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>>55245897
fucker
I'm not able to log in to getty. something has gotten fucked up and im in a desktop session right now..
I dont see any issues in journalctl or dmesg
Is there any where else i would look for logs?
what program shows me what buttons I press? It's something related to xinput and runs in a terminal.
where is the public_html/cgi-bin directory in manjaro. in opensuse it's/srv/www/cgi-binand in ubuntu it's/usr/lib/cgi-bin
>>55246036
xev
>>55246036
xev
Sometimes randomly, sometimes when waking from sleep, my cursor freezes. This happens on both my USB Logitech mouse and my Deathadder 3.5G. Distro is Debian Testing, DE is KDE.
What window manager do you guys usually use?
>>55246087
>>55246089
thanks m80's
>>55246149
kwin
Wizards assemble !
Advanced users of GNU/Linux (and I mean advanced), remember to try Source Mage GNU/Linux. True source-based distribution that can heal broken installs. And (in contrast with Gentoo and Arch) is:
Free from obfuscated and pre-configured code.
Fully committed to GPL, uses only free software (as in freedom) in their main package.
With even the documentation is licensed as FDL.
Without 3rd party patches, sensible defaults or masked packages.
Doesn't need obfuscated python libraries, only bash.
Uses clean dependencies as they came from upstream developers, which by the same provides instant updates.
Can also use flags.
Do you like Arch Linux's AUR? Do you like Gentoo's portgage (or ports-like) package manager? With SMGL's "sorcery" you get all that. Making new "spells" not found in the "grimoire" (repository) is easy http://sourcemage.org/Spell/Book
Come and join http://sourcemage.org/
>>55246222
Woops, wrong pic.
>>55246222
Heresy.
>>55246149
It would go something like
i3
awesome
bspwm
in terms of popularity.
I haven't seen as many /g/ users using other ones like herbstluftwm, dwm and xmonad but they do exist.
>>55246233
Was testing webm conversions, here is the version with sound
>>>/wsg/1151834
Is from a crappy avi, don't judge ;^)
>>55246222
>Free from obfuscated and pre-configured code.
>Fully committed to GPL, uses only free software (as in freedom) in their main package.
>With even the documentation is licensed as FDL.
>Without 3rd party patches, sensible defaults or masked packages.
>Doesn't need obfuscated python libraries, only bash.
>Uses clean dependencies as they came from upstream developers, which by the same provides instant updates.
a bunch of buzzwords then
>>55246222
Thanks for the link. I was looking around and I stumbled upon a link to Sorcerer. I'm going to give that a try.
>>55246222
>http://sourcemage.org/
>for recently discovered vulnerabilities in ImageMagick
lol, I think I will stick to the tried and true Windows 7 ;3
Who should own drives mounted to /media?
will linux help me make friends?
>>55246399
We all should.
>>55244212
Steps I followed:
Install Japanese in language support
Install ibus and ibus anthy in package manager
Choose ibus as keyboard input method
Log out then log back in
Go to ibus preferences (in same menu as language support)
Click input method
Click add
Find and add Japanese - Anthy
Now you should be able to change to the Japanese IME by clicking the language icon on the panel.
first for Fedora
>>55246149
fluxbox
http://techdows.com/2016/04/google-kills-chrome-memory-page.html
what the fuck
hey flt,
I want to start using linux, but my current passion is being driven by the desire to rice a laptop to kingdom come and make it the ultimate personal portable workspace, any tips on laptop brand and distro?
Some back story:
I tried ubuntu back in 2008, when I was in highschool, but the lack of video games and peripheral support made it hell. I dabbled with debian/arch with a RasPi at work trying to make a tiny personal portable work station, but I couldn't even get started ricing it (nothing worked)
I used a Mac at work for a software engineering job, and coming from windows and IDEs, holy shit... coding with a terminal is a pure god send, especially when managing remote servers
I left that job and work QA right now, but would love to start coding again, starting with webdev using Elixir
this time, I'll do it right, learning emacs, and the art of 3 terminal windows. Point me to the right direction?
>pic related, what I aim to get
>>55246581
And?
Use your system manager like everyone does
I set up proftpd to both share some big files with normies that I know, and have access to all my stuff when I'm out and about. I have:
>made sure anonymous login is disabled
>set strong passwords on all user accounts
>set the option to confine users to their home directory
>set the login shell to /bin/false for everyone but me
>changed the port number
>set up TLS with a self signed certificate, and disallowed connections not using TLS
is there anything else I should do to secure my server?
>>55246633
yeah, because that's helpful
>>55246660
Exactly the same thing
>>55246647
Run it in a chroot
Are you using users created in the system? Or users that are just in ftp?
If you're using ftp users, disable local login, as well as root login
>>55246667
chrome://memory had a nice total usage
it's impossible to figure out how much it's using without it
>>55246692
>using htop is hard
There are a pletora of system monitors avalible
>>55246679
they're regular system users. I checked the documentation and they say root login is disabled unless you turn it on, which I didn't. I'll look into chrooting it. thanks
>>55246647
have a link to pic?
>>55246727
no, I just saved it off of 4chan. saucenao and tineye don't have any leads either
What's the best Linux?
Trying to install MPV from this link
https://launchpad.net/%7Edjcj/+archive/ubuntu/vapoursynth
Already followed the instructions and added ppa:djcj/vapoursynth to my repositories and updated. MPV is not installed though. What do?
>>55246835
That's like saying "what's the best car?". It's impossible to answer until you specify what you want it to do and what things it should be good at.
>>55246835
I don't know.
In a bash script is it possible for a trap to unset itself? For example, if I'm handling SIGINT with a trap and I want the trapped code to reset SIGINT handling to something else.
>>55246835
Linux-libre
How do I add a drive on Debian?
>>55246835
Linux-ck
>>55247471
lsblk
parted
mkfs
mount
Details are left to the reader.
>>55246846apt updatethenapt install mpvnot working?
I just installed manjaro, pretty nice so far. Anyway to the question. I have a USB mic that my headphones can plug into. In the manjaro audio settings the soundtest works fine and I set 'prefer' these over the other devices, yet I still can't hear anything else..
I'm not getting any sound whatsoever from my computer. Here's what I get when I type inaplay -l:**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
Failed to create secure directory (/run/user/1000/pulse): Permission denied
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
>>55247810
Try running as root. If it works you've messed up your permissions and might have to add your user to the audio group.
Do you have permissions to /run/user/1000? Your user should be the owner of everything in there.
Did it use to work? Or is this a new install?
>>55248035
New install. I have read and write access to /run/user/1000 and I'm in the audio group.
>>55248059
It wouldn't happen to be Debian stable?
>>55248091
Debian Testing.
what is this distribution? ignore the porn
>>55248108
ubuntu.
if you meant DE, it says XFCE right there.
>>55248105
Audio didn't work for me on stable and I had a skylake architecture CPU. I think upgrading to unstable should fix it. From linux 4.2 or so skylake is supported.
>>55248059
Why did you add yourself to the audio group? Read this and then decide:
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/PerfectSetup/
What can i do to remap a mouse button?
context: my middle click button died and I want to assign that functionality to another spare button on the side.
What are the downsides of dualbooting compared to having a single system installed?
(except for having to choose your os when booting obviously)
>>55248309
ButtonMapping option in Xorg config files.
>>55248431
It takes more disk space.
>>55247669
I had to do that huh? It's working now, thanks.
>qt-5.7 removed the feature which makes qt programs adapt to your GTK theme
MY QBITTORRENT LOOKS UGLY NOW FIX THIS QT REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>55248557
literally why?
Does anyone know of a idiot proof rutorrent installer script for ubuntu? A few guides I've tried haven't resulted in success.
>>55248612
Apparently no one wanted to maintain it. I am also confused by some of the information.
According to [0]this, it will be moved to qtstyleplugins. According to [1]this, it was already moved. How come that was almost a year ago, but version 5.7 was released recently?
I am trying to compile that new qtstyleplugins, but I can't find any instructions on how to. The people in [2]this thread are claiming it will make Qt programs segfault anyway.
[0]https://github.com/qt/qtstyleplugins/commit/102da7d50231fc5723dba6e72340bef3d29471aa
[1]https://github.com/qt/qtstyleplugins/commit/102da7d50231fc5723dba6e72340bef3d29471aa
[2]https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=214147
>>55248557
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT THIS NOW FOR 10 SECONDS
>>55248617
Why do you want r(u)torrent? Do you actually need some of its specific features or are you just doing it because you think it's cool?
>>55248723
Looks good actually. Just change the icon theme
>>55248617
>installer script
huh?
>>55248723
not one of the strong suits of loonix anyhow.
>>55248743
It looks awful. The main issue is inconsistency. People will have GTK themes that look totally different from that Windows like Qt5 style. To get Qt programs to use a custom icon theme, I had to export DESKTOP_SESSION=gnome, but I'm hesitant to do that since it might mess with a few other things too.
You just can't win ;_;
>>55248723
I need it because rtorrent is a lot more stable in my experience compared to qbittorrent and transmission, especially with the thousands of torrents I keep loaded.
>>55245869
>mount
YES
E
S
how fucked am i?
>>55248836
More than a white girl in sweden
>>55248836
You'll soon realise if this is not your serious/main OS
>>55248812
>>55236263
>>55236576
I faithfully kept my promise to you, anon.
>>55248849
kek
>>55248860
seeing as its the only thing i have on this laptop, it'll be this for a while. is it that bad? xorg wont run properly in freebsd so i went with this one. which linux should i use? i came from arch and got tired of being edgy
>>55248797
>rutorrent on Ubuntu requires compiling nearly everything by hand
>rutorrent on arch is as easy asyaourt -S rutorrent
I don't really mind doing it manually, but it's not easy and mistakes can be made.
>mfw ubongo ganoo/loonix
>>55248973
You're an idiot.
https://launchpad.net/~tikhonov/+archive/ubuntu/rtorrent
t. another Arch user that's not ignorant
>>55248723
>>55248557
>>55248706
nvm fixed it ;)
I compiled qtstyleplguins successfully and it can use the GTK style now. Instead of GTK+ in QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE, you have to use gtk2.
>>55249066
>add ppa
>apt-get update
>apt-get install rutorrent
>package not found
Cool
Can some one point me in the direction of radiology?
>>55249139
latest one of that ppa is for 15.04, probably should find a more recent ppa, or just figure out how to follow instructions for rtorrent install that is included in the tar.gz
>>55249125
Is that numix? I swear everyone and their mother's dog uses numix theme and icons.
>>55249125
Here is how mine looks
>>55249223
all the cool kids are using arc now.
>>55248431
whenever you boot, you're in front of your grub and wonder
> will I play a game ? Oh maybe, I'll just boot on windows in case I want to play a game.
and you'll never boot on linux again.
That's the biggest downside of dual-booting.
If you can stop playing windows only game, it's a good thing.
>>55248926
Thanks, anon!
>>55249223
No, that's Zukitre from the Zuki-Themes. I hate Numix, with its bright red highlight color and too much contrast between some widgets.
>>55249227
Which Qt style is that?
>>55249247
>tfw i now just do gameshite on my windoze partition and use loonix for everything else
took a bit to ween myself off, but it was worth it.
will probably reinstall it on a ssd to not make it so unbearable and keep it contained there.
>>55246590
>this time, I'll do it right, learning emacs, and the art of 3 terminal windows. Point me to the right direction?
just learn vim.
About the laptop I don't think it's important. It's just hardware in the end. If you want to play some games, it's better to go with an nvidia GPU (better drivers => better perf).
About the distribution I don't think it's important.
What you can install on a distribution can be installed on another.
Maybe you'll prefer a distribution like archlinux that doesn't come with a lot of stuff by default so you can install stuff you need only to have a distribution that is exactly as you want. Other distribution you would like is gentoo.
>>55249281
Zukitre from the Zuki-Themes
>>55249247
Rebooting takes seconds with an SSD. Even before having one, I always booted into Linux at startup. Only when I was going to play something Windows only I switched. Having windows as your daily OS once you've tried Linux is, for me, almost painful.
I'd say that only affects you if your boot times are very long or if you play videogames during short breaks. Luckily there are tons of Linux-available games for that.
During the final month of writing my thesis I played this during pomodoro breaks (~5 min).
http://store.steampowered.com/app/404410/
It's a free game, in the broadest sense.
>>55249300
Impossible, since that's not how Qt programs would look with the GTK style and using the Zukitre GTK theme. Your screenshot looks like the Plastique Qt style or something.
Which distribution is that? Post "printenv | grep QT".
>>55249362
Take it easy, anon.$ printenv | grep QT
QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qgnomeplatform
[user@primary ~]$
>>55249299
and what's the learning curve on this? Best way to learn is to just go ham and jump in... but how tough will it be really?
>>55245869
I'd mount her cunny like a champ
>>55249378
Well, it's not really Zukitre. It's probably Adwaita as mentioned here:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Uniform_look_for_Qt_and_GTK_applications#QGnomePlatform
>>55245869
I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
>>55249411
Medias fault, normies are monkeys.
>>55249411
>What is metonymy.
This meme is dank and tired, anon.
>I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re refering to as anon, is in fact...
>>55249398
I never tried gentoo so I can't tell you exactly, but about archlinux, installing it and using it isn't that difficult if you have some experience with the CLI. I guess gentoo will not be that difficult, just an install process that is longer.
>>55249299
>Maybe you'll prefer a distribution like archlinux that doesn't come with a lot of stuff by default so you can install stuff you need
Most distributions offer a minimal/netinstaller. Stop spreading this myth about Arch being the only minimal distribution out there.
>>55249595
Whe you say horseshit, but the shit was made by a dog, and the horse just farted over it, it's wrong. No matter if you say horseshit or horsecrap. It's dogshit with a fart of horse or GNU plus Linux.
>>55249685
That's a shit analogy if I ever saw one.
But you convinced me. Next thread should be /fggt/ instead.
>>55249584
father of linux has the bluest eyes
>>55249584
>leader of the free world
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>55249897
He's the Kwisatz Haderach.
>>55249897
Yeah you wouldn't think that Mongols have blue eyes.
>>55249897
installing antergos. do i need to create a separate partition for /var? according to cnchi it isn't required and i'm not sure what you require it for.
>Literally no option to make a new file in nautilus
You literally can't make this shit up
>>55250157
Add an empty "New Text File.txt" in the Templates folder and try again.
>>55250157
Use thunar
>>55250157
what's the theme, kind anon?
>>55250157
gnome is targeting noobs, noobs wouldn't understand why someone would want to create an empty file
that said, give ctrl+shift+f a shot, that's a common shortcut for new file in many FMs
>>55250169
It actually worked, but why does it have to be this way?
>>55250183
Paper icon theme, Zuki gtk theme
>>55250189
>gnome is targeting noobs
Noobs wouldn't even understand how to use Gnome 3.
>>55250205
I don't know why GNOME Files requires that, but outside of that the Templates directory is exactly used for that.
You can use it to easily create boilerplate files. It's a pretty cool and standard specification (Freedesktop's, I think).
>>55250205
cheers senpai
Amazing. This small file manager has MORE functionality than nautilus.
Gives you an idea where GNOME is headed these days
Using thunar is it possible to search for files like in windows?
>>55250351
Which file manager?
Anyone here got experience with OpenVZ? I gotta migrate old Core 2 Fedora to openvz box into a container. First and foremost problem is I can't find a goddamn core 2 fedora template. This box is old as shit, I don't even know how the drives haven't died yet.
>>55250448
probably PCMANFM
literally the best file manager unless you want eye candy in which case it's dolphin
>>55250529
PCmanfm is prettier than dolphin. nautilus is the best looking, pcmanfm is the best
>>55250529
I'm using dolphin and I'm a candyass, so I'm doing right.
What did he mean by that?
>>55250554
>>55250529
Niggers, the theme makes the looks, not the application.
>>55250529
>>55250554
>>55250560
>>55250563
>current year
>not using superior cp, mv, rm, rename
im using awesome WM and im trying the edit the main menu in the rc.lua so that I can open my browser (qupzilla) that way
Heres what I gotmyawesomemenu = {
{ "qupzilla", qupzilla }
}
with that, qupzilla show up in the menu, however when I click it it does not execute qupzilla or even do anything.
what am I doing wrong, I also triedterminal .. "-e qupzilla"but that also had no effect and im not quite sure what it means (execute qupzilla via terminal?)
>>55250554
pcman has a shitty ass search
>>55250592
I do. But a GUI file manager doesn't get in the way either.
I want a linux distro without all the pre installed DE GUI crap most come with. I will just be using i3 and mostly be in the terminal.
Two choices i'm looking at are Debian (install without DE) and ArchLinux.
I'm leaning towards Debian. Is there any reason I should pick Arch instead? Any thing I should consider? Is the repo / community repo that much better?
>>55250815
Nah, debian is good. Use unstable if you got a minimal setup anyway.
>>55250529
>not spaceFM
If I have a gtk theme with both gtk2 and gtk3 files, how do I make my DE choose gtk3? It always uses the gtk2 files.
Cant login to getty for some reason.
Where would i look for why it is blocking the login?
No out of the ordinay logs, and journalctl isnt showing anything either.
>>55250815
Arch doesn't use centuries old packages.
>>55245869
Today I learned that every NIC has unique Media Access Control address made from 48 bit space. Can I see MAC address of destination in packet capture. Tell me how to .
Don't tell about wireshark. I don't have windows; only tcpdump
>>55250994
Sure thing newfriend.
>what is Sid
>>55250858
Thanks, will look into that.
>>55250994
What exactly does this mean? Will this really affect me though? Let's say I install vim or something simple, am I getting an outdated version of vim?
>>55251080
I want to add that I will be using what ever distro I use as my daily driver for software development.
What did i fuck up?compiled magic version [525] does not match with shared library magic version [528]
>>55251080
>>
>What exactly does this mean? Will this really affect me though? Let's say I install vim or something simple, am I getting an outdated version of vim?
No, he's a Arch nigger spreading disinformation.
Debian has three versions, the version "Sid" is fresh and rolling just like Arch.
>>55251128
why must archfags always be such annoying douches?
>>55251146
Maybe he's just uninformed.
>>55251109
I should add that if you go with sid, you should not be completely new to GNU/Linux. Also apt-listbugs and apt-listchanges are essential and you should stick to either aptitude or apt-get and not mix both on one install.
>>55250887
YOu don't. If the program is using GTK3, it will use the GTK3 theme. If it uses GTK2 it will use the GTK2 theme.
Good GTK themes come with both GTK2 and 3 styles which look consistent.
is keepass better than keepassx?
>>55251654
If you can't decide by the software, decide by the license.
>>55251681
I would prefer the decision to be based of which is better in terms of use and functions (seeing as they are both open source).
>>55251654
mono dependencies
it has extensions or whatever, where X is just the password manager.
>>55251707
keepass has the mono dependencies?
>>55251713
yes iirc.
one of the downsides people often state.
don't really have an opinion either way on that aspect,.
just use X since it werks better for me.
>>55251694
Yeah, but if they are equal in software quality, the second most important factor is the license, even in free software licenses there are differences and you may prefer some over the other. it really doesn't matter which of both you use.
So I'm back again.
How do I get the bar at the bottom to get merged into to top/side panel.
I don't want 3 bars in my system?
>>55251812
Distro?
>>55251812
Top icons or some shit like that I think the extension that does that is called.
>>55251828
Arch
>>55251836
>>55251812
Arch is for advanced users. Start over with a beginner distro.
>>55251812
Knowing what appilcations you are running would be a big step in providing you information
>>55251924
I am not familiar with GNOME
>>55251812
how about you remove all bars? Gnome works fine and well integrated without them.
>>55250554
>using nautilus with i3
>nautilus decides to cover all my workspaces with a 'desktop'
>I have to ssh into my desktop to kill it
Nice meme
>>55252297
>tech illiterate
>posts on tech board
Why does Linux not turn on my fan?
>>55252317
>tech illiterate
>program does something that shouldn't happen ever
what's the best distro for a newbe?
>>55252448
>can't read manpages
>blames program for doing things the program is supposed to
How do developers generate these 500mb executable .sh files?
>install linux
>distro needs internet connection to install itself
nice meme OS
>>55252468
Literally no other file manager does that
where to get the program that shows system infos?
>>55245869
show me your best battery/power-manager displays, /flt/!
>>55252516
>all programs have to have the same features
>was always windows user
>switched from 7 to 10
>Was disappointed by the OS
>started process to switch back to 7
>unable to boot OS anymore
>tried everything, nothing to be done
>read about linux, created bootable usb, went cold turkey and replaced everything with linux
I'm quite impressed. Didn't think it would be so complete, was expecting having to play lego with the terminal, but everything is more or less intuitive and the main uses of a comp (office, web-surfing) can be directly applied.
I tried to launch a game I "acquired", and got the following message (already installed lgp updater):libGL error: unable to load driver: r600_dri.so
libGL error: driver pointer missing
libGL error: failed to load driver: r600
libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast
Gdk-ERROR **: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
serial 32 error_code 2 request_code 155 minor_code 3
Is there any function that allows me to search for the driver automatically, like I did with a missing library?
>>55252551
2 rood
Hey, /g/fags!
I only realized that some linux distros, primarily distros based in debian an dificulty when the hardware is AMD or is madness of my head?
>i installed debian
>i installed openbox
>problem on systemd when i want shutdown or reboot system
>i installed bunsenlabs
>same problem
>trying antergos
>stop on 100% "updating the database multilib"
>/g/ is suppose to be about tech
>/g/ does not even know what kali is
Explain yourself cucks
>>55252451
Probably fedora or debian.
>>55252506
only netinstall installation needs it. you can even use a live iso.
>>55252619
install stable and upgrade to unstable. If you have a newer amd gpu you should use a recent kernel version with the FOSS drivers that are installed automatically and firmware-amd-graphics.
>>55252637
>using a distro that is meant to be used from a live medium as a tool for only very specific things and runs everything as root
you can install every shitty tool you.never use from kali on every single distro.
>>55252637
Sometimes I think this whole thread is bait.
>>55252811
My GPU AMD is old.
>>55252637
>he fell for the /g/ meme
having to use a command to mount. heh
>>55252516
Nemo does that.
PCManFM does that.
Caja does that.
>>55245869
Oh I'd mount her, all right.
>>55253427
Hello 9GAG.
I just booted back on Windows after a week and noticed that things like dragging around windows etc. feel much more fluid and the system doesn't get sluggish when watching html5 videos or so.
Dual booting Arch with XFCE4 and Compton as composite manager. I tweaked the compton.conf with settings to make it perform better too (as recommended on its github site).
As for video drivers (GTX 970), I've tried the stable and beta ones from the AUR. CPU is an i5 2500k and while the scaling governor is set to "powersave" (default for my CPU apparently), it scales up just fine to ~4200mhz.
Please help, what am I doing wrong?
>>55245869
How do I disable mouse accelaration in Manjaro? How do I lower the sensitivity as well?
>>55245869
Oh I'd mount her, all right.
>>55254264
I don't think there's a way to fix that. Browsing the internet with Firefox feels so much more responsive and less sluggish on Windows than on Linux.
Navigating through YouTube sometimes makes me want to kill myself and I don't even use it that often. Opening webpages brings things to a halt and it's pretty annoying.
>>55254517
Hello 9GAG.
>>55254475
self-bump, I have no fucking clue pls
>>55255062
xset
When I installed Windows everything looked like shit until I installed my motherboard and graphics card drivers. When I installed Ubuntu it looked nice automatically. Does this mean that I don't need drivers (for mobo and gpu) in Ubuntu?
>>55255507
It means that the drivers that came preinstalled worked for your hardware. One of the strengths of Ubuntu imo
So I'm trying to install a VM that is ubuntu and I want the virtual storage to be on my E drive and not my C drive. If I allow the machine itself to be installed to C does it take up a lot of storage there? Or should I install it to the drive where I want it to take up its virtual storage? What do I do?
pic related
i'm trying to get a background process from a different terminal instance into the foreground of a different one and can't figure it out. i can't fg it in its own terminal because there is a process it depends on running.
i can see the process in pstree and ps and get its pid but when i try to fg it gives me "no such job."
what am i missing?
How do I get exfat working on Fedora 24???? fuse-exfat isn't available anymore
Any good tool to download instagram pics in HD massively?
>>55256269
Firefox
>>55255649
It doesn't really take up any place.
If there is a reason to put the machine on C: , you should.
>>55256593
I thought VM's took up space on your drive? Like I can say 1TB even though my C drive is 256gb with 140gb free?
>>55256659
I meant that the virtual hard disk should go on E and the machine on C.
(You technically could put a 1TB virtual drive on your 140gb of storage you have left, but it would crash once it gets filled up)
>>55254517
you are 2 or 3 threads late.
>>55252542
it reminds me
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Steam/Troubleshooting#Steam_runtime_issues
Maybe you could find something there.
>>55252521
screenfetch, it usually is on the repos of your distribution, else google it.
if you need something more usefull lspci lscpu.
If you want something even more complete
sudo lshw -html > specs.html
but you might have to install lshw
Is KDE5 stable yet?
Looking for my first distro, Thinking about dual booting kali but I can't get my wireless card to ever work whenever I do try it out. It's a BCM4360. Can't figure it out.
>>55257242
You need to get those dual 2670's with 64GB of ram if you want to run KDE5.
>>55257252
Kali isn't meant to be install like that. Just use a works out of the box distro like ubuntu or fedora.
How do you make a Windows installation USB on Linux? I need to repair my windows install and even the Isos I download from Microsoft don't work with any Linux tools. Yes my usb is formatted at NTFS.
>>55257351
you have something called WinUSB.
If your mobo supports efi you just format the drive to fat32, and copy the contents of the iso to the drive.
>>55257380
That's the thing, when I open the ISO to extract it with any Linux archive viewer it's just empty
Should I install Arch Linux?
I'm a beginner.
What's the most secure distro?
Does Arch Linux really break every other day or did I get meme'd?
How does dual boot work? Is there any guide?
>>55257252
don't hack me pls
>>55257694
crack*
>>55257620
Some people start with arch linux, so you can. Read the arch wiki, there a few stuff talking about the distribution. If you get the idea of this distribution if you like their point of view, why not, but you should know that it can be difficult for a new user.
If you prefer something that works out of the box and don't want to learn a lot of stuff, go with a just work distribution
>>55257667
Yes.
>>55257709
Thanks, is Manjaro better?
Got a Thinkpad T450s.
Used Linux on an X220 as well as a Surface Pro 3. I very largely depend on using Visual Studio for work as well as Atom and the like.
Would a VM with Windows 10 on it perform well? I've got 12GB of RAM and an i7 on it. I would also like to try dual-booting but ever since I did it on the Surface Pro 3, eventually I couldn't install shit like GRUB because of some EFI error that wouldn't let me write to it ever. I tried fixing it for weeks and ever put it on the Ubuntu forums but no one replied. The EFI partition would never delete, ever, and it still had shit from all the other Linux distros I had in the past.
Just gotta know if it's gonna be safe on this new Thinkpad or if I'm better just using Windows and perhaps waiting for the terminal coming this summer to Windows 10.
>>55257646
probably tail since snowden is not in jail.
>>55257667
you get meme'd. It only breaks if the user did shit.
>>55257682
You got a hard drive (or various hard drive). You can create various partitions on a hard drive. On a partition you'll have an OS installed, on the other drive you'll have a second OS installed.
There's a software called GRUB, that will prompt you which OS you want to use when you start your computer.
>>55257730
Yes.
>>55257758
Thanks.
>>55257775
Yes.
How do I super secure Linuxmint?
>>55257833
Disconnect it from the internet.
>>55257840
Other then that and using the firewall?
How do I get GRUB to look like the right rather than the left?
The left GRUB style used in debian and Antergos tends to lag very badly on my machine (i5 6400, 8GB ddr4) with each keypress to the point where it often just freezes. However, on Fedora (which uses the right GRUB style) GRUB is very responsive and does not freeze. Is there a way to implement this so no matter what distro I'm running I can have a responsive GRUB?
When people say "for Linux," such as Steam games, what OS are they talking about?
>>55257885
GNU+Linux
>>55257896
How do I download "GNU+Linux?"
Which of these should I use for a computer from 2007?
4GB ram though.
>>55257920
https://www.gentoo.org/downloads/
>>55257934
That's not called Linux, though. That's called "Gentoo." I want Linux.
>>55257885
Ubuntu. I mean it.
>>55257920
here
http://www-piratebay.org/GNU+LINUX.2016.SP2.EN-RUS.WITH.ACTIVATOR.NoKEY
>>55257952
Since when were you under the impression that the "Linux" in "For Linux" refers to an operating system?
>>55257924
Hardware wise it's all the same, you won't notice any difference for basic desktop usage. With desktop usage I mean that, using the utilities provided by the desktop environment. That doesn't include an awful internet experience with any browser. That's optional and no matter which environment you choose it will be the same.
>>55257982
Which would look the best without much initial configuration? I am not that tech savvy and I just want to upgrade from XP.
thanks
>>55257982
Won't KDE and Gnome be much more bloated and heavy than LXDE?
>>55245869
Im trying to duel boot wint10 and Debian. I installed windows on sda1 and debian on sdd1. my problem is that I cant boot into the boot manager or even see grub after finishing install. any ideas? I can still get into windows.
>>55257998
That's a subjective question no one can answer but yourself.
>>55258009
With that reasonably new hardware: no. I had a laptop with an Intel C2D T5600 CPU, 4GB of DDR2 RAM and an integrated Intel GMA 4500 GPU and they all ran the "same" and at an acceptable level.
>>55249411
I'm terribly sorry for interjecting another moment, but what I just told you is GNU/Linux is, in fact, just Linux, or as I've just now taken to calling it, Just Linux. Linux apparently does happen to be a whole operating system unto itself and comprises a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Most computer users who run the entire Linux system every day already realize it. Through a peculiar turn of events, I was misled into calling the system "GNU/Linux", and until now, I was unaware that it is basically the Linux system, developed by the Linux project.
There really isn't a GNU/Linux, and I really wasn't using it; it is an extraneous misrepresentation of the system that's being used. Linux is the operating system: the entire system made useful by its included corelibs, shell utilities, and other vital system components. The kernel is already an integral part of the Linux operating system, never confined useless by itself; it functions coherently within the context of the complete Linux operating system. Linux is never used in combination with GNU accessories: the whole system is basically Linux without any GNU added, or Just Linux. All the so-called "GNU/Linux" distributions are really distributions of Linux.
>>55257966
Well, they say "for Windows, OS X, and Linux." Two of those are operating systems I'm familiar with, and I assumed the last was as well. I'm getting a cheap computer and I need a simple free OS. I was thinking about getting Linux. Just tell me what to download.
>>55258038
change your bootorder
>>55257965
>http://www-piratebay.org/GNU+LINUX.2016.SP2.EN-RUS.WITH.ACTIVATOR.NoKEY
