Debian on Shared Bits

Linux Resources

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-04

Introduction

I’ve included Linux resources in prior posts. However, I will eventually archive those posts, so I’ve decided to create a separate post to document the resources.

This is not a comprehensive collection of Linux resources. It’s just a collection of Linux resources I’ve come across in my Linux journey that I’ve found interesting or useful.

Books & Magazines

Conky

Conky is a lightweight system monitor for X, Wayland, and other things too.

Short Bits 2024

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-18

Image courtesy of FAI

01 - Dalton Thomas Resigns from Frontier Alliance International (2024-02-19)

Updated on 2025-08-18

I was getting ready to contribute to the Five Dollar Monthly Giving Campaign at Frontier Alliance International (FAI) in the early morning of Feb 08. A banner at the top of the organization’s site stated that Dalton Thomas, the founder and president, had resigned .

I loved Dalton Thomas. He was the best teacher of the Bible I’ve ever encountered. I was dumbfounded when I read the details about his resignation. I’m very saddened, hurt, and confused about what Dalton did. How could he continue to falsely represent himself as a man of God and hold the leadership position that he held at FAI while having an adulterous relationship?

Installing and Maintaining Debian Unstable

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-08

1 - Introduction

Debian Unstable , also known as Debian Sid ( Sid being the Toy Story character who likes to destroy toys), is part of the development process for Debian Stable . Packages typically flow in the following order during the Debian Stable development process:

Experimental
Unstable
Testing
Stable

Approximately every two years, development is frozen and eventually Debian Testing becomes the next Debian Stable release.

While the primary purpose of Debian Unstable is for the development of the next Debian Stable release, it can also be used as a daily operating system. Used as a daily operating system, Debian Unstable is considered to be a rolling release . In other words, unless the installation breaks, you should never have to install it again. However, you need to know quite a bit about maintaining Debian Unstable as it is prone to breaking if you don’t know how to use and maintain it.

Debian With Openbox and Tint2 - Part 2 - Usable System

Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-22

As of 09/12/2025, I am no longer using the Openbox window manager and Tint2 panel to simulate a desktop environment. This post will remain for a period of time for informational purposes, but will no longer be updated except for minor changes.

In part 1 of this series, I provided details on installing Debian , a Linux distribution, using the Network Install method. Be sure to check out that post first if you haven’t installed Debian.

Debian With Openbox and Tint2 - Part 1 - Debian Network Install

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Updated on 2026-09-16

Over a month in the making and many hours of work, this is part 1 of a 2 part tutorial on using the Openbox window manager and the Tint2 panel as a desktop environment under Debian , a Linux distribution. In part 1, I provide details on installing Debian using the Network Install method. As Luis Fernandes might have said, this is a ginormous post.