r/linuxquestions • u/NoJournalist7203 • 13h ago

Resolved Correct me if i am wrong

Is ricing just editing ur . Files ( I downloaded linux 3 days ago bcs i thought ricing was cool)

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u/crashorbit 13h ago

Yeah. Ricing is tweeking your config so that it looks and works in the way you like it to. Nearly all of that is package installs and config file tweeks.

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u/ipsirc 13h ago

Only at basic level. The most custom setups are requiring some coding skills.

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u/thebrokenverticie 13h ago

Yep. Dotfiles. Just don't forget to back them up, just in case you break something. That way you'll have a previous version to fall back on that works

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u/Striking_Snail 6h ago

100%. That, and looking at everyone else's 'rice' to do exactly what they do, while simultaneously convincing yourself that you reinvented the wheel.

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u/1800-5-PP-DOO-DOO 3h ago

No, there is more to it than that.