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Intended for users of all levels, including absolute beginners.
There are four ways to try Linux, you can:
1) Install a 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 Linux experience".
3) Dual-boot Linux with Windows/Mac (recommended if you want to learn more about Linux)
4) Go balls deep and overwrite everything with Linux (not recommended)
Before asking, please find the answers to your questions in resources.
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Understand that much of your software from Windows will be unavailable, although maybe wine can make up for it.
Resources:
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https://wiki.archlinux.org/
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/
What is GNU/Linux?
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Babby's First Linux (What distro to choose?)
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What software does /g/ recommend?
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_GNU/Linux_software
Ricing on Linux
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux_ricing
A script designed to ease the transition from Windows to Debian
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Check out this page for any updates on the OP
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Almost done (finally) but...
Dammit, I'm stuck at a syntax errorconfiguration file syntax error: /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf:276: expecting a separator in list
http://pastebin.com/T2vPx0Jn
I'm guessing the error is referring about to" [ "
Is elementary OS any good compared to bunsen labs?
>>52682396
>Is elementary OS any good compared to bunsen labs?
In terms of default applications?
Installed elementary OS today. First Linux experience. Wiped all my Windows without blinking an eye.
I felt powerful and I have no regrets.
I'm enjoying it even though it feels a little beta.
>>52682287
lol was missing a comma.
>>52682410
>In terms of default applications?
In general.
First for installing Arch with CIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fBIeKQSiAc
>>52682436
Nope, one's a Ubuntu clone, one's a Debian
I can't decide between making a live USB of either Mint or Manjaro. I know but Manjaro is based off Arch but is the difference that big between Manjaro and Mint for someone new to linux ? I'm mainly going to use either for browsing, music and videos if that matters.
>>52682443
10/10 made me jump
>>52682457
>browsing, music and videos if that matters.
Ubuntu is safer. Use Ubuntu, then Manjaro.
Can I get some assistance?
Trying to make a symbolic link - here is my code.# aa-linker.sh
MPD_ARTIST=$(mpc current -f %artist%)
MPD_ALBUM=$(mpc current -f %album%)
COVER_PATH="Music/$MPD_ARTIST/$MPD_ALBUM/Cover.jpg"
echo ~/$COVER_PATH
ln -fs ~/$COVER_PATH ~/.config/conky/aa-image.jpg
And here is my output.[pied@piper conky]$ sh aa-linker.sh
/home/pied/Music/Death Grips/The Money Store/Cover.jpg
ln: target ‘/home/pied/.config/conky/aa-image.jpg’ is not a directory
[pied@piper conky]$
What's going on here?
>>52682491
Use Ubuntu! It's noob friendly and then, if you're comfy, switch to Manjaro.
I use different distros for diff things.
Windblows for Engineering/Gaming
Debian for pentesting and servers
I have been thinking about using Mint for software dev since it seems stable. Any opinions?
>>52682396
>>52682414
Elementary OS is a terrible distribution. It has outdated repositories, poor default apps, poor security, terrible userbase support and terrible support in general, and its only draw, the visuals, aren't better than anything else in the industry.
If you're looking for a good beginning distribution install Ubuntu or Fedora with the Cinnamon desktop.
https://spins.fedoraproject.org/
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFlavors
I really wouldn't do Linux Mint, if only because its website doesn't have https.
>>52682482
nvm fixed
>>52682556
Ubuntu is known for data mining the shit out of its users. and since mint is basically ubuntu/debian mix i figured it would be fine
>>52682556
>Ubuntu
>>52682092
wait how come when i put the iso on a usb drive the installation fails at mounting the cd-rom??
should i just run this shit live?
have like a 40gb hdd in it so it would be np to install it on that rather than run it live
>>52682443
>home + ctrl-k instead of just pressing ctrl-l
huh. so this is what it's like to only know what you're taught
>>52682443
>xchat
how old is -
>swap partition
this is old
>>52682246
wouldn't mind some wendys right now lads
>>52682547
Yeah, stop hopping. Debian is as stable as it gets.
>>52682650
> Linux user
> Not a vegetarian
Nice try. Get out of here, Prajeet.
>>52682609
>put the iso on a usb drive
>the installation fails mounting the cd-rom
Nigga, you gotta boot from the USB, not the CD-ROM drive
>>52682660
> Debian
> As stable as it gets
>>52682708
Okay, I take it back. I've had less issues on Arch than I did on Debian. I guess what I really mean is that Mint is just based on Debian so it's pointless.
>>52682684
>not eating skin off your own feet
>>52682705
ya buddy i did that, booted up from the usb, the installation from the usb has a step that tries to mount from cd-rom and choosing the option not to retry mounting from the cd-rom causes the installation to fail
>>52682728
Foot skin is a GNU thing; it's not necessarily related to Linux.
Speaking of which, does anyone here actually use HURD? I contemplated trying it but my brother assured me it wouldn't work on my hardware.
>>52682684
Wait, what? Every GNU/Linux user I have met eats meat
I made the switch to linux a year ago, started with ubuntu hated it so switched to mint. Mint has served me well for basic browsing and shit but I want to try out some other distros. Any suggestions? I'm currently leaning towards debian.
>>52682749
I'm using mint too but I'm gonna give fedora a try
>>52682746
he meant beef and stuff, not dicks
>>52682744
>my brother
>not 'my father's son'
>>52682749
go debian or arch. and actually you prolly shoulda just started with debian and then go to ubuntu/mint. you will appreciate it more having things just "work" out of the box
>>52682749
I'd recommend Arch. It's as easy to use as any other distro. As for the installation, I recommend Architect for a beginner.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/architect-linux/files/
>>52682775
nah let them dive in. They need to know the struggle of having to lookup and troubleshoot off a phone while their main box is toasted with driver issues
>>52682746
I guess you and I hang out in different communities. I've never met a GNU/Linux user who wasn't a vegetarian.
>>52682761
>>52682764
Nice Meme.
>>52682758
I was thinking fedora as well heard debian has better repositories. Are you using Firefox? Since my last update its the slowest browser I've used since 06.
>>52682749
Mint is basically a mix of Debian and Ubuntu.
Debian is superior to Mint in a lot of ways, and will likely run better and be better supported, but in practice there wouldn't be a huge amount of difference.
I agree with >>52682758
Fedora is as good as Debian in terms of quality and support, but is a different experience if you're looking for one in your Distro-hopping.
Debian and Fedora are basically the two best distributions in the game.
>>52682812
I was using Firefox at first, but it was slow as fuckign shit and gave me Internet Explorer PTSD
Then I installed Chrome and everything was fine again
>>52682806
Kek, I tried arch on the pi when I first switched. I ran into some problems and decided to familiarize myself with linux in a more user friendly distro.
>>52682749
> Debian
> Le so cutesy named after toy story characters distro
Do anything but Debian.
>>52682482
can't symlink a file to a folder
>>52682846
Ugh Google, I'm using midori now so far so good.
>>52682869
Midori didn't do it for me
I despise Google, but Chrome doesn't cuck you more than any other browser, and it just works.png
>>52682869
>>52682846
> complaining about slow browsers
> not switching to Palemoon
Do you even care about your privacy or system resources?
>>52682806
>driver issues
but firmware is all in the Linux kernel
I've never had "driver issues" unless you count Debian where non-free firmware is disabled by default
>>52682898
>Palemoon
why
>>52682846
>>52682869
FF Nightly runs great on both my phone and desktop btw guys
>>52682910
Palemoon is blisteringly fast, totally FOSS, and easy as fuck to configure to respect your privacy and not use unnecessary bloat features.
Only drawback is no streaming video above 720p.
>>52682898
>Palemoon
Go on...
>>52682923
I feel like you're trying to shill Ubuntu to a Debian user right now
Do I need to worry about firewalls on linux?
>>52682903
i know, im saying that debian is "preloaded" with every and all drivers like ubuntu. Honestly, I had the hardest time when I first installed debian on my only computer because wireless card and parts of the internal gpu would break and cause kernel panics
>>52682903
>>52682945
fuck its like im drunk, i meant isn't*
>>52682923
>Only drawback is no streaming video above 720p.
This is my problem with these alternative browsers. They can't actually do anything.
>>52682945
>>52682954
I think you also meant Arch instead of Debian
hi so i am relatively new to linux and i am trying to install bunsenlabs (debian?) on a dell d600 .. the cpu is i686 but there are only i386 or amd64 installations.. not sure what do
>>52682931
Ubuntu isn't better than Debian, though. That's a switch that would not be worth it.
>>52682956
> can't actually do anything
There is one thing it can't do. There's probably some way to mod it to run higher than 720p.
I have a Ubuntu dual boot but it refuse to use it because it has the fucking worst godamn multimonitor support ever. I can't rotate one screen without it blacking out the other and making it un usable. Even with xrandr. All that happens is it rotates but the screen cannot be interacted with. That's a deal breaker for me. And don't say your just a skrub who can't into limux. I enjoy Ubuntu other than that its a beautiful os which allows for the customizations I like. I'm not interested in other distros because I have tried quite a few and didn't like their interface. Until they fix that shit I'll stay microshaft
>>52682974
>Ubuntu isn't better than Debian, though. That's a switch that would not be worth it.
That's exactly why I made the analogy. I don't think Palemoon or any other meme derivative of Firefox is better.
>>52682985
>I'm not interested in other distros because I have tried quite a few and didn't like their interface. Until they fix that shit I'll stay microshaft
You realize all your shit is modular, right? You can just install another desktop environment. Pretty sure you could even run Unity on Arch.
>>52682986
> faster
> lighter
> doesn't spy on you
> doesn't suck Chrome's dick
> isn't run by incompetent SJWs
It's Firefox the way Firefox should've stayed, aside from the 720p video thing.
>>52682985
I'm really new I thought you could change your DE pretty easily though Ex, ubuntu comes with unity the worst DE I've seen this far so I switched it to gnome.
>>52683013
>> doesn't suck Chrome's dick
if you're referring to the UI, you've just revealed how incompetent you are
you literally just change the userchrome.css file
>>52682985
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuFlavors
https://spins.fedoraproject.org/
You're welcome.
>>52683021
yeah you can, that guy is retarded
>>52682971
anyone?
I wish'd memelords would stay out of /flt/ so we can share real informations in here.
>>52683042
I assumed as much, poor fellow.
>>52683057
that doesnt sound very friendly
>>52682971
choose i386.
>>52682971
I'm not entirely sure so double check but I think it is 32 bit try uname -a to see if that shows more information.
>>52683069
The Linux community isn't friendly to retards.
Get used to it.
Ask terrible questions, get terrible answers.
Why is using pulseaudio bad?
>>52683079
The monolithic design of the software is harmful to development of the Linux audio stack.
>>52683072
>>52683076
did so and tried to run live but it says that my cpu is non-pae and then says unable to boot please us a kernal appropriate for your cpu
i am guessing my hardware is just too outdated for this distro?
>>52683124
I know gentoo and arch both offer i686
>>52683124
Try debian stable
>>52683147
i did and that was fucked up too because no internet connection, and then i tried crunchbang and then bunsenlabs now. idk
>>52683124
I heard a good work around is install an older version and then update to the newest one I think it has something to do with older processer.
Is there anything like autohotkey on linux?
>>52683204
I'm not sure if it's not on the downloads page. I know you can add a kernel parameter kind of hard to explain Google "forcepae".
>>52683215
Most DEs come with a program to set key bindings if that's what yyou mean.
>>52683231
thank you, seems this is common with the pentium m so there is hope for me yet
finally got my background shuffling every hour on ubuntu, please upvote
>>52683231
pae has been forced
>>52683253
Downboated for using a different distribution than me
>>52682246
say I want to run two commands as sudo in one line
do I dosudo (command) && (command)
or do I dosudo (command) && sudo (command)
and what if I want to run one as sudo and one as normal user. would it be(command) && sudo (command)
>>52683079
It's not.
"It took me a while to realize that I need to disable qemu’s emulated VGA – otherwise NVIDIA drivers won’t detect the dedicated hardware"
>>52683408
sudo vim /etc/hosts && firefox
=
vim as superuser, firefox as normal user
>>52683350
Interesting..
What distro would be the best to put on a usb, and store files as well? I was thinkig lubunt since its quite small.
>>52682246
are freeBSD fags allowed here?
anyone know of a program that can view CP progress?
I'm moving about 4TB of data around and I would like the view what percent its at
in mac OS I can just press ctrl t, and in mac and linux I can use CV/progress, but that doesnt work on BSD.
anyone know of some alternatives?
>>52683703
fuck not now
just a few more days this can happen, but not nowCRITICAL: The boot volume state is ONLINE: One or more devices has experienced an unrecoverable error. An attempt was made to correct the error. Applications are unaffected.
what the hell does this mean? does this mean my boot USB is fucked? one of my hard drives?
>>52683666
Archlinux
>>52683791
I was also thinkig about smth usable
>>52682974
>There is one thing it can't do. There's probably some way to mod it to run higher than 720p.
No, that requires MSE for dynamic bitrate streaming, and the author is a giant fucking retard who thinks MSE means DRM, so you'd have to implement it yourself in a private fork.
>>52683909
You want a minimal distro?
Arch is about as small as it gets unless you go way outside the box.
Any ubuntu derivative is massivel
>>52683703
freeBSG welcome
You have a bunch of tools for this,
a) use pvpv file file
b) dd prints progress when it recieves a kill signal
c) rsync
>>52683909
he's just memeing you.
Noone uses arch for real.
It's just a fat fucking joke to post a screenshot of arch on your computer.
Is it somehow possible to set a gif animation as a fbsplash theme?
>>52684004
sweet I think I will try rsync for a couple of smaller files before I go for the rest of the 3.8 TB
I'm having trouble installing windows 10 on my SSD and Ubuntu 15.10 on my hard drive in UEFI mode. Couple questions.
Should all UEFI operating systems be installed on a USB? After the first is installed through CD, there is no working way for me to even boot from CD again let alone install a second OS.
Why do all Linux distros freeze while trying to load or install in Legacy BIOS mode?
Why aren't my hard drives in windows formattable? I can't even assign drive letters. Neither of them were encrypted before. Could it be because they're old?
Is it worth buying a second SSD for Ubuntu alongside windows and a 1TB drive to share media and install games to? Would Ubuntu be able to read movies and pictures(and save to) the drive in NTFS?
Finally, can somebody point me to information on UEFI? My A+ book barely covers this shit. I thought I was qualified; no wonder everybody thinks its a meme.
>>52684251
Forgot to mention my system is 5820K, 16Gb DDR4, GTX 980, 480gb SSD, 1TB HDD, 2x 320Gb HDD(old drives I'm trying to use for Linux)
i'm trying to build tde/trinity packages for arch, i've nearly gotten the base packages done, but there's something i'm having trouble with;
the tdebase packages puts some libraries under "$LIBDIR/trinity", which is fine, but none of the built binaries seem to know where that is, i get errors about missing things that are in that folder
question is; what do i change in the building process that ensures the binaries can find these libraries? i'm sure i'm missing something simple
>>52684082
definately rsync
not only does it have progress/speed indicators, it can also be interrupted and resumed without copying things that have already been copied again
ps. imagine being at computers
What is the best distro with a GNOME desktop environment?
>>52682708
>Quoting facts for no reason
What's a good benchmark tool for Linux? I have a Beaglebone Black and a 10Zig thin client and I want to see which one will actually perform better.
>>52684392
>facts
>>52684500
But Debian stable is the most stable distribution.
Especially if you target the specific version and wait a couple of weeks after major upgrades, let the documentation for the upgrade process flourish if there is anything you need to sort out manually.
I was happily dualbooting Ubuntu 15.10 with Windows 10 when I upgraded the latter to the Threshold Update (November).
The upgrade did not complete and I was shown the grub_rescue prompt. I researched and used the bootrepair disk, which allowed me to complete the upgrade and booted me into Windows.
However, grub (understandably) was wiped out. Now Windows sees my Linux partition as free space (pic related).
How do I losslessly recover my Ubuntu partition? I don't have either the W10, Ubuntu 15.10 nor the bootrepair ISOs, but I can download them again if necessary.
How do I make Steam work in Debian testing with Open Source AMD driver?
I'm not going to bother using fglrx garbage.
>>52684773
install gentoo
>>52684773
Worked ootb for me.
>>52684836
https://niceme.me/
>>52684773
>>>/v/
>>>/wsr/
>>>/cuckold/
>>52684773
Beginner here. Lacking knowledge and trying to remove a package (libxml2) I ran something like 'sudo apt-get purge libxml*'. Some time on google later I've realized using * with apt-get is a stupid idea as this uninstalled like 400 packages. Is there anyway I can reinstall these packages in a convenient way?
a) topkek nigga
b)zgrep --no-filename 'remove' /var/log/dpkg* | sortcheck what you removed and reinstall.
what's the most retard proof screen recording software on GNU/Linux? OBS?
>>52684908
>>52684919
Basically everything, including most if not all drivers lmao
I'll probably have to reinstall but if I would not, would I have to reinstall every package manually?
>>52684745
bump für Jesuß
>>52684964
>>52684881
Not him but what would happen if one would dosudo apt-get install *?
>>52684745
boot into a live distro and repair/reinstall grub.
>>52683791
I heard arch is great for new users.
>>52685068
Thanks. Would any live distro (say, an Ubuntu ISO) work? Is repairing grub simple? Will it muck up my Windows boot?
>>52685303
it should work with any but i would use buntu for it. http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-repair-restore-reinstall-grub-2-with-a-ubuntu-live-cd
it's not hard.
What does a Linux system administrator even do?
Let's say I knew everything about Linux - how to install anything, how to use anything, how to log stuff, how to backup stuff, how to remotely access stuff, etc etc.
Is that all a Linux administrator does? Basically take care of the server? Or does he also run around and fix peoples problems in the office, like "hey Firefox just crashed pls help", and has to move heavy computers around and order new hardware and set up WiFi networks etc?
>>52685462
>Let's say I knew everything about Linux - how to install anything, how to use anything, how to log stuff, how to backup stuff, how to remotely access stuff, etc etc.
Obviously you don't since you didn't mention any of the fucking specifics. Just because you can install shit with Arch doesn't mean you know how to manage a different Linux system.
URGENT
Does clonezilla automatically format the partition that is chosen to host the cloned image?
If yes, then what file system does it choose to store the image? (if everything was chosen to be automatic)
>>52685500
>here's a hypothetical
>YOUR HYPOTHETICAL ISN'T TRUE
:O
my professor says he worked at bell labs and helped design yacc, unix, and C.
is there some kind of archive which would have his name on it somewhere if this were true?
>>52685723
>chosen to host the cloned image?
that depends on exactly what you mean
you can restore to:
- another disk, a whole disk restoration will overwrite anything on that disk, a partition restoration will overwrite only the selected destination partition
- a directory on another disk (local, usb, etc), or network share (nfs, smb, ssh, etc), this will make a new folder, containing seperate image files per partition, along with some metadata describing the source (text files)
What are some distros without systemd and a good package manager?
Have Gentoo, but I wanted to know if there are any alternatives.
Don't care if the distro only has fsf approved packages.
>>52686083
>good package manager
Portage is the best.
>>52686083
guixSD is pretty cool but it's not stable yet. it uses GNU dmd
I need a text editor and a photoshop equivalent.
>inb4 vim and wine PS
Can I set up RAID on a DL380 server without rebooting?
>>52685349
OK So it is asking me to mount the partition. But in GParted, it is showing as unallocated. If I create a new partition, will I lose my data?
I was thinking about the GNU/Linux naming controversy the other day.
People say that Linux is just the kernel name, but couldn't you do a sort of "backronym" thing and say that "The Linux operating system is powered by the Linux Kernel"?
>>52686175
That's cool, anon. Good luck with your search!
>>52682246
I HELPED this meme RISE to prominence, you HEAR ME? when its original creator posted it, NOT ENOUGH people cared. NOT ENOUGH people SAW the GENIUS. but I DID. and I SAVED IT. and i REPOSTED IT. and U DIDNT. ALL ME, u hear me? ALL ME
Day 197 into my tri-boot quest:
After fixing the Windows install that sade almost killed with its cheeky bootmanager antics, I hit a snag during Debian's installation: A corrupted CD.
I took risks, I knew I took them; things have come out against me, and therefore I have no cause for complaint, but bow to the will of Providence, determined still to do my best.
>>52686175
photoshop does several things. Most of the linux tools are good for one thing, Krita and Gimp is decent, but if you do this in a professional setting maybe look into aftershot
For text editors, if you prefer graphical editors with the ctrl+key type hotkeys, kate and gedit are both decent, but kate is really good if you want to spend a few seconds with it.
I need some advice in choosing a distro.
I have a server at home, and I wish to run a distro in a VM which will provide me with:
-gitlab server
-irc bouncer (ZNC?)
and any other fancy nonsense I want to set up, like a dns service or whatever.
What's the best distro for this purpose?
>>52686218
there is no "Linux operating system", thorvalds wanted to make one in his initial plan but found out that he'd rather stick with the kernel and use GNU and whatever else they can get.
>>52686186
don't partition it, are you shure you followed the guide?
>>52684745
install ganoo
>>52686306
Well, mounting the partition is the first step in the guide. As you can see from the GParted screenshot, the partition is "unallocated", so it has no name/number (like /dev/sdaXY).
How to fix screen tearing on xfce? Cinnamon does not do it
What makes Ubuntu easier for beginners than Fedora?
I have no experience with Fedora, but a lot of people say its almost as easy as Ubuntu now.
>>52686358
install compton, disable your compositor in the window manager tweak settings, add "compton --backend glx --paint-on-overlay --vsync opengl-swc -f "
to your startup applications.
>>52686346
try just mounting sda3
>>52684296
Fedora?
>>52686387
Here's what I got:
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
mount: /dev/sda3 is not a valid block device
>>52686377
try i out in a VM, you will see it yourself.
>>52684296
the one i am using
pretty much all distro can use gnome.
>>52686175
>>52686268
GIMP is one of the worst open source programs I have ever used.
It is genuinely terrible compared to its competition.
>>52686440
that's pretty weird, was it encrypted? what did you do? only grub can't fuck everything up so bad.
>>52686442
i like it for certain tasks.
>>52686377
Mostly because Fedora ships with non-free stuff disabled, whereas Ubuntu has easy/obvious ways of playing non-free media.
Otherwise, the experiences are the same.
>>52686463
I dindu nuffin man, really. As I said in my OP, I got shown grub_rescue prompt during the Windows10 upgrade. I used bootrepairdisk and then was able to complete the upgrade, but in doing so I lost grub and somehow my linux partition was marked as free space!
None of my drives/partitions are encrypted.
>>52686463
>>52686472
I'll have to try it out for fun.
Red Hat seems like a better company to support than Canonical.
>>52684251
>Should all UEFI operating systems be installed on a USB? After the first is installed through CD, there is no working way for me to even boot from CD again let alone install a second OS.
Yes, always use usb, preferably use usb-image-writer to write ISOs to usb.
>>52686547
i don't like either but just try it.
there's always community projects like debian, funtoo/gentoo, arch and slackware if you want something better.
>>52686568
Thank you. I'll be reinstalling windows and Ubuntu when I get home from work today. Any particular reason why the installer can't force a format? Should I use the "try Ubuntu" option and use the terminal to force a format? I'm familiar doing this in arch
>>52686611
>Any particular reason why the installer can't force a format?
I haven't used Ubuntu in a while, but the installer just uses gparted to format, so you could choose "Try Ubuntu" and launch Gparted to format before you use the installer.
The installer should be located on the Unity bar.
I'm trying to install ahoviewer, but I'm getting the same issues as that one guy on the github page on Debian. I think I'm having problems with autoconf and the readme just lists dependencies.
>>52686463
>>52686517
OK, so I found my missing partition using 'rescue' in parted! Pic related.
>>52684745
there's various ways and there's actually some live distros specialized in rescue iirc. However what i normally do is the following (disclaimer, please don't just enter the commands described here blindly and consider that the grub configuration steps changes depending on if you have bios or efi):
Boot to a live media, for example the 15.10 iso.
Mount your system in the hard drive to your live system running in ram and enter to your installed system with chroot. Once there use the grub-install command and the update-grub or the grub-mkconfig, then you'll be able so boot normally again. the steps are something like this:
- start live media
- open terminal
- check your ubuntu partition with gparted or with lsblk or fdisk -l
- once you know the correct partition, for example "/dev/sda5":
sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt
sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
sudo mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
sudo mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys
sudo chroot /mnt
- then to make the mbr to point to your grub again:
grub-install --recheck --target=i386-pc /dev/sda
- And to generate again the configuration file you can use update-grub or:
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
-restart and you should see grub
hope this helps.
source:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCdRecovery
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#Installation
>>52686670
Thanks for the taking the time to help a Pajeet out, you magnificent bastard. I'll let you know how it goes.
>>52686649
>I'm trying to install ahoviewer, but I'm getting the same issues as that one guy on the github page on Debian. I think I'm having problems with autoconf and the readme just lists dependencies.
>debian
Why didn't you use arch??
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ahoviewer-git/
>>52686642
Thanks buddy. I really hope it works.
>>52686704
>>52686260
Redownloaded .iso, burned new disk,. same read errors.
/cry
>>52686670
>>52686701
It worked! Thanks again.
I am a logo autist, what distros have the best logos?
Don't like Arch's at all.
>>52686792
did you checked the md5sum after the download? try installing that same iso in a virtual machine just to discard a hardware problem. You can recover easily your boot by installing another ubuntu instance where you was going to install debian and you can delete it later by overwriting it with debian.
>>52686959
/g/'s very own distro of course
https://github.com/install-logos/logos
>>52686951
you're welcome
that's actually how the ubuntu installer puts the grub there in the first place btw
>>52686959
Debian, Logos(it's dead afaik) and GuixSD
>>52686959
CentOS 2bh.
It has that corporate vibe to it.
How come Linus was able to make Linux so easily, while GNU struggled so much with HURD?
>>52686959
Debian has a great logo. Ubuntu's is great too. My favorite is definitely gentoo's.
Hey /flt/
So I'm working on a project. I have 1 Windows server 2012, an Ubuntu server 14.10. Win7 + Ubuntu Desktop.
I'm making the Windows machine DC. With Ubuntu server as Fileserver. When I want to join the Windows domain via net ads join -U Administrator it keeps either saying:
Can't find DC for domain MYDOMAIN
Or Can't acces over rpc: Acces denied. I'm at a loss. Would the problem be in my smb.conf or krb5.conf?
>>52687041
>It has the 2poor4REL vibe to it
fix'd
I've been using Mint and Bunsenlabs interchangeably for about a year now, and since I just got a x230, I'm thinking of installing Arch on it.
What is the difference between Antergos and Architect in terms of user-friendliness? And will I be able to make my way around Arch after using Debian?
How large of an SD card/usb stick to I need for a small arch install that I can boot onto with my laptop?
>>52686996
Does that have systemd or another init system?
Anything like Plex that I can install and run without root?
If free space can only be added when it's "below" a partition, then would it be smart to set up the partitioning scheme for a VM like:
/boot/efi 1st
/ 2nd
/music 3rd
free space ( can now be added to /music partition or become another partition after disk size increase)
Updated to xfce 4.12 and somehow Icons of some themes are missing. Mostly folder and other icons who correspondent with Thunar. Any way to fix that?
>>52687545
If you're that worried then why don't you just use the rest of the space for /?
>>52687650
Reinstall Numix
>>52686959
Dragora.
On XFCE, anytime I click File Manager in the start menu it gives an error "Failed to execute default file manager input output error." but thunar still opens. Whats the deal?
>>52687679
>If you're that worried then why don't you just use the rest of the space for /?
I might dual boot later (inside the VM) so if they're seperated then I won't have to worry about formatting my music.
Arch Linux and Ubuntu could use the same partition and if I don't want Ubuntu, then I can install something else and still share the music partition.
Who here uses a totally free distro? Whether it be an fsf-approved one or you manually switched to Linux-libre and avoid all nonfree packages
>>52687721
If it's a VM then you might as well just make it a different disk.
>>52687693
Already did. Maybe it has something to do with this?
https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10709
>>52687794
>If it's a VM then you might as well just make it a different disk.
You mean a partition or another physical SATA disk?
>>52687744
Would if i had one of those freedomized chinkpads from minifree/gluglug.
>>52687810
Did you run update-icon-cache?
Switch to another theme, then run that command on numix, then switch back.
![[Konchiki] Oidemase Nyan Nyan Ch. 1-6, 9 [English] [Decensored].zip-028.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/deaHtLL.jpg "[Konchiki] Oidemase Nyan Nyan Ch. 1-6, 9 [English] [Decensored].zip-028.jpg")
>>52686649
Welp, this has been very strange. It was throwing out the same errors, but it eventually just decided to configure after a relaunch if the terminal. The configuring process didn't get libzip or unrar despite both of them being installed. Fucking hell, are there any other alternatives? I'll try with the most recent version again to see if I get any luck.
>>52687825
Why, your hardware doesn't work with free firmware?
I was lucky enough that my desktop computer that I originally bought for gayming turned out to not require nonfree firmware when I switched to parabola. Still have that pesky bios firmware though.
>>52687910
>Why, your hardware doesn't work with free firmware?
I got an intel wlan chip on my laptop, it requires binary firmware.
>>52687840
Did that. Nothing changed after the first try and since then Terminal responds withgtk-update-icon-cache: Failed to open file /home/m/.icons/Circle-Flat/.icon-theme.cache : Die Datei existiert bereits (it already exists)
>>52687946
RIP
>>52687946
>I got an intel wlan chip on my laptop, it requires binary firmware.
Nothing wrong with that. It's just a wireless chip, bro.
>>52687968
One day i'll probably replace my aging laptop with a small desktop and pair it with http://minifree.org/product/libreboot-x200/
I'm on arch with zsh. How can I make my terminal cursor blink when changing positions?
Right now it becomes invisible when moving the cursor left or right.
>>52688052
that's determined by your terminal emulator, not your shell
>>52688052
What's your shell?
>>52688082
>>52688083
gnome-terminal
>>52688083
>I'm on arch with zsh.
>>52688052
>>52688083
I meant terminal emulator.
Are you using Urxvt?
>>52688104
Neverfuckingmind, gnome-terminal since I forgot to update before I posted.
>>52684745
I had the same problem after win 10 update some months ago. That made completely switch to Linux.
It's unacceptable that one OS wants to make me stop using another. If Microsoft accept me dual booting, then no way I'd use their system.
I want to setup a firewall on debian. Should I just shut every port but 80 and 443?
>>52688155
I think the most failproof solution to dualbooting is to have two separate storage devices for each OS and choose the boot device from bios/uefi.
I don't recall earlier versions of windows sharing similar issues though.
How can I change where Shutter saves pictures?
For some bizarre reason it always saves them in /home/user/Packages/Numix-Circle/numix-circle-icon-theme-git/
Can I change DE on opensuse without reinstalling it?KDE is not practical at all.
![[Henreader] Momoka no Kokuhaku [English] [Facedesk].zip-12.png](https://i.imgur.com/JvKW9od.png "[Henreader] Momoka no Kokuhaku [English] [Facedesk].zip-12.png")
>>52687847
I had no luck getting unrar to work, other than that, it's working fine. I moved on to mcomix while I read up.
>>52688379
yes justzypper in de-of-choice
>>52687811
Another virtual physical disk.
>>52683408
middle one
>>52684051
Are you kidding? The install isn't even that hard so I don't know where this irrational hate comes from.
I use it on my desktop, T420, X220T, and T60p.
>>52684296
Whatever the best distro was anyway since you can just install GNOME.
So, Arch.
To all Kubuntufags, install Kubuntu backports to have a quicker bugs fixes.
https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ubuntu/backports
>>52686218
it's actually not much of a political argument
Linux is a kernel. That's it. It's the name that got popular so people just say "Linux" when referring to a whole OS. For this same reason people go around saying that Android is Linux. Sure, Android uses the Linux kernel, but it's misleading to say it is Linux due to what most people actually mean when they say that. If everyone says GNU/Linux to refer to the desktop OS, it makes it easier to discuss these confusing things.
>>52686387
>install compton, disable your compositor in the window manager tweak settings, add "compton --backend glx --paint-on-overlay --vsync opengl-swc -f "
>to your startup applications.
Who was it that first started saying you should use these meme flags? they do not work and they actually introduce frames of delay on some systems in my experience
(do not work as in there is still tearing in addition to the other problems being introduced)
>>52687129
HURD was not originally designed with the desktop in mind. Linux was. Implementing major changes to an existing thing versus making something for that thing in the first place creates a difference in difficulty.
>>52687240
>Antergos
shitty derivative
>Architect
comfy ncurses installer for regular Arch
>inb4 someone says Antergos is just Arch with an extra repo or some b.s.
Architect is ACTUALLY just Arch. Not ifs or buts.
>And will I be able to make my way around Arch after using Debian?
For sure. I used Debian for a few years before I came across Architect and decided to install Arch. Arch is super easy to use. I was kind of mad that the memes on /g/ got the best of me and I'd put off Arch for so long. I've even installed it the regular way since finding out about Architect, and its famous difficult install wasn't too bad either.
>>52687438
4GB should handle any distro, 2GB is minimum for most.
A 1GB or 512MB drive should be enough for Arch.
>>52687129
Hurd's scope was much larger.
Linux was originally designed basically just to create a working Unix-like kernel on i386 that's small and fast. It wasn't too hard to do that.
Hurd, on the other hand, was supposed to be this big revelation of computing that was going to cure all the ills of every Unix server. And GNU couldn't pull that off.
Conceptually Hurd is pretty cool - it's like MINIX but not shitty. I haven't actually gotten my hands on a Hurd build, but I've a feeling that a native one will eventually pop up (now that Guix is a thing, a 'full GNU' distribution is right around the corner - somebody just needs to fill in the gaps, per se).
>>52682246
did anyone here ever have problems with wifi on ubuntu lts 14.04?
For some time now the connection to my router just dies for 1-2 mins before it's up and running again. Accessing the wifi with my smartphone for example is no problem.
I've been on ubuntu for 6 months now and the issues started maybe 1-2 weeks ago.
>>52688408
Thanks anon.
>>52683350
Passed out last night. The force pae paramemeter worked for you then?
Can I install Gentoo, but replace portage with Guix?
I just fell for the Antergos meme and I have no prior linux experience. I can't even change my language to English from my native language.
Help
>>52689662
Uninstall it and install Architect.
>>52689662
Install a normal distro
does anyone know why commands like grep -o doesn't work at all?
like -o doesn't change colour when I use it but something like -e does
posted this in the wrong thread earlier gonna delete that post later.
>>52684500
I was making a joke
You know
Because I quoted something without any reason
I'm using mint 7.2 with cinnamon
How can I change the cinnamon desktop theme via the terminal?
The closest result I found is http://www.fandigital.com/2012/06/change-theme-command-line-gnome.html
however this seems to be used only for the gtk-theme (are they even the same thing?)
The other results all say you can change it via the theme menu, but I just wanted to make some bash script.
>>52690251
>mint 17.2
>>52684841
http://nicememe.website/
I Have arch linux in VirtualBox and its amazing, but i need botnet 10 to play games xD
>>52690273
>nicememe
>>52690273
http://nicememewebsite.website/
>>52690457
>I Have arch linux in VirtualBox and its amazing, but i need botnet 10 to play games xD
https://ryanclouser.com/2015/07/16/KVM-GPU-Passthrough/
You will never see a simpler explanation.
Drag and drop not working with chromium. Using MATE. It worked in Cinnamon, but with MATE it is like the picture
How do I get this to work?
