The humbling of my main Arch Linux computer continues:



The power button on my Acer X223w monitor has become physically fused, so for now I am using its little brother the Acer X193w which I had spare instead, featuring the same 16:10 aspect ratio but a smaller resolution. I will be looking for a better display, but like with potentially fixing my AMD RX 460 graphics card, it is not the burning priority it would once have been for me as long I am still doing most of my gaming on my retro computer.

It's now December 1st here in the UK, so I've moved over to my rotation of Christmas-themed video game desktop-backgrounds. This one, of course, is a Bomberman one, which I'm sure was completely unexpected.

It's an edit of an old 1024x768 image that's archived here - I brought it up to 1920x1080 by moving everyone out to the corners, reconstructing Golem Bomber's missing finger, and adding a bunch more snow. I've uploaded the version that's not a screenshot of my desktop here if anybody would like a copy.

Last edited by Pengling on 1 December 2022 at 1:56 am UTC

It's now December 1st here in the UK, so I've moved over to my rotation of Christmas-themed video game desktop-backgrounds.

Is this really a thing? Am I really out of this world?
I know some people do this for Christmas, Halloween etc, but I never did that... Tell me more.

Is this really a thing? Am I really out of this world?

Yeah, it's a thing.

I know some people do this for Christmas, Halloween etc, but I never did that... Tell me more.

There's not really a lot to tell - I just pointed Xfce at a different folder so that it cycles through those this month, haha. Not that I have very many themed backgrounds for this, but I tried to get into the spirit of the season regardless!

Also have some seasonal wallpapers:


And still on the hunt for a new monitor.

I got me a new monitor...... So now both screens are the same size and the same resolution!!!!.......

So I actually picked up an Acer AL1916W while out thrifting today. It is a sideways upgrade from the Acer X193w I was using as they are both 19" with a 1440x900 maximum resolution, and still a downgrade from the Acer X223w with the faulty power switch I had before, but for $10 I am not going to complain about picking up another 16:10 panel. The AL1916W looks slightly sharper so that's nice I guess, but I will keep looking.

A bit of Steam Trading Card art this time - this one is "The Void", from Race The Sun.

For some reason i can only include it as a link:

!link

It's Holly from Red Dwarf!

It's Holly from Red Dwarf!

Holy Holly that scared the crap out of me!

New year, new wallpaper:


Same monitor.

New year, new wallpaper

It looks like XFCE with Faenza icons? Sharp looking wallpaper, too. You're creation? Oh, I also like a panel-above-panel-below arrangement, but I don't see it too often, so thumbs up!

Last edited by Nanobang on 11 January 2023 at 2:40 pm UTC

New year, new wallpaper

It looks like XFCE with Faenza icons? Sharp looking wallpaper, too. You're creation? Oh, I also like a panel-above-panel-below arrangement, but I don't see it too often, so thumbs up!

I list all the theming I used on the actual DeviantArt page:
https://www.deviantart.com/hamishpaulwilson/art/January-2023-Desktop-Arch-Linux-and-Xfce-944023420

I can't claim credit for the wallpaper, and as for the panel arrangement, I'm just old school...

Done away with the classic start menu and moved back to a plank based setup.

The tiny arrow on bottom right corner is an expandable notification area for those rare times I need to access it

Alucard from Castlevania has put in an appearance on my GPD Win Max 2021.

Alucard from Castlevania has put in an appearance on my GPD Win Max 2021.

Looks like the cover of a non sparkly vampire romance novel.......
Fabio the most beautiful vampire in the cosmos!

Alucard from Castlevania has put in an appearance on my GPD Win Max 2021.

Looks like the cover of a non sparkly vampire romance novel.......
Fabio the most beautiful vampire in the cosmos!

BAHAHAHAHAHA!

I'm currently sorting out some stuff on my palmtop, so while I'm here, here's how that's looking at the moment;


It's an official depiction of the multiplayer mode in Pac-Man 256.

Can't change my current wallpaper. It feels so relaxing.

Can't change my current wallpaper. It feels so relaxing.

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I'm not sure, but thinking from what game it's coming from, it's... surprising.