crostini-kde-setup VS nerd-fonts

because they come rather bare, you'll have to do some setup for your Crostini containers (e.g., I use crostini-kde-setup: Initialize a Chromebook Linux container to run KDE Apps since I like the KDE apps),

Hmmm: * re: "what are you using them for?" I have Chromebooks in several rooms for convenience. Besides the obvious browsing, google docs, etc., I run Crostini with a few KDE apps (using CROSTINI KDE SETUP) and Linux games (e.g., Aisleriot). I use the KDE apps to access my Linux server for management, etc. * re: "why are chromeboxes not more popular?" (1) Every time I considered a Chromebox, they seem poor values (I think the volume is too low for good pricing). (2) They have a AUE which devalues them. * aside: it seems the price differential has shrunk between a Windows laptop and Chromebook of similar specs; the hassle of Crostini makes Chromebooks about as much maintenance as Linux (on a repurposed Windows laptop) and the Linux/Windows laptops don't have AUE. So, in my case, I've bought my last Chromebook (unless the status quo is disturbed).

For reasons I don't understand, sometimes the Linux icons do not get mapped correctly. More or less, you can move all the .desktop files, sleep a bit, and put them back, and that might fix them. Personally, I use crostini-kde-setup to prep my linux container and do maintenance. To roll-your-own, its maintcli uses these commands:

Probably, too little, too late (and perhaps not helpful), but I've always found Crostini restores unreliable. In my experience, it helps if you reboot just before the restore, but backups sometimes just don't work. In the best cases, they are time killers because backup/restore is so slow. So, personally, I consider Crostini containers "disposable"; and I use a script to re-install quickly (starting with Crostini-KDE-Setup), and I don't keep any data within the container that is painful to lose.

BTW, I use crostini-kde-setup to set up a usable Linux quickly. Having Discover installed lets you browse and install apps w/o having to learn the Linux command line interface.

BTW, I normally install crostini-kde-setup, and then "upgrade" to Debian Sid (Debian Testing would be similar). This advances all your apps and the kernel to nearly the latest (rather than pokey old Debian Stable). You can do that upgrade (or similar switch-outs) all yourself with some research.

On the Chromebook, I'd then install https://github.com/joedefen/crostini-kde-setup and run Debian "unstable". Then use the Chromebook/Chrome for what it does best, and augment it with the Linux apps you need (and that provides a good starter set).

i am following this 5 month thread to resolve the same issue https://github.com/joedefen/crostini-kde-setup

FYI, an alternate GUI way to install Flatpak itself, manage Flatpaks with Discover (and a GUI for other commonly needed stuff): https://github.com/joedefen/crostini-kde-setup

I personally use https://github.com/joedefen/crostini-kde-setup ... and somehow covers completely different topics, but, for its coverage, it makes doing things a one-button push rather than simply giving instructions.

Fonts play a significant role in development and usage scenarios, such as in editors like VIM, where we use font enhancements like nerd-fonts for improved display, including icons, and more.

Use any nerd fonts

SourceCodePro: https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tree/master/patched-fonts/SourceCodePro

Hot off the press: https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/releases/tag/v3.1.0

It's a bit expensive, and I can understand if someone can't or doesn't want to spend money on it. I would recommend to check out the free fonts 'JetBains Mono' & 'Hack' to these people.

Some people have already mentioned here that Berkeley Mono is not available as Nerd Font. I would like to briefly point out that Nerd Fonts provides a font patcher tool (https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts#font-patcher).

I'm using Neovim v0.9.1 on Ubuntu 23.04 with NvChad. I've also installed the JetBrainsMono font, as NvChad requires a Nerd Font, but nothing besides that and I haven't edited any settings or nvim files and I haven't installed any additional plugins.

There are a lot of code fonts on HN today. Rather than make a new post I will talk about some of my favorite that are a little less common. None of these are free I don't think.

Cartograph CF - The one I've been using for code for years. Very readable, almost "comic mono"-like choices of some of the lower case glyphs but in a good way. All the character is in the italic which you will either love or hate.

Quadraat sans mono - The entire quadraat family is a collection of masterpieces imo, but are generally too distinctive to be appropriate for most public-facing work. But it's your computer so who cares. I use the mono sans one for my terminal. The lowercase f seems so out of place there but you learn to love it.

Alegreya sans - Not a mono font, but it almost is so if you've ever flirted with proportional fonts for code this is a fun one to try. There is a lot of careful line width variation that gives a lot of the appearance and readability advantages of serifs but keeps most of the visual coherence of sans.

I like all of these because they look feel more like normal fonts rather than code fonts. They have careful variation that adds character and improves readability for me. I've switched to an almost-no-color code theme that uses font weight instead, and the details like this become more important that way.

And then only kind of related but if you want to use unusual fonts in your terminal but you have a complex prompt setup, install font forge and learn to use something like https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/blob/master/font-pat... to patch in the extra characters. This can also solve your "I love this font but want a dotted zero" type problems as well. Small skill investment for a small return over a long period of time. You'll always be using fonts.

It is FiraCode Nerd Font Mono:size=16. You can find it here. On arch linux you can just install the nerd-fonts and it's included there.