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  • ​Hi! While researching and using Gemini AI, I realized that the installation script I used didn’t set up the zram properly. So, I created a swap file and configured the zram myself. Right now, I’m running a test: I’m compiling a Rust TUI app, watching a YouTube video in Firefox, streaming web radio via mpv to a Bluetooth speaker, and keeping the terminal open with ‘bottom’ to monitor everything. RAM usage peaked at 50%, with 50% swap usage. Even though the CPU usage is high, I’m really happy with the results. Thanks for the comments and the help! 😊



  • Hi! What I meant is that I’m just a hobbyist, not a programmer, so I don’t have a deep technical grasp of how things work or the ‘why’ behind them.

    Regarding the journalctl command, if I’m not mistaken, it’s part of systemd. As I said, I could be wrong, but since I’m currently testing Void glibc, it doesn’t use systemd. I’ve been trying to keep the system as optimized as possible, even if it’s a bit harder to manage.

    On the Xorg vs. Wayland topic, my point is exactly how far this transition has come. Many Xorg projects seem stuck in time, and even if it doesn’t look like much, some things just run better on Wayland. For example, the foot terminal is very light and responsive even on my hardware—only urxvt comes close. Same goes for niri; since a lot is already built-in, it stays very lightweight if you disable animations and other features.

    So, what I’m trying to do is keep my old hardware running with modern software and good performance. But if that’s not possible, I’m open to using older software. At least, I think that’s what you’re suggesting, right? 🙂

    Thanks for the help, I’m learning a lot!

    Note: My English isn’t the best, so please excuse any misunderstandings.






  • Olá, obrigado pelo comentário. Eu tentei utilizar o Void com musl e o alpine, mas o problema com apps glibc me deu muito trabalho. Não sou um expert em linux, entrei para esse mundo com o objetivo de manter meu laptop que é meu único computador (desconsiderando o Android). Logo passar um dia inteiro para fazer o pipewire funcionar não é algo trivial pra mim, tanto que utilizei IA para me ajudar. Eu cheguei a utilizar o OXWM do tony-btw porém quando ele mudou de rust para zig simplesmente não funcionou mais na minha maquina. justamente quando decidir sair do void musl para o void glic.

    Se souber como usar uma distro baseada no musl com mais facilidade eu agradeceria a dica. Alias em algum lugar no futuro pretendo criar esse projeto, uma distro mais fácil para o usuário mas baseada em musl. Com o preço de hardware aumentando no mundo seria muito com ter algo assim.


  • AndreProtasio@lemmy.eco.brOPtoLinux@lemmy.worldAjuda com Void Linux
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    10 days ago

    Hi there! First of all, thanks for the comment. I’ve actually tried using Void Linux (the musl version) before, but I ran into a lot of trouble configuring it and getting things to work—especially with Btrfs and setting up zram with lz4. I’m not exactly sure why, but while it was fast, it ended up being very unstable.

    I had similar issues with Alpine, but even worse; I spent ages just trying to get PipeWire to work.

    Just a heads-up: I’m no Linux expert. In fact, I did everything with the help of AI using my Android phone. I’m only using complex distros like Void because this laptop is all I have. I’ll look into your suggestions, though—it’s very possible that I’m just not managed to make the most out of it yet.

    One more thing: even though Xorg-based window managers are lighter, most of them are legacy or abandoned projects. Because of that, I always run into errors that cause things to crash or stop working.


  • Bom apesar de está no void não sou bem um expert em linux. Estou usando mais por conta da limitação do meu hardware e o quanto o windows é inchado para ele.

    Geralmente trava em tarefas web, por exemplo 3 abas do firefox já é quase 60% da ram e se for rodar um video ai que as coisas travam bastante.

    Sobre o BTRFS e o ZRAM eu já utilizo, usei um projeto chamado void-pi para instalar com esses recursos.

    Meus apps do dia a dia cada vez mais está sendo Apps de terminal. player de musica é kew Editor de texto é o Helix Gerenciador de arquivo é o yazi (com o pcmanfm como fallback pq ainda não sou bom com ele)

    Atualmente estou procurando mais apps assim para poder acessar serviços e redes sócias.

    Talvez seja algo do hardware, se souber como posso monitorar melhor do que um htop da vida, pois acho que cada dia mais vou precisar inspecionar melhor essa maquina pois é a única que tenho.