my setup
This page is for info on my current set up and software (including privacy tools I use)...
Desktop
This computer is my daily driver as well as my gaming pc. Self-built.
OS: Manjaro (xfce)
DNS: nixnet alt: quad9
VPN: bitmask (RiseUp VPN), self-hosted wireguard and protonvpn (sometimes)
Web Browsing:
Web browser: librewolf (main) and TOR (browser) (alts: hardened firefox, brave)
Extensions:
- uBlock
- decentraleyes
- https everywhere
- cookie autodelete
- clearurls
Search engine(s): searx & duckduckgo
DOH: nixnet also: quad9
Profiles:
- default
- academic
- videos
- shopping
Software:
Terminal: st, check out my build of st
Text editing/Programming: neovim, for most things... vscodium, for vidya programming and other bigger projects.
Email Client: claws mail.
Email Services: disroot.org and riseup.net are high tier. cock.li and dismail.de are good if you need others (2nd tier). I also use simplelogin for aliases if it's something I can't use a temp mail for.
RSS: newsboat
Music: cmus.
I like owning my music so music I like is most likely on my hardware. Though I will occasionally
use spotify (to be clear though I hate spotify) to checkout some music or to make the odd playlist I want to share.
Video player: mpv
Image viewer: feh
Image modification: gimp
Torrent: qbittorrent
Documents: libre office, for general stuff and etherpad (self hosted 😎)
for quick stuff and school notes.
Project planning: nextcloud deck, hosted on my own nextcloud.
Virtualization: kvm/qemu
Password manager: keepassxc
Messaging:
- signal, for private messaging.
- element, for teamspeak (self hosted matrix-synapse), trying to get the boys on it...
Cloud: nextcloud (self hosted), don't use the cloud much but for file sharing/music/pictures/roms/notes it's good, fucking GOAT for calandar/planning.
Phone
Spec: pixel 3a xl
OS: grapheneos
DNS: quad9
App store: fdroid
Notes: nextcloud
2fac: aegis
Password manager: keepassdx
Ebooks: librera
Messaging: signal (keeping an eye on session though)/briar/element
Music: vinyl/spotify
Videos: newpipe, for youtube. fedilab, for peertube.
Entertainment: retroarch, mostly gba and snes games.
Nav: OsmAnd~ and Transportr
Email Client: Fairmail
Web browsing:
- Tor browser, mainly what I use on my phone.
- Bromite, research, general search.
- Vanadium, for shopping.
VPN: bitmask (RiseUp VPN), self-hosted wireguard and protonvpn (sometimes)
I also use a samsung galaxy for google maps and stuff that I need cellular for. I try to avoid using it though.
Hardware
Desktop:
[amd ryzen 5 3600] [16gb ram] [nvidia 1060] (proprietary drivers 😔) [ssd]
Laptop:
Thinkpad t410 corebooted. [i5-520] [8gb ram] [ssd] it runs
artix with xfce.
Peripherals:
I have a hyperx alloy fps with keyboard cherry mx brown switches. It was gifted to me by a cute girl
<3. I also have a steelseries mouse.