How can I discover new open-source programs for my GNU/Linux, beside APT SEARCH? I would like some programs that I couldn't find there...

I was trying to get rid of some bloat on KDE through Discover (games, duplicate applications, etc.) and when I rebooted, I got the black screen. I was able to save myself by using

sudo apt-get install kde-full

. What's a better way to get rid of bloat?

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>>55280525
>freedom
>GPL license forces you to publish ALL your project under it should you use a bit of GPL licensed code

>>55280626
to ensure the freedom of your users.
if you are a proprietary fag, just use another license, it is not hard, nobody forces you to use the GPL.

>>55280626
You think that freedom is get freedom-full source code and turn it proprietary?

Is there an "interjection"-style copypasta that we can use to reply to people using the term "open source" when they mean "free/libre and open source" or "FLOSS"?

>>55280667
you could make one out of this: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.en.html

Is there a way to lock firefox addons? I had a bit of a scare, with some website asking me to install some garbage, and now I'm worried something is hidden in my addons somehow.

>>55280641
>>55280650
I'm a freetard in my free time. I use MIT license for my stuff. I don't think it would be for my "freedom" if gnu RMS forces me to use his license should I take inspiration from a code under GPL. Also, if a dude wants to fork me, who am I to force him to use the exact same license?

There's no such ego battle with MIT and BSD hence my personal inclination not to use GPL except if I *really* need it. (Which is the same inclination I have toward proprietary code)

>>55280525
Anyone using KDE Neon?

>>55280724
>the freedom to make users nonfree is pro freedom
this is where we (as in you and me) disagree.

>>55280595
what kind of programs ?
Here's a list of linux programs in general. You should find them on your distribution
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/List_of_applications

>>55280702
I'm at 1300 characters, help me shorten it a bit?
http://pastebin.com/pmsgQzfE

I concluded that HTTPS Everywhere is a piece of shit, because I created new rulesets and they were never approved. Which HTTPS-enabling, open-source addon, should I use in my Firefox?

>>55280889
I'd just like to interject for 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!

>>55280893
you could remove:
>More information on free software and the free software movement can be found on https://www.fsf.org.

i hope this pasta won't be misused.

>>55280889
I'm looking for:
>file recovery (like Recuva on Windows?)
>YouTube Uploader
>Instagram photo downloader
>Facebook photo downloader

>>55280924
I guess, but I'm still at 1500 characters (didn't count spaces earlier).

>>55280934
You should not use YouTube, Instagram or Facebook as those are websites requiring you to run nonfree software to use them as well as spy on you.

I used to use an USB DAC on my raspi mpd server, but now I removed it and switched to the analog jack. However, I thought I reconfigured it all but if I want to change the volume I can't through ncmpcpp.
I have to go to the terminal on the server, do alsamixer -c 0 and then change it.

Any ideas on what's wrong?

>>55280934
>>file recovery (like Recuva on Windows?)
testdisk, ddrecovery, photorec...
>>YouTube Uploader
wget/curl, but avoiding youtube would be the more ethical thing to do.
>>Instagram photo downloader
wget
>>Facebook photo downloader
wget

>>55280934
Try looking at https://alternativeto.net/
You will find alternatives to (almost) any software.
You can also specify Linux to get only Linux programs.

>>55280947
>You should not use YouTube, Instagram or Facebook as those are websites requiring you to run nonfree software to use them
Except they don't?.

>>55280966
>Except they don't?.
except they execute nonfree javascript on your computer.

>>55280893
Hello there! You seem to have used the term "open source".

This term was created by a group of people that did not want to be associated with the free software movement. When I say "free" software (one of the alternatives preferable to "open source"), It's not about price; in that case I would say "gratis", or "free as in free beer". It's about freedom! Is for this that the free software movement is fighting for.

So what is "free" software? Free software is any software, that guarantees the user the four essential software freedoms:
>0. Run the program as you wish.
>1. Study the source code and change it so it does what you wish.
>2. Redistribute exact copies of the program.
>3. Distribute your modified version of the program.

Some people decided that they wanted to restrict the user; but being able to study and modify the "open source" code is not enough! This is directly hurting the cause of the free software movement because it takes away the sociological "freedom" aspect of free software and turns into a technological issue...

So for those reasons I ask that, in the future, you use the terms "free", "free/libre" or, if necessary "FLOSS" (short for "free/libre and open source"), though the latter should still be avoided.

>>55280947
Which nonfree software do I need to use these sites?

>>55280990
All JS engines are open source.

>>55281017
the engines are but the code it executes often isn't, also see >>55280999

>>55280964
I don't know Windows programs to upload to YouTube, and download from Facebook and Instagram.

>>55280999
Nice trips.
Next time maybe clean up the spelling a little bit more and it's good to go.

>>55280990
I don't know how to care about nonfree JS. Are you talking about trackers?

>>55281022
>the code it executes often isn't
You can literally see source code for any JS script in your browser. What are you talking about?

>>55281032
I'm just helping the anon that wasn't really motivated and couldn't make this copypasta shorter.

>>55280999
But remember goyim, you don't need that freedom with other data like art. Exceptions can be made!

philosophical consistency what the fuck is that

>rms
>more like rsm
>real selfish motherfucker

>>55280959
>wget
>non-interactive

How am I supposed to use a program that doesn't interacts with me?

>>55281047
>see
and this is why calling it open source is a retarded idea.

What are the differences between Ubuntu and Debian?

>>55281053
>data-like art

Are you talking about movies, books, etc?

>>55281079
Ubuntu adds patches (that often break things or break themselves) and makes it even more of a point release by not providing updates. to really understand the difference you need to know how the debian development uses the experinental>sid>testing>stable>oldstable chain.

>>55281103
>to really understand the difference you need to know how the debian development uses the experinental>sid>testing>stable>oldstable chain
how does debian development uses the experinental>sid>testing>stable>oldstable chain?

>>55281114
Upstream makes perfectly good software

Debian fucks it up with their shitty patches

The longer it goes without bug reports, the further down in the chain it goes

there is pretty much no serious testing or auditing they just hope it doesn't break since it's been reliable up to this point

debian is the toyota corolla of linux

everything is running fine and then your head gasket blows and leaks flaming passwords everywhere

>>55281140
Why are Debian patches shitty?
Here >>55281103 it was said that Ubuntu patches that are bad!

>>55281166
Because they're patches that upstream, the people who actually know their own codebase somewhat well, rejected for being too shitty.

Hello, I've been using Kubuntu for some time and I have tons of problems with plasma. Moving icons around in dolphin or on the "desktop" is very slow. It seems to move to the cursor basing on coordinates it generated instead of setting position or just using linear interpolation to cursors position. Next problem is lack of support for my VGA adapter. There's something wrong with my GPU and my whole PC loses power when I connect more than one screen to DVI port but it works with DVI + DVI->VGA. I've written data about my screen to that xorg(?) file and it works but sometimes I have to do it again as the file is deleted randomly. Next problem, panels at the bottom are sometimes placed on wrong screen and overlaps each other. Enabling xinerama disables plasma. I'm fixing everything myself as I don't want to go back to Windows, my experience is much nicer on Linux but these problems are not very nice and I would love to get rid of them. Have anyone had similiar difficulties? Should I just get rid of the whole KDE and go back to one of these new Gnome2 forks? Sorry for taking that much of your time and I wish you an amazing day, my friends :)

>>55281207
install gentoo

>>55281207
I'm trying to boot from a live USB at my uni's comp lab. I guessed the bios password, but I can't enable USB recognition.

The BIOS says F5 to enable it, but it doesn't recognise the function keys. Instead says below
Local F1: Help
Remote: F5 = Esc + 5
etc.

How do I input and F5? If I press Esc, it gets out of the menu. Pressing 5 and then Esc seems to do nothing.

What do I do?

>>55281250
Sorry, I didn't mean to quote.
>>55281250

>>55281219
Thank you, friend. I'll check if it runs better.

>>55281140
>>everything is running fine and then your head gasket blows and leaks flaming passwords everywhere
sounds like you never used debian
>>55281114
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-ftparchives
https://www.debian.org/releases/
basically new packages go to experimenta, if they don't break everything they go to unstable/sid, if they don't break anything they go to testing within ~2 weeks, if they don't break anything they make it into stable. this ensures that most/all bugs and problems are known and can be avoided.

>>55281250
usb is usbloat

PXEboot install gentoo

>>55281328
I did

They accidentally openssl. Twice.

>>55281328
So the first guy was dead on? Thanks. I'll install gentoo instead.

>>55281378
this is why you use apt-listbugs
who is "they"? do you know how big the debian community is?

>>55281397
no, he was probably a fedora rawhide or gentoo user. both of these are fine but being completely like upstream is not always the best thing to do, and debian doesn't actually patch a lot, they are known for their fast security updates and patches though. listening to people that are this one-sided is often a very bad idea.
but go ahead and install gentoo (or better funtoo), that is pretty nice as well.

>>55281330
I was looking for a serious reply. I can't boot into the USB unless I enable it from the bios. How do I input F5 into that? It's not getting the F5 key and the instructions are unclear.

>>55280999
10/10 thank you for this delicious pasta.

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Whats wrong with my mate. I run 4 monitors in a 2x2 square config. for some reason when there is a monitor above the one with the MATE panel on it programs start to clip through the panel as seen on the right in the screenshot and at the top. it needs to work how it does on the left. otherwise th eonly way i can close or move programs is to right click them at the bottom.

What's the best way to turn a picture into grayscale in imagemagick?

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Could someone give me a hand with my Bluetooth configuration? I'm trying to transfer files between my Thinkpad and my Android phone by configuring a Bluetooth connection through the CLI. When I issue a 'connect *MAC address*' command I get an error message saying that it failed.

>>55281066
you just tell it what to do.

hello negros, just switched from windolls to xubuntu.
how do i make win + e to go to /home/username like wangdolls?

>>55283218
Settings -> Keyboard
You'll figure it out.

>>55283218
>>>/pol/

>>55283230
woah, it was easier than i expected. thanks.
>>55283233
shut up negro.

>>55283256
Np.
A hint: don't set Super (Windows key) to the xfce appfinder or whisker-menu by itself (like how the start menu opens when you press Win in Windows) because then it'll end up opening whenever you use a shortcut using the Super key. (in Windows the start menu actually opens when you press AND RELEASE the Win key).
I like to have either the appfinder or whisker-menu on Super+R because then it's similar to Windows' Run command.

> Super+R
> type part of application name
> Enter
> Program launched
I don't even use the mouse for the menu anymore and deactivated the Panel I used as a dock. Only have the "taskbar" at the top now.

>>55283324
>Windows key
>Win key
nigger wat

>>55281250
Bamp. Pretty please. This shit is harder than hacking the Gibson.

>>55283401
The key you press to automatically win in video games, scrub.
In GNU/Linux you refer to it as the Super key, or as I've recently taken to calling it, Super plus key. In Windows, it's the Windows key or short: Win key.

>>55283324
thank you. what's the whiskers menu command? i couldn't find it in the keyboard part. win + r starts app finder.

>>55283473
kill yourself dumb tripfag

>>55283489
hey i forgot to delete it

>>55283473
xfce4-popup-whiskermenu I believe.
> literally use duckduckgo for 10 seconds

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>>55283541
oh yeah, thanks. it worked.

>>55283661
> Google
NO

>>55283679
but google gives better results.

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>>55283690
Uh

>>55283717
How do fuck do I make duckduckgo not suck? It can't even find /g/ when I spell it for it.

>>55283806
0) Why would you search for /g/ when you can just enter boards.4chan.org/g in your address bar or have a shortcut or a bookmark?
1) Set your search provider in GNU Icecat (Because that's the browser you're using, right Anon? Right?) to DuckDuckGo (personally I've set it to DuckDuckGo images because most of the time when I'm searching for shit it's images).
2) ???
3) Profit.
Seriously, what's wrong with it other than that you can't just type

[fetish] porn

when you want to have a quick fap?

>>55283831
Learn to read. This thread is about the GNU/Linux system, not just the Linux kernel and its community. Since Dr. Stallman is the driving force behind the GNU project (which has contributed a much larger percentage to the GNU/Linux system) I think it is only fitting to have him as our "mascot".

>>55283835
>you can just enter boards.4chan.org/g in your address bar or have a shortcut or a bookmark?
That's not the issue. The issue is the search engine not being able to find something I'm basically spelling for it. I hate google as much as any other fucker, but I'm not going to use a subpar search engine if it's useless. A lamp without a light bulb sure is eco-friendly, but of no use.

>Seriously, what's wrong with it other than that you can't just type [fetish] porn when you want to have a quick fap?
You can't? What do the brackets do, anyway?

>>55283865
So how do you "spell it for the search engine"?
g, or /g/? Because whoop de fuckin doo, I don't think Jewgle will help you in those cases either.
> what do brackets do anyway
> doesn't even know how to use a search engine
> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE IT IT MUST BE SHIT

>>55283881
Referring to the GNU/Linux operating system as just Linux is harmful to the free software movement and undermines its cause: the user's freedom. If you refuse to call it by its whole name you suggest that the part the GNU project played in the development of the GNU/Linux OS was so minimal it isn't worth mentioning, and that the contribution of a single opportunistic Finn with no interest in software freedom is the single most important thing about the entire system.
Therefore, if you refuse to give the GNU project credit for the work it has done in creating the GNU/Linux operating system, you oppose software freedom and are part of the system that is keeping computer users under the boots of proprietary software developers. Your like are one of the reasons why we still have spyware, security problems in software, inflated software cost and price and unethical distribution practices.

>>55283937
Sorry I triggered you, anon.

TRIGGER WARNING

I google "boards 4chan g", the first result is what I was looking for. Do the same with duckduckgo... and well, shit goes in all fields.

I will try to use searx with proper sources so you can stop being mad.

>doesn't even know how to use a search engine
Knowing the fine details doesn't hinder me from using it. I guess I'll have to Google it since you didn't explain it in your post.

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Reminder we have two threads on /t/ - Torrents

One about ported videogames
>>>/t/707928
>>>/t/707928

And one on tutorial videos for system administration and IT
>>>/t/713097
>>>/t/713097

Also check the list of open source games
https://ghostbin.com/paste/z74bj/raw

>>55284041
>locks down
Jesus christ, please leave the gene pool, retard.

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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.

>>55284041
>>55283881
>>55283831
>tripfag cancer
>shitposts
I'm not surprised.

>>55283937
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as GNU/Linux is in fact GNU. Linux is not part of the operating system itself, but is the kernel that is not covered by the naming system of an operating system as defined by common sense.

Many users run operating systems such as Windows, OSX, and a variant of BSD yet do not use a cumbersome naming system that includes the kernel, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, GNU has been the exception to this for no reason and has just been called "Linux" for no good reason, and many others use the insane, cumbersome term "GNU/Linux", mostly because the GNU project doesn't want you to think that Linux is a part of GNU.

There really is a Linux, and it's not part of GNU, but it's a kernel, and no one really specifies using it. GNU is the OS; the actual base system you interact with, and is useful with any compatible kernel; it can function with many different kernels such as GNU Mach or even kFreeBSD, so the whole system should only specify the kernel when it matters, because all these kernels are really irrelevant regarding GNU.

>>55284068
*whenever you can

>>55283881
gtk and GNOME along with GNOME softwares are all GNU. Grow the fuck up and do some research before you post your spams, weaboo degenerate

>>55284100
You can. You're just to retarded to realize that. Now jump in a lake, and take your disinformations with you, idot.

>>55284041
>not all Linux users care about the FSF
They should, though, because the FSF is fighting for their freedom as well.
> appease Stallmans narcissism
What gave you the idea that he's narcissistic?
> if he wants credit for his work
Which is quite understandable.
> he should let it speak for itself
Because that works so well for proprietary products that never have to resort to advertising, aggressive marketing and lawsuits to get people to buy their shit and willingly give up their freedom.
> not shoehorn a reference to it in front of a common label.
This """common label""" was only applied to the system by journalists with no interest in software freedom and without a clue about the system because the Linux kernel was at the time the newest part of the OS and thus the headline eye catcher. In fact, the GNU system had existed for years before the Linux kernel was "shoehorned" into it; if anything, the fact that we call the OS GNU/Linux now is a compromise in favor of Torvalds.
> open source model is superior to "free" software
How is it superior? It restricts the end user and promotes oppression.
> which locks down the end users choice with their own system
What does that even mean? Under the GPL the end user can at any point in time change any part of his Free system if he so chooses, or have someone else to change it for him. He can then distribute the improved version to everyone that wants it. Alternatively, he can find the improved version someone else already made and install it. Compare with open source, nobody but the original author can distribute versions of the software so if the dev goes under or just can't be arsed to fix his program, every single end user has to change his own system and can't just give his friends the fixed version.

>>55284047
Please add this to the OP, I'm interested but can't torrent at work.

>>55284100
Objectively, literally, factually, absolutely wrong.

>>55283831
Please educate yourself before posting.
You can watch this video to learn the basics about GNU and Linux' relationship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eluzi70O-P4

Hope it helps. Enjoy.

>Use Debian Testing on Dell laptop for a few months
>love it (right amount of packages, decent OSS drivers out the box, *might be autistic but love the logo*, etc.)
>Not completely knowledgeable of Linux, but just enough do most of my taks via CLI (nano, ranger, etc.)

>Decide to use it on my main desktop with an AMD APU
>Install netinst testing, Xfce4/i3 and programs like Firefox and Steam
>Slight audio stuttering every few seconds
>I think the OSS video drivers makes Linux games and compositing software like compton run like horse shit
>So I try to install proprietary video drivers for the solution
>Asks for dependencies already installed, too stupid to know how to fix this weird problem and getting no results on Google
>Okay I'm too stupid and lazy to fix this, maybe I'll just try something like Ubuntu with almost-out-the-box proprietary video drivers

>games run fine I guess, audio still stutters a bit
>Like 2k+ packages installed right off the bat
>my autism can't deal
loonix pls

>>55284150
>Please add this to the OP, I'm interested but can't torrent at work.
I don't know who makes the OP anon, I haven't edit the OP in months now. Maybe he see this and makes the edit.

Also 10/10, great arguments you have and the other anons. Many here are lurkers and try not to talk to the trolls but we share your same opinion.

>>55284171
>I'm too stupid to create packages, enable repos, run the make command and I'm a tech illiterate in general
No need for shaming bro. We all were beginners once.

Could we please stop reply to this cancerous tomato?

>>55284215
I would if I could. The problem is newfriends may read his crap and it may infect their brains.

We need more pasta for such situations.

>>55284215
Although I was thinking the same, the anons are doing good. This cancer has to stop somehow.

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>>55284225

Looks like the problem solved itself.

>>55284225
> We need more pasta for such situations.
You know, I quite enjoy making pastas addressing the trolls and most frequently made "mistakes" people new to the scene make. It's not like the navy seals pasta which is admittedly funny but serves no purpose; the interjection pasta and now the open source / free software pasta are meant to educate as well as entertain with their wording and the images of RMS they evoke. It's like being a mini Stallman.

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Fear the penguin army.

>>55280525
What do you guys think of adding OS flags to /g/?

>>55284340
I've witnessed how bad that turned out on other boards, but seems interesting.

>>55280525
I installed steam on linux and it works,but know I updated something and know it does not even work, how do i debug the issue?

>>55284409
Run Steam from the terminal, usually just by googling the resulting errors you get a ton of answers.

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I recently switched from Xubuntu to Fedora on my T420, and decided to continue using the icon pack I was using which is Numix Circle. The icons changed except for the wireless, volume, and battery indicators remain unchanged. I tried looking but I can't seem to find anything. Is there an option I need to change?

>>55284409
>I installed steam on linux
You fucked up.

I've installed Mint in dual boot

Then I changed the size of Windows 7 partition with gparted and now Windows won't boot.
Any way to fix it?

>>55284473
Get out of here, dank memelord of the chan.

>>55284526
Should we tell anon?

>>55284565
What's /fglt/ stance on Mint? Which one should be the first distro of every newcomer?
https://www.google.es/#q=mint+linux+distro+security

I'd say Fedora, but what the fuck do I know.

>>55284586
It was a website what was hacked, not the distro. So yes, Mint is an option for newcomers.

>>55284619
>>55284586
No.
https://github.com/linuxmint/mintupdate/blob/master/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/rules
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-the-linux-mint-hack-is-an-indicator-of-a-larger-problem/

tl;dr Mint is so extremly shit, it literally blocks updates that "may" break the system, kernel included.

>>55284619
Wasn't one of the the .iso images compromised?

>>55284685
Can you expand on that or explain it in a newcomer friendly way?

Sorry if I sound retarded. I backed a kickstarter once.

>>55284586
Fedora and *buntu spins are both good for newbs.

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>>55280525

>>55284565
Doesn't really matter because I copied all important stuff already. I mostly only browse the web and managed to run my DAW (reaper) in wine so it's good.

>>55284737
Bro, communism is when you must share or you get killed; no freedom and loosing control. Free software is about freedom and having control.

>>55284931
Free software is about not having any rights to your own software aka no control.

>>55284940
Ok kid.

I'm planning to backup my /home directory with the following:

sudo tar -cz /home | gpg --cipher-algo AES256 -c -o home.tgz.gpg

And then save it to an external hard drive
To restore later:

gpg -d your_archive.tgz.gpg | tar xz

Just wondering if this isn't a bad idea, I'm pretty autistic with my data

>>55284985
Duplicity

>>55284940
Wat??

>>55285008
Should I even bother if I don't plan to do incremental or periodical backups?
I'm just traveling elsewhere and want to have a safe copy of my stuff that is easily portable
I'll look into it anyway

Is it possible to force wget to create a file no matter what happens when it tries to download it? I have a script that downloads an image from a webcam every minute and sometimes there are missing images between two of them, say, between image-9000.jpg and image-9001.jpg for example. The ideal solution would be to overwrite the missing image with the previous one (it's for a video so it's no biggie) when it fails, but I think this can't be done.

>>55285075
Maybe use an or?
wget img-9000.jpg || touch img-9000.jpg

for example, if an empty file will work. If not just change that part to copy the previous image or whatever you want

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How does openSUSE Tumbleweed compare to Arch?

So I just upgraded to fedora 24 and dnscrypt isn't playing nice anyomore. I installed it using this script a few months ago. Should I just disregard this script and compile a new version myself or will the problems persist?

>>55285945
whoops, forgot link to script
https://github.com/simonclausen/dnscrypt-autoinstall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9aLiv5M6AQ

>>55285614
It doesn't waste your time setting it up. You can have it up and running with just a few mouse clicks just like ubuntu

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I'm dumb and new to Linux.
I finally learned i3 is the way to go but looking at the rice threads also made me learn...I want it to look fucking sexy.

I managed to [xfce+i3-gaps] with this guide:
http://feeblenerd.blogspot.com/2015/11/pretty-i3-with-xfce.html

Now the problem is...I found yabar: https://github.com/geommer/yabar

I've tried to install it two ways: using a software manager that pulled it off the AUR (tried both the yabar and yabar-git it listed, not at the same time) and the git-clone/sudo make line. It puts it on my computer and I see it's executable but it doesn't run. I've tried turning off xfce-panel/settings, turning off just xfce-panel and seeing if yabar runs...and it just won't. Is the config of i3 conflicting stopping it from running? Am I just installing it wrong? Something to do with xfce being on the system first?

I just want yabar to run...I've be playing with it for about a day or two and just felt like I need some help now. I am using Manjaro if it helps...since you know Linux baby and all.

>>55280525
VLC or MPC-HC? Linux.

>>55286487
mpv

>>55286535
It's mem?

>>55286599
You're mem.

>>55286535
Fuckin retard.

I can't get Anki to boot up on Debian.

>/fglt/
Finally, I'm glad we're back to the right title.

Read this and it told me to install pc bsd or ghost bsd

https://wiki.installgentoo.com/images/1/12/Ospicker.png

I've used linux before in the past but I'm kinda wanting to put it on my laptop.

Only real issue is it has optimus. I want to use it for 3d modeling and coding for the most part.

Tired of windows and I wanna dual boot to do work mostly in linux.

I was also recommended mint but I heard it blocks updates?

So I have this problem: Almost every dns request that it's made fails the first time, apparently because my ISP does not support ipv6, so I disabled it through

/etc/sysctl.conf

But it randomly reactivates itself, maybe when waking up the machine after a suspension, which means I constantly have to issue

sysctl -p

Anyone knows how to prevent this?

>>55287123
It's not a real issue that it has Optimus, simply disable it on your BIOS so that your NVIDIA GPU is always on. Then you can either use the Nouveau open source drivers or the propietary official NVIDIA ones

You could mess around with Bumblebee to get Optimus working but I wouldn't recommend it.

Mint is a good newbie OS. It's based on Ubuntu LTS. It however does by default delay or block certain updates from upstream until they are patched by the Mint team, to ensure compatibility with their distro. You can disable this default behavior and get any and all updates you want though. It's also been criticized because their website was compromised for like one day in February of this year and their ISO was replaced by a backdoored ISO. However they were quick to respond to this, kept the community updated and the security was taken more seriously from then on.

I can't comment on BSD because frankly I've never used it, nor do I plan to, really

Before you make the switch, make sure you will have software to work on Linux. Do you use Blender, or what? If not, could you make the switch to an open source alternative?

And also, you can dualboot with Windows but consider if it's really worth it. I'm more of a "go big or go home" kinda guy. Dualbooting gives you some annoying quirks (like the system clocks of Windows and Linux disagreeing, so you have to tell Windows to use UNIX time with a short registry edit - still annoying), and besides ask yourself if you're really going to use both OS's or if you would be better served with one.

For example on my work laptop I only use Debian, but on my desktop at home I dualboot Debian with a small Windows partition for like 8 games. And I only go on Windows for those games, absolutely everything else is done on Debian.

>>55287248
>>55287123
(and I should mention, those 8 games aren't compatible on Linux - all the other ones I play on Linux. I've been too lazy to attempt a GPU-passthrough but that's totally doable as well)

>>55287248
I will still need windows for very specific apps. I will basically only be running it for short and rare tests so I'll keep it on there just for that. Otherwise I'm not going to be using it for anything that isn't a game or something like that.

I have substance painter which now supports linux and blender so I should be fine.

I do use 3ds max and maya as well. I know maya has a 64 bit version on windows and 3ds max has been tested compatible with wine.

>Start installing openSUSE Leap onto laptop
>Configure my wireless internet connection three times throughout the process
>It continues to say it isn't configured

The only warning it gave me was the lack of a host name, which I took care of. It was able to find my network and put the key in. Should I just connect my laptop to the router with an ethernet cable for the setup, then configure the wireless connection after everything else is set up?

(I accept that there's likely some obvious thing I'm missing - I've only used Ubuntu and its derivatives up until now but I want to move away from that)

>>55287319
Upon further looking, maya has native linux support so I think I should be fine for the most part with my workflow now.

>>55287322
I've never tried openSUSE so I can't help you too specifically, but yeah, maybe try an ethernet cable for now to get through the install and then tinker around to get the wi-fi working after it's done.

>>55287348
>>55287319
Wonderful! that's great then

If you're interested in having finer control over things than you would on Mint or Ubuntu, maybe look into trying Debian Testing/Sid (since you said you've used Linux before). It might require some extra reading and configuring, but it's really really nice when you have it set up.

If not, Ubuntu or Mint are great too

>>55287399
Thanks, I'm gonna go ahead and start reading on them and deciding on what I'll finalize on.

I do like my fine tuned os so Debian might be the one for me.

>>55280525
where is a good guide to learning to make bash scripts?I just want to make an image to webm script

>>55280626
If you are the original creator, nobody forces you to GPL your work. But if you want others to contribute or collaborate, then it's just the ticket.

>>55287219
On most routers you can disable ipv6. You could try doing so and see if the problem persists. Do you use dnscrypt?

>>55287604
>image to webm
Man ffmpeg

>>55287896
i understand the variable and how to make it,but i thought a script would streamline mass converision

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What hotkeys do you guys use for i3?

I'm currently using the Super key as Mod, but it's turning out to be really uncomfortable for me because my thumb ends up curled into my palm, or my left hand has to awkwardly move way more to the left from the home row.

Also, how do you enable the NumPad keys to also count as workspace shortcuts?

Share any tips you want for i3 in general as well.

>>55288006
i3 is overrated. There are better tiling wms.

>>55288037
Your opinion is noted

>>55288048
Thanks.

>>55284985
What should I for backups? I just

rsync -avh --delete /home/anon /mnt/backup/

twice a day through cron. Should I use compression or something? I feel like I'm doing it wrong.

I don't know what distros to get.

Here's my situation:
I'm a decently competent linux user already, I've installed Gentoo and such. I have a work laptop (my personal laptop, but I'm using it for work because work can't get me a computer yet) and a home laptop. The home laptop is a high power gaymen laptop with absolutely monsterous specs for the time I bought it. The work laptop is a first gen acer chromebook.

I want to minimize bloat on both, but I also want to keep their environments somewhat synced. I also want maximum gaymen power on the home laptop (NVIDIA GPU obviously).

Since I don't really need much for the work laptop and I can't get on the company network with it anyway (using my phone's data), I plan to make and update a liveusb and boot off that.

So which distros should I be looking at here? Strongly considering Arch for the home laptop at the moment just due to the NVIDIA AURs, but compiling a system with USE flags just for the chromebook might make things run smoother.

Or am I just overthinking this?

I got my first Thinkpad 30 minutes ago.
I want to dual boot Windows 7 and Debian.
What should I do? I never dualbooted. And which DE would you people recommend for a T420?

>https://launchpad.net/~mc3man/+archive/ubuntu/trusty-media

>*Please note that if using this ppa I would *not* try upgrading to 14.10/15.04, ect. Do a fresh install instead. The intent here is just for users wishing to stay on 14.04*

Can somebody explain why the warning is there? What can exactly break while upgrading?
I've installed ffmpeg from that source

>>55288446
>DE for a T420
Literally any. It's capable enough.
Source: I have Debian Sid on a T420

Think on what you want to use Windows for and what you want to use Debian for, and resize your Windows partition accordingly to make room for Debian.

You will have to edit a registry thing in Windows to make it keep UNIX time, otherwise you'll get an annoying warning saying that the hardware time is in the future when booting into the other OS. This is easy to do.

I'd encourage you to only get Debian on it, but if you really must dualboot, then on with it

>>55288441
>Or am I just overthinking this?
Yes, you are

I don't blame you though, I also derive pleasure from worrying about pointless things like that, along with distraction from my actual problems in life

>>55288446
Flip a coin. They're the same shit pretty much.

what you want to do is install windows FIRST, use advanced partitioning to reserve a partition for debian, then install debian later. Windows' installer likes to erase your boot entries for linux, or if you're not using UEFI, it'll just erase the MBR entirely. It's kind of a cunt that way.

>>55287877
Apparently the router doesn't even support IPv6, no mention of it at all in the configuration page. DHCP only gives IPv4. But somehow the NIC acquires amn IPv6 address after disabling it

>>55288446
Always remember to install Windows first and debian after

>>55288495
I would go full Debian, but I visit my family a lot and they usually organize LAN partys and such in the town (It's a really really small place), also, I can't stand GIMP, I'm too used to Photoshop.

>>55288546
Which partition tool would you recommend?

>>55288627
Do you have Windows 7 installed already?

>>55288707
It came with Windows 7 preinstalled, yes, but I'm planning in formating

>>55288627
(not same guy) I recommend gparted live. It's a linux distribution that you install on a usb key and boot on it. Everything it has is a partiotioning tool that is good

>>55288727
Check if your T420 has UEFI enabled. I think mine does

If it does, install Windows in UEFI mode (or does win 7 lack that? I forget)

Oh, well then just do a clean Windows install, and when prompted to choose partitions for it, delete all of them and remake them with sizes you feel are appropiate. Leave the other unallocated big chunk of space after the Windows thing.

Then when you install Debian, partition up that unallocated chunk into a / (root) partition, a swap partition and a /home partition. Whichever it is, UEFI or MBR, your boot info will get saved in the partition created by Windows so it can start GRUB.

>>55283679
be mad freefag

>>55288965
cuck spotted

>>55281076
this
You don't even fully have Freedom 0.
All you're allowed to do with it is let it run as part of the page.

And let's not forget that many times the JS is minified, obfuscated and/or the output of a transcompiler, making it as useful as machine code.

Guys I have a question.

I have Debian w/GNOME installed

I just recently installed i3 as well, and I can see it in my login menu like expected. But I was wondering:

Is it possible to have Debian boot into GNOME without showing the login screen, but boot into i3 if a modifier key is pressed during boot? Without having to show the login screen or select anything manually, just holding a key down while it boots.

And if so, how could I do that?

i have a system copy in a catalog. can i use it as a source in dd?

is there anything else to BunsenLabs/Crunchbang than Debian + sudo aptitude install openbox tint2 ?

Is it possible to mount another drive to the same directory?

>>55289222
Yes.

>>55289233
What?

>>55289158
You could make the display manager automatically start into a custom X session that checks if the key is being held down and sources the GNOME or i3 sessions accordingly.

Can't say specifics while I'm on my phone.

>>55289237
https://www.bunsenlabs.org/

Should TAILS be installed in a read-only CD, or is a USB stick just fine?

>>55289306
Don't ask 4keks. Follow the guide on the site.

Is there a reason some people use Kali Linux as their main operating system? To me it just seems dumb but i don't know if they're actually security professionals or not. It seems to be only useful during a security audit and in that case you can turn almost any GNU/Linux distribution into one.

>>55289575
Script kiddies thinking they're leet

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Is there any way to make the thinkpad volume keys (and also the brightness keys) to trigger a script when pressed?

I'm running i3 and I would like to press the volume keys for example and make hem run a script that changes the volume value in the i3bar instead of having a script running in intervals checking the actual volume.

Same thing with brightness, instead of having the script running in the background checking from time to time the brightness setting, I would like the keypress to trigger the script to change the value only if pressed.

>>55289575
It's useful in a VM as "swiss knife" for pentesting, but as main OS - nah. If you fall in love with a program you can just install it on your main distro.

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how do i make this piece of shit look prettier? link me a guide please.

>>55289889
If you want it to look pretty, you made a mistake in choosing Xfeces
Even heavy ricing will still carry its mark

>>55289872
Does anything speak against it? Isn't Kali just debian with additional repos?

>>55289975
You have them mixed up, Kali is based on Ubuntu - TAILS is based on Debian

anyone have a good screenshot program for linux that works simliarly to windows 10's "snipping tool"?
i.e. you open it, select a region, and then it opens a window to ask where to save it

>>55289984
gnome-screenshot -a
or just

import +repage screenshot.png

I'm searching for a good tool to monitor my network traffic. Is there something comfy like htop?

Next to this, is there something like a "personal firewall", showing current connections and if desired, blocking those?

>>55289889
Look at the installgentoo wiki or unixporn. You can rice XFCE just fine.

>>55289984
If you absolutely need a clone, you can try Shutter.

>>55289575
Get blackarch. It's even more 1337 than Kali.

>>55290025
What does +repage do?

>>55290111
+repage updates the layer geometry. Without it, the layer is out of bounds when you open the result in image editors like GIMP.

>>55290069
>>55290025
thanks for suggestions, i like the way gnome-screenshot works

>>55289158
>>55289251
On second thought, that's not a very good idea, since you'd have to be holding the key the moment the X session starts, at the end of the boot process.

If you want a fire-and-forget kind of setup and you're not scared of fiddling around GRUB's configuration, you could use GRUB's keystatus command to conditionally add a custom boot argument, which you could then look for in your custom X session.

Boot args can be read from /proc/cmdline btw.

Alternatively, you could do the same thing but with different GRUB menu entries for GNOME and i3.

You should probably try this kind of stuff in a VM first, and always keep a live CD on hand in case you screw it up.

What distro would you folks recommend JUST for learning and getting used to bash? Without any additional bloating crap, and that can easily run on a shitty VM box.

I just tried Fedora and absolutely hated it. Too much crap I'll never use making it run real slow. I have Kali that I'll use for learning purposes later on, but I don't want to fuck with that until I know exactly what I'm doing.

>>55290431
If you don't want a GUI, just install Debian normally and don't choose to install any desktop environment.
If you want a lightweight GUI, install LXDE or Xfce on Debian.

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How do I get a GTK icon theme to apply to Qt applications? The Arch wiki says
>If you are not using GNOME, run gconf-editor, look under desktop > gnome > interface for the icon_theme key and change it to your preference.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Uniform_look_for_Qt_and_GTK_applications#Using_a_GTK.2B_icon_theme_in_Qt_apps

But when I run gconf-editor, there is no "desktop" section anywhere (pic related).

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>>55290510
>Debian
Alright, I'll give it a go. I was thinking about it, too. Thanks, mate.

>>55290517
Run the commands given

>>55290588
There are no commands given.

>>55290601
Used your link bro
Read what you linked

>>55290609
I have.

>>55290620
Then you're dense as fuck, and this endevour is not for you.

>>55290628
That section literally has two sentences and the only command it instructs you to run is gconf-editor.

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>>55290671
I fixed the problem. It turned out what I actually needed to do was use qtconfig-qt4, not, as that section suggested, gconf-editor.

I'm pretty annoyed with myself because I actually opened that application earlier and selected the "GTK+" option, but because the window decoration in the example picture didn't look anything like my theme (pic related) I thought it wasn't the right thing to do so I cancelled it without actually trying it.

Has anyone here managed to get openSUSE working in a dual boot configuration with a Windows OS installation? Were there additional steps you had to take aside from a normal openSUSE installation?

I'm asking because I'm trying to do exactly that, and I'm not sure what I've done wrong. Got a "Multiple Active Partitions" message and checked that out with a Kubuntu live USB, tried changing the boot flags, and my Win7 partition defaults to being the only one with a boot flag regardless of what I set to boot on the live USB. I have yet to actually get _into_ openSUSE at this point.

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Is there any way to change the titlebar height of gnome apps like nautilus? I found out how to change it for the titlebars of non-gnome apps, as you can see in the screenshot with konsole, but it doesn't apply to the other titlebars.

Does the CPU require proprietary drivers in Ubuntu? I see something in the additional drivers thing that says "Processor microcode firmware for AMD CPUs", how is my computer even working without using my CPU driver?

>>55291208
It's not a driver.
It's microcode firmware, which your CPU already comes with but can be updated by the OS, which is what that package is supposed to do.

>>55291024
maybe dconf-tools or something similar?

What's the /g/ recommended text-based browser? I like w3m because of the mouse support but it's pretty much abandonware and it has KDE conflicts

>>55291408
Lynx is nice.

Getting shitty read/write speeds. They max out at 2M/s when its sata3 6.
There are no buffer i/o errors and smart shows nothing out of the ordinary.
What do

>>55289784
sxhkd

What happened that made the gnome devs go full retard?

>>55291408
They're all shit.
I only use them when everything else fails, but when I do, it's elinks or eww.

>>55290772
holy shit thanks anon, had some ugly qt applications that i eventually got used to, but now they look better.

>>55281328
Hey, Ubuntu doesn't do this?

>>55282834
But it will not interact with me!

>>55291390
I've looked through it but can't find anything. Maybe I've missed it, though.

i just put a 1080p screen in my 12.5" laptop and everything is just a little too small. i tried switching to the hidpi mode but it makes everything big as fuck like it's meant for 4k or something. also tried scaling the font up which is fine but i'd like to make the panel and everything a little bigger.

is there a way to just scale everything up like 25%? i'm using cinnamon on manjaro

>>55293233
You need to edit your xft-settings.sh to change the dpi you want

>>55280934
all on github

>>55286348
read it

https://github.com/geommer/yabar

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>>55280525
I got a free t400 from work today. I am currently Librebooting it.

Now I will have a libre x200 and t400. I think my t500 is libreboot compatible as well.

>>55293348
can you copy and paste yours here? i didn't have an xft-settings.sh file so i need to make one i guess

>>55288095
unless you're logging, there's no reason to use -v and -h on a non-interactive job
besides that, that's just fine for a simple mirror
if you want a bit of compression, consider making the backup drive btrfs with zlib compression enabled

>try to switch resolution on ZSNES
S E G F A U L T
>have the audacity to try playing autismcraft
J A V A S E G F A U L T

just fuck my shit up, family

I'm running i3 on arch, and I just installed cinerella to edit videos. When I open it, it takes up all my monitors, and freezes input (can't move mouse, mod+shift+q and ctrl+alt+f{2-6} do nothing)

>>55294191
>openGL

>>55294191
>zsnes
are you using a pentium 1?

Deciding partitioning scheme. Any recommendations? I have 45 GB of disk space, dual-booting along your preffered botnet SO. I have another NTFS partition for my files. Was wondering if I could put /home on that partition or I'd have to change filesystem. Also, I will be able to change partition sizes after the installation, right?

>>55294349
fartpad x201, integrated intel GPU supports only openGL 2.1, which it turns out precludes me from doing 99.99% of the things i would be doing while my desktop rig was alive

>>55294350
>I have another NTFS partition for my files. Was wondering if I could put /home on that partition
i wouldn't recommend it, NTFS doesn't support unix permissions (which might break some things), plus the performance isn't as great as a native filesystem since ntfs is supported by FUSE, not the kernel
>I will be able to change partition sizes after the installation, right?
yes

>>55294362
you should at least be using snes9x/next, zsnes is not a very accurate emulator, it's main advantage was that it was fast... in the 90's

>>55294403
>you should at least be using snes9x/next, zsnes is not a very accurate emulator, it's main advantage was that it was fast... in the 90's
i'm mostly using it because it was in the official repo, and because it's kind of nostalgia-inducing, from when i used to use it... in the 90's

>>55294403
Can I move /home after the installation process, or reassign it to another partition? Was thinking of changing filesystem to fat or something that can be understood by linux and windows to make it a shared partition. Thank you for the help.

>>55280650
Freedom is the ability to do whatever with the source, so yes, if that's what you want.

The reason Stallman had such a hard time coming up with a synonym for his "freedom" (and why he couldn't find one in the English language and had to go for "muh libre") is that the way he uses "freedom" is really the opposite of the actual meaning of freedom.

Fortunately, "libre" is free of connotations for English speakers so he was able to pretend it fit.

tldr freedom = "do whatever the fuck you want" and GPL != "do whatever the fuck you want" ergo GPL != freedom

>>55294552
Yeah, but obviously back up because partition stuff is always sketchy.

Does anyone know what all software Ubuntu Minimal comes with? Is it just terminal and drivers like Arch, or does it come with stuff like a wifi daemon?

I do not want to have to deal with uninstalling unity and all the shit like libreoffice that comes with ubuntu.

>>55294928
I can't speak for Ubuntu desu but Debian minimal had the necessary stuff for WiFi so I would assume Ubuntu minimal would too.

>>55294928
!! http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/ubuntu-minimal !!

>>55293394
These are not programs, only programs source-codes.

>>55295000
That doesn't say anything

>>55295018
!! The http://askubuntu.com/questions/24638/ubuntu-minimal-and-must-have-packages !!