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I have a ubuntu box running an SSH server and wondering how I should into SSH tunnelling?
I managed to get one thing working on my phone using SSH tunnel so I can watch my plex library without my ISP fucking me in the ass.
Is there a way to route all traffic through SSH instead of just one port?
>>55439406
https://superuser.com/questions/62303/how-can-i-tunnel-all-of-my-network-traffic-through-ssh
What's the best to secure my linux distro and securing it's ssh? Currently running debian
>>55439555
awww doesn't babby know how to read?
>>55439555
Boot into windows
then boot into mint again
What do you guys use for network monitoring?
if your linux is so good then why there less than 1% of steam users that are actually using it ?
if your linux is so good then why there less than 1% of wikipedia visitors that are actually using it ?
>>55440782
At least you got some variation.
>>55440782
Because normal fags want AAA games and we dont have many of those because game devs are shit
Also >>55441068 this
>>55440782
As long as people use bad operating systems, game developers will develop games for bad operating systems.
>>55439406
Sshuttle
>>55441068
>>55441125
>>55441160
>implying this faggot cares
>implying this faggot doesn't just jerk off on the reply count
>>55439364
if your silly threads didn't have stallman's fat ugly mug plastered all over them,
i'd be far less inclined to immediately hide them.
>>55441201
What is the best directory based encryption tool for linux?
>>55439364
>tfw going balls deep and replacing Windows
It was a bad idea and it could have gone both ways, but I loved it in the end.
>>55441246
>directory based encryption
Elaborate. Do you need actual encryption or just want to password protect a folder?
>>55441342
Welcome $HOME.
>>55441419
I need an actual encrypted directory
I know I can use luks and loopback but I don't want any new partitions and abhor lvm
>>55441432
Since he posted anime, it's ~/.local/share/Trash
>>55441533
It still it $HOME
>>55441533trash() {
str="INTO THE TRASH IT GOES … "
for i in $(seq 0 ${#str}); do
printf '\033[48;5;202m%s\033[m' "${str:$i:1}"
sleep .02
done
printf '\n'
mv -vt "$HOME/.local/share/Trash/files/" "$@"
}
r8 my trash().
>>55441533
Nice joke faggot. Splerging out because of an image sure combats any concern had because of it. If said poster was going off topic, then it would definitely be a problem.
>>55441591
2/10
not freedesktop.trash compliant
>>55441665
How could I improve it?
>>55441676
If you're really serious about it, I think you need to implement the $trash/info stuff too.
https://specifications.freedesktop.org/trash-spec/trashspec-1.0.html
>>55441716
Thanks. Would be cool to have trash -r for restoring. I'll read into it.
Best distribution for older, not tech-savvy people?
>>55441731
Ubuntu + Cinnamon
>>55441728
People seem to hate Freedesktop stuff, but with those little things they're greatly improving the Linux desktop and bringing the "Year of the desktop Linux" closer.
Just picture how it was when KDE, GNOME and everyone else had their own trash specification or method to deal with it.
Pls help, /g/.
I installed Linux and it doesn't recognize my NTFS HDD wich I used with Windows before. I want to use it with Windows further.
I don't understand all this words and explanations on the internet. What exactly do I have to do? (Wich will not harm my data or an access to the HDD from Windows wich is on another SSD.)
>>55441815
(Booting to Windows and back again to Linux didn't help)
>run Battle net client with wine
>can't connect properly but still lets me download WoW
>spend like 2 hours downloading it
>it finally finishes
>try to log in
>game freezes up and can't get past logging in
>try messing with some settings in the game
>all of these messages telling me "YOU CAN'T USE THIS GRAPHICS SETTINGS ON YOUR SYSTEM YOUR GRAPHICS CARD IS FUCKED OR SOMETHING DUDE"
wew, nice superior operating systems fags
>>55441815
If you use Windows 8 or higher disable fast boot. It locks the Windows partition.
>>55441850
Have a (You).
>>55441815
>Please resume and shutdown Windows fully (no hibernation or fast restarting)
>>55441868
Wow, that helped. Pretty easy. Thank you very much.
>>55441775
I never understood this "Year of the Linux Desktop" meme, what's the point of "market share" for non-profit projects?
>>55441976
the year of the linux desktop meme was coined to boost the open source meme
>>55441969
You needed someone to type it out for you again instead of reading it in the error message? What kind of idiot are you?
>>55442105
>Users of all levels are welcome
>>55442170
Don't listen to flamers
Tried installing debian for the fourth time today, same fucking thing keeps happening. It boots to grub and then it goes to a blinking cursor. I'm installing on mac hardware, don't know if that has to do with it.
>>55442206
When I changed quiet splash to text in the grub its stalls after saying CPU #1 and does nothing.
>>55442206
>>55442217
Apple hardware is notorious for not playing nice with anything that is not Apple (surprise, surprise)
I have no experience with working with Mac hardware so I'm just going to have to redirect you to googling for "Debian on Mac" or something like that (and wait for more replies)
>>55442105
I did what there's written and it didn't help. If you have read the posts you have seen that I had to disable Fast Boot.
Is there something fucked with the way I'm mounting storage in my fstab?
I want it to auto mount so the things I store on it will be able to read and write to it on startup witout me needing to open it, but I can't get it to automount. Don't really know what I'm doing wrong.
Then if I try to access it after having this fstab, it's not in /media and it throws me an error if I just directly try to do it.
Is it a location thing?
>>55442331
fuck forgot image
>>55441869
>wine website advertises that it works flawlessly
>doesn't work at all
what's the point in using linux again?
>>55442406
Losing your addiction to a shitty MMO maybe.
Hello /g/
Have been using vim lately
but I have a question
How to do pic related
>>55442406
Showing you your incompetence at following simple written instructions or doing any research, and giving you an excuse to shitpost when you fail to have any real interest in using it
>>55442426
http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Highlight_current_line
just set up my xubuntu in a proper state
what do
Is it a bad idea to install Arch as your first linux distro? Note: I care more about learning than having a usable PC.
>>55442529
Anything you want?
It always puzzles me when people ask this question. Like, just use your computer like you normally would, familia.
>>55442437
Followed the instructions perfectly. Tried using PlayOnLinux and that can't even download the battle net client, it simply crashes and breaks no matter what.
Installing the Battle net client from their website works, but it doesn't let you log in. Then the games themselves don't actually work.
All I've found online are people saying it works fine doing it the way I've done it.
I have a problem with VLC. The mouse wheel is controlling position but I want VOLUME control. The settings are right set. I tried to reinstall, didn't help. What now? I need this feature and I can't find a solution.
I've never had this problem on Windows, Linux is fucking frustrating.
System is Linux Mint Cinnamon.
>>55442541
Yes but whatever do what you want
>>55442560
>I've never had this problem on Windows
Why do people keep posting this?
>>55442314
>no hibernation or fast restarting
>fast restarting
Thanks for confirming my point that you didn't read it.
>>55442547
They ask because they don't need that operating system and only installed it to show off on the internet. For them it's some kind of achievement and they "subtly" brag about it.
>>55442541
Yeah, it's bad. If you want to learn but don't want to get frustrated, then pick up Debian.
>>55442547
im just kidding, thanks though.
i'll try redshift and mpv now.
>>55442541
Don't fall for the "hurr you learn more with Arch :^)" meme. You can learn on any of them. If you want to get your hands dirty a bit more, maybe don't go for Ubuntu (since it automates a bunch of things for you).
Maybe try Debian and upgrade it to Testing once you have it installed
>>55442560
I don't use VLC so I can't help you.
Have you googled for how to change keybinds in VLC? If it's not working in a GUI, maybe try editing them in the config file. Or use another video player like mpv
>>55442492
Thanks a ton
>>55442560
Protip: if you want people to help you, don't sound like a very angry person. It'll make people steer clear from your question or worse, poke fun at you and make you rage
>>55442554
>All I've found online are people saying it works fine doing it the way I've done it.
Then clearly they're doing it right and you're not doing it right somewhere.
Are they also using PlayOnLinux or are they using just Wine? (If you didn't know, PoL is a wrapper for Wine meant to make it more user friendly)
If they're using just Wine, then maybe try uninstalling PoL and learn how to configure Wine itself properly. Because I can tell you I've gotten a bunch of things working on Wine, ranging from Platinum rating to Silver rating games.
I'd suggest you to execute a GPU passthrough to just give you more flexibility than using Wine, but it might be a very daunting task which you might not even really need
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16dbAUrtMX4
And no, you don't need Arch for this. They just happened to use Arch in the example.
>>55442620
I tried to change the hotkeys but mouse wheel was already set to volume control. Now I installed another video player and it's the same.
>>55442646
I am angry because I try to fix this for an hour instead of watching star trek. Such things just have to work.
do you know any flowchart generator program for debian? I'm looking for something similar to this.
>>55442776
labyrinth
How does this make you feel?
>>55442837
pretty good mango mang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRV3vUByeKk
Do I need two GPUs for a KVM passthrough? And how would I set it up on Ubuntu 16.04?
>>55442832
looks nice, 10x I'll try it.
>>55442837
It has enough.
>>55443003
>>55442837
*ahem*
>>55443074
>Insurgency
>simulation
>>55443136
shu-shut the fuck up
>>55443074
>Kerbal Space Program
>Simulation
>>55439364
I want to make a special Debian install USB.
The goal is to use it to install Debian AND some additional drivers (property wireless support) and software (Emacs and other stuff) that is not typically included in the normal install image. I know how to easily install these after the OS install if I have a hard line to the internet, but would like to have it all freshly installed without connecting to anything else.
Note this is NOT the same as a live USB.
Any suggestions on how to go about this?
My old man is trying to work on LibreOffice Calc (the equivalent of Excel) but he complained that it froze up pretty frequently when working with large spreadsheets.
I took a look at htop and saw it was using 100% of 1 out of 4 CPU cores
How can I remedy this so the load is shared on all cores? His laptop should be able to handle spreadsheets just fine
>>55443158
what would you label it as?
inb4 trash
It's not an in-depth simulator of course, but at least it covers most of the basics (minus air drag, last I checked)
Can anyone help me figure out how to make basic text macros?
All I can find is terminal based stuff that I can't figure out how to get to work. I installed this "Gnee" thing which is apparently supposed to have a GUI but I can't figure out how to run the program.
All I need is to send strings of text or keyboard strokes on a key press, and mouse clicks on a key press.
>>55443430
this is a safe for work board m8
besides posting grills just to get attention to your question is kind of a weird practice
>>55443430
xdotool
>>55443459
Relax autismo
getting triggered over seeing women is significantly more cause for concern
>>55443481
I don't mind seeing women, I just find it weird when people post naked grills to get people to look at their post. Like something a 12 year old would do
>>55443501
>it's so weird that someone would want to draw attention to their question
>almost as if they want someone to answer it or something
>>55443543
It telegraphs to me that you think your question is worth answering more than the other questions present which didn't feel the need to draw extra attention to themselves
How do I speed up key repeat?
>>55443559
>It telegraphs that you think your question is worth answering more
No it doesn't. There is no implication of superiority. The worth of a question is left entirely in the hands of the people that choose to answer it. Posting a picture of a cute girl along with my post is not somehow fucking unethical.
Jesus christ you're a full blown autistic pseudo-intellectual faggot.
>>55443624
I'm not implying it is unethical, I'm only talking about my perception of the poster.
This doesn't mean the poster is indeed filled with an air of "I am more important than these other confused people, help me first"
Are you okay man?
How would I configure DPI and bindngs for extra mouse buttons? The mouse I have has Windows software and onboard memory, but I don't own a Windows computer.
>>55443501
you are now realizing that you share a site with mostly underaged users
>>55443671
Ah, fuck. I thought we were mostly free from that in /g/.
Then again I only come to a few threads here and don't browse the catalog...
>>55443659
>it's just my opinion so you can't criticize it
Please remove yourself from the gene pool you incompetent fuck.
Hey gee, I am nix noob. I think my ISP is traffic shaping my connection. On linux the internet is very slow and sometimes it goes down and cannot resolve DNS. How can I check if they're doing it and bypass those fucking ISPs shaping.
>>55443702
Yeah, you're not okay
I'm not talking about opinions. I'm talking about my own personal impression of a poster. This does not translate into "this poster is X Y Z and I can declare this"
You are free to criticize my impressions, I'm not impeding you from doing so. I'm only trying to get you to realize how silly it is that you're getting mad at "bwah someone doesn't like me"
>>55443578
xset
So is Antergos basically just Arch with a simpler installation, and does it basically have 1:1 parity with Arch updates and whatnot? I want to get into Arch but I'm not quite at the stage of doing it from scratch
>>55443664
That's not a real girl.
>>55443702
these are pretty high levels of mad over getting called out as a 12 year old posting unrelated grills
>>55443711
checked
>>55443729
>gets called out for logical fallacies
>only response is "why are u made lol?? just an opinion"
If you refuse to actually stand by and defend claims you make then you should probably just shut the fuck up instead of spouting inane bullshit and trying to shit-post your way out of it.
>>55443779
Not an argument.
>>55443808
I was never arguing with you, read my posts
>I just find it weird
>It telegraphs to me
>I'm only talking about my perception of the poster
Look at how clear I'm making that this is about me and my perception, not as an attack on your actions or your way of doing things, or how people that do this aren't actually attention whores
This is the equivalent of "I don't really like it when people do X" casual conversation
If there's any hothead pseudo-intellectual here with too much free time on his hands, it's you bud
>>55443848
>"I think you hate niggers and want to murder children"
why?
>"UM I JUST THINK IT OK JUST RELAX ITS JUST MY OPINION"
Your absurd lack of self-awareness is literally the definition of autism.
>>55443884
jesus christ man, you have issues
here's a +1 internet argument won, you can hang it on your wall
>>55443765
It has parity. It's Arch with an installer and access to the Antergos repos. I use it on my laptop but honestly it feels bloated and I much prefer Arch even if I need to manually install it
How do I execute a command on startup without xinit?
Im on i3wm if that matters
>>55443913
i am on arch, and i am interessting about a solution too =)
What is wrong with my lightdm settings?
[greeter]
theme-name = Arc-Dark
icon-theme-name = Numix-Circle
hide-user-image = true
background = /home/user/Downloads/Install/Wallpaper/1460126929535.jpg
user-background = true
I've changed the .conf file to switch to the gtk greeter but all I get is a screen with a black background
>>55443800
nice
>>55443913
>>55443927
xinit
>>55443905
>autismo attempts to psychoanalyze someone for posting a picture of a girl on 4chan
>gets blown the fuck out and tries to take "the high road" to escape the conversation
lool
>>55443949
Move your wallpaper to /usr/share/backgrounds
>>55443968
put some glitter on it so the certificate looks nicer hanging there
>>55443911
Thanks, gonna install it tomorrow and give it a whirl
why there is no official Arch Installer ?
>>55444090
>people that actually use it don't need it and are too lazy to make an official one (Architect is unofficial)
>elitism (if you wanna use Arch you better not need an installer har har)
>bragging rights that you can follow a recipe from a wiki
etc
>>55443974
Thanks
I was using the lightdm gtk+ settings greeter to try the changes. It gives the option to remove the accessibility and keyboard options in the header, yet when the option is changed nothing happens.
If it works by changing the theme/icon text in the conf file, would it be possible to insert an option here to hide these and if so what?
>>55443711
Anyone?
>>55444090
Elitism.
>>55444124
thanks for you answer.
so i can be pround of me i can install arch ^^
but i take a few hour contrary to Ubuntu
>>55444090
nobody wants to make/maintain one
if it's a barrier for you, then arch probably isn't for you anyway
>>55444181
Yeah, go you. :3
>>55444141
mh, maybe you can try VPN
or using Open DNS for example
>>55444193
p-please dont hack me senpai
>>55444136
Answering my own question. There's an option to enable editing on a slider so no need to manually edit!
What am I doing wrong?# openvpn server.conf
Wed Jul 6 12:41:59 2016 OpenVPN 2.3.2 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] [eurephia] [MH] [IPv6] built on Dec 1 2014
Wed Jul 6 12:41:59 2016 NOTE: your local LAN uses the extremely common subnet address 192.168.0.x or 192.168.1.x. Be aware that this might create routing conflicts if you connect to the VPN server from public locations such as internet cafes that use the same subnet.
Wed Jul 6 12:41:59 2016 Diffie-Hellman initialized with 2048 bit key
Wed Jul 6 12:41:59 2016 Control Channel Authentication: using 'ta.key' as a OpenVPN static key file
Wed Jul 6 12:41:59 2016 Outgoing Control Channel Authentication: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Jul 6 12:41:59 2016 Incoming Control Channel Authentication: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Jul 6 12:41:59 2016 Socket Buffers: R=[87380->87380] S=[16384->16384]
Wed Jul 6 12:41:59 2016 TCP/UDP: Socket bind failed on local address [undef]: Address already in use
Wed Jul 6 12:41:59 2016 Exiting due to fatal errorport 443
proto tcp-server
dev tun
sndbuf 0
rcvbuf 0
ca ca.crt
cert server.crt
key server.key
dh dh.pem
tls-auth ta.key 0
topology subnet
server 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0
ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt
#push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"
push "redirect-gateway def1"
push "dhcp-option DNS 192.168.1.1"
push "dhcp-option DNS 75.75.75.75"
push "dhcp-option DNS 75.75.76.76"
push "dhcp-option DNS 208.67.222.222"
push "dhcp-option DNS 208.67.220.220"
push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8"
push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.4.4"
keepalive 10 120
cipher AES-128-CBC
comp-lzo
#user nobody
#group nogroup
persist-key
persist-tun
status openvpn-status.log
verb 3
crl-verify crl.pem
I am switching to Ganoo Linucks for good.
I don't know what to use. I'm so confused, I used Ubuntu 2 years ago for two months straight and didn't like it - it was too restrictive. I had to constantly go into the terminal to change things, then realized that was completely the opposite of what Canonical's supposed intentions are. (an easy-user experience)
Now I'm reading about Fedora, and apparently SELinux conflicts with Steam, so I started looking up SELinux and discovered one of its authors is the NSA? I'm even more confused now.
What is a good distro that will work decently out of box, and is secure? I am going to be using this on my daily driver, I just built my first desktop and am trying to decide what OS to install while I wait for the monitors to get here since I can't use it yet.
Are Debian, Fedora, or Linux Mint Debian good choices? I don't want to spend hours setting it up, or compiling it from source, I just want the shit to work. That isn't to say I'm unwilling to learn, I just don't want maintaining my Linux install to become a second full-time job.
>>55444491
>I want shit to work
Then use Windows.
Linux manages to be the most unintuitive shit I've ever used.
99% of the time the best solution is to fucking emulate windows LMAO
This may be a dumb question but where do I go to make my own commands for arch linux?
I want to be able to type a command and have it open lxterminal, make a couple tabs, rename them, set the window size etc.
>>55444470
The address192.168.2.1is already bound on your machine.
Anyone using recent mate version (1.14)?
Is it just me being retarded or does it actually feel heavier than the previous ones?
Everyday I'm getting tempted to switch to a meme setup of a tiling wm again because of this.
Help
>>55444491
Ignore trolls
>>55444556
Ubuntu and Mint are beginner-friendly experiences but can turn out to be rather troublesome sometimes in their hand holding
If you want to work, Debian and Fedora are good choices. I prefer Debian, and I always upgrade it to Testing/Sid but that's just me.
But if you want to use Linux, you're going to need to lose your fear of the terminal.
>>55444579
>make script
>put it wherever
>sudo ln -s /home/chucklefuck/jej.sh /usr/bin/jej.sh
>>55444491
Debian and Fedora are good choices is you somewhat care about freedom
I'd recommend staying away from Mint
Also do not get the GNOME desktop (Default on both debian and fedora) as that isn't that intuitive for a first time user
I recommend KDE or Xfce4
>>55444614
it doesn't look like it$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1b:38:31:e7:04
inet addr:192.168.1.15 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: 2601:603:300:70f2:21b:38ff:fe31:e704/64 Scope:Global
inet6 addr: fe80::21b:38ff:fe31:e704/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:5603 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4748 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1719539 (1.7 MB) TX bytes:1842587 (1.8 MB)
Interrupt:16
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
>>55444579
Make a script
Rename it so that it doesn't have a extension
Move the file into ~/bin
Create the folder if it doesn't exist
Addexport PATH=$PATH:~/binto .bash_profile or .zshrc (Depends on what shell you use)
>>55444663
>>55444491
imho let him decide for himself which DE he likes better.
If he's coming from Windows, then CInammon might be a good choice
I personally hate KDE and much prefer GNOME, but it's definitely lacking in some respects
I don't like XFCE because of its bugginess and lack of development
If lightness is a priority, I much prefer LXDE to XFCE because it's still customizable and looks like Windows out of the box.
Is there a way to get a windows style power options? Like a one button press, battery saver mode, a balanced mode, and a performance mode?
>>55443250
Arch Wiki has info on how to do this.
>>55444728
Is there anything ArchWiki doesn't have? Jesus
>>55444491
Fedora and Debian are good distros. You could always install VirtualBox and try them out for yourself before committing to a distro
>>55444750
>>55444491
Do keep in mind that testing in a VM will likely feel a bit sluggish and unresponsive.
It might be a better idea to get a Live CD/USB and try it out like that to get a better idea of the "feel" of it
>>55444714
i don't know if , it's what you expect
but TLP from Lin runner, do extactly this
i had win 1h of battery life on my laptop
jjust use " sudo tlp start"
and it start on battery or AC mod
Has anyone here installed Gentoo before?
Memes aside, I hear installing Gentoo can teach more about Linux in the shortest amount of time than anything else.
>>55444643
>>55444663
>>55444700
>>55444750
>>55444762
>>55444556
I used Fedora, Linux Mint, Manjaro, Ubuntu, Crunchbang all 4 years ago.
I didn't like Gnome, I definitely Liked Cinnamon, and I didn't see what the difference is between LXDE and XFCE (they both ran as fast). I've heard KDE is bloat.
Now I'm trying to decide between Fedora 24 Cinnamon, or Debian Jesse Cinnamon.
I haven't used Debian before, and I haven't Fedora since they had YUM packages, apparently they've got something called DNF now?
Is one easier to use than the other?
Fuck it; it's not like I'm going outside today or anything. I'll report back.
>>55444785
You heard wrong
You can learn about Linux on any distro
Following a recipe to install something does not equal "learning more about Linux"
>>55442331
YES it is a location thing. Do not mount anything by yourslf in /media, it is reserved for automounting usb sticks and the like.
Make a directory in your home folder, and mount it there. Pay attention to the mount options, so that your user has full access
>>55444643
>Mint
I don't know why people keep recommending this crap distro.
>>55444642
If your computer can't handle programs running Mate's window manager (whatever its name is) then they won't surely run better in a "tiling window manager".
>>55444830
Here's my recommendation
Go install Debian Jessie. During installation, when asked which DE you want, un-select "Debian Desktop Environment (which is GNOME by default) and mark instead Cinammon. Once you're in your desktop and everything is running, upgrade your Debian to Testing. This is usually recommended for desktop users since Stable is more of a server distro. On your way you might face a few slight hurdles like "how should I partition my stuff", "how do I add myself to sudo", "where do I change my sources.list" and you'll find that out as you're going along.
And then, congratulations, you're running a perfectly respectable and usable Linux distro
Anyone here use Wayland as a daily driver? Thoughts?
Is there any downside to have multiple Desktop Environments installed at once?
Can that fuck something up?
>>55444668
You're starting the openvpn server as root right?
i just installed manjaro on a virtualbox for the first time, it looks so damn sexy.
>>55444968
It can fuck pretty much up. Don't do that, but you can install any WM you want.
I'm on elementary os right now, how do I install drivers for intel's 8260 wireless adapter? I have downloaded the .tar, and I have no clue. Thanks.
>>55445061
try the i3 and bspwm spins!
>>55439364
I'm trying out Debian via the live CD and wifi doesn't work out of the box. I've found this page: https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi but it doesn't help at all. I assume I need some non-free drivers specifically for my hardware and this just seems like a huge pain in the ass.
Can someone give me a better resource and/or point me in the right direction to get wifi working? Perhaps I should just use Ubuntu/Mint because I just want things to work. I don't give a shit about "omg hacker skill" from overly complex installation procedures.
>>55445069
It's only supported out of the box on newer kernel versions (look it up, + EOS is always way behind), so you'll need to add a kernel module and probably put something in /lib/firmware.
>>55445107
Lookup your wifi chipset and see what linux support exists (hint: lspci)
>>55445107
Go get the unofficial live USB that includes non-free firmware mang.
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/8.5.0-live+nonfree/amd64/iso-hybrid/
or for just the net install and no liveCD
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/8.5.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/
Alternatively, manually look it up and install it like this: >>55445147
Heya, I could use some help if you don't mind. I was trying to install Gentoo on my current computer, but it would not boot the live CD unless I enabled legacy BIOS booting. When making the install, do I need to keep using BIOS to boot the OS, or should I use UEFI like normal?
>>55445107
install gentoo
>>55445107
>>55445147
>>55445180
Thanks a bunch for the quick responses!
>>55445200
np
bunch of debian fags here, so you're bound to get help if you have issues
Can someone tell me what avahi is actually good for? Will I lose out on anything if I just disable it? It's only got me problems so far
OS is debian
Currently waiting for my Mageia iso to finish downloading. I briefly used Mandriva way back, so I'm curious to see how its descendant is.
Anyone in here happen to have tried this distro?
>>55445289
>>55444976
yes
>>55445313
ha, nice
>>55445313
you haven't heard of mageia? it's not that obscure
https://audio-video.gnu.org/video/2015-07-10--rms--a-free-digital-society--720p.webm
>>55445378
>no shoes
What is a good way to rip youtube videos? I know there are browsers extensions ans things like that but I am pretty sure linux people are doing so directly through the commend line with some package somehow.
>>55445147
I downloaded the driver which came in a .tar of off intels website and followed the instructions and put it in firmware, but it still seems that I can't connect via wifi. I tried rebooting, etc. What do pls
>>55445412
youtube-dl
>>55445458
Thanks.
>>55445412
>>55445458
A search of "youtube downloader open source command line" brought up https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/ as the first result
Not trying to be a dick but maybe try searching a bit before asking.
>>55445107
>I don't give a shit about "omg hacker skill" from overly complex installation procedures.
I'm disgusted that you were given help with this line. It's not complicated at all.
>>55445506
That's a losing battle, m8. Just saying.
People will always post imminently searchable questions here. Always.
>>55445563
Your disgust is noted. Luckily, however, he does not give a shit.
>>55445506
The point of asking /fglt/ is getting feddback from your /g/ homeboys. People would rather use /g/ approved stuff like stuff a search engine is suggesting.
what's the installation size of kde on archlinux?
>>55445749
~560 GB
>>55445796
Go back to >>>/b/ underage faggot
>>55445749
around 550M for the 'plasma' group
will be higher if you don't already have X and other basics installed
you don't have to install everything in that group, either. you might also want things not included in that group
Why is Unity still the only DE with HUD-like functionality?
I really like the feature, but not the DE ;_;
>>55445887
Gnome3 has similar functionality.
It also has another trait in common with Unity, but I'll leave that for you to discover.
>>55445887
Just hack it until you like it brosep.
>>55445919
Did they bring it in recently?
I tested 3.16 (I think) and it didn't have it
Just so we're in the clear the HUD a search thing that searches the menu options
You just click alt and type a menu option in there.
THE LINUX CAVES
FREE Operating Systems (THE LINUX CAVE No. 0x4):
https://mega.co.nz/#F!oIkjQKxT!l5QeS1T9QvSfgDf6WSUThg
FREE Operating Systems (THE LINUX CAVE No. 0x3):
https://mega.co.nz/#F!I1gyTJiL!FYsNjf5OqXGBNr7IfgQIgQ
FREE Operating Systems (THE LINUX CAVE No. 0x2):
https://mega.co.nz/#F!k8FwnbjZ!mbYUgb47Oh5xS4Z6HoInqw
FREE Operating Systems (THE LINUX CAVE No. 0x1):
https://mega.co.nz/#F!nx40FbaD!EvMiNqWG3IwOqVk-IP_5cQ
>/fglt/
more like /flgbt/
>>55445939
I believe KDE 5.7 just got this functionality. As of GNOME 3.20 they don't have it but there might be an extension for it.
Typed from Thinkpad X220 running Ubuntu Unity 16.04. Still the best DE for me due to its HUD and Dash features, integrated top menu in panel, and smooth animations/window spread/workspace spread.
>>55446147
>KDE 5.7
I really wish KDE was less buggy
Seems like my perfect DE, but every time I use it for an extended period it's just 2buggy4me
>Used to run the occasional RoboRosewater RNN (Recurrent Neural Network) on my PC
>Installed Ubuntu specifically for this
>Trial and error, but got it to work eventually
>After a month or so of playing around with it, pretty much cease using Ubuntu
Fastforward to [CURRENT DATE]
>Fall for the shitvidia meme and get a GTX1080
>Figure that since this is a massive upgrade compared to 650, give RNN a go again
>Also just want to use RNN for more than just magic cards
>Install Ubuntu
>Oh shit fuck it's chink shit I accidentally Kaoyin or whatever
>16.04
>Everything is different from what little I knew and installing shit seems to not work
>Fuck it, back to 14.04
>Manage to eventually install skype
>No proprietary drivers automatically offered (for download) at all
>Spend literal days (well, spend various attempts spread over literal days) getting the proprietary drivers
Finally, progress
>Install CUDA
>Install related shit
>Can't even log in anymore, just instantly log out
>Same for guest session
Reeee, why isn't it easy. Why doesn't it JUST WORK
/rant
(Yes, I am a complete retard/scrub/noob/faggot)
>>55448071
Is he using non-free WiMAX?
>>55441731
Q4OS
>>55446671
Just use Debian and install propietary NVIDIA drivers nigga, jeez.
>>55446671
Well, NVIDIA is much better on Linux than AMD, so you didn't exactly make a mistake there.
how do I speed up Ubuntu? takes like forever to start up.
also i'd like
>>55443664
>extra mouse buttons
If it can pick it up in xev, then xmodmap and sxhkd.
>>55448792
to make my terminal look cooler, specially in terms of colour choice.
i'm using terminator, how do i do this?
>>55448798
>sxhkd.
xbindkeys
More features
>>55448792
Unity is slow, get other DE
>>55448866
Like?
cat /dev/urandom | hexdump -C | grep 'ca\|fe\|\{'>>55448805
You can use Xfce4-terminal or Gnome-terminal or Mate-terminal to change colors. Just change profile settings
>>55448872
i'm using gnome kek wonder if there's something like ccleaner for ubuntu, the loading times aren't reasonable for the pc i have
>>55448886
man xbindkeys
also non retarded config
Installing Debian. Any tips for a Linux noob? The only thing I've heard is to use aptitude instead of apt-get and to use a window manager for efficiency
>>55448911
arch wiki
>>55448900
Unity and Gnome are not really different.
Why do you need ccleaner though?
>>55448919
to delete useless crap and accelerate start up
>>55448906
The config of sxhkd let's you do prefixes easily, and you can have 'up down left right' bindings on two lines instead of 8.
I used to use xbindkeys, but sxhkd was superior in every way I wanted. And I'm not using guile to bind some keys.
>>55448984$ sudo apt autoremoveis all you need :)
>Qbittorrent-nox keeps crashing with some floating exception
Anyone else having this problem.
I've made a script for my server to make thins work btw#!/bin/bash
####################
while true
do
nmcli dev wifi connect Gosfordqiu19 password 1642tq22dc
sudo systemctl restart ssh
sudo qbittorrent-nox
echo Qbittorrent Server stopped on $(date) >> ~/qbittorrent_logs.txt
done
####################
>>55448911
>use aptitude instead of apt-get
Yes, but NEVER use aptitude when performing a dist-upgrade (like from Stable to Testing branch). Use apt-get for that. Aptitude is just easier to use most of the time and is nicer when telling you about and resolving dependencies. But I've never of anyone that bricked their box by using both, so, I guess if not out of fear, just use aptitude only out of convenience.
>use a window manager for efficiency
>linux noob
Lol. If you're new, you're better off installing a full fledged Desktop Environment (which comes out of the box with a Display Manager and a Window Manager, pre-configured) instead of a stand alone window manager. You can do that later, it's very easy to just install another one and select which one you want to use in your login screen.
Other tips
Do a net install. Ideally the unofficial one that includes non-free firmware, so it's less of a headache for you.
If you're a regular user, upgrade it to Testing after Stable's installation is done. Stable is mostly better for servers and the like, testing and sid are more for regular users and developers.
In your sources.list text file, you edit the 'jessie' parts with 'testing' and then do sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and let'er rip. Also, where it says ftp.us.debian.org or whatever replace it with httpredir.debian.org so that it automatically looks for the closest and most uptodate mirror to you.
Install apt-listbugs. This is an absolute must when using testing or sid.
When in doubt, read the Debian wiki. Arch Wiki helps too on some more detailed issues you might have.
Also, read this anyway:
https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian
>>55448892
>\{
wat
>>55449064
*I've never heard of anyone
But yeah, those are some I thought off the top of my head.
>>55448989
sxhkd was made by a guy who wasn't able to read xbindkeys' manpage
What chart should I make next to encourage newfriends to dig deep?
>>55449124
>>55449033
>exception
Which is?
>>55449166
>Floating point exception (Core dumped)
>>55449064
>having to do all of this to get a working system
>having 2+ repos to get basic functionality because devs have mental illness
>having more then 1 package manager to do basic functions
>>55449185
Could you be more vague?
Damn kid
>>55449207
But that's what it all says
>>55449252
>core dump
>ghb
>>55449190
I won't take the bait, Mr. Fisherman. Not today.
>>55449276
Truthhurts
>>55449308
Not today, Baitman
Hey Team, i'm planning on doing the GPU passthrough, Any suggestions on Host OS?
I'm planning on using antegros as the host.
And what's the deal with wayland? I've been out of the loop for a bit, Is it recommended yet, or still wishy washy.
Also for the KVM PAssthrough, Is it possible to just mount the partition as a disk? I'd also like the hardrives to all be accessible from both the Host and the VM is this doable?
>>55449332
Have a read first
>>55449124
>>55449145
iptables
>>55449363
ufw
/infographic
Challenge:
Make cowsay do a cowsay, which does a cowsay, saying cow.
>>55449359
For the wayand or the VM?
I've been reading up on the VM stuff and some of the guides are a bit conflicting. Nothing that more reading would fix, but for ease of access, I figured I'd ask.
>>55449411
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>>55449425
For the VM. Make sure you got your hardware right
>>55449013
Don't do this shit unless you want to boot up and wonder why you're looking at a full-screen terminal.
>>55449411$ cowsay -n <<< "$(cowsay -n <<< "$(cowsay cow)")"
__________________________________
/ ______________________________ \
| / _____ \ |
| | < cow > | |
| | ----- | |
| | \ ^__^ | |
| | \ (oo)\_______ | |
| | (__)\ )\/\ | |
| | ||----w | | |
| \ || || / |
| ------------------------------ |
| \ ^__^ |
| \ (oo)\_______ |
| (__)\ )\/\ |
| ||----w | |
\ || || /
----------------------------------
\ ^__^
\ (oo)\_______
(__)\ )\/\
||----w |
|| ||
$
next
>>55449443
I've got an i7 5960x and a 970, and my board supports virtualization. I'm not too worried about the hardware, Though I'm going to image my current setup just in case something goes wrong. I hope to be able to plug and play my current windows install instead of having to wipe and reformat everything.
>>55449587
Keep in mind Windows tends to be super touchy about hardware changes, and I don't know if it might throw a fit because of virtualized hardware and invalidating your serial key as non-legit
Worst case scenario, you pirate Win. No biggie
>>55449625
Yeah, I'm currently on pirated win10 anyways, My SSD array crashed a few times, before I replaced them, and it invalidated my windows key. I really should just re install to get a legit win 10 key before the offer is over.
Though no recommendations for Linux flavor/ wayland support?
Is it not possible to add commands to the context menus in dolphin manually? I know you can install things to add menus but I want to add my own commands.
>>55449587
Good luck
>>55449669
Forget about wayland support. Better wait for it to become more mature and actually release. Still a long way from that.
For Linux flavor it doesn't matter. Could be Debian. Could be Arch.
I was actually checking out this guy for advice on how to do it. I haven't done it myself but this might help you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19knRjL9w3Q
>>55449458
I do this shit all the time on Debian testing. apt manages your packages, but at least be conscious of what most packages do in your system.
xfce is nice and all, but I'd like to make a DE from scratch using the Debian net install. I should go read up on the Arch wiki to setup a barebones system, but what would you recommend? For starters, I'm thinking of i3 and moving up from there.
>>55449830
If you truely want to "build from scratch" use wmutils.
