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## [Butterknife vs Butterbean](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-vs-butterbean/36)

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**Author:** [@abclements](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/abclements)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-vs-butterbean/36 "2026-05-29T23:15:18Z")

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First off, I love Debian. I tried Arch on my experimental system, but it seemed overly complex. I mean why do I need two separate package managers to install all the available applications? Second quirk is -s to install?…

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## [Butterbian-XFCE v0.3.2 and butterknife v0.2.7](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterbian-xfce-v0-3-2-and-butterknife-v0-2-7/37)

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**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterbian-xfce-v0-3-2-and-butterknife-v0-2-7/37 "2026-05-29T23:14:15Z")

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New Butterbian ISOs are out :butter: Both editions updated today: • butterknife 0.2.7 — the pick-your-own-WM TUI installer • Butterbian XFCE 0.3.2 — the full XFCE desktop What’s new: • Butterbian XFCE now installs o…

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## [Bought a new UPS](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/bought-a-new-ups/32)

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**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 4:11am UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/bought-a-new-ups/32 "2026-05-29T04:11:10Z")

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https://codeberg.org/justaguylinux/justaguywiki/wiki/Homelab-UPS

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## [Sway WM is daily driver... today](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/sway-wm-is-daily-driver-today/17)

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**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/sway-wm-is-daily-driver-today/17 "2026-05-29T03:58:59Z")

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## [Home Lab Server Setup - ProxMox 9.2.3](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/home-lab-server-setup-proxmox-9-2-3/35)

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**Author:** [@kippy](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/kippy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/home-lab-server-setup-proxmox-9-2-3/35 "2026-05-29T03:07:50Z")

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My ProxMox home lab server. 1st time running a home server and loving it. Below are the specs and what services I am running. The VMs are for messing around and learning. All backups and ISO’s are stored on an external N…

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## [The Linux Users Group on The Linux Cast](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/the-linux-users-group-on-the-linux-cast/33)

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**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 11:37pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/the-linux-users-group-on-the-linux-cast/33 "2026-05-22T23:37:29Z")

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Just a reminder that Matt (The Linux Cast) hosts a Linux Users Group (LUG) twice per month. The Meetings are shown on here: tlc/lugcal: Calendar for the Linux Cast hosting the Linux Users Group. Twice a Month. Add the …

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## [New ISOs today built on Debian Trixie 13.5](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/new-isos-today-built-on-debian-trixie-13-5/31)

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**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/new-isos-today-built-on-debian-trixie-13-5/31 "2026-05-16T20:29:34Z")

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New ISOs out — Butterbian XFCE 0.3.0 and butterknife 0.2.0, both built on Debian 13.5. What’s new: Snapshot stack tidied up: Timeshift handles retention, unused @snapshots subvolume gone Firefox hardened out of the bo…

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## [Start here: downloads, bugs, discussion](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/start-here-downloads-bugs-discussion/30)

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**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/start-here-downloads-bugs-discussion/30 "2026-05-01T17:41:47Z")

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Downloads: get.butterbian.org Questions and discussion: reply here or open a new topic in this category. Bug reports: open an issue on the relevant repo. Butterbian-XFCE issues butterknife issues

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## [Attempting to try out butter-xfce but having trouble getting into the boot menu](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/attempting-to-try-out-butter-xfce-but-having-trouble-getting-into-the-boot-menu/28)

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**Author:** [@hmd](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/hmd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/attempting-to-try-out-butter-xfce-but-having-trouble-getting-into-the-boot-menu/28 "2026-04-29T16:35:45Z")

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Hi there, I put Butterknife on a 2012 Imac and it works great so far. So I decided to try out the xfce version on a Lenovo Yoga (2021) that currently has Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. I am afraid this question will stretch the limit…

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## [Using Searxng](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/using-searxng/21)

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**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/using-searxng/21 "2026-04-29T15:38:14Z")

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There are other ways to self-host searxng, but I am using my truenas scale to create a searxng instance and use a dedicated subdomain. I also make the default search engine in my browser pointed to that subdomain. Esse…

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## [Butterknife 0.1.7 — argon2id LUKS, polished login screen, Ly works on Debian](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-0-1-7-argon2id-luks-polished-login-screen-ly-works-on-debian/27)

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**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-0-1-7-argon2id-luks-polished-login-screen-ly-works-on-debian/27 "2026-04-27T17:43:56Z")

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Butterknife 0.1.7 is out. This is a meatier release than the recent patch bumps — a few things that have been nagging at the install experience finally got cleared up. Stronger encryption by default LUKS-encrypted insta…

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## [Butterknife 0.1.6 released — important fix for previous installs](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-0-1-6-released-important-fix-for-previous-installs/26)

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**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 5:40pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/butterknife-0-1-6-released-important-fix-for-previous-installs/26 "2026-04-27T17:40:05Z")

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Pushed butterknife 0.1.6 today. This one includes an important fix that affects every butterknife install shipped before this release, so if you’re running an older one, please read on. The bug: the installer’s overla…

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## [Weather module for justaguylinux i3 polybar config](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/weather-module-for-justaguylinux-i3-polybar-config/24)

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**Author:** [@w8btmralph](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/w8btmralph)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/weather-module-for-justaguylinux-i3-polybar-config/24 "2026-04-09T19:53:03Z")

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I have my API key from Open weather and would like to install a weather module in my Justaguylinux i3 polybar and the steps to install it ?

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## [Polybar to xfce4-panel in i3 justaguy linux? dbus error?](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/polybar-to-xfce4-panel-in-i3-justaguy-linux-dbus-error/23)

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**Author:** [@w8btmralph](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/w8btmralph)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 11:54am UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/polybar-to-xfce4-panel-in-i3-justaguy-linux-dbus-error/23 "2026-03-25T11:54:54Z")

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How do i change the polybar to xfce4-panel ?? help please ? I,m a newbie

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## [New NAS Server Running TrueNAS Scale](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/new-nas-server-running-truenas-scale/16)

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**Author:** [@drew](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/drew)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/new-nas-server-running-truenas-scale/16 "2026-02-11T01:00:07Z")

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Motherboard: GIGABYTE B550I AORUS PRO AX Case: Silverstone Technology CS382 8-Bay SAS-12G / SATA-6G Hot-swappable High Performance Micro-ATX NAS Chassis, SST-CS382 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G Renoir (6 Core, 12 Threa…

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## [Welcome to The Lab @ JustaguyLinux! 👋](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/welcome-to-the-lab-justaguylinux/5)

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**Author:** [@system](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://lab.justaguylinux.com/t/welcome-to-the-lab-justaguylinux/5 "2026-02-10T01:15:58Z")

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We are so glad you joined us. The Lab @ JustaguyLinux A place to experiment with Linux, share what works (and what doesn’t), and help each other learn. No experts here—just people tinkering together. Welcome to The L…

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