Intended for users of all levels, including absolute beginners.
There are three ways to try GNU/Linux, you can:
1) Install a GNU/Linux OS on a VM (Virtual Machine/VirtualBox) for "safety purposes"
2) Use the Live ISO directly without installing anything, that way, you can get a "full GNU/Linux experience".
3) Go balls deep and overwrite everything with GNU/Linux (not recommended)
If you are serious about switching to GNU/Linux and if you have Windows dual-booted (recommended for pure newbies),
we recommend you use it exclusively for 2 weeks, and avoid Windows dual booting for that period of time, or it's
likely you will start retreating back to windows instead of getting used to GNU/Linux as your new home and working on
making it feel the way you want it.
>Recommended for beginners:
-*buntus except vanilla Ubuntu (Unity)
-Debian (For Broadcom devices, use an ISO that includes non-free firmware)
-openSUSE
-LinuxMint (a.k.a Ubuntu LTS + Cinnamon)
Before asking, please find the answers to your questions in resources.
Please be civil, notice the "Friendly" in every Friendly GNU/Linux Thread.
Understand that much of your software from Windows will be unavailable, although maybe wine can make up for it.
Resources:
man <insert command here>
your friendly neighborhood search engine
>>>/g/sqt
https://www.codecademy.com/en/courses/learn-the-command-line
https://wiki.archlinux.org/
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/
What is Linux (or GNU/Linux for Stallmanists)?
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux
Babby's First GNU/Linux (What distro to choose?)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Babbies_First_Linux (Babbies_First_GNU/Linux)
What software does /g/ recommend? (Please DON'T include the so called infographic -- refer all your recommended software here.)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_GNU/Linux_software
Ricing on GNU/Linux (Make it good and functional or make it worse like those at desktop threads)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux_ricing
A script designed to ease the transition from Windows to Debian
https://github.com/Chocolate-Chip-Computing/DebianNewbieScript
We now have an entry in the install Gentoo wiki!
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php//flt/
>Use Cinnamon
>Stay comfy
Hey guys, the last thread mentioned a lot about Ubuntu being a botnet distro that should be avoided.
I use fedora (upgrading to 23 later today), do all Linux distros fucking spy on you? How do I avoid the botnet?
>>51629160
>do all Linux distros fucking spy on you?
No
>How do I avoid the botnet?
Install an FSF endorsed distro
>>51629160
that was just unity in ubuntu 14.04 to 15.04. if you want to stay spyware free use a free distro like any FSF-endorsed distro, debian or fedora.
>>51629160
>do all Linux distros fucking spy on you?
Yes% grep -R '[_ ]NSA[_ ] ' linux-4.3 | wc -l
42
>>51629307
fuck, an extra space in the quote at the end s m h
>>51629307
>42
NSA confirmed for the answer to life, the universe, and everything
>>51629135
Ayyy m8
I never see any of debian's docs get recommended as beginner/general resources. Archwiki is great for specifics but if you ever want to sit down and really hit the books, debian.org is where it's at.
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/index.en.html
go crazy
>>51629391
>specific
generals desu senpai
>>51629391
i agree
>>51629447
lol'd
>>51629447
damn..
>>51629368
AYY
>>51629168
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:Main#Binary_Firmware
Fedora only allows some nonfree firmware out of necessity. I'm confident in its safety, unless the whole community is somehow corrupt.
Please, convince me to switch to Linux with some good reasons (pls no muh freedoms)
>>51629514
ease of use
choice
speed
package managers
gratis
multitasking
>>51629447
Thanks, anon.
>>51629514
if u need to be convinced theres no point in switching
>>51629532
>ease of use
How much easier, I though Windows was supposed to be for retards and thus easier?
>choice
that is good
>speed
Thanks to my SSD, Windows is quite speedy
>package managers
that is good
>gratis
Free Windows from my uni
>multitasking
in what way is it better?
>>51629539
pls no bully
>>51629514
There is literally no reason unless you're a worthless NEET or a sysadmin. Unix is not a desktop environment and is missing the benefits that come with a superior OS like windows
>>51629550
>How much easier, I though Windows was supposed to be for retards and thus easier?
windows is only easy because everyone knows it. the beginner distros are easier to use by enough to make my tech illiterate father use mint.
>Thanks to my SSD, Windows is quite speedy
try dual-booting, windows can't compare.
>in what way is it better?
multiple users can use it at once without any special configuration or buying windows server.
>>51629563
>superior OS
>windows
Tell me again when they stopped using shitty filesystem that is NTFS.
>>51629563
Nice shill. Good job.
>>51629563
>>>/loo/
>>51629563
5 ruppes have been deposited to your account, rajesh.
Regards Microsoft
>>51629582
>try dual-booting, windows can't compare.
Alright, I'll give it a try
>multiple users can use it at once without any special configuration or buying windows server
Noone else uses my computer tbqh f@m
>>51629514
lol wut? do it to learn something new I guess.
If your computer is capable and youre not motivated to learn it, windows is the obvious choice imo. Virtual machines though.
>>51629447
Did actually you read the wiki before memeing the link?
>>51629603
>>51629598
>>51629589
>>51629586
>being this buttflustered over your NEETOS
>>51629608
there is no reason to switch, but you should try it out so you have first hand experience with things like broken drivers, limited productivity, software incompatibility, and poor performance
just remember that linux exists as a niche tool for IT professionals
>>51629733
Shill harder, you will get 15 more ruppes, Rajesh
>>51629733
Why are you still in this thread?
>>>/biz/, perfect board for you
So I just installed Arch Linux on my Laptop as a secondary OS. Am I gud enuff here?
>>51629800
fucking furfag
hang yourself
>>51629800
10/10 on destroying one of the best looking DE
>>51629807
B-But I only like Pokemon... I barely know what a furry is...
>>51629784
>two no's
>>51629775
why so defensive anon? could it be that I am 100% correct?
>>51629800
How do you fuck up Gnome that hard?
>>51629817
>gnome
>best anything
>>51629831
*shrug*
>>51629827
You made no argument for it to be 100% correct. It was just a shill that can never be correct.
>>51629117
Takes up less space because no games or programs :)
>>51629827
>flt
>what does l stand for
GET THE FUCK OUT
>>51629784
no->no->no
Why are you sending me to /biz/, faggot?
>>51629514
So you can see just how great Windows is and stop trying to force an IT tool into becoming a desktop OS.
>>51629845
well meme'd. :^)
>>51629859
Pajeet my son, he should've told you to press Alt+F4
>>51629854
And now you've fallen into some sort of impotent, dissociative NEET rage
>>51629307$ grep -R '[_ ]NSA[_ ] ' linux-4.1.12-gentoo | wc -l
0
>>51629869
>screenfetch
>yaourt
>>51629898
Ok, I thought you posted it before I f5 so I deleted it.
Thanks anon !
>>51629895
m8 I 'corrected' the regex in the next message
'corrected' cause it's still kinda shit (won't find nsa at the end/beginning of the string) and I'm bad at this shit, but the space in the end of the string is an obvious typo.
>>51629923
>end/beginning of the string
*of a line
*nobody-cares-but-still-fix*
>>51629881
But I am using i3wm, senpai.
>>51629827
>>two no's
JUST
>>51629950
give it back, pajeet. God damn it
How newbie friendly are Crunchbang and Bodhi Linux?
I want something super lightweight.
>>51629981
Your dick
>>51629981
use bunsenlabs, it's newbie friendly enough if you can read.
>>51629981
They are not, just use Gentoo.
>>51629823
yeah, you "like" them, don't you
you fucking slut
Why is Linux phc so complicated?
What do I need to do to use it on fedora?
been booting onto arch daily for 6 days
forgive me /g/-senpai but yesterday i had homework that needed the android studio IDE and i didnt wanna dirty my arch install with that at all so i booted windows for 2 hrs
but i promise it was just so i could get back to playing with linux asap
ill restart my 2 weeks today
>>51630163
>been booting onto arch daily for 6 days
>forgive me /g/
>i had homework
>>51629989
>>51629993
Why are you two dickbreathing simians even in this thread?
>>51629981
Bodhi is good if you're intending to gut a Chromebook.
Crunchbang is okay but if you don't have any prior experience with Linux, you're going to have a bad time.
>>51630163
you disgust me. do whatever you want
>>51629992
>bunsenlabs
That's literally Crunchbang, you ape.
>>51630047
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PHC
If I wanted to combine two text files line-after-line, how would I do that in the shell?
Not line_from_text1\n line_from_text2 but "line_from_text1" "line_from_text2" ?
I'm not good with the shell but I hope that only the necessary tool(s) for this task would suffice as I have literally no idea how I would do that.
>>51630163
>been booting onto arch daily for 6 days
>Pleb shutdown his computer everyday.
>>51630163
>boots into windows
>to develop
Do any botnet elements remain in Ubuntu after removing the Amazon stuff? It's a nice distro for the desktop, I've only ever used CentOS for my servers.
>>51630254
He is below 18, don't bully
>>51630277
I wasn't doing it even when I was 15.
>>51630272
PURE BOTNET
>>51630243
I think you are looking for paste.
filea.txtline 1a
line 2a
line 3a
fileb.txtline 1b
line 2b
line 3b
paste -d " " filea.txt fileb.txt
givesline 1a line 1b
line 2a line 2b
line 3a line 3b
>>51630348
Uh, mind explaining?
>>51630361
It's a meme, you dip
>>51630361
>Uh
No.
>>51629845
>texlive
>1745,51 MiB
bait harder anon
>>51630360
That's exactly it. Thank you very much!
>>51630391
>A speech disfluency determines whether or not he's going to back up his claim
>>51630421
>A speech disfluency
>in text form
>>51630272
>Ubuntu
>somehow less of a botnet without Amazon
Be a man. Use Debian.
>>51630446
So, what?
>>51630407
skip documentation and fonts and it is down to 480mb.~$ sudo pacman -S texlive-fontsextra
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (1) texlive-fontsextra-2015.38746-1
Total Download Size: 228.84 MiB
Total Installed Size: 620.27 MiB
>>51630407
>>51630489
True texlive used space is more than 4GB, my children. And using a package manager to install texlive is generally a bad idea 'cause you can't use tlmgr then.
Is it too hard to set up virtualization so I can play some actual games, provided I have the proper hardware? Can it be done with both an integrated intel GPU and an AMD GPU rather than 2 dedicated cards?
>>51630516
What is tlmgr ?
>>51630523
TexLive package manager, useful so you don't have to install everything. Unfortunately it don't work well with a distribution's one.
>>51630516
yes you can.
>>51630554
Not exactly what I wanted to say. It's more you can't because it'll create conflicts and shit himself. Maybe they have found a solution now.
>>51630593
maybe it is because arch uses the the updated one so they are essentially the same.
>>51630647
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/TeX_Live#Installation
They use tllocalmgr and not a pure tlmgr. It apparently works but at my time workarounds like http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:software:native_texlive_integration was the best solution.
What is the point of devfs?
I can create device nodes in my home directory which is ext4, and i can create normal files in /dev, so it doesn't look like devfs serves any special purpose that normal filesystems can already fulfil, so what the fuck is the point of devfs? why not just mount a ramfs on /dev instead of this "devfs"?
>>51629117
makes sense. all installed and ready to go, but whoops! i spent the last half-decade learning how to get this garbage to function so i'm at a loss for what to actually do on this defunct piece of shit! sad. makes me sad for u.
Is anyone here using Ubuntu Gnome with 3.18? How stable is it, and does it still have problems like Gedit not using headerbars?
>>51630518
>Is it too hard to set up virtualization so I can play some actual games, provided I have the proper hardware?
Depends on how you go about it. It was a bit of a chore to get hardware passthru working in Xen, but once I got it working... man, was it worth it.
>Can it be done with both an integrated intel GPU and an AMD GPU rather than 2 dedicated cards
Again, that depends on how your go about it. Look at the options for your specific hardware, and go from there.
So, /g/, my sound has stopped playing on Arch, was using pulseaudio. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling pulseaudio, alsautils, no luck. What do?
>>51630941
>What is the point of devfs?
What is google?
>>51631053
wtf are you mumbling on about?
>>51631247
>How stable is i?
It's stable enough. Although there is only one way to find out, really. Just because it is stable for some other anon doesn't mean it will be stable for you.
>>51629348
>>51632229
That's a fairly vague description of the problem. Start looking at logs, anon. There should be a hint in there somewhere.
Is there any way to change the directory that w3m dumps temporary files, like images and shit, short of compiling it? Not liking how on Arch it dumps everything in ~/.w3m. On every other distro I've used everything went to /tmp.
I've got a fun question for you all.
I'm upgrading to fedora 23 this afternoon from fedora 21 (same guy as before).
I've been getting super fucking paranoid of late about Linux malware such as key loggers and other root kits.
Assuming such horrible things are on my system, how can I be certain that they are eradicated when the new os is installed?
I've already backed up everything I want to keep, so just formatting my hard drive is an option. I might set up a windoze vm to use malwarebytes to scan my backup for nasty shit, though that will yield false positives because I almost definitely have shit that's bad for windoze in there (I used wine a lot).
For once it's installed, what's good anti-malware for a Linux system? I've got clamav and rkhunter, though I don't really trust either of them.
>>51632809
nwipe
>>51632885
I have wipe installed; it would take a fucking eternity to wipe my hdd.
Fedora 21 entered end-of-life today. I should have upgraded days ago.
>>51632809
Stop using a testing sandbox for RedHat.
Stop putting Wangblows on Linux.
Wangblows Anti-virus will not detect Linux malware.
Here's your solution:
Install Debian. (Or Gentoo if you feel like you want to learn Linux.)
Buy 1 kilo (2 pounds) of brain.
Upgrade to Debian SID.
Use stuff unique to Linux instead of malware like Wine.
>>51632909
I mean. one pass would be fine, anything more that that is overkill imo. also,
listen to >>51632925 . I would wipe my drive every other day when I still had win 8 with whatever distro I used. Probably never had any malware either.
>>51633067
Just fucking use dd.
http://www.noah.org/wiki/Dd_-_Destroyer_of_Disks
>>51632809
>>51632909
>>51633067
I would stick to 22 until it sunsets. I've stayed away from rolling out their new version on release, because it makes me feel like a guinea pig; like this douche >>51632925 said:
>Stop using a testing sandbox for RedHat.
On the other hand, lagging behind a release or two, while it is still supported has treated me well the last few years.
>>51632925
Dumbiest post I saw here in a while.
You use wine, which is «unique to Linux» he said, to run Windows programs, and then, what ? Do you think it's different than simply browsing with whatever shitty browser you use ? If you get a malware (lol) with wine, it'll be a Windows one on a fucking GNU/Linux distribution, in your $HOME without root access. As Windows users say, just use software downloaded from safe source (like, maybe, the furnisher ?).
>>51633165
urandom is slow as fuck, will do better with haveged installed.
>>51633196
>urandom
>not /dev/zero
>>51633225
>thinks that /dev/zero is safe enough.
Sorry but not when you want to really wipe your hard drive (or encrypt it).
>>51633196
The real problem with malware that arises with Wine is if, under the not-so-rare condition that it happens that the Virus is fully compatible with Wine, and thus you can have a Wangblows keylogger running on GNU plus Linux through the very same measures Linux took to make itself more friendly to transferees.
And what if Wine is running as Root? Then you're truly and royally fucked hard in the ass.
Wine is an *UNNECESSARY* vulnerability in GNU plus Linux.
>>51633262
http://www.noah.org/wiki/Dd_-_Destroyer_of_Disks#Tinfoil_hat_paranoia
*tips tinfoil hat*
>>51633279
>And what if Wine is running as Root?
Then you deserve what you fucking get.
>>51633284
B T F O
T
F
O
When you guys are talking about securely wiping disks, you need to remember that certain areas of the hard-drive are not directly accessible to your operating system. Not even dban erases everything.
You need to be using the Secure Erase feature built into the firmware of your hard-drive to actually wipe everything.
You can use the hdparm command to control the firmware on Linux.
https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/ATA_Secure_Erase
Hey /g/. Which distribution of linux should I use? I want to learn about computers and part of that was wondering which do you prefer? Here are some answers I've gotten before:
-Ubuntu
-openSUSE
-Arch
-Mint
-Debian
-"just whatever you like"
What advantages does your OS have?
What have you done/ what can I do with your OS?
>>51633388
I heard that "just whatever you like" Linux is good.
>>51633279
If you run wine as root that means that you also run X as root, thus that you're really really dumb. Plus a malware using wine wouldn't (probably) works without launching wine (easily noticeable). Stop stupid paranoia, just use certified software of trusted sources.
>>51633284
Ain't believing that, more is better than less in this case.
>>51633371
I wiped my hard drive a long time ago to encrypt it, this way no one would guess how much I used it before encrypting (and other informations of this kind).
>>51633388
Gentoo.
>>51629160
Fedora does not spy on you out of the box. You'd have to install something deliberately like Chrome. Debian and Arch are similarly safe by default.
>>51633430
>Gentoo
yes but why
>>51633430
>ain't believing that
Keep your tinfoil hat on, faggot. It's impossible and your paranoia has no substansial base AND proof.
>>51633459
'Cause it's gud to be a /g/ living meme.
More seriously, use whatever you want, just escape the «user-friendly» meme and every distro that claim it a lot.
>>51633469
I'll do, it will protect me from sunshine.
Just installed Kali on a x200 thinkpad. What else should I apt-get before heading out into the world with it? Chromium and emacs are the only things I can think of.
>>51633584
Now you can remove it and install Debian.
>>51633584
>Just installed Kali
As your main OS? On purpose?
>>51633629
muh hax0r
>>51633619
Got it on my main laptop already, wanted to try Kali for that haxx0r feel.
>>51633629
No, not main. Only on a thinkpad I got for free for fixing some shit for a friend.
>>51633469
I wouldn't go so far to say it is impossible. It is possible, just very difficult.
With modern drives (anything manufactured after 2001), a single overwrite pass is regarded as being sufficient, at least according to NIST guidelines for media sanitization.
Again, use the built-in Secure Erase feature on your hard-drive.
With SSDs, Secure Erase hasn't really been fully standardized yet, I'm not aware of any company which actually implements Secure Erase to spec on their SSDs.
>>51629479
Which file manager is that?
>>51633690
Though I suppose this concern is applicable to regular HDDs as well.
You are trusting the firmware on the drive to do what it's saying in any case, whether you're using dedicated sanitization commands or just using the drive normally.
As we know, the NSA has tampered with HDD firmware and developed malware which can tamper with HDD firmware in order to gain persistent access to target systems. So it is not some tin foil fantasy.
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/
http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian-cd/
what is the difference?
I know that gnome can use Wayland for awhile now, but when is KDE ready for Wayland?
>>51633851
Have you tried googling?
what to do with these missing characters?
arch here
I installed arch in a virtual machine but I fail to install a GUI. I'd like to get openbox and - or i3
I installed the packages but I fail to run them.
Is there a special procedure I am missing?
>>51634204
Use better fonts.
>>51634314
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/I3
Posted this in the last thread and didnt get an answer
I'm trying to use gentoos guide for dual booting in grub2 (https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/GRUB2/Chainloading). If I just addmenuentry "Windows 7 BIOS MBR" { insmod part_msdos insmod ntldr insmod ntfs ntldr (hd0,msdos1)/bootmgr }windows gives me a /boot/bcd 0xc0000225 error until I restore the MBR (which removes grub2). I tried using grub2probe but it tells me--hint-bios=hd1,msdos1doesnt exist, even though thats what the guide says to use. What should I do
>>51634430
Os-prober and Grub customizer will make it easy.
Ok so I have installed Linux Mint (kernel version 3.16.0-38-generic according to uname -r) and I am in desperate need for motherboard drivers for Gigabyte 970A-DS3P. I can't get wired network to work and not all USB ports work either.
How do I know which drivers I need?
>>51633766
Wait, what? There's spyware on my hard drive out of the fucking box?
How do I get rid of it?
>>51634503
Yeah but my problem is the command it says to use for os prober doesnt work
Is grub customizer a gui?
>>51633704
Nemo, it comes with Cinnamon.
>>51634601
Yes it is. It uses os-prober and lets you add/modify whatever you want.
>>51634545
OSX doesn't have drivers for new hardware like that so you'll be stuck
>>51634545
>>51634794
I found something that suggests that it might work if I modify a "grub" file. However, I don't have permission to change it the way I need to since ownership is with root. How do I do this?
Link to possible solution:
http://www.linux-hardware-guide.com/2014-07-12-gigabyte-ga-970a-ds3p-mainboard-socket-am3-atx-amd-970sb950-6x-sata-iii-4x-ddr3-rj-45-2x-usb-3-0
Just looked up that hdd firmware spyware. Is this something that comes prepackaged with hard drives so the nsa can collect information?
Jesus fuck. Is there nothing safe?
>>51634859
sudo gedit /etc/default/grub
>>51634859
>>51634912
Holy fuck this shit actually worked! Thank you soooo much I've been working on this the whole day.
/g/ may be full of godless crossdressing weeabo faggots but sometimes I just fucking love you guys
we /linux/ now
fuck you microsoft
>>51634893
Hand over your CPs to the NSA.
hello, /sqt/ does not seem to be much of a help, so reposting >>51633052 here:
"hello, I have iptv television, which works with ISPs provided router until I connect it behind openwrt router as wan -> openwrt router -> isp provided router; how to make it work? Thanks!"
I tried using Gnome again today.
How the fuck do people use this?
>>51635247
Like any other desktop environment I assume.
What exactly bothers you except the fact that it's nowhere near being lighweight?
>>51634360
>>51634743
>>51635117
asking this here since it seems more appropriate
tl;dr trying to get openvpn to work with pfsense being the server
Where can one find a transparent image viewer for their desktop. i.e pngs show through to the desktop
and also how do I remove title bars from any program not just the terminal, using xfce if that even makes a difference
>>51634314
did you install x?
>>51629479
does it run smooth on that processor ?
>>51635287
>can't resize snapped windows
>in the opening dialog the open button is right where normally the X button is
>tray icons in the lower left, on autohide
>need extensions for any standard functionality that you'd expect from any DE
and a bunch of other annoyances.
The sad thing is that I like the idea of Gnome, but shit like this just makes it extremely annoying to use.
>>51634567
AFAIK you can't get rid of it, or ever be sure that the firmware has been tampered with. Like I said you are in a trust relationship with your HDD manufacturer.
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2885069/theres-no-way-of-knowing-if-the-nsas-spyware-is-on-your-hard-drive.html
>>51635489
Fuck me! Are solid state drives safe? I don't trust anyone.
>>51635598
No, SSD firmware has been compromised as well.
>>51635598
>I don't trust anyone.
Better start building your own PC from scratch and write your own compiler in machine code.
To be clear, as far as we (as in the public) know the malware hasn't been preloaded on all drives.
They have only developed a capability to load their malware into the firmware. They either stole the firmware source code (which is proprietary to the drive manufacturer) or got it voluntarily from the drive manufacturers and developed the malware from it. The program has been going on for many years.
>>51635697
Though that's not to say it couldn't be preloaded in specific cases.
They could work with the manufacturer or intercept the hardware in the mail and load their compromised version of the firmware, or actually swap out components with their own modified versions. They've done that with some other equipment, like switches and routers.
That threat only really applies if you're being specifically targeted by them, though.
>>51635622
Fuck me! Does hdd/sdd encryption help at all?
>>51635336
yeah
>>51632809
Check out maldet, sometimes known as malware-detect.It can be run alone or it can be used in combination with clamtk during a scan.If you have doubts you can always scan your sketchy files with Virus Totals online service.
>>51635748
No, because they could just use the compromised firmware to load malware onto your system once you've booted up and entered your passphrase. They can also load malware onto the system which reads your passphrase as you type it in, similar to an evil maid attack.
It can persist between reformats and re-compromise the machine over and over again.
Like Snowden said, encryption works, but endpoint security is so bad that they can just work around it.
>>51634721
Thanks, worked perfectly
>>51635861
Shit. There's no way to defend myself, is there?
Hey guys linux noob here. I just installed archlinux on my computer and am currently unable to open files without a terminal. Nautilus seems to require root privileges. Is there any way to fix this?
>>51636127
If they're after you, no.
You could do what Osama did and avoid using computers, telephones and the like.
>>51636228
install a noob friendly distro
>>51636266
I'd rather use archlinux and this seems to be a unique problem because I'm not getting definitive answers online.
Why was wubi discontinued? I'm using only Windows for the past 4 years, but I remember wubi being recommended to beginners
Hey, I'm getting a 240GB SSD and I'd like to have both Win10 and LinuxMint on it.
Is it as easy as partitioning it on live distro or something, in for example 160GB for win and 80GB for Mint and then just normally installing Win10 first then Mint or are there additional hoops to jump through? I assume I should unplug my 500GB HDD I wish to later use as data storage during whole ordeal.
Hey everyone, I have constantly been having this problem and it is frustrating the hell out of me. Whenever I try to boot into a live usb of any linux distribution, my mouse and keyboard refuse to work, no matter which usb port they're plugged into and I've tried them all. See pic related to see the errors output when attempting to boot into the ubuntu live usb. I've tried two different usb's and they both have the same outcome. I've also tried different ports for the usb's and that makes no difference. I am currently using a Razer Deathadder and Razer Blackwidow (pls no razer fag) and this is just frustrating the hell outta me. If anyone would be willing to help me with this, it would be greatly appreciated as I had a crack at linux a few years ago and would definitely love to try it again.
>>51636465
Your USB seems fucked up. Assuming you used a new LiveCD I have no idea what went wrong
I'm installing Arch and am interested in trying a WM. What one would you recommend, /g/?
>>51636652
bspwm
>>51636652
bspwm
then switch back to xfwm4
>>51636568
Thing is though, I have tried two different memory stick(flash drives) and both have turned out the same. I have used different ports on my motherboard too, which is why I can't figure out what the fuck is going wrong.
I know the picture is off a phone but i have seen linux desktops with boxes that look like the ones in the pictures i just wanted to know if that was gnome or something
>>51636746
>>51636688
That won't help when your driver doesn't work.
Or if you can't provide enough power for the devices.
>>51633675
>>51633584
htop
Then run it and post the results here. IIRC Kali runs X as root.
>>51636387
A simple yes/no will suffice, I've never tried a dualboot with Win10 so yeah.
>>51636862
>Kali runs X as root.
Why would it do that?
>>51636832
I have plenty of juice for these devices so it must be the former. This could possibly be due to Razer having proprietary drivers that would possibly be needed for use. I have an alternate mouse and keyboard that I can use, however, they are both wireless. It may be worth a shot, I'll try it out now.
>>51636887
It can't even read the device descriptors, different devices shouldn't make a difference
(Outside of different power requirements, if power is the issue)
>>51633675
>haxx0r feel
>use them tools just to invade your own wifi
Time to remove it and get debian instead.
>>51636770
Something like this>>51636770
>>51636928
Right, so I'm pretty much fucked then, no way of me installing any linux distro. Would using a live CD have a different outcome because, although it will require a fair amount of effort, I can find my old disk drive and install it into my PC for the purpose of installing linux.
Anyone having problems pn Skylake? I've been running kernel 4.4-rc3 for bugfixes but sadly I seem to be getting the same freezes I've had on Skylake on kernel 4.2 upwards.
>>51636977
You could try one with a different kernel version
>>51637004
4.2 runs fine here
>>51637030
No crashes whatsoever bruh? Fuck I guess I've got some defective hardware hopefully warrant shouldn't be too hard only built pc 2 weeks ago.
>>51637073
Nothing to worry about. I don't use its gpu though.
>>51637005
Could you recommend any version of Debian that has a different kernel version, sorry to be a burden and thanks for helping out.
>>51637095
I don't even know what you tried so far
>>51637095
meh, according to this, switching kernals is as easy as installing them from apt/synaptic
https://wiki.debian.org/HowToUpgradeKernel
>>51629135
>>51629368
>>51629135
>>51629368
>>51629479
>>51637085
Ahh that might be the problem, I'm only on the iGpu probably my problem right there man. I'll probably get my hardware checked anyway to be sure.
>>51637113
I've tried debian 8.2.0 amd64 kde cd-1, antergos-2015-.11.14-x86_64, kubuntu-14.04.3-desktop-amd64, ubuntu-15.10-desktop-amd64 and I managed to get the latest version of fedora working on my other hard drive but it literally took me 10 minutes to get past the login screen, despite having fairly capable hardware. Speaking of hardware, my PC specs may be of relevance and so I'll list them.
CPU: AMD FX8320 Black Edition @ 4.2 GHz
GPU: EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Superclocked
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 Motherboard
RAM: 2x4GB (8GB) Kingston HyperX DDR3 @1600 MHz
HDD: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 2.5 inch, Western Digital 3TB Green
PSU: Corsair RM 750 80+ Gold 750W Modular
Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2014
Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma 2014
>>51637204
the iGpu is known to still have problems
>>51637215
You could try to get more information from
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/859137
>>51637222
Thanks mate been stressing that I'd fucked up my build or had gotten bad hardware and been hella confuse since I couldn't seem to find bad ram.
If you wouldn't mind can I grab a source for that or a good place to track development for the Skylake GPU.
>>51636465
There have been reports of a BIOS/UEFI setting "Enable IOMMU" being disabled that can cause this. Turning it ON should help (there were also reports of it working only when switched to "soft". Don't ask me, I don't have a motherboard that's affected).
>>51637525
No idea on which news-site I read that
I don't like how Android Studio is the only fucking thing that uses i386 libs, is there a way to just compile it with amd64 lib instead?
Why the fuck does it need to be i386
i have only 1 partion right now with everything on it. should i make more of them?
>>51638111
There's really no need.
>>51638144
cool thanks
>>51629952
D00d, I always see you around. What is this wallpaper? And why Win Vista? WHY? Pls answer. I don't get it.
>>51637156
What is your superior DE?
>>51636880
>Why would it do that?
it's a pen testing distro, not a desktop distro
if you use kali as a regular desktop because "it's what hackers use", then you're both right and horribly mistaken
(yes, some hackers use it, but for pen testing, NOT as a desktop, that'd be retarded)
I don't think this is really linux centric but you people are friendly so I'll ask anyway. I can't seem to play any embedded youtube videos, if I click on them so it takes me to youtube.com/videonumber it plays fine. Is this caused by cookies or something?
I'm going to set up a server for some chatbots and other random projects I'd like to have always on.
Would debian stable be the way to go for this?
>>51639005
flash?
>>51639036
no, html5, in firefox, should have added that.
how exactly is better to format a microsd card to install a distro on it? ext2, ext4?
>>51639082
ext4 would probably be better than ext2.
>blog incoming
WHY NO POKER CLIENTS FOR LINUX?
>>51639110
>>51639151
Sorry, senpai, let me express my full autism correctly:
>blog incoming
WHY NO LINUX NATIVE FULL TILT POKER OR POKERSTARS CLIENTS FOR LINUX WITHOUT USING WINE?
>>51639189
Sorry man, I have no idea what you're talking about. Poker industry seems about as proprietary as you can get though, probably why.
>>51639189
Because only literal retards "play" that shit.
Mice were invented because they were unsure if the learning curve for the shell was too steep for the masses, right?
>>51639225
If you say so pal.
>>51639203
how can you read & write to hard drive from another computer?
>>51638400
Actually I don't use this very often. Looks like it's windows vista with final fantasy background. Some idiot posted this on a desktop thread and became a meme
>>51629117
well i took /g/'s advice and have been running mint on a completely wiped drive exclusively for 3 months and I couldn't be happier. How do I go deeper down the rabbit hole?
Where can I get the Flash plugin for Chromium on Arch? pacman says the AUR package for it doesn't exist
>>51639323
Install a minimal distro like Arch or gentoo and build it exactly the way you want it, learn what all the packages you add are actually doing etc.
>>51639340
Can't you live without flash yet? Just use chrome if you really need it, there's no real difference anyway other than different colored icon.
>>51629447
This is exactly what happens when people "take the short cuts" and install Arch. Every single day there will be an antergos shill fighting with a manjaro shill over muh_arch-installer until the point they decide to use the architect.
Every single time when I suggest to try installing Arch the hard way (atleast for once) I get called autist/ellitist.
If the wiki is too hard to follow there are charts/guides that helps you install the proper way.
Bye, /flt/
I can't connect to The internet while installing arch it worked before I am at The repositories pls help
>>51629800
wrong OS, Arch is for lolis. You want Gentoo my furry friend.
>>51639518
-Connect your Phone and enable tethering on it.
-On the Console type #ip link
-You will find a few outputs
-Pick one and type #dhcpcd INTERFACE_NAME
-If you see some output like "...forked to the background..." that usually means you are connected
-#ping -c 3 www.google.com
-If you can't see things like "host not found" it means you are connected through your mobile device.
-Install arch, picture related
-Install your proper network driver before unmounting the disks
hey guys, I'm trying to play the new Dwarf Fortress update on arch and when I run df (using ./df) it tells me that file ./libs/Dwarf_Fortress doesn't exist. Zshell and bash also tell me that it doesn't exist, but when I use ls or a file manager I can clearly see it. Do you know what's going on with that?
>>51639518
WiFi or wired?
>>51639755
Wired
You have 10 seconds to give me one good reason why I shouldn'tsudo chmod -R 0777 /*on a box that only I will ever use.
>>51640063
Tez do 4
>>51629447
>What is a package manager
>>51639423
Don't bother these faggots. They'll give up on Arch when something breaks because of their idiocy
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=8192
i did this to a 16GB sd card 20 minutes ago, how long do i have to wait?
>>51640063
It'll break sudo and probably shadow/passwd
I'm on Arch and I'm having this weird issue where sometimes when I click (using i3 if it matters) it'll click twice so quickly it's sometimes hard to tell what happened. Example: clicking the post button on 4chan will sometimes just say "aborted" or click on a youtube video to pause/play will just put it to fullscreen, or the like
What up with this?
