How to increase the size of your swapfile
Always think out of the box. Do not restrict yourself to just Arch Linux articles or ArcoLinux articles. We use an article for Ubuntu to increase the swap file. Turn off all swap processes sudo swapoff -a Resize the swap (from 512 MB to 8GB) sudo dd if=/dev/zero...
Updating your system with skel and still keeping your own settings
"SKEL" CAN BE A BLESSING OR A CURSEWhen a Linux system is installed all the files and folders located in the folder /etc/skel will be transferred to the home directory of the user. Skel stands for skeleton. It is the developers intention that you have these files and...
How to set the super key on XFCE to open the whisker menu
Do not do this on the ArcoLinux iso (Xfce, Openbox and i3)Setting the keyboard shortcutwill cause conflict in OpenboxGreat tip forArcoLinuxDArcoLinuxBWe have left out the keyboard shortcut to open the (whisker) menu when pressing the super (windows) key because of the...
How and where to set your power manager – close lid – sleep – hibernate – …
Like any system you can make sure your display goes blank after a time or you can put your system 'asleep'. For all three desktops these settings are in the xfce4 settings manager, in Power Manager. The elements in there will be different if you are working on a...
How to add even more plugins to Xfce4
When you install Xfce and follow the Arch wiki guide you can install the two main packagesxfce4xfce4-goodiesXfce4-goodies contains already a LOT of plugins. These plugins will work and are coming from the Arch repositories.You can add them to your xfce4 panel. Right...
How to resize Xfce windows the easy way
You can move about the windows in Xfce and put them in the corner (1/4th) or to the left or right (1/2th) or full screen. Resizing the windows can be done when going to the edges of the window and drag it into a direction. But also with the ALT key pressed together...
Where do I set my preferred applications in Xfce
You can set your preferred applications from the menu. Only for browsers mail reader file manager termite This application we start, is actually exo-preferred-applications.
How to add shortcuts to xfce settings manager
This looked like a cool idea. It has been implemented in the current ArcoLinux.BEFORE - NO CONKYZEN AFTER - CONKYZEN PRESENT We analyze together why some of the applications get a 'place' in the XFCE settings panel and others do not. It is because of the settings the...