I switched to Linux because I was fed up with developing on Windows and in my opinion WSL, while an awesome tool, is not a proper solution. I find that a lot of people, including myself, justify using Windows because its an easy operating system that just works - but it really isn't. Windows makes you jump through so many hoops to change simple settings. Not to mention it has two complete settings menus (Control Panel and Windows 10 Settings) that function differently. Even as a Windows power user for many years, I found myself having to look up things online all the time.
I tried a few other Linux distros but really just fell in love with Arch and it's DIY style. It took a lot of time to setup and make just how I wanted, but now I have an OS (almost) exactly how I want it that just works. I can easily solve issues I come across, because I chose and setup most of the tools/programs. I would also argue that Arch is just worth it for how awesome Pacman is, especially compared to other package managers.
Hyprland (Wayland) - No Desktop Manager
Editor Neovim
- See nvim-config
- My
.calendarfolder is synced to my home server which is synced to my CalDAV server (via vdirsyncer). This means I can use my contacts, reminders, and my calendars between my computers and phone. - Todoman is a lightweight CLI tools for working with reminders/todos
- Khal is a CLI/TUI tool for working with my calendars.
- Interactive (TUI) mode allows for regular calendar use (but with keybinds)
- The CLI tools allows searching for events, listing events between a timespan, and more. This is awesome feature that comes in handy more than you would think.
- Powerlevel10K minimal prompt
- ZInit for small extensions (tweaks & great autocomplete)
- Many aliases for productivity (ex.
scforsudo systemctl)
File Explorer yazi
- TUI file explorer written in Rust (similar to Ranger)
- Its fast and has good Vim-like keybinds
- I could not imagine going back to a GUI file explorer