Probably will be now, since I'm quoting your entire post. Whoops.

Another forum masterpiece from the one and only Steve_V.

Any updates on this?

All the GitHub URLs still point to a 404 page, which means either you forgot to point us to the active repository or this project is dead. What a shame... Especially in the wake of all this XLibre stuff.

Will continue to just use Xfce 4.12 (GTK2) until I'm finally done with all technology...

This looks pretty interesting. Thanks for your contribution!

Would this work with SpaceFM? Since it's forked from PCManFM (before the rewrite).

The GNOME blog article going off about "fascist maggots" was taken down (out of shame), but you can read the latest archived version here.

Looks cool. What toolkit are you using?

Apart from probably the search bar, you could also create this using YAD (maybe even Zenity). I've been studying up on some custom GUI boxes using this method. This example for reading system information is one of my favorites I've come across so far (a nice drop-in replacement for Hardinfo). It looks good on GTK2.

Some useful information here:

https://wiki.artixlinux.org/Site/XlibreOnArtix

Yeah, I can't wait to finally start using XLibre by means of DEB files. I know I could just compile, but I'd rather trust an experienced packager with getting that available on Debian (whether officially or unofficially) first.

If and when I am forced to move on from Daedalus (because there's going to be even more Systemd when Debian releases Trixie, plus more bloated horseshit from upstream) or onto some rolling release distro, XLibre will be mandatory for me to install and use.

I VIL not install Wayland and I VIL be happy.

Do the happy dance! I finally got rid of Thunderbird as my e-mail client, thanks to the versatility of Claws Mail (last GTK2 version being 3.17.8). Much like SpaceFM, it's very customizable, and you get a lot of handy plugins for security and encryption. I recommend this guide to hardening your Claws Mail profile(s). Claws Mail's official wiki can also be a good resource on setting things up. Surprisingly, the ArchWiki does not have a page on Claws Mail (they usually do).

For a worthy RSS feed reader, I recommend using the last GTK2 version of Liferea, which is 1.8.7, but the last one Debian packaged is 1.8.6. The dependencies should be resolvable if using the standalone DEB from sometime in 2012 (the current Debian stable release at that time was Squeeze, but Wheezy was a year away from the testing freeze).

Anyway, Liferea is great, and it has some cool features, like managing different categories for your feeds, opening an item within the program (in a new tab, as if it were a browser), minimizing to a tray icon with notifications and total new feeds, and setting up proxy connections and what to use to download file enclosures (e.g. Mpv for videos, Leafpad for text files). It's a great tool that's still useful to this day.

Thanks to Liferea's exceeding pros, I no longer have a use for Newsboat, which was already freezing up at random and has Rust stains in its code...

@greenjeans:

Good call on the AppImages. They can be a simple and efficient way to access software rarely packaged onto your distro without the need for building or installing from third-party repositories. Besides, you could use the LibreWolf AppImage for the time being to get a feel for the browser -- try it before you actually do install it from their Debian repository. Just remember to set it as executable (or chmod +x it), or it won't launch.

Might I also recommend, while we're on the subject of AppImages and modern browsers, to have a look at the FreeTube privacy client for watching YouTube videos ad-free? It's very user-friendly, "modern", and uses their own servers for their API (Invidious relies on Google's servers). There are DEB files available, but you could also try their AppImage, Flatpak, and other provided packaged binaries for GNU/Linux.