Previously on: >>54645118
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Just posted this at the end of the last thread.
What's the most battery friendly distribution that isn't too hard to install/use?
I'm using mint right now on an old laptop but I'm going to start needing to take it to college with me and I need the battery to last at least 3 hours.
>>54655466
reposting answer too then.
>any distro with tlp and powertop set up
>>54655483
Thanks.
Can I get these tools on any distro or do I need to change to one that comes with them?
>>54655500
any distro
>>54655446
What does this delusional "Dr." even do on his laptop all day? He can't even develop anything, in fact, he has never even installed gnu/linux on his computer himself.
>>54655575
nice shitpost
he answers emails, manages the fsf, manages his website, prepares speeches and keeps the community going. installing GNU/Linux has nothing to do with developing.
It's just GNU, no Linux. After all, we don't call Windows "Windows/ntoskrnl"
>>54655667
I use busybox/cqlibc/malloc
>>54655575
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorary_degree
I'm currently using Arch Linux with Xfce and the latest build of Firefox Nightly, and whenever I go to save an image, choose a name, and then save it the file downloads but Firefox crashes. This also occurred with the version of Firefox in the extra repository. I honestly have no clue why this is happened and I'm not 100% sure if this was a issue when I first installed Arch due to not have saved many images in recent time. Anyone know what is causing this?
>>54655678
No, you dont.
>>54655718
Run firefox in console and post results when it c rashes
>>54655728
So no one in the entire world uses anything other then gnu?
Nah
>>54655446
"Mycroft", the personal assistant for GNU/Linux, is now open source!!
>>54655446
>>54655446
>>54655446
>>54655755
This is a friendly thread, could you please take your memes and go away? Thank you!
>>54655738(process:1845): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_path_get_basename: assertion 'file_name != NULL' failed
ExceptionHandler::GenerateDump cloned child 1933
ExceptionHandler::SendContinueSignalToChild sent continue signal to child
ExceptionHandler::WaitForContinueSignal waiting for continue signal...
[Child 1845] WARNING: pipe error (3): Connection reset by peer: file /builds/slave/m-cen-l64-ntly-000000000000000/build/src/ipc/chromium/src/chrome/common/ipc_channel_posix.cc, line 315
[Child 1845] ###!!! ABORT: Aborting on channel error.: file /builds/slave/m-cen-l64-ntly-000000000000000/build/src/ipc/glue/MessageChannel.cpp, line 2050
[Child 1845] ###!!! ABORT: Aborting on channel error.: file /builds/slave/m-cen-l64-ntly-000000000000000/build/src/ipc/glue/MessageChannel.cpp, line 2050
Bus error (core dumped)
>>54655800
>Others use things i dont use so they have to be wrong.Stop talking about things i dont use, you're going to ruin my safe space
>>54655791
Odd, posted the wrong link, here is the right one
>>54654118
>>54654118
>>54654118
>>54655887
>Someone else using something i dont
>I cant fathom people using other things
>you're not being "nice to me"
kek
Remember:
Ignore Microsoft/anti-Linux trolls.
Ignore BSD/anti-GNU trolls.
Ignore anti-OpenRC/anti-Upstart/anti-Mir trolls.
Mark them as bait. You are invited to share/create copypasta to prevent doubts they create.
Please add this to the OP.
Complete linux noob here.
I'm currently running mint and when I initially installed it I opted to encrypt the hard drive, but I want to unencrypt it now. Is there any way for me to do this?
Also, more importantly, is there an easy way for me to completely reset my Mint install or will I have to boot from a live usb and reinstall it that way?
>>54655975
As in removing the encryption?
If you did full system encryption;No
You would have to reinstall the system
I'm currently trying out diffrerent de's for my arch and got stuck with kde. everythings working flawlessly so far except the clock, wich is always missing the '6'. Idk why, but no clock in kde shows a six, not in the taskbar, not in the desktop app, not in the cairo background clock. Can anyone tell me WHY THE FUCK WON'T THE CLOCKS SHOW ME THE 6?
>>54656014
I should be able to reinstall it by putting mint on a USB, hitting into BIOS and then installing it again from there right?
>>54656039
Correct.
Escape the systemD cancer. Join Devuan.
https://devuan.org/
>>54654876
No. Themes don't affect performance.
The only thing which could make Xubuntu "heavier" are some background programs which they enable by default, but I can't think of any that would run on Xubuntu but not on an Xfce install on Debian.
>>54656114
>he thinks he has to use some 3 man maintained fork of Debian not to use systemd's utilities
systemctl disregard this.post
>>54656068XTerm.*.background: black
XTerm.*.foreground: gray
In your .xresources. But don't do reverse video, it has a purpose.
This did not change anything.
Where was no .Xresources file so i created one in my home directory, pasted your code and nothing.
What codecs don't gmusicbrowser support?
>>54656304
the ones installed on your system. what issues do you have?
>>54656295
You need to either re-log or merge it. Look it up online how to use Xresource files. No one is going to spoonfeed you even more.
>>54656295
Now you've edited the config, you must tell it to use that config...
xrdb .Xresources
now restart xterm if your changes do not immediately take effect
>>54656440
The program doesn't play when I open the music but it works in parole.
>>54656295
>>54656488
Uxterm is the best terminal and the only where I can change the color of the cursor.
>>54655718
>>54655804
bump
If it helps: when saving a image from Chromium it opens a window titled Save File, but when saving an image from Firefox it opens a slightly different window titled Save Image. Any ideas? (also Chromium does not crash like Firefox does)
how to connect to a local computer with ssh [email protected]?
it kinda just works with my ubuntu laptop and fedora desktop, but not with the arch raspberry pi.
The font size of my Firefox "about:preferences" is too big! The checkboxes of the settings are larger than the mouse pointer! How to reduce the size of the font?
>Ubuntu 16.04
>>54656537
URxvt.cursorColor <3
>>54655446
Question: How can I boost GNOME's responsiveness and overall speed? I am using Arch Linux and do have a powerfull PC. It's a Phenom II X6 1090T with 16GB of RAM. The OS is installed on a SSD and there are two 4K monitors hooked up on my GTX 760. Still the UI is sluggish and unresponsive. Any ideas?
>>54656581
Ok, I correct myself. Is one of two.
>>54656537
>and the only where I can change the color of the cursor.
Every other terminal can do that.
>>54656632
Does anyone have a Samsung ATIV Tab 3?
It's a really shitty tab that doesn't even have actual windows 10 drivers. You have to install the 8.1 drivers for that. It's an UEFI 32 bit tablet with clover trail.
Windows is unsurprisingly kinda slow on it, with the only good thing being that it has a wacom digitizer which is supported there. Ideally this tablet would be pretty fine if it was actually any fast.
Any linux distro out there that supports weird shit like this tablet? I tried Debian and Ubuntu and so far the only thing I've been able to do is reach the bootloader, but after selecting any option it does nothing.
>>54656594
Dont use a DE.Use a WM
>>54655667
I know. We just call it GNU/Linux so that Linus Torvalds and his supporters don't get mad.
At the end, we all know that it's GNU's software that powers up the whole OS.
>>54655845
You don't have to post the link thee times. That's just attention-whoring.
>>54656895
Use Firefox.
>>54656918
Dear friend, please use Firefox, as it is in every way superior to Chromium,
>>54656958
Fine, I'll try...
Are you running the latest version?
>>54656940
>>54656822
GNOME has a WM, called Mutter.
>>54656991
Nope.
>>54656940
A year ago I would have told you to go fuck yourself
But right now? Nah. Even on Windows I have switched to Firefox. It just... happens to run a lil bit better. Too bad about the social morons in charge of it but I don't choose software based on political ideas.
>>54657086
I like it because it's customizable.
>>54657086
>A year ago I would have told you to go fuck yourself
Rude.
>>54657086
>Too bad about the social morons in charge of it
What do you mean?
>>54657137
The SJW meme. Don't waste your time on it.
>come back
>see all these deleted posts
Did I miss something.
>>54657152
nitpicking faggots posting nosense
>>54657113
I haven't tried so far. I'd love to actually customize how it looks but I heard not long ago that Mozilla was doing everything in their hand to prevent people from doing such thing.
>>54657137
Because I understand that's some /pol/ related topic and people don't like politics shoved down their throats I'm just going to say that they're pretty "sensible" and "lactose intolerant".
>>54657187
If you arent already in the thread when they are deleted they will not show up.
>>54657187
>4chan-x users
>>54657201
Unless you're using dev,you have to have forced signed addons,and there is no theming avalible
>>54657209
Have you ever heard of archives?
This thread is archived right now as we speak on at least a couple of other sites.
In terms of battery friendliness, would Mint or Ubuntu be better?
>>54657233
You can just download the .xpi, and install it manually. It doesn't have to be signed.
>>54657241
And how many lazy faggots do you think are going to look up a post?
Phew. I accidentally deleted my boot partition because I mistook it for the recovery partition of my windows install.
Then I realized that you cannot resize F2fs partitions and that it may have been a poor choice of filesystem in general.
Spent half of the day on a LiveCd trying to migrate my installation to ext4 and make it bootable again. What an unpleasant experience, all for a couple of gigabytes extra. I should try to be less retarded next time.
>>54656632
not the one I am using... like whatever the default is with gnomebuntu
If I installed a debian(-like) distro but with no desktop environment, what's next?
I imagine the packages I need are "xorg" and a window manager, plus a terminal. Amirite?
>>54657334
Nice blog. Have one in return:
Last year I accidently deleted all pictures.
I ran: rm a.out eog *jpg
>>54656998
Okay? But if you are using Mutter as part of a bloated desktop environment, then you aren't going to get the performance boost that anon was asking about.
I liked fluxbox for a tiling manager, but I've recently switched to dwm and I love it.
How beginner friendly is Antergos?
I'm been using Mint for about a year now.
>>54657406
You may have Xorg and twm or some other window manager available even if you don't have a desktop environment.
>>54657426
Fluxbox isnt a tiling wm
>>54657438
Never used Antergos, but I only heard bad things. It seems Antergos is basically just an installer for Arch+DE, and the installer itself should be buggy. So far the memes.
>>54657469
Oh.
Are there any beginner friendly debian forks?
>>54657420
What were you trying to do? I can't really make it out from the command
>>54657481
I wanted to remove a.out and then open all jpgs with eog (GNOME's image viewer). I simply forgot the ";" between both commands.
>>54657480
Just install Arch. It's insanely documented.
>>54657438
>>54657469
Yes it is mostly an arch installer, but I haven't had a single problem with it so far. I'd recommend it if you're looking for an arch desktop
>>54657443
Is not installed by default, but I am downloading everything now.
>>54657463
I meant floating or whatever, typo.
What's the best place to get icon themes for GNOME? (Preferably GPL-licensed ones)
>>54657323
No point in deleting something you posted anonymously anyway.
>>54657545
download openbox and tint2. There's your desktop.
>>54657480
If you don't wanna bother installing Arch, install Manjaro. It's basically Arch + GUI installer + its own repositories.
>>54657604
Manjaro is insecure shit run by teenagers
>>54657567
There is gnome-look and deviantart has some pretty nice ones. Icons should basically work for every DE/WM.
>>54657567
gnome look or whatever is still up.
probably have to look at github for some still updated ones.
>>54657661
>>54657645
No senpai, you got your info wrong. They team is shit for maintaining a website, to the distro.
Manjaro is the best for new people.
>>54657661
,
>>54657661
>>54657698
>new people
Just get arch and follow the wiki?
I never understood the dervitive obsession people have.Go with the source
>>54657682
>>54657699
How exactly does it make manjaro insecure?
>>54657711
If they are lax on their ssl cert,can you honestly not doubt they are lacking in other areas?
Are you trusting them to not put rootkits or rogue sofltware in their repo's?
I wouldnt
>>54657711
This asshole is shilling against Manjaro. Is a memelord.
Don't take advice on this bigot.
>>54657723
>implying Manjaro is the only project that has to deal with bugs here and there
>>54657771
>implying it has happened for 2 convecutive years.
>>54657781
>implying they were not busy maintaining Manjaro
>>54657805
>implying they cant run multiple projects at the same time
>implying their teenager got grounded and didnt have access to a computer
>>54657829
>teenager got grounded and didnt have access to a computer
>>54657682
>>54657699
>>54657706
Ratpoison first time user.
Is there some fellow anon willing to give me hints?
>A friend once asked me to watch a video with her that she was going to display on her computer using Netflix. I declined, saying that Netflix was such an affront to freedom that I could not be party to its use under any circumstances whatsoever.
holy shit
>>54658160
well, he's not wrong
>>54655446
Hola /fglt/
I am learning C but my main OS is Windows and Windows ain't all that great for programming in C.
I would like to dual boot a Linux distro but I don't really like the ones I have tried which are all the main Ubuntu flavours (Gnome, KDE, Xfce).
Tbh I would be ok with a simple super lightweight WM like Openbox but when I installed it on my Ubuntu it looked like shit with screen tearing moving windows around, watching videos, etc.
Also I would like something with a few more options like window snapping to the left and right or the corners for easy window arrangement.
What is my best options? I figure I can just install Ubuntu for a stable base that "just works" and then use a better WM and compositor but I don't really know anything about WM and compositors so I am kind of lost while looking around. I saw something about Compton, can that work with Openbox or similar?
>>54658242
get a tiling window manager. i3 is popular.
Why does Nautilus display this lock on files to which I have read premission?
>>54655446
Why are companies usually so late or not interested at all in developing Linux drivers for their products? Is it the small size of the market or is it developing and maintaining them for Linux hard?
>>54658242
Try a tiling WM like i3
>>54658428
Who cares, there will always be free alternatives for their non-free drivers anyway.
>>54658242
Openbox should work ok, but adding a compositing manager like Compton can fix you that tearing problem.
Apart from Compton there is Xcompmgr, which Compton is derived. Look into their documentation for screen tearing.
For the window "snapping", try Skippy-XD, or "Brightside" http://www.webupd8.org/2011/04/set-up-hot-corners-edge-flipping-in.html
Maybe try a tiling wm?
>>54658428
>Is it the small size of the market or is it developing and maintaining them for Linux hard?
Exactly.
If it's a consumer-grade product the chances that someone will use it with Linux is too minimal to even consider.
>>54658242
Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5ze0DjYv5DbCv9vNEzFmP6sU7ZmkGzcf
>>54658495
I disagree. Availability creates offer. That's why not supporting drivers is some shady business.
Maybe they are just lazy thinking people in the community will write the drivers themselves.
Why does Richard Stallman pronounce Linux as "Linucks"?
>>54658464
>>54658504
cheers. might be a stupid question but running i3wm on ubuntu will work just fine yeah? canonical didnt do anything stupid to fuck up working with other wm?
I bought a t420 off a friend yesterday and am looking into the different distros to install on it. I'll be mainly using it for scientific computing. Currently leaning towards fedora as it's RPM based and most of my collaborators are on such systems (CentOS and Scientific Linux for the most part). Would another RPM based distro be any better or is fedora a good choice?
>>54658605
I don't think so, but if you want to be sure, use another distro. Some even come with an i3 flavor from the start.
Daily reminder that Linux is full of bloat and terribly designed, even it's creator regrets developing it
>>54658544
stallman pronounces it the same way linus does, albeit with a heavy american accent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK0xXFZtJ8Q
and for comparison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umQL37AC_YM
I just got a t420 and I was thinking of going full linux on it and use it for programming/class work.
I read the wiki article on babbies first linux and I have some questions and would like some of your opinions.
I was originally leaning towards mint before I read that wiki article and now the criticisms of mint that I have read from the links in the wiki page has kind of made me reconsider.
Someone has recommend Xubuntu to me.
I ask are mint's problems overblown? Should I go with Xubuntu for my first linux distro? How do you feel about Xubuntu?
>>54656114
Been using it for months now still up and running
>>54658640
>I've never installed GNU/Linux
That's just stupid. Why would you let someone else do it for you?
You won't be able to customize it your way, that's the whole point of free software: freedom!
>>54658640
kek
gahnoo slash loonucks is so great
even autist neckbeard leader doesn't use it
>>54658631
daily reminder that winbabies and osxtards have to resort to taking quotes out of context to reflect their stances
the name 'linux' was a mistake in the sense that it was uploaded to an ftp server but linus didn't provide a name, ergo linux, instead of freax that linus had pinned on calling it
thank fuck for that mistake, otherwise winbabies would be calling people gnu/freaxs :^)
>>54658674
the stance he's arguing from is that installing gnu/linux used to be a very daunting task especially for new comers, it's still the biggest barrier to entry despite being as intuitive as window et al for the past decade or longer
>>54658631 (you)
But one must admit that linux is bloated and is a cluster fucker now.
I don't think Linux regrets developing it.
>>54658645
If you're a new user, you shouldn't care a lot about the various criticism, unless you're looking for something specific.
>>54658690
were you dropped on your head as a baby?
>>54658631
It's GNU/Linux, and it's not a mistake. At least, not the "GNU" part.
>>54658690
He didn't *install* it, he prefers to let someone else do it, that doesn't mean he doesn't use it.
>>54658242
cinnamon looks like windows in many ways. You can customize a lot of things and it is pretty minimalistic if you want. You can easily install themes, modify how things works, ther window arragement works as you want etc.
Now it's an advice if you don't want to spend too many time dealing with a WM or anything else.
You can always install it and try it, it won't take you many time
>>54658426
Can anyone answer please?
I got a question about ISO verification with GPG. If someone unauthorized changed the iso or sig file on the server, how different would the fingerprint be?
>>54658645
>I ask are mint's problems overblown?
You'll have to check the iso key
and pray that's the only fuckup mint devs made with it
Is slackware difficult to get into and understand?
>>54658800
>If someone unauthorized changed the iso or sig file on the server
we lad
talk about tinfoil fuckery
if someone would bother to change that shit in the first place
the whole system is already compromised
the sig file would be the least of your worries
>>54658796
I can't open the webm but make sure you have group read/execute permissions also
it may also display that if the directory it's in doesn't belong to you I can't say
>>54658800
>how different would the fingerprint be?
make a gpg key, sign any random file, start comparing
gpg is mathematically secure, ergo at worse they may be similar but not identical (extremely rare) or completely different
>>54658830
>Is slackware difficult to get into
no
>and understand?
depends on how much you already know about gnu/linux operating systems and what you want to learn, but again, no
I wouldn't recommend it if it's your first or even second distro however
>>54658874
>>I can't open the webm but make sure you have group read/execute permissions also
>
>it may also display that if the directory it's in doesn't belong to you I can't say
So it does that if I only have the read permission and not the write or execute? (the file's mode is 444 and it belongs to me and me login group.)
>>54658872
>>54658874
Thanks, sorry if I come off as paranoid. Even if the GPG matches and the hashes matches, I still worry if the ISO has been tampered with or if the ISO is really a fake because the NSA or some other group is after me.
What ubuntu fork should I install?
So far I've only used Mint and I kind of want to try out something else, but I'm not sure if I should go for Ubuntu itself or if any of the other *buntus are better.
What do you guys use for syncing files?
I like to transfer photos from my phone automatically to my server, laptop and desktop, so something server client is needed.
Right now I use owncloud, which have the features (good desktop and phone client) but it is so unstable.
It breaks every time I update and now I have several databases of garbage I am afraid of deleting because I don't know how to fix it.
Is there a better way?
Peer to peer is not desired as they use too much battery which makes them unusable on the phone.
>>54658972
The different Ubuntu are just different desktop environments and some packages that make them look and feel different.
If you don't like KDE, gnome, mate, xfce or unity, try building your own by taking a wm and pick a panel and go from there
>>54658972
There's 0 point in trying different Ubuntu forks after you've tried one, really.
If you want to learn a bit more on GNU/Linux and use something better, check out Debian. Ubuntu is based on Debian.
Thoughts on void linux?
I'm thinking of installing it on a really old laptop with weak hardware.
>>54659068
It's a meme.\
>>54659068
nobody uses it
Guys, my netbook's Lubuntu's default file manager keeps getting stalled when I try to copy over files from my hard drive to an external one
This doesn't happen when I plug in the external drive to other computers
What gives? How can I diagnose the stall?
>>54659164
Have you tried a different file manager?
>>54659182
I have not, any recommendations?
>>54659188
dolphin is the default one for KDE, try that.
>>54658986
Syncthing or git-annex.
>>54659235
I tried syncthing, it isn't meant for phones.
Uploading takes a long time and there is no indication of the status.
Got annex might be fine, but it uses got, so I might as well use sparkleshare or something.
Is there really nothing better?
Best distro for beginners that is private?
>>54659209
Just checked, it does the same thing with Thunar and Dolphin. What could it be?
>>54658504
holy shit i3 is amazing!
>>54655446
>tap to click is not working
>>54659431
What drive is it and what were the other computers you tried it on?
>>54659485
It's an ADATA HD 710, I tried it both on a Windows machine and a Debian machine.
>>54659373
git-annex uses git for metadata not for storing files, it's pretty clever actually since it stores history in a git log and you can track changes.
IIRC there is a git-annex android client, it's not that straightforward, but it matches your reqs.
It also supports 3rd party remote servers.
https://git-annex.branchable.com/special_remotes/
>>54659497
And this is the only drive giving you problems? Is this the only drive you own?
>>54659447
level up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U17CLayt_aA
>>54659483
>>54659579
still doesn't work
>>54659550
>tfw you will never know the song name
>>54659550
looks mint actually
>>54659644
I don't see the big deal, it sounds like generic techno music. It probably doesn't even have a song.
If slackware installer asks me about making a boot USB, is that necessary?
>>54659644
it sounded like diarrhoea.
>>54659550
damn nigga that is fucking sexy
>>54659731
your answer was in the slackware wiki:
>[implied: "ONLY"]If you do not intend to use LILO or another traditional boot loader, you should consider making a USB boot stick.
How do I rebind keys in Arch? For example, rebinding caps lock to scroll lock or something equally useless? At first I tried$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 66'to unbind it, but it still highlighted things when I had a menu open while holding it and also caused YouTube UI to come up while in fullscreen mode. Then I tried$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 66=Scroll_Lock'which seemed to work (it was recognized as scroll lock) but for some reason still toggled caps lock.
>>54660069
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xmodmap
>>54658113
While I can't drop you any hints, I''ve thought of picking up ratpoison too, though I've also been thinking of switching to Plover for text entry, which would no doubt make ratpoison a pain.
What kinda stuff do you think is inconvenient after reading the docs? Or are you just kinda looking for any quality of life advice sort-of stuff
>>54658160
>stonewalling the sloots and standing up for your freedom at the same time
Could there ever be a great man?
Hey /fglt/ I would like to know which GNU/Linux distro has the lowest amount of graphics driver issues.
My research points out to Ubuntu but I hate how laggy it is sometimes.
Doesn't most of Ubuntu's packages come from Debian? I want to stick with Debian because It's highly recommended by my EE teacher and that's what I'm already using on my test VMs.
I'm planning on using a NVIDIA GPU and if I need anything that I can't get done with Wine QEMU + GPU passtrough.
>>54656822
Actually now that you mention it, I've been using OpenSUSE Tumbleweed for a few weeks and I still don't really know what the hell KDE is actually doing for me other than managing windows. I love Krunner (I installed Launchy shortly before converting to the church of Freedom™, and I'm hooked on the virtual desktops, but everything in KDE just seems to be individual modules that I can't see why couldn't just be manually cherry-picked apart from less interoperability testing
>>54658527
well, yeah
Developing the drivers takes time, time is money, and GNU/Linux users are used to getting shat on, and probably wouldn't use proprietary drivers anyway.
Although I wonder why any drivers are proprietary in the first place. What, does NVidia just not want any competitor (lol) to know what they're doing? It's not like they actually earn money off drivers (directly, at least, from what I can see, though admittedly I know next to nothing about that)
I followed the steps in the wiki to install Linux Mint on VirtualBox, but when I try to start it the desktop never appears. There's a 10 second countdown followed by nothing, just the same black screen with linux mint at the top. Any idea why this might be?
New guy trying to go #3 balls deep with ubuntu studio, everytime I try to install it takes me to the busybox shell and it says (intramfs)
I know nothing about coding any help on what to do would be greatly appreciated
I wonder if Linux had never been developed, we'd have had HURD and microkernels in wider usage, and if that'd actually change anything at all.
Certainly would've stopped "Open Source" from being the QWERTY of software movements
>>54660366
Did you verify the ISO before loading it?
>>54658916
I know that feel Anon. Being a practicing Mudslime in the West, I too am paranoid and pay way too much attention to good practices.
All I want is to watch my Afghani adult animations in peace
Is there simple dumbed down documentation i can give to a newfreind ubuntu user? Converting normies sure is hard.
Try GNOME on Debian or XFCE on debian.
Both run without trouble.
>>54660238
>>54660447
My fucking quotes today. Sage.
>>54660393
No, I'm not even sure what that means... I downloaded the file directly from the link in the wiki though. I see something about "MD5 signature" in the manual, should I check that?
>>54660447
What about Openbox and i3?
>>54660476
Yes anon. The hashes like MD5 lets you know the file downloaded correctly and it wasn't corrupted or tampered with. If the hash from the ISO doesn't match the one on the website, redownload the ISO.
why cant I run steam on my archlinux?
>>54660514
OK I checked the MD5 signature and it's the same as the one on the website. Any other ideas?
hey guys, is a swap partition necessary if I have 8 GB of RAM?
>>54660661
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Steam/Troubleshooting#Deleting_the_runtime_libraries
>>54660688
I recall that linux mint has a compatibility option at the liveCD splash screen. Select it, it should be the 2nd option below the main one.
Uniquiti UniFi software on linux? Not ubuntu.
>>54660755
thanks that worked
>>54660826
appears possible.
>>54660842
ok in the steam pop up menu in the task bar it says I have half life source installed for some reason even though I don't. It also lists lxterminal in there which is somewhat annoying. How do I delete those items from the menu?
>>54660871
Not in fedora repos
>>54660918
That might be a problem with the steam client rather than linux.
Guys, I'm doing the slackware install and it won't let make make a partition larger than 930GB. Is there a reason? Using slackware 14.1
>>54655718
>>54656538
lol I fixed that yesterday, are you still here?
>>54660826
>>54660871
>>54660935
Basically the "official" software requires mongodb to be installed, configured, and running. I have no clue how to do that. Any guides on getting mongodb up and running? I try to start the service and it fails.
Is netinstall the only way to do a minimal debian install? I wanna try out debian but want to install parts of it instead of the whole os, but my only option for this seems to be netinstall.
>>54661143
netinstall does the install over a network. There are CDs which contain the packages like KDE, LXDE, XFCE, etc and you don't need internet. Any of the CDs you pick you can choose to do a minimal install that boots into a terminal.
>>54659527
Hi, sorry for the delay
Yes, apparently other USB's work just fine
How come this external HDD works fine on other computers though?
Is there a way around the 2 GB memory limit for 32bit applications on 64bit linux?
>>54661704
*6gb
>>54661711
Is it 6gb? A game I'm trying to play crashes when it reaches ~2GB due to memory problems and I figured it was because it is 32bit.
>>54661724
Try "sudo rm -rf /" in the directory where the game is.
>>54661765
Thanks for the tip.
>rm: "/" may not be removed
>>54661800
>rm isn't respecting your 0th freedom to its fullest extent.
How do I change the default DE that LightDM starts? I don't see anything in /etc/lightdm/lightdom.conf.
whats the best window manager for wayland?
Why is Canonical allying itself with Microsoft?
How do you people get your tiling window manager to actually not make the windows take up all the screen? Everyone on the desktop thread seems to be able to do this.
>>54662004
They use gaps or use floating modes.
>>54662004
i3-gaps, yo
12:01:53 AM luxio WINDOWS RUINED MY LIFE
12:02:06 AM luxio MY 52GB LOLI FOLDER IS GONE
12:02:09 AM luxio WIPED
12:02:11 AM luxio THANKS TO WINDOWS
12:02:22 AM luxio I WANT TO KILL MYSELF
12:09:48 AM luxio END MY FUCKING LIFE
>>54662000
>People seem to dislike everything Microsoft adds or changes.
>here's the Ubuntu's command.exe you all crave
It is a weak attempt at using reverse psychology to people who don't care
And canonical wants money.
>>54662048
>>54662064
good stuff, thanks senpai
So /faglet/s, how about a /fglt/-FAQ pasta or website section? Some questions like "how to fix screen tearing" and "what's the most lightweight distro for my toaster" show up every day.
>>54662131
>It is a weak attempt at using reverse psychology to people who don't care
2deep4me
Explain again, please, in another way ?
Is there any way i can still play ALL my vidya if i switch to linux? I'm willing to switch only if i can play all my games.
>>54662587
I set up a GPU passthrough. I only use it for playing games that do not support GNU/Linux. It allows full GPU acceleration for Windows in a VM. It allows me to keep Windows contained in an area where it can't hurt anyone.
>>54662616
You use kvm? And how bad are the performance losses?
>>54660417
The arch wiki is pretty based. It's the best source for a quick lookups and learning basics, even if you're not an Arch Linux user. Most of my systems are running Debian and when I need to look up for something, the first website I check is the Arch wiki.
There's ubuntuusers.de for germanfags tho.
>>54660661
You're asking the wrong question.
The actual question you should ask yourself is: "What's the point of switching to GNU/Linux when I install the same freedom-denying programs I was using on Windows?"
>>54662662
The only (non negligible) performance loss is due to the CPU being split between two OSs. Each OS gets half of my i5, so each has 2 physical cores (a total of 4 logical cores each). I have a dedicated SSD that I pass through so that I don't have to worry about any performance losses there, and so that if I wanted to, I could boot into it naively if I want full performance and use the whole CPU.
Last week I tried playing a game in GNU/Linux as my friend played a game in Windows. It worked very well. If I had not told him, he probably would have thought that it was a second computer. The only hiccup I had was that I had 8GB of ram allocated to my VM, and I had a lot of stuff open in GNU/Linux, so I maxed out my 16GB. That is why I lowered the VM RAM to 6GB. I didn't have a swap partition, because I thought that it would not be needed with 16GB of ram, so it got a bit buggy there, but that was my fault.
I followed this guide mainly:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCI_passthrough_via_OVMF
>>54661765
This is why I hate 4chan; 9gaggers everywhere.
When people post "container for linux" what they mean? What's a container and where can I read and learn the basics about it?
>>54662748
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Linux_Containers
>>54662768
You expect me to read that?
>>54660069
xmodmap is depricated; use setxkbmap
>>54662732
Ok thanks, going to check on that. I have a laptop (I know, I know ) and I've been fiddling around with bumblebee but it didn't got the expected results. I used my graphic card, but still had some screen issues (not everything updated at the same speed)
>>54662779
Linux isn't for you.
>>54662779
Reading is a pretty cool thing; try it.
>>54661143
That or debootstrap from either system
>>54662768
Thank you.
>>54662779
kek
>>54662748
https://youtu.be/aLipr7tTuA4
>>54662779
Sorry, but if you're not ready to read some doc, then you're gonna have it hard on Linux
>>54662787
It ended up working when I used the graphical front end for xmodmap (xkeycaps I think?) to 'switch' the keys.
>>54662779
>Where can I read this?
>You expect me to read that?
I seriously cannot believe how people are this stupid.
>Use KDE
>I can probably manage my desktop best in this, but its hard to find certain settings and several things fuck up more often
>Use GNOME
>Much less fucking up and excellent layout as far as finding settings goes, but I'm not experienced enough to use it as efficiently as a KDE-like environment
What should I use
>>54662850
You helped me already posting that link, but thanks again for this youtube video.
That other rude /g/entoomen is just some master baiter everyone is falling for.
>>54655446
Hey guys. What's the meme OS these days?
>>54662956
TempleOS
>>54662972
Well at least I won't be some MIT nigger
>>54662992
I challenge you to use it exclusively for a month.
>no networking
