md} | 0 _posts/2016-03-26-arch-linux.md | 41 +++++++++++++++++++ assets/css/main.scss | 14 +++++++ 3 files changed, 55 insertions(+) rename _posts/{2016-03-17-things-i-wish-i-knew.md => 2016-03-17-web-dev-tips.md} (100%) create mode 100644 _posts/2016-03-26-arch-linux.md diff --git a/_posts/2016-03-17-things-i-wish-i-knew.md b/_posts/2016-03-17-web-dev-tips.md similarity index 100% rename from _posts/2016-03-17-things-i-wish-i-knew.md rename to _posts/2016-03-17-web-dev-tips.md diff --git a/_posts/2016-03-26-arch-linux.md b/_posts/2016-03-26-arch-linux.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b442211 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2016-03-26-arch-linux.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: Arch Linux is Cool +--- + + +For most my computer life I have either used Windows 7 or Linux. Windows was great but once I finally decided to try Ubuntu I never went back. I tried out all sorts of Linux distros (ie. Elementary OS, Crunchbang, Linux Mint) but none of them seemed right for me. After doing some searching around and I came to the conclusion that I had to attempt the unthinkable, Arch Linux. + +# About My Computer +*Hardware*: The PC I mainly use is a desktop that I built a few years back with a Intel Core i5, Nvidia GTX 650ti, and 8 GB of RAM. + +*Usage*: On my computer I mainly write code using a basic text-editor (i.e. atom and sublime text) and browse the web. I sometime play video games on Steam, which include Civ5 and Besiege. + + +# The Dreaded Installation +Getting Arch Linux really isn't that bad. Arch has great [documentation](https://www.archlinux.org/) and the [beginner's guide](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/beginners'_guide) makes everything very straight forward. It still took me a couple of tries to get a stable desktop environment (graphic drivers were tricky) but once I got all the basic stuff taken care of I was finally able to begin making the operating system I really wanted. + + +# So Why use Arch? +I'd be lying if I said I didn't use Arch because it makes me feel like a hacker elitist. Also seeing all the beautiful desktops on [/r/unixporn](https://www.reddit.com/r/unixporn) also influenced my decision in using Arch. But, there are some legitimate reasons on why I prefer Arch over other Linux distros or any operating system for that matter: + +* The best performance +* I choose what's installed +* Always the latest software +* Installing software is easy with pacman +* Very intelligent community +* Teaches you about how Linux works + + +# Conclusion +I really do see myself sticking with Arch for quite some time. With its rolling releases there will be no need to ever have to install any major updates and I have everything I really need in a computer. Though some things aren't perfect (ie. Steam isn't great yet) it's worth it for the gains in performance + + +# What's on my PC +Here's a short list of things I have installed on my main Arch Linux computer. + +* Gnome 3 with [arc-theme](https://github.com/horst3180/arc-theme) and the [Paper icons](https://snwh.org/paper/icons/) +* i3 gapless (if I'm feeling extra hackerish) +* [vlc](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/VLC_media_player) for all forms of media (ie. music and movies) +* I still use [chrome](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/google-chrome/) +* [atom-editor](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/atom-editor-bin/) for coding (should probably learn vim better) diff --git a/assets/css/main.scss b/assets/css/main.scss index 128235d..60cdaa2 100644 --- a/assets/css/main.scss +++ b/assets/css/main.scss @@ -137,7 +137,21 @@ ul { font-style: italic; } ul { + font-size: 1em; list-style: circle; + margin-left: 30px; + margin-top: -5px; + margin-bottom: 5px; + li { + padding: 5px; + padding-left: 5px; + @media screen and (max-width: $br) { + padding: 10px 0 10px 0; + } + } + @media screen and (max-width: $br) { + margin-left: 10px; + } } img { margin-top: 10px;