Clit Buffer Buffet

[DebianJoe]

Recipe: Clit Buffer Buffet

Chef: DebianJoe

DE/WM: NO!!!!

Difficulty: *** hard

Preparation time: 1 hour, 30ish minutes + tweaking time for everything later.

Purpose: light, but highly pimped out Framebuffer w/ multiplexing

Notable packages (list)
- tmux, gdm, fbterm, fbv

Starting point: Debian Netinstall (for the purists) CliT for those who want to save time and use zsh.

Instructions:

Assuming that you're starting from nothing, and want to make a Sid Netinstall start at step 1, if using Clit, Boner, Virgin, or another pre-configured cli base, goto step 4:

Step 1: Plug up the ethernet cable, and install Debian. Figure out your own partitioning setup. You will reach a screen that says "Software Selection" and here you want to uncheck everything other than "Standard system utilities." Use the spacebar to uncheck stuff. Complete installation.

Step 2: Reboot (because the Debian installer is going to make you) and then log in at tty1. Edit /etc/apt/sources.list (as root, probably with nano at this point) to the following:

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deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free 

Save the changes and:

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sudo apt-get update
sudo-apt-get dist-upgrade

Step 3: When upgrade completes, append to /etc/apt/sources.list:

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deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free

and once again:

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sudo apt-get update

Step 4: Reboot again. Grab a few packages from apt-get (some are already in CliT and Boner):

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sudo apt-get install tmux
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install fbterm
sudo apt-get install gpm
sudo apt-get install libjpeg-dev
sudo apt-get install libpng12-dev
sudo apt-get install git

Git isn't TOTALLY necessary, as you could technically wget the tarballs and manually unpack them, but I'm going to use git anyhow...so might as well use it here.

Step 5: Pull the files that are needed for fbv and build it.

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git clone https://github.com/godspeed1989/fbv
cd fbv
./configure
make
mkdir /usr/local/man/man1/
make install

Step 6: Make a bash script to lock the framebuffer background in before launching fb-term. Save it as fbterm-bi and use chmod to make it executable.

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#!/bin/bash
 
# fbterm-bi: a wrapper script to enable background image with fbterm
# usage: fbterm-bi /path/to/image fbterm-options
 
echo -ne "\e[?25l" # hide cursor
 
fbv -ciuker "$1" << EOF
q
EOF
 
shift
export FBTERM_BACKGROUND_IMAGE=1
exec fbterm "$@"

Step 7: Get a Wallpaper that you want to use. Save it in whatever directory, but I like to not have to give a long path. When you log in to whatever tty, use "fbterm-bi /home/<user>/nameofyourwallpaper.png" to launch your new, highly-pimped out framebuffer, with mouse controls and then launch tmux in one window, dvtm in another, link2 -g in another....whatever makes you happy.

Step 8: Pimp out your framebuffer. Get mplayer and watch movies in it. Find amazing cli applications and love them.



Say NO to x11.

-joe

(Edit: Since the first time I did this, godspeed1989 pulled libungif out of fbv as a dependency. This is the greatest thing ever, because building that from deprecated source was like pulling teeth. I owe that guy a beer for his work.)

[rhowaldt]

great stuff, thanks for posting this Joe!

[wuxmedia]

yummy!
cheers Joe

[machinebacon]

Joe, I love you. Thanks for this recipe.

Edit: if there's interest, I can make a framebuffer-only release (after finishing Gangbang and a certain secret spin that will cause a lot of controversy) -- seems that a handful of people would like it ;)

[slartie]

*evil mode*

Everything is happening as I have foreseen.

[DebianJoe]

Glad that you guys appreciate it.

When I started using this kind of a setup, it was to force myself to focus on learning Python without distractions. I'd kick up PTHW in w3m on the right, put an interpreter on the top, open up emacs under that...and actually get stuff done without playing around. Even with X, I now use the exact same methods for trying to learn new things. Distractions are what prevent us from actually making progress:


Plus, Framebuffers are fun to do normal things in. Bring on the no-X distro MB!

[machinebacon]

@Joe: you can pick the release name then ;) related to food or sex

[gurtid]

1. I'm not dj

but I have a suggestion

2. cream pie

kills both requirements with one stone :o :)

[DebianJoe]

2. cream pie

LOVE IT! Hopefully not so closely related to RaspPi as to cause confusion. Otherwise, "Beef Curtain!"
Not for the faint of heart.

[machinebacon]

Hahaha, Creampie :D

I also love the names Beef Curtain, and Mushy Biscuit. Thanks for the dictionary ;)

[ivanovnegro]

What the heck, Cream Pie, awesome!

[Sector11]

If I only had two computers.

[chilli]

If you would like to add some class, elegance and associated wining and dining to this command line interface terminal buffer buffet...

Satin Sheet Sorbet would be my suggestion.

[bones]

As /dev/fb0 is the new black, I am doing a fresh Debian netinstall this AM, no X. Then I'll pimp it out following these guidelines.

[GekkoP]

^ funny coincidence, I'm about to do the same using Tiny.

[bones]

^I had thought of using Tiny, but already have a Debian netinstall disk lying around here at work, so I opted for that, instead.

[DebianJoe]

Either option works. Also, cross reference to this thread for issues that me and wux may have already figure out answers to.

(it is all happening as Slartie had foreseen...)

[slartie]

Joe, all the work to rid the world of kaydee's and gnomes are coming to fruition.

Soon the rebel scum will have to kneel!

Point the DeathX towards their precious planet and show them the true power of the dark side.

[GekkoP]

I got it. I used a Debian netinstall, and now everything is working. Soon a screenshot of this beauty. Thanks for this recipe.

[bones]

Step 6: Make a bash script to lock the framebuffer background in before launching fb-term. Save it as fbterm-bi and use chmod to make it executable.

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#!/bin/bash
 
# fbterm-bi: a wrapper script to enable background image with fbterm
# usage: fbterm-bi /path/to/image fbterm-options
 
echo -ne "\e[?25l" # hide cursor
 
fbv -ciuker "$1" << EOF
q
EOF
 
shift
export FBTERM_BACKGROUND_IMAGE=1
exec fbterm "$@"

Step 7: Get a Wallpaper that you want to use. Save it in whatever directory, but I like to not have to give a long path. When you log in to whatever tty, use "fbterm-bi /home/<user>/nameofyourwallpaper.png" to launch your new, highly-pimped out framebuffer, with mouse controls and then launch tmux in one window, dvtm in another, link2 -g in another....whatever makes you happy.

OK, I'm hung up at trying to get a framebuffer background. Followed these directions, although not sure about properly making the "fbterm-bi" script. I did "chmod +x fbterm-bi". Correct?

When I enter tty, then type "fbterm", seems OK and good. When I then "fbterm-bi /home/john/Pictures/monochrome/wallpaper-44228.jpg" I get "command not found."

Where did I lose it?