Ricing

I was introduced to the world of ricing by my fellow nerds at the Open Source Cult. Ever since, I have experimented with a variety of different setups and programs to optimize both productivity and aesthetics. I’ve riced on both MacOS and a variety of Linux Distros.

Software

Below are some pieces of software I use, although I often adventure beyond them!

Type	Choice (Linux)	Choice (MacOS)
Terminal	Alacritty	Alacritty
Editor	Neovim	Neovim/VSCode
Window Manager	bspwm/dwm	Yabai
Document Viewer	Zathura	Skim
Music	Mpd with Ncmpcpp	Mpd with Ncmpcpp
Virtualization	QEMU/KVM with virt-manager	VMWare Fusion

Window Manager Configuration

Whatever desktop I’m on, I always associate each workspace with a certain type of application. I configure my window manager and status bars accordingly.

1. The terminal emulator. I used to have multiple emulator instances open across multiple workspaces, but tmux has made this far less efficient.
2. The web browser
3. Other code editors/productivity tools
4. Chatting/conference software
5. Virtual Machine software; yes, I am a proud VM spammer
6. Music players; apps like YouTube Music or Cantata go here, although I don’t use them as much because ncmpcpp exists. 6 is correspondingly the most annoying digit to reach.
7. Settings
8. Discord
9. Streaming/recording software

Keybindings

I try to standardize my keybindings across any window manager I use:

• mod-shift-a for opening Alacritty
• mod-shift-return for opening Alacritty with Tmux
• mod-shift-w for opening a browser
• mod-e for running a custom meeting joining program.
• mod-space for application launchers (ripped from MacOS oops).

Miscellaneous Repositories

• My Dwm Build
• Depends on Distro: Bootstrapping Scripts