This past month I did a build out using Arch Linux, but this month we are going to use Debian, the grand daddy of most distros, in this build. We are going to tone down the package selection and make this more minimal with a clean look, but with a focus on size & reliability. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Starting 00:12:05 - 14:05 : Downloading the ISO 00:14:57 / 19:48 - 27:30 : Booting into Usb 00:27:30 / 29:30 - 30:30 : Fixing Console command: sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup 00:30:30 : Neofetch 00:33:39 - 36:30(ish) : Editing sources list and sudo apt update 00:47:54 : Neofetch 00:55:59 / 56:30 - 56:53 : Installing bspwm 00:57:21 (ish) : Installing xorg 00:57:42 - 1:00:00 : Installing Video Drivers 00:58:18: Installing nvidia drivers Found out startx gave blank screen Needed to reboot 01:01:22: Starting startx and getting blank screen 01:01:30: Installing htop 01:15:47 - 1:17:00: Making directories in .config 01:17:17 - 1:18:23 : looking at hotkeys 01:20:44 - 1:21:23 : Installing dmenu 01:25:15 - 1:25:30: Starting startx and getting blank screen 01:30:07 vim sxhkd 01:30:45 - 1:31:03 Super-Spacebar to get the top-menu (polybar) 01:31:45 - 1:32:30 : Editing sxhkd 01:32 playing with kitty (shortly) 01:32:39: Making it look good 01:33:27: Polybar 01:32:39: Making it look good 01:35:52: (the basics) 01:45:30 : Neofetch 01:46:31 : Installing Brave 02:29 - 2:29:55 : binding keys in sxhkd 02:34:11: Installing variety backgrounds 02:34:36: Installing Polybar 02:36 / 2:37:35 - : Configuring Polybar (copying default config) 02:38:52 / 2:39 : uncommenting wm-restack 02:40:39: startx 02:42:30 polybar bar/titusbar 02:44 : in sxhkd 02:45 : installing picom 02:45:10: Opening up thunar 02:45:40 : opening up variety 02:47:28 Variety with feh (get_wallpapers) 02:49:51: Installing papirus 02:51:01: Installing kvantum 02:52:08 Choosing a theme Installing the ocs-url package 02:55:36: Installing theme with an ocs-url 03:00:56: Installing grub-customizer 03:01:43: Starting startx (no polybar yet) 03:02:38: Installing the theme with kvantummanager 03:03:04: Installing rofi 03:06:46: Grabbing capitaine cusors 03:07:27: Installing the cursors 03:08:18: changing rofi theme 03:12:00 copying rofi theme to .config 03:13:59: activating rofi 03:22:18: changing hotkeys 03:27:11: trying polybar from the terminal 03:35:00 Adding LightDM 03:36:41 Editing lightdm 03:42:18 Launching polybar 03:44:57 Launching polybar 03:45:49 better example . ►► Digital Downloads ➜ https://www.cttstore.com/ ►► Reddit ➜ https://www.reddit.com/r/ChrisTitusTech/ ►► Titus Tech Talk ➜ null ►► Twitch ➜ https://www.twitch.tv/christitustech