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What's the best way to update a package compiled from a github repo? Do I have to compile it again from scratch?
>>55316651
Yes. It's a good idea to have a .git directory somewhere at home. If you're on Arch, there are -git packages in the AUR for some selected programs.
So I have this VM (this is booting from the live DVD in the .iso file), and as you can see I made the HDD file bigger, but I need to add that new space to the partition and I just don't know how to do it. I think that both the unallocated space and the partition need to be next to each other but the swap partition is on the way and it seems that I can't just get rid of it and create another one later. How can I fix this mess?
bc -l <<< "scale=100; 4*a(1)"
>>55316617
>update
>spend 72 hours compiling
I've used a handful of distros in the past namely, crunch bang, watt-OS and debian and I want something different. I was wondering if anyone could give me some recommendations?
>>55317195
OpenSUSE is nice
>>55316617
You could help making one.
>>55316703
Protip: users of any distro can use the pkgbuild in the aur to compile their stuff.
>>55317195
GuixSD, parabola, debian sid, lfs
What's the difference between qemu-kvm and qemu-x86_64 -enable-kvm?
>buy SSD for my Thinkpad
>make an image of my old partition on HDD with dd and copy it to my PC
>dd it into a partition on the SSD from the PC
>everything is write-protected
>system starts very slowly (I suppose it has problems with not being able to modify anything)
>on the third startup it said it couldn't do stuff and wanted me to run fsck (it was on the raminitfs stage or something)
>so I ran it
>no more write-only errors
>the startup still took over a minute (it was doing some startup job (iirc) and had time limit of 1:30)
Wat do I do? I'm updating it right now hoping it will fix stuff
I just started using MATE and since then, resizing the chromium window leaves leftover edges. Is there a way to fix it?
i need halp guise
>>55315488
how do i fix this on xubuntu? i want the small pictures like windows. being able to edit/delete files would be also nice.
>>55317562
you need to 4k align the image when moving from hdd to ssd
>>55317828
>>55317639
add a trailing slash to /yada/a
rsync -r /yada/a/ /yada/b
>>55317828
the easiest thing to do is just use your file manager and drag and drop it into the file upload box
there are patches out there but you are on your own
I have two patches in the build dir, using patch -Np0 < patch.patch, fails to patch.What am i missing?
>>55317562
You dont mirror a hdd to an ssd.
The partition tables are aligned differently.
>>55317828
> Filepicker pasta (GTK2 only!):
Tippers:
https://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/jkisielewicz/gtk2-filepicker-iconview/
Amazuntu:
https://launchpad.net/~helkaluin/+archive/ubuntu/gtk2-filechooser-iconview
Arsch Linux:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gtk2-patched-filechooser-icon-view/
Absolute Madmen:
https://gist.github.com/ahodesuka/01213036b58e510dc074
https://gist.github.com/ahodesuka/49c1d0eea4b64f24c4c7
>>55318814
>>55318090
I didn't copy the whole disk, only one partition. Does it make it better?
>>55319037
Read:
>>55318814
>>55318161
thanks
>>55318965
what do
>>55319077
What I found is that partition table stores information about partitions so I suppose it's not a part of any partition. What I did is I first copied just a single partition to a file ( dd if=/dev/sda1 of=[...]partition.img ), then copied it to a new partition (which I just created) on the new disk ( dd if=[...]/partition.img if=/dev/sda1 bs=64K ). There shouldn't be anything wrong with the partition table now, should there? Please explain further if I'm wrong.
>>55319205
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Partitioning#Partition_alignment
Is there a good fix for the volume being super low compared to Windows? I know you can boost the volume up to 153% in the sound settings, which is adequate, but I can only go up to 100% using my laptop's volume keys, which is annoying.
Using Cinnamon on Ubuntu.
>>55319263
Okay, the partition is aligned. The problem was an out-dated swap UUID in /etc/fstab. Now the startup is fine, but there are still a few problems remaining so I'm considering a fresh install anyway.
Thanks for help.
>>55319143
install Microsoft Windows of course.
If your linux is so good then why there less than 1% of all steam users that are actually using it ?
>>55319861
Installing random malware wount solve his problem.
>>55321468
Because gaymers are retarded and thus linux isn't meant for them?
>>55319143
install the specific x86_64 version lmao
>>55321525
Sup newfriend.
>>55321468
5/10 image still triggers me.
>>55321544
sorry, I have steam in my OP filters so I was never exposed to the meme
>>55321579
Just filter by image-md5: /wOHhs/wFWbIjgB4U7X3bwg==/
>>55321525
>linux
>high performance applications
pick one
>>55321646
nice b8
>>55321468
Granted, it's 5/10 disinformation.
But I guess everone with a little bit brain will realize that it's just trolling.
- left side: app1, app2, app3, app4, app5, etc
- right side "application"
:^)
>>55316544
Oh, that's Yokohama, I was at that exact spot before
>tfw missed linux qt
>>55321646
>>55321646
What OS is used on 98% of supercomputers?
hint: it's not windows
Reminder we have two threads on /t/ - Torrents, and one thread on /vg/ - Video Game Generals
Ported videogames (torrents)
>>>/t/707928
>>>/t/707928
Training videos for GNU/Linux (torrents)
>>>/t/713097
>>>/t/713097
GNU/Linux gaming
>>>/vg/146913224
>>>/vg/146913224
Also check the list of open source games
https://ghostbin.com/paste/z74bj/raw
>>55321735
HPC is only about pure computation: programs barely rely on the os features. it's totally irrelevant to the peasant who is concerned by high performance interactive applications. don't fell for the linux meme.
>>55321799
>what is a kernel
>>55321799
The network that assigns tasks to a supercomputer (what people use) is a Linux network. Try to estimate how many science departments use Windows over Linux networks. It's funny that you think there is a competition in practical application of those systems.
Bumping for answers for this question >>55316735
>>55316735
> I think that both the unallocated space and the partition need to be next to each other
AFAIK, yes, that is the case.
>but the swap partition is on the way and it seems that I can't just get rid of it and create another one later.
I'm pretty sure you can. Never did it myself, but I think either:
1 - Unmount swap
or
1- Boot from a liveCD with Gparted or whatever partition editor you like best
Then:
2- Delete swap
3- Expand your partition
4- Create new swap partition/file (or don't)
5- Adjust your fstab accordingly
Should do it.
>>55322349
Can I just unmount swap while booting normally?
>>55322432
You can. Just swapoff -a away
Can someone point me to a distro/version that would 100% boot from a usb drive in a 1.9ghz pentium 4?
No luck with lubuntu and slacko, they crash/freeze after loading
>>55322515
Ok, I did that but it won't let me move the partitions, just resize them. When I took that screenshot I was booting from the liveCD but the swap partitions were locked, I was not allowed to delete them, so what should I do now?
I"m beginning to think my microphone isn't supported properly by alsa.
Iv'e tried every setting in alsamixer and pavucontrol under linux for the microphone and the best i can hear (with loopback module on) is static when I physically touch the microphone's cable. Ironically the shitty apple headphones work fine, and the buil't in mic as well. Iv'e also made sure the microphones physically work on my android phone. Is there any thing else I could try?
>>55322605
No particular clue why your partition manager of choice won't let you mess with a partition even when it's not mounted. If it doesn't give you any clue then I'm out of ideas.
hi guys.
just installed 16.04 on a new ssd, for reasons unknown i put encryption on the whole disk
now i wanna put win10 on the same ssd, but i cant repartition the one huge partition ubuntu made by itself, and that it know uses as root
(it didnt allow me to continue installing after i made a partition table on my own, cause the uefi error dialog wouldnt close, so i let it do it alone)
so now my sda1 is luks crypt, and gparted cant partition it
should i clean install again and try to avoid the error, and partition it myself, or maybe just turn off the crypt option in the installation, or should i boot from liveusb, gparted from there, after i >cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda1 crypt
and then i backup, partition and put the system back into root the way it was?
now honestly ill probably nuke the disc and then clean install on it after i first partition it from live usb, all my data is backed up on an old hdd already
but if i am missing something easier pls do tell me
>"Linux can't do games"
>"GPL has no quality projects"
>memes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6ZjJUZ3s0Y
>>55323253
> people usually recommend letting windows do its thing and fuck around with the boot manager first, and then trying to install linux afterwords...
>>55322724
bump
>>55323260
Oh look, it's Quake 2. If only we had a game like that.
>>55323434
i need a linux, win is not something i need that much
but i sense that win is gonna fuck me hard
How do I stop my system volume from jumping to 100% when a notification pops up?
>>55323541
well windows is usually the problem with dual booting. So if you have everything backed up and some time i would do that.
>>55323542
Do you use pulseaudio? If so, think that might be happening because you have flat-volumes on and your system notifications volume is set to 100%.
Either set your notifications volume to something lower or disable flat-volumes.
>>55317406
qemu-kvm has been removed and its functionality has been integrated into qemu. Use the second command
will linux ever support virtual reality ?
>>55323647
The HTC Vive will. They were going to have day 1 support, but it seems to be taking longer.
>>55323640
thanks
>>55323739
they probably dropped it when they saw the mess that x11 is.
>write .net application
>try to use it in Linux
>measurestring keeps giving 0 width sizes so the UI is all fucked up
>anchors and docks are all fucked up
>message boxes don't have text when they pop up
Did Microsoft release anything for Linux? mono is fucking garbage.
>>55323803
Is X11 really that big of a mess compared to other window systems?
>>55324140
Depends on what GPU you use, you should make a new thread with the OP containing your graphics card and the actual question.
>>55323803
The source engine already has great GNU/Linux support though. Most of the demand for VR is windows though. When I eventually get a VR headset I will probably use it through my GPU passthrough. I will probably want more that 4 cores for that though, so that I can dedicate more for the VM.
>>55324055
But anon, mono IS Microsoft. At least now it is.
>>55324140
>window systems
>X11
Part of the problem is that X11 has grown wildly and does far more than that. As one of the guys who worked on it and is now in Wayland puts it, if what X11 does can be put in few, clear words at all then it is "really bad interprocess communication".
>>55324262
>mono IS Microsoft
>Sponsored by Microsoft
It really isn't, and it's fucking garbage right now. If I can't take a fucking application off my Windows machine and see the same thing when I run it with mono, it's shit. It's not even not the same thing either, it's fucking no where near what it should be.
help
>>55324164
I actually want to use VR simply as a superior display. The ultimate display with 360 degrees view angle. Who needs 3 screens when you can have just one goggles?
>>55324328
>current year
>using feh
>>55324282
Mono is mantained by Xamarin, which was bought by Microsoft, to make it perfectly clear. And AFAIK Xamarin doesn't have any other product targetting desktop Linux, meaning you're out of luck.
Debian or ubuntu? I really like debian from what I've seen but I'm concerned that my ineptitude may cause problems down the line.
Also, what the fuck is all this about desktop environments? I roughly get the concept but I don't understand a lick about whether KDE or Xfce is better for what I want
>>55324436
what pixel-perfect image viewer do you use, then, faggot?
>>55324426
I have thought about that too. Once the resolution on VR headsets is better that could be amazing.
>>55324521
ubiuntu is for newbies, and has actual ISOs for other desktop environments.
Debian has none by defaut, you must choose to install it. It's also chronically outdated due to the fact that it is primarily a server OS.
>>55323622
Settings says I'm using Phonon.
fedora's installer is hot garbage
>>55324521
Uh, none. But if I really had choose between any of the two I'd go Debian.
>Also, what the fuck is all this about desktop environments?
Once there was Gnome and KDE, life was simple. Torvalds said whoever used Gnome was stupid because KDE was so much better. Then KDE done fucked up and Torvalds abandoned it, at least for some time. But in another plot twist Gnome done fucked up and a lot of guys started making their own DEs based on GTK2 and whatnot, leading us to the current situation.
>I don't understand a lick about whether KDE or Xfce is better for what I want
Then try both and come to your own conclusion. You can very well have multiple DEs installed and switch between them as you see fit until you settle on whatever works best for you.
>>55324732
There were always a ton of DE's its just when they went full retard with gnome 3 the others got more popular
>>55324714
is this ANOTHER audio layer in linux? fucking topkek
(Debian 8 question) Where can I enable non-free programs through synaptic? I want to enable it to be able to download "iwlwifi" drivers. I go to settings -> repositories->? I tried to do it through the command line, but I cannot /etc/apt/source.list, because every time I try it, it denies me (Permission Denied). If there's a way to type in the command line then awesome (if you could instruct me on how exactly it should be typed it would be of great helpf or a linux newbie like me). Thanks in advance.
>>55325098nano /etc/apt/source.list
>>55316544
who is this jap fap or chink kink?
>>55325117
>source.list
lel
>>55325147
superb feeling
>>55325117
Awesome, got in, now how am able to download the iwlwifi drivers through here?
>>55324565
literally every random image viewer shipped with your DE is better than feh
>>55324565
mpv for all media
>>55325098
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
add "contrib" and "nonfree" after "main"
ctrl+x
enter
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install firmware-linux-nonfree
>>55325246
I use it for GIFs and it kills the CPU with static images. fuck that shit.
>>55325294[media.loop]
loop-file="inf"
[extension.gif]
profile="media.loop"
[extension.webm]
profile="media.loop"
>>55325221
good, I just started my fourth trimester of the linux audio stack
>>55325211
appendcontrib non-freeafter main. Thensudo apt update.
>>55325261
Thanks anon, I will report later with the results. One question, should I need to download ssh before doing all this?
>>55325356
why?
>>55325344
>>55325261
damn it, i was so sure it was nonfree
>>55325356
use non-free
>>55325322
did you even read what I said?
>>55325368
because for some reason, sudo tells me I am not part of "sudo" eventhough I installed it. What is the correct way of getting sudo to work? Thanks a lot for the help anons.
>>55325392
No, I posting random solutions to random questions for the LULZ.
>>55325407
if you selected a root password during the install sudo is not confgured by default, you can use su to get access.
su
adduser <your username> sudo
>>55325392
>0% cpu usage
htop doesn't even detect it for me.
How to change or disable the sudo timeout?
>>55325363
that was sweet of you to send your mom to get me! she might be coming home later than expected tho, if you 'catch' my drift
>>55325505
sudo visudo
Defaults env_reset,timestamp_timeout=30
30 is timeout in minutes
I'm working on getting pci passthrough working on my desktop.
I'd like to pass through a NIC along with the GPU so I don't have to fuck around with VM networking, and get better performance for stuff like steam in-home streaming.IOMMU group 10
03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) [8086:108c] (rev 03)
04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:109a]
which one of these do I pass through? I would assume it doesn't matter, but it also could.
>>55325630
did you give any rules to ufw?# ufw allow http
>>55325616
Thanks buddy.
>>55325630
is it a simple service or forking? if it's simple, it will just start ufw and go back to being inactive
>>55325743
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW
did you enable it
Hello, /g/.
Is it possible to properly chroot into Arch from Gentoo live CD?
I tried mounting disk, dev, sys and proc and then chroot and install GRUB.
GRUB reports it installed successfully, but my PC isn't booting.
I have no other PC so I can't use boot repair.
Only distro I have is Gentoo.
And I'm not planning installing it now because I'm still researching on Gentoo.
>>55325797
you need to mount /boot or /boot/efi too depending on your partition table
>>55325820
Boot is on the same partition as root directory. Does that matter? I can't find a way to mount it...
>>55325935
then that's fine, but what about your efi? is this a legacy BIOS or EFI system?
>>55325953
I don't have EFI partitions. But I don't have GRUB legacy package either (and I've reinstalled Grub previously)
I want to into linux drivers.
I've been using linux (mint) as my main OS for years, but have never done any linux programming (I know C, though).
What's the best way for me to start?
For now, I've started reading Advanced Linux Programming, but I would like to hear /g/'s most esteemed opinions.
Thanks in advance, /fglt/!
>>55325797
you say you installed grub, but did you update it (i.e. generate the config file)?
>>55325624
following https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PCI_passthrough_via_OVMF#Setting_up_an_OVMF-based_guest_VM
I get pic related
last time I did this, I didn't need OVMF, since seabios or whatever worked just fine
>>55326178
>>55326020
better yet can you just print the output of:
sudo grub2-install /dev/sda
sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
assuming your boot device is sda
>>55326178
I did. It found Windows 8.1 partition but it also prompted me with some errors. Hang on, will post picture.
>>55326203
Will do.
>>55326203
>>55326178
This is an output. See, it didn't find Arch.
And when I reboot it PC just shuts down and says there was no booting option.
>>55326301
you are using lvm partitions, which means you need the appropriate lvm software/drivers to access the arch partitions
>>55326301
>Some have reported that other distributions have trouble finding Arch Linux automatically with os-prober. If this problem arises, it has been reported that detection can be improved with the presence of /etc/lsb-release. This file and updating tool is available with the package lsb-release in the official repositories.
>>55326316
>>55326203
>>55326178
Good Lord! I entered cfdisk to prove this guy I didn't have LVM partitions, I desperately flagged Windows partitions as bootable and rebooted and IT FUCKING WORKED!!!
I don't know how and I don't care, but I'm not an atheist anymore.
Thank you /fglt/ so much for helping me!!!
>>55325797
You need an arch ISO, far as I know. there's a special arch-chroot command, but I don't know what it does.
you should be able to just wget an ISO and dd it.
>>55326472
I didn't have internet in Gentoo live CD for some reason, but it's over now.
IIRC arch-chroot is simple script that just mounts disk, dev, sys and proc. Just as I've done it by hand.
This is how I miraculously fixed it >>55326422
Again, thank you everyone for help. You guys are the best.
I have an X220 with Windows 8 installed on a 64GB SSD. I have a 16GB flash drive that I would like to install Ubuntu on separately. I have a live ubuntu on a separate flash drive, and would like to install to my target flash drive without affecting my windows 8 installation. Will what I have in pic related do this?
What is sda and sdb?
>>55325630
Because you're an idiot. You need to enable ufw itself too, not just the service file. It's explained in every single ufw guide.
>>55326422
>had that same problem for 2 days after my Windows 10 boot updated and wrecked GRUB
>just installed Antergos after going mad from endlessly probing around in files
And here I though I was knew what I was doing. I guess that's what I get for installing Windows 10. Good work on fixing it though
>>55326611
>want to install it on a 16gb flash drive
>2 disks listed in that picutre
>one is 16gb
use your brain
>>55326611
they're dynamic names of drives. sdb is your flash drive, judging by the size.
>>55326704
no shit
>>55326706
Alright, I just don't know what that meant, like maybe sda and sdb are two parts of the OS and sda might overwrite my Windows 8 on the 64GB drive.
What about the bootloader part? It also has an option for "/dev/sdb1" which is blank. Do I want that instead?
While you're here, do you know any way to have them both Just Werk together without too much trouble here? I'm cool with F12'ing to start Ubuntu whenever I need it if that be the case.
anyone managed to use 4chan with a pass through lynx or the like? I wanna minimize CPU usage as much as possible.
>>55326771
bootloader installs directly to the disk, like sdb. the OS installs to the partition, sdb1.
Your BIOS handles which drive is used to boot. If you unplug the flash drive it will default to the windows disk, which should boot on its own.
>>55326842
Cool, so what you're saying is that what I have in the pic should do exactly what I want, right?
Thanks for the help, /fglt/.
>>55326900
you're going to want to format it and change the filesystem to ext* and the mountpoint to /
apart from that , you're good.
>>55326970
What ext* do you recommend?
>>55327033
Okay, new problem. It's telling me I probably should assign swap space if I want to, but does not say what to do to do that. I imagine that means making a new partition in the disk to leave as swap?
>>55327101
you probably should, even a GB would help. It may take care of the rest itself, I don't remember.
Okay, now I have a 14.6GB ext sdb2 and a 1GG linux-swap sdb5. Sounds good?
>>55327218
why are they not 1 and 2?
>>55323622
Didn't really work unfortunately. Interesting thing is, when I have Kmix open and play a notification sound, a slider labelled "systemsettings: audio stream" pops up for a second and it's at max, and that is also when the universal volume is set to max.
>>55327257
My mistake, the ext4 is sdb1.
I made the swap a "logical" partition and it came out as sdb5. I changed it to "primary" and now it's sdb2.
>>55327354
Then I don't see any problems.
>>55327376
Thanks for all the handholding. It made me feel less lonely (and I wanted to be sure I don't fuck up my Windows installation).
>>55327306
And like a dumbass, I forget to uncommentflat-volumes = no. Got it working now.
>>55325261
>having to add 2 repos to have a working desktop environment
>thinking this is acceptable
>>55327614
>not starting from a libre installation
>thinking this is acceptable
>>55318965
>Absolute Madmen:
>https://gist.github.com/ahodesuka/01213036b58e510dc074
>https://gist.github.com/ahodesuka/49c1d0eea4b64f24c4c7
What do I even do with these?
>>55327932
>allowing a neckbard wizard,dictate what software i am allowed to use.
>being this cucked on your OWN system.
>be me
>dont have to add 50 repos to get basic program needs
>i want to install ZZZ, package manager please install the ZZZ package for me from the basic distro repo
>ZZZ is now installed
>have a good day.
>>55327994
>choice is a bad thing
the problem is that if you start with non-free software or firmware you can never truly be sure if your computer is libre. But going in the opposite direction (libre to non-libre) is perfectly OK and rather easy to do.
>>55328071
>not knowing what programs are installed on your OWN system
Hey would you run this sh file for me, to make sure it works?
haharootkitlol.sh
If this pathetic excuse is all you can provide, i think you need to head back to windows where you truely have no choice
pls help How do you add an alias with a flag afterwards in zsh?
I tried this:
alias "xclip -c"="xclip -selection c"
but it doesn't work
>>55328290
Why did you install zsh in the first place?
>>55328352
fuzzy completion without massive headaches via bash
Chaps, my KDE lock screen resolution keeps glitching (pic related) I've scoured Google but no luck, it's connected to my T420. Has anyone else had this issue or solved it?
>>55328348
word up my dude thanks
>>55328421
I have a somewhat related issue. My leave prompt shows up on my secondary monitor rather than my main monitor and the prompt spills over onto my main.
>>55328374
It's actually pretty easy in Bash, what's causing the headaches?
>>55328537
not him, but zsh works a lot better with systemd completion than bash
>>55328505
No idea how to solve this bro, but bugs like these make me smile for some reason.
are there any laptops that are good for linux and have the build quality of a macbook pro out there?
>>55328662
No.
>>55328688
fuck. I've been using a macbook for work and it feels so nice, but I hate the OS and keyboard
>>55328662
yes
>>55328662
maybe
>>55328688
>>55328725
>>55328737
thanks, will do.
how to read values from txt file( a=1,b=2, etc) into bash variables?
stackoverflow unironically suggests using python. can i get a nonaustisc answer pls?
is there a good alternative to the atom and sublime text editors that isn't full of spyware?
>>55329199
Emacs
How do others look through these kinds of threads?
I usually jump to the bottom then scroll up to a couple older posts, and they seem to be ignored pretty quickly...
>>55322724
Also, has anyone had problems detecting microphones? Final bump for related
>>55329199
geany
>>55329397
I don't think your microphone is at fault here. More likely PA and/or ALSA and/or your DE's own mixer is misconfigured.
I remember back when I used XFCE I had to mess with some volume settings on its own mixer before my audio inputs worked properly. They looked all fine to ALSA and PA, but were somehow muted in XFCE's mixer.
>>55329199
nano
>>55329199
A magnetized needle and a steady hand.
>>55329199
wine notepad.exe
>>55329199
v i m
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>>55329455
>>55329397
I don't use a DE. I still have no idea how to troubleshoot any further
>>55329199
just use catcat > hello.c
#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
printf("Hello World");
}
^D
>>55324328
>Why?
You don't read the manual. You push the f key while looking at photos. You don't change the default keybinds. Because your bar, icons and color scheme look like shit. You post on /g/ rather than reading the manual. You use the default config of everything.
I could go on all day. Hope this helps.
>>55329143
of course nobody here actually knows anythinggrep -o 'param=.*' file.txt | cut -f2- -d'='
grep finds the line matching the search and cut removes everything before the limiter (equals sign in this case)
>>55329143
eval $(< file.txt)
Warning, is dangerous.
Has anyone here tried Alpine Linux? It looks interesting, might boot it up on VitualBox to see how it runs
How is kde5 in debian testing? Thinking about moving to debian from kubuntu.
>>55329785
I just use Alt-f for fullscreen. Didn't know what would happen if I missed.
Thanks anyway.
>>55318965
>>55327958
Anyone? I can't believe they haven't merged this on gtk. What the fuck are they even doing?
Whats the best DM for someone who doesnt want to do a shitload of keyboard shortucts and likes layering windows also likes it to be super minimal
>>55330728
xinitrc, no shortcuts, very minimal.
Hello /flt/ I am scared when it comes to installing Arch Linux because I have necessary files in my Windows and I also need it for school. I want to know if it is easy to set up partition for dual boot. I am pretty sure that I can read the rest of the guide with ease as long as I don't mess up the dual boot.
>>55330817
Just back up your stuff. If you do this then there is nothing to worry about.
>>55330548
It works.
>>55330773
haha. How about WM?
>>55330846
Whatever has the features you need and which you think is best.
>>55330817
>saving thumbnails
I think you should start with ubuntu, on a VM, in a separate machine from the one you store your important files in. And back everything up, just in case.
>>55330858
ive been using xfce but its been getting annoying as fuck lately
>>55330882
That's not a wm
>>55330728
Try Openbox or any *box. Also, this might help you choosing one: http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=18273&p=1
>>55330893
hmm sorry DE
>>55330817
>saving a thumbnail
>posting a thumbnail
>>55330817
>fresh from windows
>arch linux
How exactly can I input a command on nano? I am trying to see my "/etc/apt/source".list from there, but I don't exactly know how. And when I try "gedit/etc/apt/source.list", it tells me this command doesnt exist. What should I do?
>>55331355
add a space after gedit, spaces work as delimiters, so gedit is the command and the file the argument
to actually edit the file you need sudo
sudo gedit path/file
>>55331444
>>55331444
Thanks for the answer. One question tho, when I try "sudo"m it asks for my password, I type it, then it tells me my user is not in the list of sudoers. I have no clue why, because I did add my name. Any way to fix that?
/fglt/ - helping people change a word in a text file
I'm (re)installing Debian. I wiped the old partitions and told it to auto-partition the new unused space. This is what it comes up with. Should those two Free Space's be there at the beginning and end of the disk? It's only 1MB each so it's not like I'm losing much, but it's kind of annoying from an OCD standpoint.
>>55331629
Everyone needs to make his first steps.
>>55331629
i've seen worse in these threads
>>55331655
>>55331629
Would you please take a room? Nobody want's to watch while you're comparing your epenises.
>>55331694
calm down anon, i was just saying that wasn't the worst you could get in the thread, easy to ignore simple questions like that.
hi all i am working on hardening arch system. currently i have tor running and use transparent proxy via the iptable.sh.
man: https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TransparentProxy
all is good.
now i find this article
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Simple_stateful_firewall#Firewall_for_a_single_machine.
do i need to worry about this, if i already am running Tor's iptable.sh?
>>55331640
I've always started at 1MiB and went to '100%' in parted. For all I know it might leave space at the end.
I might be misreading that, but does that say you'll have 17.1GB for swap?
Ok, so how hard did I fuck up? I deleted my root password thinking that I would be able to use sudo without it asking me for a password. Is there a way to fix it? Cuz no matter how many times I added my username, I couldn't use sudo.
>>55331804
That is correct, it's giving me 17GB for swap. A bit of research tells me that's probably overkill. I have 8GB of ram, so I might just resize it to that, unless that still seems too much?
>>55331859
I am on debian 8 btw. As you can tell, I am a complete noob with linux.
>>55331881
Yes. I have 8GB of ram and no swap. But on the safe side you could have 4GB and glance at your favorite system monitor occasionally to see how much swap you use and work from there.
>want to install a new distro but not enough to go through the trouble of migrating all my files and shit from my current one
>>55331597
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/sudo#Configuration
Do my mount options look right?#
# /etc/fstab
# Created by anaconda on Wed Jun 29 16:15:53 2016
#
# Accessible filesystems, by reference, are maintained under '/dev/disk'
# See man pages fstab(5), findfs(8), mount(8) and/or blkid(8) for more info
#
UUID=uuid / btrfs defaults,ssd,noatime,nodiratime,compress=lzo,discard,subvol=root 0 0
UUID=uuid /boot ext4 defaults,noatime,discard 1 2
UUID=uuid swap swap defaults,discard 0 0
I changed the uuid's I don't think they can be used to identify my hardware but its easier to change them than look for an answer
>>55331987
All your files should be in /home anyway, which should be a partition so there's no real 'migrating'.
>>55331987
are you retarded? you should have created a partition for /home and other for the os
So I went and finally started reading the Debian manual.
>Do not install random packages by "dpkg -i <random_package>".
How would I get rid of the packages that I installed while half-asleep in an attempt to get my system working?
>>55332059
Hindsight is 20/20
>>55332095
The ones that don't contribute anything to my system of course.
>>55332095
grep your logs for 'sudo dpkg -i'. Should be in /var/log or something.
I have an EEPC. I only use it for browsing the internet and some text stuff. MAYBE very simple image manipulation, or dicking around with shit like SunVox. I also watch SD video on it, like one of those old portable DVD players. It's about the same size.
Is it worth continuing to use any kind of Linux on it, or should I just go for WinXP? Because I've been using Ubuntu and am willing to switch to something more 'advanced' to limit the bloatware and losing precious memory and power to 99999 different spyware processes, but honestly, is it actually worth it to a casual user
in general, what is the advantage to running GNU/Linux anyway? I'm only really concerned with getting as much as I can out of a very old laptop.
>>55332208
What about android x86 and just use it as a facebook machine
>>55332362
>"I need as little bloat as possible to just browse the internet and play with simple toys"
>recommends android
https://www.slightfuture.com/technote/rmrf-in-wsl
kek, can't believe i didn't try that yet.
would be a pain to reinstall windoze for muh gaems, so i guess it's ok i didn't.
I just came here to say, thank you, to every anon out there who helped install non-free(iwlwifi) drivers. I was legit lost until you guys were awesome enough to help a newbie like me. I hope I get knowledgeably enough so that I can help other noobies like me in the future. I really hope your projects become successful in the future. But seriously, thank you. [spoiler] inb4 stfu fag [/spoiler]
I'm giving mpd + ncmpcpp a go and it's pretty good so far. I usually start it in tty6.
Is there any way to have global keybinds, so that when I'm doing stuff in "tty7" I can just press, say, [Ctrl] + [NUM5] to stop playback?
Also post your riced ncmpcpp (and config if you're nice). Mine is standard at the moment.
What free as in freedom game do you recommend?
I went through the pain of installing Arch for the first time. How do you guys do it? Also, what encryption is recommended?
>>55333599
Why Arch? It's shit.
>>55333675
For a netbook. I figured I might as well try it since it's very possible I'll have to touch it later in life. Is there something better for a 7-10 year old netbook?
It's an Acer d250
i used ssh-keygen to generate a key for ssh authentication
is there some way i can use the same key for gpg?
>>55333599
LUKS. But full drive encryption is a bit late after the installation. You can still encrypt non-root hard drives though.
>>55333720
If you didn't want the 'pain' of installing Arch, every other binary distro has a graphical net-install. But Arch is alright.
>>55333599
It's mostly running a few unix commands and installing a few things you need while in chroot. not too difficult, and a good learning experience.
encryption isn't really necessary. there's too many much easier avenues to get at your illegal chinese cartoons that you would want to fix first. JS and so on.
>>55333599
It's just following the instructions on the installation guide. There's also a few installation helpers around, like architect, if you fancy that.
>>55333787
The pain was a good learning experience
>>55333795
>illegal chinese cartoons
It's only the method of getting them that's illegal. That was accurate that it was scary. What do you recommend? I really don't want to become a target when the TPP deal takes effect
>>55333828
I'm using 3 different guides and comparing them. Probably not the best idea
>>55333675
>>55334000
>mom, look, I copy pasted 5 commands from the wiki
>I'm a hacker
Im using gnome terminal and it wont remember my profile/keeps uninstalling a profile I have installed
I install a profile, then I switch to that profile and make it the default. Then after refreshing, the profile I installed is gone and it is set back to the default
How do I fix this so It remembers and stores the theme/my settings.
Using Linux Mint, Awesome WM, gnome terminal, and profile is installed from a profile.sh file
I want an open source Instagram photo downloader (program), preferably CLI, for my GNU/Linux. How can I obtain one? No success in APT SEARCH.
