# New Forum Category Suggestion - Tips and Tricks

**URL:** https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-forum-category-suggestion-tips-and-tricks/3364
**Category:** Tips and Tricks
**Created:** [November 9, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-forum-category-suggestion-tips-and-tricks/3364 "2024-11-09T22:24:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![poorboy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/poorboy/32/1318_2.png) [@poorboy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/poorboy)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-forum-category-suggestion-tips-and-tricks/3364/1 "2024-11-09T22:24:08Z")

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I’m putting this in Feedback because there’s no category for Tips and Tricks or User Tips and Tricks.

CATEGORY ADDED – Thanks

Here are some network traffic and related terminal tools.

> <https://askubuntu.com/questions/257263/how-to-display-network-traffic-in-the-terminal>

I haven’t found one that plays nice with the terminal in Cockpit but ssh works just like your PC. The Cockpit terminal has an issue with scaling to fit the terminal window and iftop runs way outside the window.

I found iftop gives good data and bpytop gives different data but looks really cool

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### Author: ![jvalleroy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/jvalleroy/32/331_2.png) [@jvalleroy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/jvalleroy)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-forum-category-suggestion-tips-and-tricks/3364/2 "2024-11-16T16:57:15Z")

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Sounds like a good idea! I have added the new category here:

> **[Tips and Tricks](https://discuss.freedombox.org/c/tips-and-tricks/15)**
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> Share your favorite tips and tricks that you have discovered while using FreedomBox.

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### Author: ![Ged](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/ged/32/999_2.png) [@Ged](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/Ged)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-forum-category-suggestion-tips-and-tricks/3364/3 "2024-11-16T20:42:51Z")

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@jvalleroy , will it be possible for OPs to move some posts from other categories here?

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### Author: ![jvalleroy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/jvalleroy/32/331_2.png) [@jvalleroy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/jvalleroy)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-forum-category-suggestion-tips-and-tricks/3364/4 "2024-11-18T23:59:12Z")

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Yes, if you can edit the title, should be able to change the category. Or let me know if you need me to move them.

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### Author: ![poorboy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/user_avatar/discuss.freedombox.org/poorboy/32/1318_2.png) [@poorboy](https://discuss.freedombox.org/u/poorboy)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://discuss.freedombox.org/t/new-forum-category-suggestion-tips-and-tricks/3364/5 "2026-01-07T21:33:21Z")

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bpytop is by far my favorite system view. Here’s bpytop in Konsole.

 ![bpytop](https://discuss.freedombox.org/uploads/default/original/2X/4/47b33c2513b4d6d2565400366d3d01eb46350ad1.png)

This is a reinstall of FBX starting with Debian/Xfce. My first go around was with Debian/KDE Plasma. Then I installed a few other desktops via tasksel and Xfce seemed to use the fewest resources as per bpytop view so that’s why I chose Xfce this time.

An interesting thing is that I had to log into KDE/Plasma for FBX to start. I do not have to log into Xfce for FBX to start which really keeps the resources low.

Next time, if there is a next time, I will forego a desktop. I’m finding a lot of ways around needing one.