I wanted to have a separate laptop where I only use the terminal for my use cases. At the moment I am somewhat confident using the terminal, but I think limiting myself to tty only would build my confidence even more. Any tips?

EDIT: I am already using nvim and I already have installed a minimal distro (Arch). I just need advice on how to actually run this system effectively.

  • @arcosenautic
    3•2 months ago

    Like others said, you can try installing Arch manually (not with the install script). You get the hang of the terminal and you get to see a bit more of how Linux works under the hood. The wiki is your friend, spend some time reading it!

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      I actually am using a manual Arch install. What i meant by gaining confidence is completely abandoning xorg and using the tty only.

      • lemmyvoreEnglish
        9•2 months ago

        Look into terminal multiplexers like screen or tmux, they are a sort of “window” system for tty.

        There are text-only browsers but I’m not sure they’ll be usable on today’s websites. May want to set your tty to a graphical mode (framebuffer) and use a mixed-mode browser that can render images and some other stuff.