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Welcome to /fglt/. We are always open to users of all levels, including absolute beginners.
There are four ways to try GNU/Linux, you can:
0) Install a GNU/Linux OS on a VM (Virtual Machine/VirtualBox) for "safety purposes"
1) Use the Live ISO directly without installing anything, that way, you can get a "full GNU/Linux experience".
2) Dual-boot GNU/Linux with Windows/Mac (recommended if you want to learn more about GNU/Linux)
3) Go balls deep and overwrite everything with GNU/Linux
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Please be civil, notice the "Friendly" in every Friendly GNU/Linux Thread.
Understand that much of your software from Windows will be unavailable, although maybe WINE can make up for it.
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Your friendly neighborhood search engine (searx.me, ixquick, whatever)
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https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Category:GNU/Linux
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Babbies_First_Linux
https://prism-break.org/en/categories/gnu-linux/
http://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php
https://www.gnu.org/
Is there a way to just activate all USE flags, then blacklist ones you don't want?
Should I use one of the many variations of Arch, Debian, or Ubuntu as my daily driver?
>>54707112
original distribution>"based on" distribution
>>54707139
Thing is, I was planning on using Ubuntu because I am a noob and I want it to hold my hand. I don't want to use original Ubuntu because Lol Amazon and Unity.
Should I just switch to Arch or Debian then, where I would learn more about Linux anyways?
>>54707202
You learn about Linux by subscribing to the Linux developers mailing list or by looking at its source.
>>54707202
you can use (K-, X-, L-)ubuntu as your daily driver, but the only practical difference is that you'll get a tool to install proprietary drivers with, and nonfree packages without additional setup.
If you don't mind setting that up (and Debian for example has very good instructions in their wiki) then you should use Debian before *buntu. Arch only if you have patience or reading skills.
>>54707202
it's not difficult to switch distros so you could start with either.
>>54707078
what are those metal things on the hinges of his laptop?
pulseaudio thinks that the "analog stereo output" profile is always unplugged and therefore uses the hdmi audio as default but if I set it manually (withpacmd set-card-profile 0 output:analog-stereo) it works correctly. However, it goes back to the wrong default every time I reboot or the computer goes to sleep. How can I change the default profile?
>>54707303
Looks like metal wire with alligator clips or something on the ends.
I would guess it's to tie a strap to carry the laptop.
>>54707306
~/.config/pulse/default.pa
>>54707394
Yeah I was looking into that but the pulse-client.conf manual doesn't mention anything about profiles and what I've tried (basically putting the pacmd line into it) doesn't work.
What's your current terminal font? Apart from the usual suspects, anyone using something uncommon/interesting?
>>54707819
terminus and inconsolata are both pretty nice.
have a look at
https://github.com/Tecate/bitmap-fonts
and
https://github.com/brabadu/awesome-fonts
Which GNU/Linux distribution should I use if I want to study web development? Currently I'm on Windows and I just want to know if there are some better tools available on Linux to practice java script, php, ruby etc etc? Like, is it even worth switching if we are talking about web development tools exclusively.
I had some experience with Linux distributions before. I know the very basics i.e. I can do a minimal install of Debian with adding X, preferable DE etc.
>>54707930
it doesn't really matter but i personally like debian.
tools for programming are usually cross platform or have decent alternatives. which programs did you use on windows?
if it is worth switching is something you have to decide by yourself. i think it is.
>>54707930
Every GNU/Linux distro has the same functionalities. The only differences are the packaging systems and the values of freedom.
When choosing a distro, just ask yourself if you want something pre-riced or something you want to setup yourself and if freedom is important for you.
>Like, is it even worth switching if we are talking about web development tools exclusively.
Programming is generally better on UNIX than on Windows, simply because you have more control about your system, which makes access very simple.
Programming and other benefits aside; seriously get rid of Windows. An operating system that does what MS wants and ignores your own wishes is unacceptable. Just imagine you're writing a program and your keystrokes are send to MS? Or you leave your computer for taking a shit and come back and all your work is lost because gwx.exe is updating to 10. Step up bro.
Is Xubuntu any good?
>>54708096
>alternatives
We don't describe free software as an “alternative” to proprietary, because that word presumes all the “alternatives” are legitimate and each additional one makes users better off. In effect, it assumes that free software ought to coexist with software that does not respect users' freedom.
We believe that distribution as free software is the only ethical way to make software available for others to use. The other methods, nonfree software and Service as a Software Substitute subjugate their users. We do not think it is good to offer users those “alternatives” to free software.
>>54708304
No.
>>54708345
i never actually thought about this.
>>54708385
Have some more goodies: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html
>>54708401
>“Ad-blocker”
When the purpose of some program is to block advertisements, “ad-blocker” is a good term for it. However, the GNU browser IceCat blocks advertisements that track the user as consequence of broader measures to prevent surveillance by web sites. This is not an “ad-blocker,” this is surveillance protection.
this is gold, next time some retard argues about how unethical blocking ads is I'm just gonna post this.
>>54708401
Really hard to break the habbit of this one: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html#Google
Still trying.
How do you like to pronounce it, anon?
I read somewhere that it was pronounced "noo" and ive been saying it like that for years, but i saw one of stallmans speeches the other day and he pronounced it "guh-noo"
>>54708538
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/pronunciation.en.html
Is it just me being retarded or is there some way to get window snapping working proper in XFCE?
It works (almost) fine as long as I have not set Super to open (Whisker) menu but as soon as I set Super to open menu there is no response from Super+RightArrow. With Super+<something> to open menu it works fine though.
My guess is that pressing Super activates menu-opening and supress snapping but fuck if I know...
Maybe I should just get Cinnamon on laptop as well and hope it isn't so power-hungry...
>>54708538
i pronounce it like the animal is pronounced in german.
If you browse steam, you'll see whatever the game, a thread asking for a linux port.
That linux users ask for a linux port is normal. They don't use windows and wants to play the game.
But then there will be some guys, coming into the tread and telling
>hurr durr why port to linux it doesn't have market share
Why ? What's the point for this guy that some people won't be able to play this game on linux ? I mean, if he use windows, he can already play it. It's not like devs will drop windows support for linux. Why is there always people arguing that devs shouldn't care of linux development ?
>>54709023
Go to /v/ and check out a thread about consoles. actually cheack out any thread vaguely on the topic of platforms for gaming. you'll see the exact same thing all over the place; its common for people to want to protect what they have for their system alone, because the more other people want to play their game but cant, the bigger their ego inflates
>>54709023
>Why is there always people arguing that devs shouldn't care of linux development ?
Resources ain't free anon. You must use a resource (ie. a dev) for Linux during days, and not code monkeys, fucking competent ones. It costs money, and there is no market share.
>>54709023
That is pretty much only one guy, he is everywhere. i think it is either a shill or he has some serious mental issues.
>>54709097
If the game uses a current standard engine a port is pretty much just a checkbox. And the studios that use teir own engine usually have enough money to hire somebody. There are only a few exceptions. NMS is one.
>>54707819
gohufont
regular
12
>>54708623
Why not just set them to other keys?
For power install tlp.
>>54709097
that's partially false.
A lot of devs that ported their games to linux already said that it took them few days, and the number for games sold on linux fund the cost of the port.
Sid or Stretch?
I've heard an argument that in terms of security and software freshness, testing branch is the worst. Is that true and I should either stay with outdated software on stable or use unstable with possibilities that a random update might break my software? Does it even happen with debian that update breaks something?
>>54709257
AAA games?
Everytime i use a filechooser,be it in a browser or an application,after about 5 uses,it locks up and cannot escape the filechooser,forcing it to close.Running it from terminal shows no errors.
>>54709363
It does happen that updates break things but they don't do this without warning usually if you have apt-listbugs installed. Testing is fine for regular usage but if something happens it will be fixed faster in sid.
Any ideas on how to make programs use different names? Like if I wanted firefox to just have 'firefox' as its title or make my terminal named 'terminal'?
>>54709700
For xterm it's easyxterm -T CustomTitle. For firefox I don't know. Maybe your wm has a mechanism for that, maybe.
>>54709738
Thanks, Ill check if openbox has settings for it
>$ sudo apt-get remove libboost*
>...
>Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
>Removing aptitude...
>Removing deluge...
>Removing krita...
not even mad
>>54709763
actually I am mad my ISP's throttling my fucking speed and krita will take 30 mins to download FUCK
>>54709457
Sadly studio producing AAA games doesn't communicate on that.
>>54709828
Because I don't care about indies.
>>54707930
Distro shouldn't matter, but you might want to use the same or something similar to what you plan to use for the server.
Whether it is worth switching, I hope so, but I can't know that.
A big part of web development is managing the system, deployment, security, updates etc.
You may not have to deal with that personally, but you should know about it so you don't make everyone work harder to fix your mistakes.
My setup is very basic.
I use lxc for containers where I can run a minimal working example of the server.
I have a couple of pi's where I test the setup so I can monitor the traffic before sending it to the server.
>>54709023
It must be your first day on the internet
>>54709097
>mfw i have over $300 worth of linux ports on steam
>>54710276
I would never buy a game for Linux.
>>54707202
Linux Mint
>>54710283
You clearly would never buy anything,in any market.
>>54710300
I buy games for my consoles.
>>54710315
Which console? Because a few use linux or bsd derivatives :^)
>>54710333
PS3 ans PS4.
>>54710315
>Console
>2016
>>54710359
Both are unix derivitives :^)
I was regularly using my computer running KDE/Antergos, when suddenly my taskbar and all its functions disappeared. All my keyboard shortcuts were gone as well. The only thing I could do was to rebuild my taskbar setup and shortcuts.
How could this happen? Does that ring a bell for anyone? I'd love to prevent such things in the future
>>54710386
I know. But they both are a standardized hardware and OS.
>>54707078
Why the fuck is he on his laptop all the time? He doesn't program, what the fuck does it use it for? Don't tell me he responds to emails while getting fucked in the ass by Jamal over in Kenya
>>54710473
I use Linux Mint with a shit-ton of "free as in freedom" non-free software. Works perfectly, man
>>54710501
>"free as in freedom" non-free software
don't you mean "free as in free beer"? Else that doesn't make any sense
Is there any functional difference between Mint and Ubuntu with Cinnamon installed these days?
I've overclocked my cpu in the bios,and it is stable.But within linux it never goes past the stock ceiling. Is it just misrepresenting it ,or did i miss something?
>>54709763
>aptitude
>deluge
>krita
and nothing of value was lost.
Also:
>using wildcards on apt
Package cache isn't a filesystem, nigga.
Furthermore:
>apt lists what packages will be removed
>confirm
>get's mad that listed packages get removed
You must be completly retarded.
>>54707078
Hi I am learning Linux and am running Arch on vm and installed tor-browser, but when I go to Internet>Tor-Browser nothing happens. Can any one help?
pic is these windows fags laughing at me and my question kek
What's the most user *unfriendly* Linux?
I want everyone to think I'm a cool leet haxor even though I'm not actually doing anything of substance.
I want completing the most mundane of tasks to be like solving a riddle. I want to spend more time figuring out how to do something than actually doing it.
>>54710610
Overclocking is a /v/ tier placebo and you should have known that by now
>>54710537
Mint has a lot of applets and desklets that integrate with Cinnamon really well. Also, they use different file managers. Ubuntu uses Nautilus, and Mint uses Nemo. I'm guessing there's not much difference between the two
>>54710846
LFS without the guide
>>54710846
And yet is is constantly mentioned on /g/ relating to K intel cpus
0/10
>placebo
Yeah,having a higher clock speed cant do anything.Im sure you're running a 200mhz athlon arent ya?
>>54710788
Find the binary and run it from the terminal. It should give you an error message that helps fixing the problem.
>>54710836
Cross compiled LFS
>>54710836
>What's the most user *unfriendly* Linux?
Torvald's vanilla Linux.
>>54710876
If you want a specific clock speed just fucking buy a better CPU
>>54710905
>buy a better one
When i fucking built my fucking computer the fastest fucking processor fucking avalible was fucking bought,fucking implying fucking everyone fucking buys a fucking new fucking processor every fucking 2 fucking months is fucking comical
>mom, I need a better CPU
>"shut up and do your homework"
>overclock
>>54710879
k thank you. i will begin with that.
>>54710943
woohoo win7 2g ram fuck i care about processor
>>54710853
Ubuntu's Cinnamon package installs Nemo IIRC.
>>54710836
Slackware or LFS
I like GNU/Linux, but good grief Stallman does himself no favours. Watch from 6:40 to 9:30 or so
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkkDvKGcNSo
>>54710944
Why would anyone overclock and damage their processor just so they can get a 5% increase in speed.
>>54711038
>damage
You can damage your processor without overclocking,or knowing what overclocking is,or even being random joe blow prebult dell who just uses it for facebook and solitare
>damage
99% of processors have turbo mode feature,and a throttle to lower clocks when it isnt in use.This is clearly deviating from the inital clock set by intel/amd,and is damaging
>5%
1.7ghz is a significant gain.
>>54711013
That's sort of cool. I knew at least some of Cinnamon relied on Nemo, so I wondered how it would work on other distros. Nao I know
What do you think about Quantum OS?
I did it
>>54711298
Welcome home.
>>54711257
What even is it?
>>54711328
thank you
4.6 WHEN
>>54711298
>gnome
>gnome shell
>adawaita
>cantarell
>>>/trash/
>>54711298
we have been expecting you m8
>>54711257
sweet. it's like i'm using my phone.
Guys, is Linux supposed to have a kernel panic when booting installed on a USB.
>>54708401
This one made me laugh:
"It's OK to use the abbreviation “PC” to refer to a certain kind of computer hardware, but please don't use it with the implication that the computer is running Microsoft Windows. If you install GNU/Linux on the same computer, it is still a PC.
The term “WC” has been suggested for a computer running Windows."
Could someone recommend me a distro for my son's laptop? It has 2GB's of RAM with a Celeron N2840. I shouldn't have bought him this pos to begin with and next paycheck I'm getting a riced out X220 for him.
>install kde5
>get this bullshit screen
thanks for the shit DE
>>54711298
irssi
>>54711589
Install gentoo
>tfw started using more and more cli programs
what are so of your guy's favorites?
using newsbeuter, taskwarrior mostly, will start using mutt soon once i get some time to do it.
>>54711589
Linux Mint
>>54711613
thank you funny maymay man
Do you think I could get a real recommendation?
>>54711589
puppy if you want it to be blazing fast
do i still need to run vidalia with blackarch torbrowser
>>54711667
and the crowd goes silent?
>>54711629
Those are TUI, not CLI.
>>54711667
Vidalia is just a GUI to control Tor. It has never been necessary.
>>54711791
yeah thats what i read and was thinking but did not want to remove without senior confirmation
>>54711021
I like Stallman because of how dedicated he is, but sometimes he can be very argumentative and unreasonable.
>>54711811
Go right ahead. If you didn't use the vidalia UI prior to removing it, nothing will change.
>>54711595
holy shit, I fixed this, but KDE won't remember my display settings when I log in
how are they allowed to keep developing this pile of shit
>>54711629
alsamixer, htop, ncmpcpp (moc is nice too), weechat-curses, wicd-curses, rtorrent
>>54711629
bwm-ng
ncdu
I am running Debian with i3wm on my T410. I've enabled the trackpoint scrolling using this guide in the xinput section: https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/Thinkpad/Trackpoint
When it goes to sleep and resumes (whenever I close the lid and reopen it), the scrolling stops working. It works again when I enter the commands in a terminal. Any ideas how to fix it?
>>54712300
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/TrackPoint#Middle_button_scroll
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_configure_the_TrackPoint#xorg.conf.d
>>54712249
>>54712272
yeah use htop, ncmpcpp, and rtorrent already, forgot about them.
will check others
How to get that nice conky ascii print?
>>54712374
Could you rephase your question?
>>54712415
how to get this:
>>54711298
>>54712450
https://github.com/KittyKatt/screenFetch
>>54712465
cool thanks
>>54711761
thanks for the correct term.
>>54712527
topkek, thanks for the reminder. htop was still running on tty.
>>54712367
Got it working, thanks.
What are some good, lightweight File Managers to use with GNOME? Nautilus has an annoying delay before showing files. I installed PacmanFM and liked it, its really fast, but it didn't play well with my theme. Also, it enabled desktop icons by default and I couldn't disable it.
>>54713005
thunar
>>54713040
Just tested it, it takes longer to show files than Nautilus. Not sure why, since its supposed to be more light.
PacmanFM showed them instantly, it was amazing.
>>54713090
Thunar is supposed to be more lightweight than pcman I thought.
Did you just mean thumbnails? Maybe pcman shares something in common with nautilus which made it appear to work faster since you already had been using nautilus (maybe they use similar libraries or cache thumbnails in the same place)
I really don't know. Just throwing out ideas.
I would try to give it a little bit more of a test run though. You can't always tell with first time loads.
>>54713040
>>54713090
>>54713145
Nvm I was being stupid. This is actually pretty fast, thanks for the suggestion.
>>54713158
It is kind of finicky on the thumbnails though, at least for me.
Most of the time it's fine but every once in a while there's some oddity like if you delete a file and make a new file with the same name it'll still show the thumbnail of the old one.
But it has the largest size thumbnail display of any Linux file manager that I'm aware of so I still like it.
>>54713005
>>54713090
Thunar is nice.
>>54713537
>>54713145
>>54713090
>>54713040
>>54713005
>not using the terminal
>>54713584
I usually use graphical file manager when I need to browse media. Also, it is useful to be able to drag files around with a GUI.
>>54711917
You, sir, are too retarded for KDE
Is there a way to make Dolphin blend in with GNOME 3's global dark theme? It's so annoying.
Alternatively, is there a different file manager I should be using? I prefer Dolphin over Nautilus.
Windows 7 is the best OS, there is no advantage to linux
>>54713682
>Racemixer
>>54713780
what
>>54713682
thunar
>>54713808
>the joke
.
.
.
.
>you
>>54713840
>thunar
Still doesn't blend in with the global dark theme
>>54713682
pcmanfm worked for me better.
Why does apt tell me that it's going to remove 118 packages along with some kde bloat application i want to uninstall?
>>54714765
sounds like it's removing all or most of Qt along with it.
>>54714765
Either it's the only thing that's depending on a bunch of libraries, or you're marked something important as "automatically installed" and it's about to be removed.
# sensors
k10temp-pci-00c3
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1: +27.0°C (high = +70.0°C)
amdgpu-pci-0100
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1: +40.0°C (crit = +0.0°C, hyst = +0.0°C)
Why won't it show fans and cores? I ran sensors-detect. CPU is an AMD Phenom II 955
>>54715041
Did you ran -detect as root?
>>54715157
Yes
What are the experiences some have had with DE's aside from the really common ones? (At least, the ones commonly mentioned here.) I'm talking about ones like Budgie and KaOS's version of KDE. Are any of them particularly well made? Any that just suck and should be avoided?
Bored with what I have and interested in trying out other ones.
I installed gnome3, and for some reason the mouse cursor turns super big, but only when I mouse over windows like steam and the feedthebeast launcher from aur, it's normal in every other windows
>>54715394
forgot to add, it's also happening in urxvt
>>54710776
you're not wrong
>>54707078
I installed Ubuntu on my system yesterday and now I can't boot into win10. I tried the boot repair shit I found on google, but I can't get it to fucking work.
Please tell me there is a simple fix to this problem. I wouldn't mind deleting Ubuntu and getting back to win10 cause I haven't got much on my Ubuntu install anyway. I can reinstall it properly later.
>>54711298
>i read a page and pasted 10 commands
WOW you're amazing.
>>54715769
what do you do to try and boot into win10 and what happens.
>>54713005
Nemo, which is a less gimped Nautilus.
>>54713040
Thunar doesn't remember directory views and has an obnoxious renaming dialog.
I'm interested in doing LFS as a way to learn more about linux, I've got a bit of experience compiling from source, and I know that basics of C, has anyone done this? and how long did it take you? i'd like to budget about a week for it. Thoughts?
>>54715834
You won't learn anything about the kernel by assembling your own distribution.
>>54715787
I get an option in GRUB
>Windows 10 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)
Selecting it flashes the screen and brings me back to the GRUB screen.
>>54715837
whats a good way to learn? writing drivers?
>>54715769
Anyone?
>>54710836
Pick a fsf approved distro not based on Debian/ubuntu.
>>54709986
Ugh. Shit taste you got there.
For AAA studios the cost for a port is peanuts. And valve did say it was worth it.
>>54716064
Did you make a recovery drive for windows 10 and repair the MBR?
>>54710776
Aptitude>apt-get on testing/sid, it is so much better to resolve dependency issues. But in order to get the benefit you need to use it exclusively.
>>54716099
No. I don't know how to make a recovery in Ubuntu even if I could download the win10 iso.
ITT liniggers who can't roll with the big unix dogs
>>54715867
Sounds like you fucked up the MBR from windows, boot into live windows and type fixmbr. You can find the iso on microsofts website. It is an easy fix.
>>54716125
B8 harder
>>54716138
Can't I just add a win10 entry to GRUB?
>boot into live windows
I tried making a live USB with a boot repair disk using unetbootin but I couldn't do it. Is there some other way?
>>54716124
You'll need another windows machine to do it I think.
http://www.techradar.com/how-to/software/operating-systems/how-to-create-a-windows-10-recovery-disk-1302377
>>54716064
boot into ubuntu and
$ sudo dd if=/dev/sdX of=/dev/sdY bs=512 count=10000
where sdX is the ubuntu drive and sdY is the windows drive.
this will send the working MBR bits from the bootable drive to the broken one.
reboot
you`re welcome
>>54716167
only if the MBR isn't actually gone. but you can try sudo update-grub in case it isn't gone.
>>54716202
>where sdX is the ubuntu drive and sdY is the windows drive.
What's that?
>>54716216
I ran it and it said that it found the Windows 10 (loader). This same option doesn't do anything from grub, so does this mean MBR is gone?
>>54716269
>This same option doesn't do anything from grub, so does this mean MBR is gone?
seems like it. but really, the fix isn't hard. i am not sure if writing a windows live medium rewuires some special program but it should work with cp.
stick in an empty usb mass storage device, don't mount it, type lsblk to find out where it is, the output should look something likeNAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 223.6G 0 disk
└─sda1 8:1 0 223.6G 0 part /
sdb 8:16 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sdb1 8:17 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi
├─sdb2 8:18 0 923.1G 0 part /home
└─sdb3 8:19 0 8G 0 part [SWAP]
sdc 8:32 0 931.5G 0 disk
├─sdc1 8:33 0 450M 0 part
├─sdc2 8:34 0 99M 0 part
├─sdc3 8:35 0 16M 0 part
└─sdc4 8:36 0 931G 0 part
sdd 8:48 1 7.5G 0 disk
├─sdd1 8:49 1 1.2G 0 part /media/simon/Xubuntu 16.04 LTS amd64
└─sdd2 8:50 1 2.3M 0 part
where sdd is in my cas the usb mass storage device. now i would type cp wangblows.iso /dev/sdd && sync
in your case it could be another drive, so find out what you need.
here's a link to the iso files: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
I want to make a cheap home server to replace Dropbox for me, based on an RBPi (I guess). I have a couple of questions about that:
> Which board do I buy?
> Where do I buy it from that respects freedums?
> Which distro do I put on it? I'm thinking Debian stable.
> Which access protocol is best? FTP? SSHFS? Something else?
> Can I just buy any old USB 2.0 HDD and use that for storage?
>>54716335
Just ran lsblk and my usb is sdc. I'm already downloading the windows iso to the downloads folder, so I guess I'll do the following
>open terminal in downloads folder
>type cp windows10.iso/dev/sdc && sync
>hit enter
This will create a bootable usb with the win10 installer then?
>>54716432
yes, writing it could take a few minutes. and make sure that usb drive is unmounted before doing it.
after that you boot into the windows live install and follow this: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/repair-master-boot-record-mbr-windows
>>54716450
How do I make sure its unmounted?
>>54716476
either press the eject button in some gui file manage (buntu should have one with this functionality) or type unmount /whereeveryourusbismounted
>>54716269
Dude is fucking retarded ignore him.
When you are in GRUB you can open a prompt set your root partition to whatever your Windows EFI partition is and then just chainload /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgr.efi and boot
Although your EFI boot options should still have Windows in there so I suspect you fucked up way more than you think and may need to re-install Windows.
>>54716432
dont forget the space between windows10.iso and /dev/sdc
>>54716515
>愛してるさわこ !BE/4wes0mE
fuck off tripfag
>>54716515
>you can open a prompt
You mean a terminal?
Also, I have no idea how to do the rest of what you said. Is there a step by step guide somewhere?
I'm sure windows is fine cause I carefully picked the partitions to be used by ubuntu, leaving the windows ones alone. What could I have done to fuck windows up?
>>54716532
Yeah, I'll follow your post to the point.
>>54716504
Pressing the eject button and then running lsblk shows no usb attached.
>>54716623
oh, so then it should be enough to just put it in and not open it. i think the default behavior is to not mount it without interaction. sorry
Anyone able to stream 1080p on Netflix when booted into Linux? I'm using Chrome, and it's always capped at SD. I have to boot into Windows in order to stream 1080p or higher with Chrome.
I use debian on my laptop and I have a secondary screen to the left that I sometimes use to watch something, and I do xrandr --output VGA1 --auto --left-of eDP1 , but if I do that the contents of my laptop screen go over to the second screen along with the taskbar and so on, and a new background with nothing on it appears on my laptop. How can I do it so it's the other way around, e.g. the new screen appears on the second monitor and the stuff on my laptop monitor remains there?
>>54716743
try spoofing a windows useragent. also:
>netflix
Sound in Xubuntu/ubuntu works via speakers but is incredibly low and shitty when using earplugs.
Tried playing with alsa and earplugs are regular earplugs without a mic (they work everywhere else).
Any suggestions? Chip is typical IDT 92HD95.
Anyone else getting clicking and popping upon changing volume? I'm using ALSA with Pulseaudio on top. Is there a setting I should enable to make the volume changes "smooth"?
Back when I was a Winfag, I used to use iTunes as my default music library/player (even though I had no Apple devices, i just liked iTunes), then after I switched to foobar2000, but now I ditched Windows for good, and I've been using GNU/Linux (Arch) for quite some time now, but I still haven't found a good Music library software (kind of like iTunes).
I have tried Rhythmbox, but it sucked. I also tried the new gnome-music, and it more than sucks, (I'd be better off using totem-audio-preview). I tried Amarok, but it's too complicated, and I don't really like it (it's what they call a feature creep (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_creep)).
I just want something simple that lists my music library and lets me group it howver I want, and play it however I want.
>>54717066
quod libet
gmusicbrowser
>>54717066
Console:
cmus
cvlc is the commandline interface to VLC
mpg123 (mpg123)
mp3blaster - ncurses-based console mp3 and Ogg Vorbis player (mp3blaster)
opencubicplayer
User friendly:
Amarok
Audacious - small and fast audio player which supports lots of formats
Banshee
Clementine
Exaile
gmusicbrowser
quodlibet - audio library manager and player for GTK
Rhythmbox
VLC
Deadbeef
Advanced tools:
MPlayer
Timidity
>>54717066
Clementine
>>54717091
>>54717097
>>54717099
Thanks, I'll look into your suggestions.
>>54717097
>explicitly states he wants library support
>recommends deadbeef
Just stop showing that barebones player down people's throats and saying it's "the foobar of Linux".
>>54717097
Not him, related question: do any of these have plugins for pitch shifting / playback speed alteration that work on Xubuntu 14.04? Rhythmbox's rbpitch doesn't.
I'm getting tired of having to edit single tracks in Audacity and exporting them.
Basically I want something like pacemaker for winamp, but on Xubuntu.
>>54707211
Where do i put my email in a box to get information?
>>54717132
Another related question: Why is Rhythmbox no longer part of GNOME? When I installed it, all the other apps (Evince, Evolution, Totem, gnome-music, etc..) where installed, but not Rhythmbox.
>>54717148
You get a lot of messages forwarded to you from people asking questions and the devs answering them. Your inbox will get kind of messy.
How does the bug tracker of a rather obscure and minor library get spam like this?
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=95577
Every time I install Linux I have terrible screen tearing with video playback, I tried all the Nvidia drivers and everyone acts like this is the first they have ever heard of it and may be a Nvidia problem, so I installed it on a PC with AMD and it was still happening, so far I have attempted to use Linux on about a dozen different PC's in the last decade, have any of you experienced this and have a solution?
>>54717227
There's a setting called compositing or some shit. Whatever it is, in Linux Mint it's set so that there's no screen tearing by default
>>54717245
I just tried Linux Mint yesterday and all the Nvidia drivers they offered for the 9 series caused boot or grub errors, it still booted but the tearing was bad.
>>54717132
how many pitched songs do you have and why? mpv can do this but you might like something dedicated like playitslowly.
>>54717227
which compositor do you use?
>>54717124
i said nothing about it, i just posted a list of players. i also never compared it to foobar2k as foobar2k is proprietary software.
>>54717275
nomodeset - search it
No screen tearing for me on a newer card. If you're using a card that old I'm guessing you're not planning on upgrading. I don't know how to fix it in your case, then
>>54717341
A couple dozen. I don't want to re-tune my guitar when playing through an album that was recorded with the guitars in Eb / D Standard. Faster / slower playback is useful for practising fast songs.
>debian wikiInstall from source
Seems as though there ought to be some general instructions for building things from source in Debian, but I couldn't find them when editing this.
Download
from here:
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Download/
Configure
???
Build
make
Install
Put it somewhere. Make some links so programs can find it.
Hey friends,
After I installed Arch, everything was fine except that the sound was too quiet, even with the volume at 100%. If I go beyond that, it gets all distorted.
If I boot Windows on the same machine, with the same headphones/hardware, I get a much louder sound at 100%, and it's not distorted.
Does anyone know how to fix this?
>>54717346
Yesterday I set it up on some old parts I had for a relative to use, would a 2GB HD 5450 stop the tearing?
>>54717403
>no checkinstall
i doubt this is from the debian wiki.
>>54717409
is this your first distro? if yes, don't even try. otherwise:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture/Troubleshooting
>>54717427
if you need something like that you could try to do it with your compositor. disable whatever you use, install compton, start it with whatever you need from https://github.com/chjj/compton/wiki/vsync-guide
>>54717437
>is this your first distro?
Fourth.
1st was Ubuntu
2nd Fedora
3rd Ubuntu GNOME
And I find Arch easier to manage than the other distros. Unlike the others, it's got pretty much everything in its repos and aur.
Thanks for the link, I'll try to figure it out.
>>54717446
Thanks, I will look into it, I am going to build an AMD Linux machine as soon as zen comes out.
>>54717478
make sure you use a gpu in it that supportas amdgpu and later amdgpu-pro.
is it possible to set up a keyboard shortcut on double-tap ?
>>54717552
I don't know how, but you can just use {Ctrl,Alt,Shift} + <key>
or any combination of them.
does anyone here use opencubicplayer? this looks really interesting and seems to have really cool functions but how do i make it sort by artist?
Is elementary OS shit?
>>54717437
It is from the Debian Wiki. The Pulseaudio article.
What makes it ridiculous is the:
>Put it somewhere. Make some links so programs can find it.
line.
>>54717793
pretty much, yes. use any disro+gnome+some dock+transparent shell extension
>>54717793
it's a derivate of a derivate of Debian, that alone is less than ideal. The makers are designers at heart, so they should have stuck with designing a DE instead of a whole distro.
>>54717795
kek, seems like the one who edited this didn't see https://wiki.debian.org/BuildingTutorial
or even just./configure
make
make install
make clean
checkinstall
>>54717809
>>54717831
Thanks. I am running elementary OS luna and I haven't been using my laptop in years. I have a Thinkpad T430 and I want something minimal that just works out of the box, I used to be a software dev back in 2006 so I have some idea of what I am doing.
I would be using firefox for some web browsing, reading/answering emails, using MPlayer and playing Dwarf Fortress. And I want my DE to be as small as possible like in this outdated piece of shit.
What should I install? Thanks.
>>54717906
>minimal
>works out of the box
maybe the nonfree debian netinstall with openbox as a WM. if you wan a DE something like xfce or lxde might be better.
>>54711516
Going back to my question from yesterday. I installed Slackware on a usb stick but it gave me a kernel panic upon boot. What do I do /g/? Has anyone else manage to install successfully on a usb stick?
>>54717945
Ubuntu or Mint with xfce
>>54717945
Sorry. Replied to the wrong post
>>54707078
So guys just started doing scripts.
So far this is my best one yet(created via guide)
#!/bin/bash
echo "Hello, $LOGNAME"
echo "Just wanna let you know, your personal files are located in $HOME"
echo "Have fun with your computer :)"
Sorry for bad english
Pls no bully
>>54717973
>replacing Elementary with Mint
might as well not change anything then
Which is the most aesthetically pleasing distro out of the box?
I'm thinking Manjaro KDE edition?
>>54717995
It's liek the same fucking thing as Ubuntu. wtf
>>54717990
Shit, I forgot to ask
Give me some cool scripts to use
>>54717945
I don't know if I have used the proper terms. I mean minimal as in having a small taskbar and not having installed by default a lot of bloat, and having something with long term support.
Is Ubuntu GNOME good? I tried the vanilla Ubuntu and the interface was an abortion.
>>54718000
Manjaro Cinnamon
>>54718026
Try Xubuntu or Lubuntu
>>54717990install-gentoo()
{
local str="${@:-Install Gentoo}"
clr() { printf '\033c'; }; clr
while :; do
printf '\033[%s;%sf\033[%sm%s\033[m' \
"$((RANDOM%LINES+1))" \
"$((RANDOM%$((COLUMNS-${#str}+2))))" \
"$((RANDOM%8+30))" \
"$str"
read -s -n 1 -t .01 && clr && break
done
}
install-gentoo
Hello /g =)
I am installing blackarch on a tinny laptop,and at ths end, i got this message ?
it's a joke from dev?
>>54718073
>Getting hacked by own ISP
>>54718124
>>>54718073
>>Getting hacked by own ISP
Well I hope no ^^
>I can assert that I got hacked, but I don't believe I got hacked.
they have strange joke ^^
Thoughts on Arch OSX?
Reminder that RMS is in googles salary list, and that you should AVOID his manipulate two tongue speech AT ALL COST
You have been tricked!
>>54718885
>You have been tricked!
maybe by your post.
I'm learning Debian.
Can I downgrade a package back to it's state before I upgraded it?
Can I install two different verions seperatly?
Can I install a newer version of a package inclusive requirements seperatly from the general packages?
>>54719089
Not really. If you want those features check out a functional package manager like GNU Guix and Nix. You can install them ontop any distro
>>54718885
>Reminder that RMS is in googles salary list
No he isn't. Google, among others, is donating money to the FSF to support them.
>>54719089
Ubuntu with Snappy
Need to learn SSIS for a job interview, need a Windows VM to install it on (I use Debian), what's the oldest version of Windows (Server) I could install SSIS on?.
>>54719089
guix as the other anon said would allow you to do that, but you can install packages from other releases of debian like explained in the answers here: http://serverfault.com/questions/22414/how-can-i-run-debian-stable-but-install-some-packages-from-testing
>>54716373
if you use dropbox to keep folder(s) sync'd between machines, you could instead consider syncthing, you might not need a fileserver at all
if you do want a fileserver, then a raspberry pi might not be the best choice, all versions have a single usb host, which the usb ports and ethernet chip are connected to, which means transfers between a usb drive and ethernet can only possibly be half of usb2's speed
the rpi is great at some things, but for this reason it sucks as a file server
you want something with usb3 and/or a sata port, usb3 alone is fast enough to connect a usb>sata adapter, and usb>ethernet adapter while still getting good speeds, a real sata port keeps it from wasting usb bandwidth
sftp/sshfs is a good secure option, though it can be cpu-heavy, the rpi1 at least really struggles with it, due to the encryption, i haven't tried an rpi2/3, but their faster cpu should make that less of an issue. for internal/lan use i would recommend nfs or ftp. samba is ok, but nfs/ftp is lighter
the odroid-xu4 is one of the few with usb3 and gigabit ethernet, the ethernet is usb3-connected, but on its own host controller, so it doesn't take bandwidth from the usb3 connectors
this should make a good fileserver
>>54719356
>>54719151
Thank you guys.
>>54717409
in addition to "master" check the volume of analog f(ront) or whatever port you're using
Reminder
http://www.thedigitalmachine.net/alsaequal.html
Mount an android phone on ubuntu 15.10? Or whatever is required to get it to charge.
Friendly reminder that Cinelerra exists
Anyone know which is better, Black Arch or Kali?
>>54719959
neither of those are meant for uses where it would matter. put one of them on a usb device and be done with it. or just install the tools you need on any other distro.
1/ How to have conky in tmux status bar?
2/ command $ xterm -e watch conky
gives pic related-- vim: ts=4 sw=4 noet ai cindent syntax=lua
conky.config = {
out_to_console = true,
no_buffers = true,
background = false,
update_interval = 0,
total_run_times = 2,
use_spacer = 'none',
}
conky.text = [[
↓${downspeed wlp16s0} ↑${upspeed wlp16s0} ${cpu cpu1}% ${freq 1}MHz ${cpu cpu2}% ${freq 2}MHz $acpitemp°C $mem $fs_free $swap
]]
The first / upper line seems dead => so total_run_times = 2, instead of 1 but then is there a way to get rid of the dead / initial output?
Why won't this work
:() {:&} :
>>54720471
- braces need spaces
- after braces you need a trailing ; so you can call :
If I wanted debian to run on openrc instead of systemd and get its software from the unstable channel, how would I go about it?
where can i learn programming ???
How do i get 4chanx embeds to be html5 instead of flash?
How do I do the following in a simple one liner or as a function
Detect if terminal emulator is open (xfce4-terminal)
If yes show the window
If no make a new window
>>54720535
well install it
>>54720716
purge flash
>>54720535
https://wiki.debian.org/OpenRC
https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable
>>54720932
I dont have flash installed(chromium-pepper-flash or flashplugin).When i click the embed,it just pops up the no plugin foud for 1 second then the embed window un-embeds.
>>54720960
you mean youtube-embeds?
go to youtube.com/html5 and select it.
>>54721069
html5 is enabled, and works on youtube,as i dont have flash in any form installed,but not embeds here
>>54720556
pick up a copy of "the C programming language" or hit up codeacademy.com if you need more hand holding
>>54721099
default works for me but try
>>54721140
Enabled or disabled results in the same problem
>>54707078
hi g/uyz i finally have tor running after 3 days... fml. anyways. it doesnt show in my applications or in menu>internet. the only way i got it to run it goto user>bin and start from within folder.
how can i get it to my applications or set default internet to use tor?
running arch/lightdm/ on vm
>>54721705
look into .desktop files
>>54721746
i also set that up. tor.desktop and moved to correct location but nogo.
I can't install any distros that require a network connection because of ipv6 issues. Is there any way I can force them to use ipv4 before/during the installation process?
>>54721767
xdg
i'm looking for a traditional looking desktop to replace my old windows 7 desktop. most people say that i should either go with xubuntu or ubuntu mate?
which one is "better" or more beneficial than the other one? or is it just a matter of personal preference?
>>54721864
Dont use ipv6?
>>54721889
I don't have access to the router so it has to be a client side solution
>>54721864
Why do you need a network connection during the install?
>>54721910
I'm installing Antergos. It says it needs a connection
>>54721865
i followed this vid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UBb3BTthJc
and placed tor.desktop in user/bin/applications
it doesn't even look right?
>>54721867
Linux Mint
>>54722031
i also copied the code upto StartupNotify=true
as he did, should i copy the code below as well into the file... in the show more section
#############
Settings for the Create Launcher application (Unity):
Launcher name: Tor Browser (or whatever you want to call it)
Icon: /usr/bin/tor-browser_en-US/App/Firefox/icons/mozicon128.png
Start-type: Application
Lens Category Type: Internet
Location for Start-Type: /usr/bin/tor-browser_en-US/start-tor-browser
>>54721920
>>54721901
>>54721864
ok resolved through running ipv6.disable=1 from the boot menu
How do I activate and raise a window with the command line using KWin
Im making a little shell script
>>54722096[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Tor Browser
Comment= Tor Browser
Exec=/usr/bin/tor-browser %U
Icon= tor-browser
You may need to specifiy the full path to the icon you want for it.
>>54720777
Test with pgrep for xfce4-terminal, then use wmctrl to manipulate the window.
>>54722195
are u saying replace the whole script with just that code?
>>54722257
The .desktop yes
>>54721867
Both of those are buntu. desktop environments are mostly personal preference.
>>54721867
I prefer xubuntu because I like xfce more than mate, but really it's personal preference. DE's change nothing, it's still ubuntu under the pretty gui.
>>54722281
ok went with that code ^ and replace all script in tor.desktop. moved to usr/share/app still no show in menu>internet and when i go to appllications i see a file "Tor Browser" I click it and get error.
i created as sudo do i need to be root?
>>54722478
also i am staying in applications now when i create, instead of desktop and move
>>54722478
>error
post it.
So i'm trying to make a bash function switch for setting the action that occurs when my laptop lid is closed. (for kde)
So far i've got this:function lidaction {
if [ -z $1 ]; then
echo -e "Bash alias to switch the action that occurs when the lid is closed\nUsage: lidsleep <sleep|nothing|dim|lock|status>"
else
if [ -n $1 ]; then
case $1 in
sleep)
sed -i s/lidAction=.*/lidAction=1/g /home/user/.kde/share/config/powermanagementprofilesrc
;;
nothing)
sed -i s/lidAction=.*/lidAction=0/g /home/user/.kde/share/config/powermanagementprofilesrc
;;
dim)
sed -i s/lidAction=.*/lidAction=64/g /home/user/.kde/share/config/powermanagementprofilesrc
;;
lock)
sed -i s/lidAction=.*/lidAction=32/g /home/user/.kde/share/config/powermanagementprofilesrc
;;
status)
if [ "$(grep -m 1 lidAction=. /home/user/.kde/share/config/powermanagementprofilesrc)" = "lidAction=1" ]; then echo "ON - Laptop will sleep when lid is closed"
elif [ "$(grep -m 1 lidAction=. /home/user/.kde/share/config/powermanagementprofilesrc)" = "lidAction=0" ]; then echo "OFF - Laptop will not sleep when lid is closed"
elif [ "$(grep -m 1 lidAction=. /home/user/.kde/share/config/powermanagementprofilesrc)" = "lidAction=64" ]; then echo "DIM - Laptop screen will be dimmed when lid is closed"
elif [ "$(grep -m 1 lidAction=. /home/user/.kde/share/config/powermanagementprofilesrc)" = "lidAction=32" ]; then echo "LOCK - Laptop will be locked when lid is closed"
else echo "an error ocurred, status is uknown"
fi
;;
*)
echo "'$1' - is not a valid option"
;;
esac
fi
fi
}[/block]
This changes the option in the kde gui but when i close my laptop it doesn't do what it's set to. When i click on Ok in the kde gui after i use the function it does work however. Anybody got something better/similar?
youtube Linux autists keep saying Flash is the devil and it's even worse on Linux but my favorite shady websites require it
how puckered should my asshole be?
>>54711257
HOW UNIQUE ITS LIKE WE DONT HAVE 100+ DE's ALREADY.
>>54722495
iits just a popup error when i click on "tor browser" in application folder.
>'there was an error launching the application'
do DE-specific apps like Konsole/gparted etc. completely break under other DEs or do they just look ugly?
>>54722550
are u sure the exec= line is correct?
>>54722524
which website requires it?
>>54722631
mostly streaming sites like watchseries/gorillavid and such
>>54722598
they should work. you can have themes for both gtk and qt installed.
>>54722598
They dont break usually but sometimes things like icons might be missing
Usually this is a issue between GTK and Qt
>>54720716
If Youtube doesn't find flash, it loads HTML5 automatic.
Purge flash.
>about to watch some video on the internet
>suddenly laptop touch pad goes apeshit insane
>cursor going up and down, left and right at speed of light without even touching that shit
I just love Linux.
>>54722679
youtube triggered linux kek
>>54722659
>>54722652
noted, thanks
>>54722691
nah, just one anime site. I thought some malware hit me but I think it's some outdated driver. found 100 updates, i just reinstalled this
>>54722668
As i methioned previously... flash isnt not installed in any sharpe or form.
going to youtube,uses html5.The issue,as previously stated,is getting embed working.
