Intended for users of all levels, including absolute beginners.
Although it is recommended to install a Linux OS on a VM (Virtual Machine/VirtualBox) for "safety purposes", it is better to try the Live ISO directly without installing anything, that way, you can get a full Linux experience.
If you are serious about switching to Linux and if you have Windows dual-booted (recommended for pure newbies), use it exclusively for 2 weeks, avoid Windows dual booting for that period of time, or it's likely you will start retreating back to windows instead of getting used to Linux as your new home and working on making it feel the way you want it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R33sFFhgkWk
>Recommended for beginners:
-*buntus except vanilla Ubuntu (Unity)
-openSUSE
-LinuxMint (a.k.a Ubuntu LTS + Cinnamon)
Before asking, please find the answers to your questions in resources.
Please be civil, notice the "Friendly" in every Friendly Linux Thread.
Understand that much of your software from Windows will be unavailable, (although maybe wine can make up for it.)
Resources:
man <insert command here>
your neighborhood search engine
>>>/g/sqt
/r/linux4noobs
/r/linuxquestions
https://www.codecademy.com/en/courses/learn-the-command-line
https://wiki.archlinux.org/
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/
What is Linux (or GNU/Linux for Stallmanists)?
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux
Babby's First Linux (What distro to choose?)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Babbies_First_Linux
What software does /g/ recommend? (Please DON'T include the so called infographic -- refer all your recommended software here, and no, Vivaldi is not recommended in the wiki.)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_GNU/Linux_software
Ricing on Linux (Make it good and functional or make it worse like those at desktop threads)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux_ricing
There is also script for new users from Windows that are heading straight to Debian.
https://github.com/Chocolate-Chip-Computing/DebianNewbieScript
How do i permanently delete any application from sound menu in xfce?
I tried with dconf deleting everything from com/canonical/indicator/sound but it gets repopulated with again after starting those applications again . I have banshee and vlc which appear in sound menu no matter what I do.
Someone?
That picture is a load of bullshit
If you're not retarded and you use windows you know how to avoid adware
If you're retarded and you use linoox you simply can't do shit
>>51294658
>winkek
>blown the fuck out
Enjoy your telemetry and ads.
About the ranger file manager, how does one go about starting a terminal in the current directory?
>>51294668
Read the man page
Quake live on steam using wine.
Even if I play fullscreen, kde still keeps poppin' up things when I accidentally hit one of its shortcuts.
Is there an easy way to not have this?
So this dipshit uses Qubes OS
I think that might be my next OS after Xubuntu, convince me against doing this
>>51294788
>Qubes OS
What the fuck is it?
>>51294685
Don't use KDE.
>>51294808
A sandwich
>>51294667
Nice arguments freetard
>>51294808
A fedora based distro that isolates apps into neat little layers/VMs, or something along those lines
I'd be more concerned to know if it was stable and useful as a desktop OS tbvh
>>51294682
Ah, I need to export the environment variable, thanks.
>>51294825
But I actually like controlling kwin with lotsa shortcuts. Just not when I'm trying to shoot the green robot.
>>51294658
>they pay for an OS which apps is riddled with apps and you have to do something to disable it
OK, paytard.
>>51294923
>which apps is riddled with apps
I meant which apps is riddled with ads, sorry.
>>51294876
>if it was stable and useful as a desktop OS tbvh
It's stable, but no 3d acceleration in guests - no HD video at all afaiu, unless you kinda fuck the whole idea by installing stuff on dom0. Other than that it's quite easy to use.
>>51294932
both are probably true desu
Hey guys I'm looking for a maximum comfy OS for a dell netbook (read: shitbook)
>1gb
>Intel atom
>250 HDD
Debian based preferred. Set up and fughetaboudit since this is for my mom.
I have been using Xubuntu for a good while now and was thinking of switching to Fedora or Manjaro. I usually only use my computer for the internet, emails, and Steam to play older games. Any suggestions that the wiki may not have covered?
>>51294983
debian
>>51294983
Lubuntu? Anything with LXQT?
>>51294985
>manjaro
Save yourself the time and effort.
Saying why you want to change from xubuntu would give us a better idea of what to recommend. You can do all the things you listed in the distro you currently use.
>>51294985
Plain Arch/Architect, don't use Manjaro.
You people actually dont know shit about linux environment.
Most of the time its about some pathetic stuff and gaming.
This whole thread is massive poser fail.
>>51295199
Cool story, thanks for posting.
>>51295216
Np , go back switching between DEs while you think that you are advanced user.
I want to install my first linux distro (ubuntu). Coming from OS X, I find it very important that my desktop looks good, minimalistic and clean. Which desktop environment would you recommend, KDE, GNOME 3 or Cinnamon?
>>51295264
Gnome 3
>>51295264
Which ever you prefer, try a distro which has each one as the default (kubuntu, fedora, mint?).
>>51295264
Gnome.
You could start with 'Ubuntu Gnome'
>>51295264
Ubuntu GNOME (gnome 3) + Paper-GTK theme + Paper/Numix icon pack
if you're on a ShitBook get xSwipe for your multitouch gestures (see their git page, make sure you revert back to the older synaptics driver they link).
>>51295279
>>51295319
underage
>>51295326
Are you gay?
>>51295334
r u 12?
>>51295337
Your answer first
>>51295264
GNOME, seriously. They have the most sleek UI.
>>51295340
I like boys
http://codeshare.io/RXQBA
>>51295364
I'm 20
>>51295264
i wouldn't recommend cinnamon since it's clunky.
>>51295377
what does 'clunky' means?
>>51295435
From your favorite dictionary,
clunky (adj): awkwardly solid, heavy, and outdated.
"even last year's laptops look clunky"
>>51295366
Added license and made the program print "OP is a faggot", thank me later faggot.
I have a problem with piping the modified output of tail -f into a file.
tail -f /var/log/tomcat/localhost_access_log > output.file
works
but
tail -f /var/log/tomcat/localhost_access_log | grep "200" > output.file
doesn't work at all. What am I doing wrong?
>>51295491
desu i saw only "OP is a SENPAI"
:/
Guys, I have an issue with Arch. I installed Cinnamon but I can't open neither the Settings nor the Network Settings (can't execute gnome-control-center) from the panel. From terminal everything seems to work fine though. How can I fix it?
>>51295505
https://askubuntu.com/questions/488324/redirect-an-output-to-a-file-from-command-piping-grep
>>51295569
Go to a tty, uninstall cinnamon then install gnome and gnome-extras
So, I was thinking of installing openSUSE on this old laptop I got home, but... What will I have to do regarding wifi?
>>51295585
enter your ssid and password
>>51295585
Depends on your laptop, most likely nothing.
>>51295585
First of all: Do you use broadcom?
>>51295607
Then what's this meme with wifi and linux having problems by default?
>>51295613
Have no idea, probably not.
>>51295667
What kind of laptop do you have? If that laptop uses Broadcom as wifi then you're fucked, otherwise you're fine.
>>51295667
it's just that, a meme, jesus christ, the only problem you could have is if you laptop has a broadcom adapter.
Does the laptop has a OS right now? if so boot it up and look the name of the adapter.
>>51295667
>meme with wifi and linux having problems by default
2003 called. Recommends you update to 2011 or later.
>>51295683
Older Acer Aspire, guess it's Atheros.
>>51294938
>no 3d acceleration in guests - no HD video at all afaiu
But it's Xen. Can't you just use an HVM with pass-through; considering your hardware supports it?
Am I forced to use SystemD if I want to use Arch Linux?
>>51296239
No, you can install openrc. It's a bit of a ball ache though. Would be better to use a distro which uses openrc or runit by default.
>>51296252
Is it so hard to configure for a newbie? I heard SystemD is so agresive and not good at all. Is it true?
>>51296297
it's all documented so whether you think it's hard or not depends on your patience, skill and determination I suppose.
>>51296297
Yes it is true.
>>51296297
>>51296327
http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/the-biggest-myths.html
>>51296361
thanks lennux
>>51295377
cinnamon is not clunky at all
>>51296297
It's not that hard but if you're concerned enough not to use systemd then you should consider not supporting it by using a distro which uses it by default.
>>51296420
It is. Ugly and clunky.
>>51296497
you must be a gnome or kde faggot
>>51296465
Well, I'm a little new to Linux so I'm not concerned at 100%. Although, I usually try to avoid using bad things to me searching other ones better.
>>51296361
I didn't read it at 100%, but I only saw "everybody lies".
On the table, what's the cons and pros of SystemD?
>>51296504
I use a WM, unfortunately.
>>51296522
even worse
go back to the desktop thread to post your anime shit
>>51296297
if you're a newbie you will not notice nor care about systemd
the worst thing about systemd is that people who do notice and care about init have been pushed into using it and because it changed some basic linux conventions
>>51294983
Lubuntu
Posting now from dell inspiron 910
I downloaded some rams (2g) but it only had 512mb the first time I installed. 16 gb SSD :^)
>>51296507
>Pros
Literally all of the pros
>cons
Literally non of the cons
My thinkpad's fan runs at full blast whenever I use linux, it never goes down from 3780RPM even when idling.
Powertop lists it at the single largest power draw on my computer at 6.26W.
How do I get it to spin down when the CPU isn't under load?
>>51295239
>Being this N33t
>>51295505tail -f /var/log/tomcat/localhost_access_log | grep 200 | tee output.file
>>51295569
Well first off cinnamon network shit is incompatible with arches network shit. You'll have to get something else to work that.
Does Linux have any equivalent to Robocopy? Actually not trolling.
Are there alternative for the symbola font in order to render emojis?
Also regarding that gif how do I add text to it in linux?
I want to put "Oh GNU/Linux, how I missed you"
meme fixed
>>51296845
rsync
>>51294564
How do you know a hard disk is broken and how to fix it.
What tools?
>>51296895
Senkyuu, does rsync have anything like robocopy /MIR where it fully mirrors a directory tree including moving files that have changed directory and delete files that have been removed?
>>51295875
You're good to go then almost all atheros cards if not all, have support out of box
>>51296537
Why is it bad to use a WM? I use i3 because I don't like wasting space and there's nothing to distract you while you are working
Who here, sometime, just want to /yaourt -Rsscun --noconfirm $(pacman -Qq)/ ?
>>51294983
debian
it's comfy as fuck and a stable as fuck powerhose as fuck
fuck
as fuck
>>51296979
WMs are bad because you shouldn't manage your windows, just start an X server on each tty baka desu senpai kek
>>51297064
>because you shouldn't manage your windows
Keep trying to convince yourself of something kiddo
>>51297027
yeah everything is bloat
but "sudo rm -rf --no-preserve-root /**" is faster
>>51294564
I am installing Arch Linux,what GUI should I use?
>>51297075
>>baka desu senpai kek
>biting the obvious bait
ok
Ok, I have one big question for you guys:
>where the fuck does linux store all the chars I write down on the terminal before I press enter?
I know it goes to the stdin *AFTER* you press enter. But how the fuck does the terminal already know it if it's not in its stdin file?
>>51297113
probably memory desu m8
Which desktop environment offers the best battery life on an Ubuntu based distro? Vanilla Ubuntu gets me about 7 hours, but Windows gets me about 9 hours.
>>51297113
terminal input is only passed into stdin after you press enter
if you want to get input directly try something with ncurses
>>51297144
read https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop
using a light DE should help. Check xubuntu or lubuntu.
>>51297157
thanks!
>>51295958
idk tbqh https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/qubes-devel/MfHy2jmXhXM linked from their faq says you need two gpus for that, as if using gpu pass-through with only one breaks security or smth
But I may be misinterpreting it somehow
So I've been wanting to learn Linux and I've been using Ubuntu for a few months and I even installed Arch onto my other computer but I still feel like I don't know shit about Linux or how it works
>>51294564
That comic triggers me, because they don't mention Linux, and anyone could use it to advertise OSX.
I use Wangblows and Linkeks.
Not an actual Linux question but close so here it goes:
Debian Gnu/kFreeBSD 7 was an official port/version of Debian Whezzy. It's vanilla Debian but with a BSD kernel. If I install it and run a dist-upgrade will it work fine or not?
>>51297239
Idk what you want to learn, but you can check out linux from scratch books. They are mostly concerned with what Y you need to have to compile X successfully but you can learn about stuff that goes into linux
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/
Or you could just read arch wiki more and man pages.
>>51297113
>woah
I'd have to guess it's a buffer in the terminal itself, ie, tty or xterm or whatever. Somewhere between you and the terminal with your typed-in but not entered command your terminal (console) or your X server is something that deals with syscalls and getting the actual keypress signals
>>51297227
>you need two gpus for that
Yeah, hence my reference to supported hardware.
>as if using gpu pass-through with only one breaks security or smth
It's not that it breaks security. Seriously, try GPU passthrough with one GPU. Find out what happens. Then smack yourself upside the head for not realizing the obvious.
>speaking from experience
>mfw realizing
>>51296507
systemd is pure cancer and you're right to be concerned about it.
>>51297227
>>51297460
Can't you use onboard graphics so you'll only need 1 graphics card?
I really don't get what's up with Xmodmap. I have the following for my laptop keyboard:keycode 135 = Hyper_R
add Mod3 = Hyper_R
Which works nicely, but it doesn't work on my desktop's keyboard. When I change it to:keycode 134 = Hyper_R
add Mod3 = Hyper_R
The entire thing shits itself and none of it works. Keycode 134 is originally Super_R.
Furthermore, the FN key right beside it doesn't even register in Linux (nothing shows up in xev), even when hooked up to my laptop.
Does anyone know what's up with this?
>>51297544
fn is not a key in the same way that everything else is. it modifies the input on a hardware level
how to benchmark the cpu of my vps?
What's a good distro that I can put on my 1GB usb?
About to install ubuntu Gnome 15.10 on my late 2013 iMac 27. I would like to use my bluetooth apple mouse and keyboard but I read about linux having trouble with the broadcom chip, is that still true or did they fix it?
>>51297657
metasploitable
>>51297657
porteus
After distro hopping Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, Debian and Arch, I have decided stay at Linux Mint and it just werks.
>>51297620
That's disappointing, but I can accept that.
Though why can't I change the behaviour of my right-window/Super_R key? That's what really bothering me.
When I runxmodmap -pke | grep 134it tells mekeycode 134 = Hyper_R NoSymbol Hyper_Rbut programs still register it as a super key.
>>51297525
Of course you can, but not when you want to do GPU passthrough to a guest.
>>51297671
topkek
>>51297692
Good for you m8
>>51297692
Enjoy your broken Xno that literally happened to me when I used mint, after an update
>>51297997
>>Enjoy your broken X
Did you do something weird or you just literally just updated it?
>>51298068
Not that anon, but they are not the only ones who ran a regular update on Mint, and were then promptly greeted with a broken system due to said update. That said, the issue is usually easy enough to fix.
can somebody point me to a guide as to how to dual boot Windows 7 alongside my current Ubuntu 14.10 install, on a second hard drive? I'm not clear as to whether I have to install Windows 7 and then partition the disk so grub can load it, or partition then install.
just switched to linux
I don't really understand why I need a display manager, the ones I tried look so fucking ugly.
Can't I simply log in through terminal or something like that
also, I've seen people saying "terminal" and other "console", what is the difference and how should I call this thing I write my stuff in
can someone explain chroot in simple english?
>>51296905
F S C K
S
C
K
>>51298508
Chroot is a trick to temporary switch / directory (top of filesystem) for some of your programs. This way you can run embedded linux in full-blown linux. For example, running debian in text mode inside android.
>>51298508chroot /var/jail/
/var/jail/ is now / to the terminal you used chroot in.
>>51298465
Yes you can login from tty, just disable your DM's service if you systemd. And set your .xinitrc accordingly.
Terminal and Console are the same, just call it what you want. But don't call it "command prompt".
>>51297692
You can just use Ubuntu MATE, m8. Mint is ugly af.
>>51298465
You don't really need one. Most distros are configured to use one by default to login, but you can turn that off by editing your init scripts. You then set it to start you at a terminal login, and from there, if you wanted a GUI session for something, you'd startx
Well, after you setup your xinit, which isn't actually that hard.
>>51298548
Yes I did find the term when looking for ways to run linux insite android. Is it in text mode only?
>>51298608
Well, once you have a chroot environment, any of its child processes are also chrooted.
>>51298595
>initscripts
S E R V I C E S
E
R
V
I
C
E
S
>>51298638
So if I have debian installed, can I boot with arch live session the chroot the debian then run a program that's on debian?
like transmission?
>>51298068
Literally just updated
and restarted the computer, of course
Whats the best cpu temperature monitor? Currently on xubuntu.
>>51298824
like having it show somewhere permanently? conky.. duh
>>51298824
psensor desu
Don't install some bloated spyware like conky
>>51298936
psensor is literally botnet desu
>>51297544
>>51297620
>>51297719
After a lunch break I have determined that Hyper_R was getting added to Mod4 instead of Mod3 despite my clear statement to add it to Mod3.clear Mod3
clear Mod4
keycode 134 = Hyper_R
add Mod3 = Hyper_R
add Mod4 = Super_L Super_R
This works, but isn't necessary on my laptop. Fuck you Xmodmap.
I want to install linux on my laptop for everyday use and programming. Should i go for debian stable or unstable? Maybe linux mint? Currently i'm using debian sid and i didn't have any problems so far. Also MATE or XFCE?
>>51298708
Weird, the only problem I had with Linux Mint was upgrading next version of Mint.
>>51298936
>conky
>bloated spyware
>desu
>urbandict - japanese for 'it is', often said at the end of sentences to seem cute or unwitting.
yeah, I am not surprise weeaboo is retarded
did you schedule your suicide? you should, like really spare the world the pain of experiencing yourself
you are cringeworthy as those pony fags
>>51298608
You can actually run Xserver and connect to it Via VNC on localhost.
But don't expect being able to run Steam on it.
Also, you will need to root your phone.
There are tons of tutorials on both rooting and installing chrooted linux.
>>51299101
Have you typed in the three letter shortened version of "to be honest" by any chance?
>>51294564
>I use Linux
>>51299103
would it run a game that needs 500mhz processo and 64mb ram?
>>51299169
>I use Linux
>>51299246
Fix'd that pic for you
>>51299192
No idea
Try it out!
>>51298353
Literally google it. Any guide is ok. Check the ubuntu forums. Just to clear out something, you are running ubuntu and want to install windows?
>>51299268
Re-fix'd that pic for you
>>51299088
Xfce. Why change if its working? If you are looking for battery life install gentoo. Not kidding. Try it out first on a vm on your desktop if interested
>>51299268
kek
>>51298508
if the root directory / is your house, and all of the subdirectories are the rooms in your house, chroot is going into your living room and saying "this room is my whole house, there are no other rooms"
except for subdirectories in wherever you chrooted, like rooms attached to one side of the living room or whatever
>>51299298
Yeah I'm running Ubuntu and I have a second hard drive I want to run Windows from. most guides seem to focus on doing it the other way around.
>>51299330
I'm dual-booting. I want to get rid of windows, start over and setup a system that i won't touch or change for a very long time.
>>51297428
Yep, that's what I'm thinking on. I think there has to be some sort of communication between the kernel and the terminal.
>>51299583
Installing windows breaks grub. Try searching restoring grub on ubuntu. Usually after installing windows boot a live cd and restore grub2. I did that using a guide on the ubuntu forums. I dont know if there is something different when using 2 hard drives.
>>51299642
Meant to reply to>>51299549
tried arch on VM (with i3 and gnome) and now I think I want to dual boot with my win10 on my laptop
I have 2 SSD's in my laptop
is there anything I should know before doing this?
where do I install bootloader?
Sup, /g/.
I own an HD 1.5TB that was formatted in NTFS and decided to format it in XFS/GPT.
After formatting and mounting the partition, the system asks me to enter the root password to access it. Once I do that and try to paste any file into the unit, the paste option is disabled.
What the hell is going on? The same thing happens if I format to ext4. I use arch and xfce.
>>51299583
You want a stable distro then. So no arch. Debian is pretty much what you are looking for but sont go stable unless you want the most outdated possible programs
>>51299669
have windows installed before, cause it created EFI partition
I assume you have UEFI system not bios
>>51299696
Mount it as a user and not as root.
>tfw using Elementary for 3 months
>absolutely no issues
>one day outta nowhere I get stuck in the loading screen
>2 weeks later I still don't know how to fix it
I feel like I was kicked out... last thing I installed was a VM.. thanks for reading, subscribe.
>>51299635
http://linux.die.net/man/2/syscalls
>>51299738
But still the same problem. The system ask for password.
Now i formatted again, but it appeared this error:
Failed to mount "Volume 1,5 TB"
No object for D-Bus interface
>>51299762
Other distros exist. Its hard to accept the loss of a loved one. Get a new distro, you'll be surprised of how good/bad it is. If you dont like it change it. Distro hopping is very easy.
>>51299804
You can change the owner of the device if you're mounting as a user and it still won't let you write.
No idea what that dbus stuff is about.
>>51299762
Try rolling back to a previous kernel.
>>51299703
thanks
>>51299838
I had some important files and my home folder is encrypted, I need to login once (because I didn't save my passphrase)
>>51299858
I tried, I have 3 other kernels in the GRUB but no luck...
>>51299916
log in to a tty, control alt F3. You should have a look at some logs in /var/log if you want to troubleshoot this.
I want to broadcast a HTTP stream and use the basic default ALSA audio output at the same time with mpd. Is this possible at all, everytime I try to do it one or the other of the outputs stops working?
>>51299916
I did not know it was this important for you. I have an external hdd for backing up all my stuff. I wish you luck. Here is something to cheer you up.
>>51299943
Oh and if you can log in to the tty you might try updating and/or upgrading your system with the commandline package manger.
>>51299943
>>51299994
thanks, I'll try!
>>51299992
omg hahaha
What does /g/ think of Antergos? I'm kind of new to Linux but thinking of switching to it
>>51300134
It's fine.
Which Arch variant is the "pure" one?
>>51294564
Why does the guy in the comic have two mouths?
>>51300165
arch
>>51300165
none, they wouldn't be a variant if they were pure.
>>51300134
In arch you get mostly nothing out of the box. You got to install it but its ok. Use architect instead. Antergos installer can fuck up. Its mostly the same thing
>>51300134
its an arch installer really
not all DEs always work, at least for me in vbox
its okish for arch experience
you might also be interested in manjaro
though /g/ hate it, I feel like people there put more attention to it though some are batshit crazy..
try whatever, its not like you are signing your soul to a distro
but go for arch if you like any of them, you learn shit during install and its rather easy
Does Debian have an GUI on install?
>>51300228
since the switch from evolution to architect I haven't been able to get a boot media working for architect
>>51299246
>I use steroids
>>51300261
yep, unless you choose a net/minimal install
>>51300261
If you want it
>>51300274
Use usbwriter from windows, only thing that works for me.
Hi. I'm completely new to Linux and need a recommendation for a distro that isn't shit. My installation of winblows crapped out on me, and I need a good replacement. As of right now, I'm looking for something with bleeding edge updates, easy to use and customize, and something where you don't have to compile absolutely fucking everything. I have little to no computer science experience, but I'm eager to learn.
>>51300165
this
>>51300179
architect is close enough if you want babby mode, though
>>51300318
Read the OP.
Honestly, if you aren't interested in reading, and want to be spoonfed, Linux isn't for you.
i have a problem i can play sound in arch but if i try playing a song from mpv then playing something from ff the second sound wont work
>>51300377sudo pacman -Rns pulseaudio
>>51300403
so just remove pulseaudio and reboot?
>>51300418
yeap, you can always install it back whenever you feel like it
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio
Hey /g/uys, I need some help to configure my initramfs on arch for cryptsetup.
I am booting from a flash drive, which has said initramfs on it. I should be able to choose between my bootlable encrypted containers containing arch linuxes and then It should ask me for the password. Now how the fuck do I do this on current version of dm-crypt with LUKS?
Thanks alot
>>51300429
ok
will it just werk after reboot
>>51300441
You still haven't found a solution for that?
>>51300377
You may need to set up dmix in alsa
>>51300441
same as yesterday, follow the wiki
>>51300461
>>51300462
same as yesterday, NO. No explicit instructions on what to put in my initramfs.
>>51300479
Get creative
>>51300441
>>51300479
fuck off weaboo to arch forums or arch subreddit
>>51300479
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/DM-Crypt_LUKS
>>51300274
Me neither. I still have an evo/lution cd so i use that. I only recommended architrct because i heard its the replacement and i dont want to look old/fashioned
>>51300506
>being that tsundere
Here have some more, since you like her so much
>>51300533
Keep arguing you 2, i like the pics
>>51300462
>>51300429
>>51300403
thanks il do this
>>51300595
nigger I thought you back after reboot already
>>51294564
what's the attraction in literally the single most autistic operating system ever to exist?
>>51300646
>;-)
into the trash it goes
>>51300646
Gentoo is thr best baka desu senpai
>>51300646
It's the greatest (meta)distro with the greatest package manager.
>>51300607
still no work
>>51300521
>>51300441
#!/usr/bin/ash
mount -t proc proc /proc
mount -t sysfs sysfs /sys
echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/printk
hostname initramfs
loadkeys de
e2fsck -y /dev/sda1
mount -n /dev/sda1 mnt/drive
umount /mnt/shared
exec /bin/bash -l
Now can somebody just spoonfeed me the lines relevant for cryptsetup out of this?
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/DM-Crypt_LUKS#Custom
>>51300377
>>51300714
Isn't this supposed to just werk with pulseaudio. I think all you need is to install is pulseaudio and pulseaudio-alsa (possibly the 32 bit versions as well).
>>51300646
>autism
That joke is so fucking old that it may as well be the property of fucking 9gag. It's not even a real disorder.
Hey guys, what do you feel about this news?
Is it a major cause for concern?
http://www.fxpips.com/latest-bitcoin-ransomware-disables-linux-os-websites/
BitDefender working on a solution.
http://labs.bitdefender.com/2015/11/linux-ransomware-debut-fails-on-predictable-encryption-key/
>>51300685
ytho?
>>51300686
i think freebsd does a better job of it desu
>decent package manager which lets you install precompiled binaries with no fuss
>OPTIONAL ports tree for those occasions where you do want to compile something just the way you want it
presumably i can expect my gentoo vm to be pretty much unusable for several hours per week while it compiles any new updates which i install? it just seems a bit much.
>>51300797
Only if you care about the quality of journalism
>>51300733
>Now can somebody just spoonfeed me the lines relevant for cryptsetup out of this?
get out of here
>>51300818
>i think freebsd does a better job of it desu
I beg to differ but whatever. >>51300818
>presumably i can expect my gentoo vm to be pretty much unusable for several hours per week while it compiles any new updates which i install?
Where did you get that from? Updates take about 10mins for me on average on a core2duo and I can let them go while doing anything else i normally do. Why would it be unusable? Portage as a nice value variable you can use if it's a problem.
>>51300797
How do you even get hit by ransomware on linux?
>>51300797
no, because
> websites
secure them better
also it requires root
linux is fine
>>51300850
Exploits in PDF's?
Trojan horses that hide in regular file attachments?
Shady russian porn?
>>51300869
>what is privilege escalation
>>51299192
Why would it? You don't get the source code and your phone most likely has an ARM processor, so it won't run x86 software.
>>51300873
But how does any of that work? Say I open up an infected pdf in firefox. What can they do?
>>51300886
any extra steps make attacks less likely
>>51300905
Linux.Encoder.1 is executed on the victim’s Linux box after remote attackers leverage a flaw in the popular Magento content management system app. Once executed, the Trojan looks for the /home, /root and /var/lib/mysql folders and starts encrypting their contents. Just like Windows-based ransomware, it encrypts the contents of these files using AES (a symmetric key encryption algorithm), which provides enough strength and speed while keeping system resources usage to a minimum. The symmetric key is then encrypted with an asymmetric encryption algorithm (RSA) and is prepended to the file, along with the initialization vector used by AES.
Once the files have been encrypted, the Trojan attempts to also encrypt the contents of the root (/), skipping only critical system files, so the operating system will be able to boot up again.
At this point, it would be safe to assume that users can’t get their data back unless they pay the operators a fee in exchange for the RSA private key to decrypt the AES symmetric one. However, a major flaw in the way the Encoder Trojan is designed allowed Bitdefender researchers to recover the AES key without having to decrypt it with the RSA private key.
Mostly they encrypt your shit like other ransomware.
>>51300849
>flt
Nobody is helping, and I dont know how to write an initramfs. wtf am I supposed to do?
>>51300930
>popular Magento content management system app
The hell is this?
>>51300886
Something you should check for constantly
>>51300957
Content Management for enterprises and website operators.
http://www.spydertrap.com/blog/2015/06/cms-magento-for-ecommerce/
new to linux
just installed arch with gnome and when I log in I can chose between GNOME and GNOME Classic, I've already red about this and know the difference I guess
but there is another option "GNOME on Wayland" what the fuck is this
someone just give me there sound config files
>>51301048
read : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_server
For a long time Linux used X11 as a display server. The guys that did it made wayland to replace it. It's not the main display server in use today because a lot of things have to be ported. Gnome, kde and others are working on it, and you can use it already.
>>51300951
asking in the wrong place if you want genuine help
>>51301088
mpv?
>>51301284
no alsa
>>51295667
>>51295707
hardly a 'meme' when that's one of the first issues new users post about
"whats this Linux meme all about"
>What is Linux (or GNU/Linux for Stallmanists)?
>"Linux at its core is a kernel,.."
"fuck whats a kernel"
should i keep using windows [spoiler]10[/spoiler] like a peasant or can i join your elite club guys?
>>51301421
A "kernel" is basically what sits right on top of the hardware. It's how your applications interface with the hardware.
What are you planning on using your system for?
>>51301500
browsing the internet (literally only thing)
i quit video games so i figured i dont need windows anymore and want to try something new
>>51301421
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.
>>51301516
Nice.
I'd recommend you start with either Ubuntu/Linux Mint/ Kubuntu as your 1st linux distros.
Easy, simple and plenty of documentation and how-to's.
Check your hardware compatibility before trying anything,however.
>>51301516
Well, if you're just browsing the internet, then there should be no problem.
Plus, if the 'tism strikes you, you can start fucking with your window manager.
