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diff --git a/content/blog/2022-12-17-st.md b/content/blog/2022-12-17-st.md deleted file mode 100644 index 557d565..0000000 --- a/content/blog/2022-12-17-st.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,94 +0,0 @@ -+++ -date = 2022-12-17 -title = "Simple Terminal" -description = "Instructions for building simple terminal on Fedora." -+++ - -## st - -[st](https://st.suckless.org) standards for Simple Terminal, a simple -terminal implementation for X made by the -[suckless](https://suckless.org) team. - -This post walks through the dependencies needed and process to build and -install `st` on Fedora Workstation. - -### Obtain Files - -To start, obtain the source files for `st` via -`git clone`. - -```sh -mkdir ~/suckless && cd ~/suckless -git clone https://git.suckless.org/st && cd st -``` - -### Dependencies - -Once you have the files and are in the `st` directory, ensure -the following packages are installed. - -```sh -sudo dnf update && sudo dnf upgrade -sudo dnf install gcc patch libX11-devel libXft-devel -``` - -### Building - -Before building, ensure that you read the README file. - -```sh -cat README -``` - -Once you've read the instructions, open the `config.mk` file -and ensure it matches your setup. If you're not sure, leave the default -options within the file. - -Finally, you can build `st` with the following command. -Ensure you run as root (e.g., `sudo`) or else you may not end -up with a usable application file. - -```sh -sudo make clean install -``` - -### Customization (Patches) - -Note that customizing `st` requires you to modify the source -files or to download one of the [available -patches](https://st.suckless.org/patches/) for suckless.org. - -If you've already installed `st` and want to customize or -install a patch, start by uninstalling the current program. - -```sh -cd ~/suckless/st -sudo make uninstall -``` - -Next, grab the `<path>.diff` file from the page of the patch -you chose. For example, I will be using the -[defaultfontsize](https://st.suckless.org/patches/defaultfontsize/) -patch in the below example. - -```sh -wget https://st.suckless.org/patches/defaultfontsize/st-defaultfontsize-20210225-4ef0cbd.diff -``` - -Once the file is downloaded inside the `st` folder, apply the -patch and re-install the program. You may need to install the -`patch` command if you don't have it installed already (you -should have installed it above). - -```sh -patch -i st-defaultfontsize-20210225-4ef0cbd.diff -sudo make clean install -``` - -Once installed, you can use the default font size patch to launch -`st` with any font size you wish: - -```sh -st -z 16 -``` |