Just a random person who likes building software and configuring Linux.
I maintain a rule that all files above the repo must be inside a folder, with one exception: a README file. Including the code folder, this typically results in no more than 5 folders; the project folder itself is kept organized and uncluttered.
Don’t forget: entrepreneur, playboy, philanthropist.
They are the project’s subfolders (outside of the Git repo):
code contains the source code; version-controlled with Git.wiki contains documentation and also version-controlled.designs contains GIMP, Inkscape or Krita save files.This structure works for me since software projects involve more things than just the code, and you can add more subfolders according to your liking such as notes, pkgbuild (for Arch Linux), or releases.
I tend to follow this structure:
Projects
├── personal
│ └── project-name
│ ├── code
│ ├── designs
│ └── wiki
└── work
└── project-name
├── code
├── designs
└── wiki
From a time when websites used <table> or position: absolute; to place elements on the screen. That website is just one big table.
And pretty much the rest of the FSF and GNU websites.
I’m in the same boat and also looking for a privacy-respecting platform for communicating with family and friends. So I’d also like to add items that are not yet mentioned to the list of suggestions:
I’m running RetroPie on a Debian laptop and I’m able to map all the buttons of my 8BitDo Pro 2 controller; no issues at all. I was also able to connect and configure an Xbox 360 controller just fine.
You might want to try getting help on the RetroPie forums if you don’t get any luck here.
If you want a similar editor on Linux, then I suggest Kate. If Vim and Emacs didn’t exist, I’d be using Kate.
Notepad++ is a fabulous software program that had no complete alternatives on Linux. I used it for scripting, text manipulation, note taking, dumping and editing thoughts. Scintilla-based equivalents Geany, SciTE exist, but do not come close.
Really? No alternatives on Linux? Have you tried Emacs? I think Emacs with Org mode blows Notepad++ out of the water in all the uses you just mentioned.
That would be nice but what other alternatives are there? It’s either Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, or clones of these browsers.
Probably or probably not. The only way to find out is to try. I’ve installed RetroPie on a number of old laptops; the oldest one being a 2002 Toshiba laptop. I got to play GBA games just fine with it.
Pretty much the same for me: bleeding-edge Arch for my workstation, rock-stable Debian for my server.