SNCA:Ricing

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Ricing is the act of customizing and aesthetically enhancing the appearance of a computer desktop environment or user interface. It is often associated with Linux but it can be done on Windows as well. The term originates from car culture, where "ricing" refers to modifying a vehicle (often a low-performance one) to look faster or more stylish. In the context of computing, it involves tweaking window managers, terminal emulators, wallpapers, icon packs, and more to achieve a visually pleasing and often minimalist look.

Origin and Etymology

The term ricing is derived from the derogatory term "rice rocket," used to describe heavily modified Asian import cars that emphasize appearance over performance. It later crossed over to computing communities, particularly within the Linux and Unix customization circles, where enthusiasts spend significant time crafting unique and intricate desktop setups.

Characteristics

Ricing typically involves:

• Customizing window managers (like i3, sway, bspwm, or dwm).
• Changing terminal color schemes and prompts (using tools like Starship or Oh My Zsh).
• Utilizing system monitoring widgets (like Conky or polybar).
• Creating intricate and animated wallpapers (using tools like xwinwrap or swww).
• Styling the desktop environment (with GTK, Qt themes, and icon packs).

Popular Ricing Tools

Ricing is commonly associated with minimalist and tiling window managers rather than full desktop environments. Some popular tools and programs used for ricing include:

• Window Managers: i3, sway, dwm, Hyprland, bspwm, awesome, herbstluftwm.
• Terminal Emulators: Alacritty, Kitty (made by a pajeet), URxvt, st.
• Panels and Bars: polybar, i3status, lemonbar, tint2.
• System Monitoring: Conky, htop, btop, neofetch.
• Customization Frameworks: Oh My Zsh, Starship, pywal.

Most tiling window managers like i3 and sway just involve a config file, but others like dwm require you to modify a C header and recompile it.

Ricing Culture

Ricing is particularly popular within hacker and open-source communities, where users often share screenshots of their desktops on forums and imageboards. The goal of ricing varies from person to person—some seek a clean and professional look, while others focus on maximalism and vibrant colors. Even PewDiePie has taken part of this.

Criticism

Some criticize ricing as being a time-consuming and ultimately unproductive hobby, as it often involves spending excessive effort on purely aesthetic changes. Detractors argue that ricing can be seen as a form of procrastination or as prioritizing form over function. Some also consider it to be associated with trannies looking to get Reddit karma.

Notable Examples

• The "Tokyo Night" theme paired with bspwm and polybar.
• Anime-themed rice setups featuring animated wallpapers and custom fonts.
• Minimalist black-and-white terminals with transparent backgrounds.

See also

• Minimalism
• Linux

External links

• Polybar on GitHub - Popular bar tool for Linux.

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