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>>55075056
>GNU/Linux
Stallman, you lost your little autistic naming squabble. Get over it.
So is Ubuntu the way to go if you haven't really touched Linux in the last 6 or so years? And even back then I never used Linux for any extensive periods of time. I don't really play games anymore so I'm thinking of switching from Windows permanently, but my interest in all of this isn't as big as it used to be so I don't think I'll have the patience to learn stuff from scratch and really get deep into it again. I just want it to be a fairly painless experience where I can get into doing my regular stuff quick without having to set up the system for several hours.
So I have a font and I don't want it to be bold, ever especially in GTK applications. Is there an easy workaround or am I doomed to change my GTK theme file?
I'd also like to know how to set a fallback font (for non-latin characters, for example), any tips?
>>55075124
That's exactly where I was when I started getting back into it a couple months ago. I found I was happiest with Ubuntu or one of its variants. I'd suggest grabbing standard Ubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, and Mint Cinnamon and seeing which one feels best to you.
>>55075218
Thanks bro, I'm setting up a VM as I'm typing this so I'll be sure to try those out then.
>>55075204
You can change that in your fontconfig. It's a simple xml file where you can set up rules how fonts should appear.
>>55075218
From what I've heard, Mint seems to be pretty insecure.
>>55075326
I have tried that, but it didn't seem to work at first so I kind of gave up. Will it work even with GTK applications? Guess I'll look into it more.
>>55075352
>didn't seem to work
You need to restart X after changing the file.
The Arch wiki has a nice article about fontconfigs.
>>55075405
I did; maybe my syntax was wrong
I'll check that out thanks.
I'm having trouble finding inspiration. I only have 3 things on my Github
>Forensic shell script
>VPN shell script
>Xresources
Almost everything has been done before.
>>55075344
The claims of insecurity are overblown from what I've seen. No reason to use Mint unless you happen to like Cinnamon, though.
>>55075539
Actually I've never really liked Mints devs. I've been telling people that for years but nobody listened to me at least until that dude upload a rogue iso.
So i have an old laptop that i wanna install linux ,what you recommend?I have only so far used a VM.I wanna use the laptop to learn more about linux.
NOTE:i am not new into programming .
>>55075587
Doesn't matter. Whatever you feel like. I stuck with Debian for years or if you want to go balls deep shoot for Gentoo and learn how to maintain a source based distro.
What are the differences between Ubuntu and Mint Cinnamon? Are there any advantages that Ubuntu has over Mint Cinnamon?
>>55075706
The main one is that Ubuntu uses Unity as the desktop environment by default, and Mint Cinnamon uses, well, Cinnamon. You can install Cinnamon on Ubuntu.
Ubuntu gets updates faster, is more secure, and is more thoroughly tested. Mint has a better default configuration for Cinnamon. Otherwise they're mostly the same.
Oh, and Mint removes Google from Firefox by default because Yahoo pays them to, so you have to add it yourself.
>tfw 4.6 kernelThe following NEW packages will be installed:
linux-headers-4.6.0-1-amd64 linux-headers-4.6.0-1-common linux-image-4.6.0-1-amd64 linux-kbuild-4.6
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-headers-amd64 linux-image-amd64
I have Ubuntu 16.04 running in a VirtualBox vm on my windows 10 machine (sue me, I play dem gaymz).
My problem is, that mouse-move events seem to 'consume' or override scrollwheel events. This means I can only scroll with the wheel if I hold the mouse absolutely still. As soon as the mouse is moved, scroll events don't get through. Is this a problem with Ubuntu or the vm?
>>55075868
I haven't had any luck with it. It goes past grub, scans my main drive as clean, and it just stays there. I do have Nvidia's proprietary drivers installed, maybe that's the issue.
History of GNU/Linux in 20 Minutes
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvfTZmecifc
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afISni_-Z5g
>>55076126
of course that's the problem...dkms or reinstall
How can I remove this shit manjaro firefox theme?
I want my own theme
>>55076286
Install/write your own.
>>55076323
I have my own
But it doesn't go away
>>55076328
install gentoo
>>55076328
Maybe something's wrong with your theme?
This is with all themes
>>55076423
>>55076274
Reinstalling fixed it. It's weird, the drivers themselves build DKMS modules, but it didn't like 4.6.
I sure wish AMDGPU had better performance. I would move in a heartbeat. Really hoping Polaris gets more love in Linux.
>>55076328
>>55076488
Fixed it with removing ~/.mozilla/firefox/manjaro.default
When ever i unplug my mouse, all the settings in Xmodmap are no longer honored.
I looked at udev,but i didnt see how i could reset the config/bindings
>>55075056
Why do I have so many Opera processes running when I only have one Opera window open?
>>55076613
Maybe you need an Opus instead.
>>55075056
Holy shit this is in my town, in fact I know people who work there lmao. Pretty good food, a little pricey though.
How do i put PowerTop v2.8 on my debian that has no GUI.
On the powertop website there is just a .tar.gz file.
I am a beginner in gnu/linux.
>>55076663
Download tar filetar zxvf filename.tar.gz
>>55076663
sudo apt-get install powertop
>>55076706
don't skip the easy stuff
>>55076706
so i type in tar zxvf powertop-2.8.tar.gz ?
Do i do this after going into the directory where the tar.gz file is?
What happens afterwards? Is this powertop program supposed to be GUI based?
>>55076715
How will it know where powertop is?
>>55076725
You use whatever the filename is. I don't know what powertop is so I don't know if it uses a GUI
Do what the anon above suggested and try installing with apt instead, that's the best option if it's available in the repositories
>>55076737
it's in the repos
>>55076737
It will be installed into the standard place with the other programs. You can run it by typing "powertop" in the command prompt just like any other program you have installed
>>55076773
cool thanks. I will report back in a bit.
Currently my mouse buttons are bound to homerow number line. Yesterday xev reported them as F13-F24 correctly. Randomly(have not restarted since it was working) it is bound to the home row again.
Configs are as below. Did i miss something in the process?
.xinitrc:if [ -s ~/.Xmodmap ]; then
xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap
fi
remote_id=$(
xinput list |
sed -n 's/.*Naga.*id=\([0-9]*\).*keyboard.*/\1/p'
)
[ "$remote_id" ] || exit
mkdir -p /tmp/xkb/symbols
cat >/tmp/xkb/symbols/custom <<\EOF
xkb_symbols "remote" {
key <AE01> { [F13,F13] };
key <AE02> { [F14,F14] };
key <AE03> { [F15,F15] };
key <AE04> { [F16,F16] };
key <AE05> { [F17,F17] };
key <AE06> { [F18,F18] };
key <AE07> { [F19,F19] };
key <AE08> { [F20,F20] };
key <AE09> { [F21,F21] };
key <AE10> { [F22,F22] };
key <AE11> { [F23,F23] };
key <AE12> { [F24,F24] };
};
EOF
setxkbmap -device $remote_id -print | sed 's/\(xkb_symbols.*\)"/\1+custom(remote)"/' | xkbcomp -I/tmp/xkb -i $remote_id -synch - $DISPLAY 2>/dev/null
.Xmodmap:keycode 133 = XF86ModeLock
keycode 193 = XF86Launch0
keycode 194 = XF86Launch1
keycode 195 = XF86Launch2
keycode 175 = XF86Launch3
keycode 176 = XF86Launch4
keycode 177 = XF86Launch5
keycode 178 = XF86Launch6
keycode 179 = XF86Launch7
keycode 180 = XF86Launch8
keycode 171 = XF86AudioNext
keycode 173 = XF86AudioPrev
keycode 174 = XF86AudioStop
keycode 123 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume
keycode 122 = XF86AudioLowerVolume
keycode 172 = XF86AudioPlay
keycode 121 = XF86AudioMute
keycode 148 = XF86Calculator
keycode 93 = F13
keycode 97 = F14
keycode 103 = F15
keycode 120 = F16
keycode 132 = F17
keycode 149 = F18
keycode 154 = F19
keycode 166 = F20
keycode 178 = F21
keycode 183 = F22
keycode 184 = F23
keycode 187 = F24
>>55076544
Thank you for posting your solution. Good boy.
>>55076613
Modern browsers split up addons, plugins and the actual browser in multiple processes.
>>55076639
Hello 9GAG.
What is the easiest image processing software? I only need to do basic shit like transparency.
>>55077236
pinta
>>55077236
if you're just going to do basic shit,just imagemagick
>>55077323
>>55077346
Thanks, I'll try both!
>>55076773
>>55076761
Ok so currently my only working linux is puppy, because i failed to install debian on to my usb, because i previously corrupted it with encryptions and partitioning.
Do any of you knowbhowbi would get powertop on slacko 6.3?
if i want to make a script "installable" for others but it needs to run something when starting a new shell.. is it okay to append to the user's startup script (.bashrc or .zshrc) or are there more friendly methods? I don't think anything I've ran ever added to my startupscript
>>55077432
Why not run it before starting the new shel and during the installation?
>>55077380
via whatever package manager ships with slacko?
puppy is supposed to be grandpa friendly, so the software manager should be readily apparent
>>55077467
>before starting the new shel and during the installation?
What do you mean? If I run it just at installation it won't stick around. It's some completion thing liketepstar() {
sh test.sh $1
};
_tepstar() {
words[1]=(pacman -Qi);
(( CURRENT ++ ));
service=pacman;
_pacman
};
compdef _tepstar tepstar
to allow tab completion
linux amatuer here
installed the latest fedora with xfce de on my x200s chinkpad
can you give me some tipps or recommend me some stuff ?
the only things that bothered me is file manager that you can add to the panel, it is great but it cant open files, only folders, annoys me a little bit
also I cant install the brackets text editor, the software manager can not open the .deb file
>>55077618
>.deb
You want .rpm for Fedora.
>>55077468
Success!!:)
Now, if only i could run slackware in gui mode now.
I dont have access to sudo because in puppy theres no user system or w.e that thing is. Only root. And i cant find the runlevel jn etc/innit like it says when i search the web.
Would you happen to knowbaything abiut this?
Following the download instructions found on the Iridium browser's website. I add the repo and key, but when I go to apt-get update. Apt shows an error saying the repo for Iridium browser does not have a release file.
How can I install apps on elementary os, the beta literally has no programs, using sudo apt-get install is completely worthless, going to chrome or firefox and downloading a file to install, is also worthless, so what the fuck I am supposed to do?
>>55077745
sudo apt install firefox
>>55077618
install fedy
>>55077771
Alright, now how do I install chrome? or rather what do these files you download on the internet even do? (.deb) opening them doesn't seem to do anything, even if I open them in the appcenter.
and number 3, how come apt worked and not apt-get even though all tutorials seem to use apt-get?
Question, how would I put a summary up on checkinstall so I don't have to retype the thing every time I want to rebuild something? I don't build that much software, but I do have it done daily. The man pages don't say anything about passing the summary as arguments.
>>55077833
apt and apt-get should be functionally equivalent, unless you fucked up somehow.
opening a .deb file should install an application on debian-based systems, unless you fucked up somehow.
I suspect that this fuckup is called elementary os
>>55077873
>I suspect that this fuckup is called elementary os
Fine I'll try another distro, just need to look up how to uninstall this shit first.
So I have been using Gentoo for quite some time and I'm really used to it. I recently got an old X61s thinkpad and I need some minimal distro for it. I''d use gentoo, but the compile time would be too much. Would it be simple for me to get used to arch after using gentoo for a long time?
tl;dr how is switching from gentoo to arch when I'm used to gentoo?
>>55077858
You could try writing a small wrapper script to parse the data if nothing else workd
Also, sauce on that pic?
>>55077745
Only an idiot would use Elementary Os. Only an idiot would use niche distributions which are based on other distributions and only chance the visual appearance. Elementary Os' case is specific because they ship an immature desktop environment which shouldn't be used, because the alternatives are more mature and accomplish the same (Xfce with Plank/Docky for example).
Stop installing niche distributions and then complaining when things don't work.
>>55078002
any distro can be made 'lite'
the fact that you are asking this question AND a gentoo user is both sad and hilarious
I been having trouble with my rice. I was using the solid arc gtk theme, but since then switch to the transparent one. For some reason I am not getting any transparency in the theme. Has anyone ran into something similar?
>>55078201
He obviously isn't a Gentoo user.
It's obnoxious as hell. People claim to be using Linux distributions for years and then ask such questions which someone who has been using it for years should already know. What do they get out of it? Why ask such questions and lie on the internet anonymously?
>hai gais ive been using arch for 10 years, centos for 6, debian for 7
>do you recommend fedora? i like how it looks, the xfce spin
>do you think i as a former slackware user will like it?!??!? pls respond
>>55078201
He dosent want to spend 2months compiling to make gentoo 'lite'
>>55078249
Because your desktop isn't composited.
>>55078273
this post is like a breath of fresh air in an increasingly polluted linux community
I thought I was alone
>>55078273
So you know every single command ever ever made ever for all distro?
People know enough to serve their purposes,and daily needs.Random joe blow has no use for lamp + services
>>55078287
Compton just turns my boarders white and makes every stutter and and moving windows turns it in to xp solitaire distortions
>>55078324
What the actual fuck are you talking about?
>>55078324
That has nothing to do with this.
The point is that anyone with that amount of experience would know the key differences between distributions. Package managers, release model and packaging philosophies (related to patching for example). Someone who has been using Gentoo for years would know how to look up Arch's website, read a few sentences of documentation and see its key features. Heck, someone using Gentoo is most likely already familiar with Arch's core principles (rolling release, pacman package manager, vanilla packages as close to upstream as possible). What's the point of asking such a subjective question then?
A normal user would just spend 10 minutes installing it and see for himself instead of asking a question on here and waiting for an answer.
>>55077432
Generally you shouldn't fuck around with users config files, just provide a INSTALL or README file, where you explain how to install your script.
>>55078362
>>55078366
>People claim to be using Linux distributions for years and then ask such questions which someone who has been using it for years should already know
>being this dense
>>55078376
Your response doesn't follow, unless you think that only omniscient wizards can switch distros without being spoonfed.
Are you going to be alright?
>>55078346
Compton isn't the only compositor out there. Depending on your desktop environment, it might come with a compositor (Xfce's xfwm4 has a built in compositor, KDE's Kwin does too, GNOME does too, etc). If you don't use one of those, try Xcompmgr (Compton is based on it, I wouldn't recommend it) or Compiz.
Either way, getting transparency is impossible without having a composited desktop.
>>55078376
I feel like I'm on a different planet right now
What's a good tool for making VOB IFOs from DVDs?
>>55078403
I think it must be a really, really angry non-native English speaker.
>>55078165
>to fix your problem, first uninstall your operating system
>>55078287
I am on unity. Some applications like gedit have transparency while others like nautilus do not.
>>55078346
Compton doesn't magically work; you need to give it the right settings. Read the manual.
>>55078394
Let me devolve to your level
>HURR DURR I HAS PROBIM
>INSERT INSULT
>HUUR DUU I KNOW EVERYTHING AND EVERY COMMAND
>HUUDUURR IF YOU USE LINUX FOR 1 SECOND YOU SHOULD KNOW EVERY COMMAND EVER EVER EVER EVER CREATED
No.
People know what THEY do on THIER system,if they dont use VM how can they possibly get help with it,if they have never had a use for it,but now 15 years later,they want to use it. So they should have already learned it? Even why there would be no reason for him to have any interest in it prior to this day?
>still this dense
>>55078461
So default use is to fuck your screen up?
Sounds like a awesome default setting!!!!!
>>55078476
Angrier and angrier, but still no clearer.
Do you know an interpreter? Can you bring them here?
>>55078488
>>55078476
A seasoned GNU/Linux user knows that all distros are basically the same.
>>55078486
>fucks up his screen
>blames %random program%
I'm a newbie who is using Ubuntu 16.10.
I lost power while my computer was shutting down, and when I booted it back up, Steam wouldn't work.
When I tried launching it from the command line, it said that I'm missing a pointer.
>what do
Hey guys, i was in my windows boot playing games and when i went back into arch there wasnt any sound, i checked alsamixer and everything is unmuted, what is the problem, i just want to listen to music while i continue to learn how to do all my shit
>>55078529
Sorry, 16.04. My mistake.
What does linux do better/easier than windows besides ricing and adding things to program?
>>55078529
Can you paste the full error message here? That will help in troubleshooting.
For bonus points you could cut out the middleman and paste it into google instead.
>>55078499
So every one knows how to program?
Every one knows how to setup a statefull firewall via iptables?
Every one knows how to compile a custom kernel,including various patches?
People know what the fuck they do, saying you have to know everything about any linux install simply because you use it, is asinine. And you simply cannot understand this.
>>55078539
It allows you to control your computer and compute in freedom.
>>55078476
If you've actually used linux for longer than 2 years (being generous here) you will realize that ALL OF THE SOFTWARE IS THE SAME ON ALL OF THEM.
>>55078540
I'm not home right now. I'll post it when I get home in a few hours if this post is still up.
>>55078554
Wow, you're still going.
Friendly reminder to keep the friendly thread friendly, friend. ;^)
>>55078499
>random program
So when i run compton everything is fucked up.
When i am not running compton, everything is fine and working as intended.
I have yet to ever encounter a program that cannot work with its own default settings.
>>55078074
Shit, I didn't repost it.
How would I pass strings and keypresses then? My daily build script is just a script calling other scripts. It goes likecd /home/anon/software1/
./rebuild_software1
...
cd /home/anon/softwaren/
./rebuild_softwaren
For example, here's the OBS script:cd build
sudo dpkg -r obs-studio
cd ..
sudo rm -rf build
git pull
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DUNIX_STRUCTURE=1 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..
make -j4
sudo checkinstall --pkgname=obs-studio --backup=no --pkgversion="$(date +%Y%m%d)-git"
sudo apt-mark hold obs-studio
Also, sauce is found by Google through the /a/ archive. It's Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko.
>>55078539
networking, program/system updates, tying multiple programs together via pipes, task scheduling, service creation, triggers, easier low level access to hardware, filesystem robustness, rsync, ssh, shell
>>55078572
You're still blaming the program, for your incompetence.
Read the manual.
>>55078559It's obnoxious as hell. People claim to be using Linux distributions for years and then ask such questions which someone who has been using it for years should already know. What do they get out of it? Why ask such questions and lie on the internet anonymously?
>use for years
>ask questions
>they have to know all the commands, cause they have used it for 15 years!!!!!!!!!!
>>55078594
Yeah totally.
Why would i expect my car to work when i buy it, when i didnt build it my self
ITT summer
>>55078623
Report Card:
- Does not play well with others
- Trouble following directions
- Terrible hackneyed analogies
I'm experiecing second hand embarrassment for this >>55078596 guy. He obviously lost an argument and is now trying to control the damage by repeating a vague and irrelevant argument over and over again.
That ties in closely to the above mentioned thing of lying on the anonymous internet. Why does he feel the need to defend his wrong argument on an anonymous image-based internet forum? What's stopping him from just admitting defeat and letting go?
Do people really make use of workspaces? It's so much quicker not to and to make use of windows or just clicking on the icons on your task bar instead.
>>55079143
I occasionally use two for things that should be up but I don't want to look at much.
>>55079143
I use them religiously for different projects. It's nice to just enter a workspace and have everything set up for one purpose
If you just work on one thing at a time or just casually use the computer then it doesn't probably matter to you
>>55079205
I would on multiple things, it just seems quicker to swap back and forth by clicking the icons on my taskbar, rather than switch through multiple work spaces.
For example I have pidgin open and tiled to the left and my browser to the right with pidgin reduced to the smallest width it will go to, while thunderbird in open behind them. When I need to bring up thunderbird, I click on its icon. Then when done, I just minimize it. That takes a fraction of the time it would take to look through 3 or 4 open work spaces.
>>55079259
That's very casual use
It would be weird for me to have less than 100 taskbar windows open across my workspaces
Should I install gentoo on a chromebook. Looking at an acer x205
>>55079373
Having that many icons is just silly.
It's not really casual, because I do the same shit even professionally. I never need more than 10 programs on my task bar, not counting the stuff hidden to the right. And when you are doing shit for a job, speed and efficiency is king.
I'm planning to switch to linux or at least dual boot when going back to uni in september.
I'm considering debian/fedora
From what I've read debian has stability and potentially outdated packages while fedora has a better development environment with the newest tools but might break often.
Which one will better suit my needs gents?
>>55079515
>And when you are doing shit for a job, speed and efficiency is king
Which is why I use workspaces
>>55079550
Use Unbuntu w/Cinnamon or Mint if you want something that just works.
Use Fedora if you plan on getting a job where you will be working with Red Hat.
>>55079586
We'll just have to agree to disagree, but thanks for your feedback.
>>55079143
fuck off dumb tripfag
>>55079605
>>>/reddit/
How can I ensure i keep my Debian system secure?
So I'm trying to install Debian on my iMac but can't get it to boot. It shows up in rEFInd as a legacy option but not in the EFI's boot manager. Booting to it from rEFInd produces an error saying to insert bootable media, any ideas?
>>55080082
>Mac
xd
>>55080094
ebin
>>55078423
solid advice when your OS is elementary OS
>>55080323
Elementary OS, an OS for children xd
>>55080368
Youre so funny.
>>55080401
Not an argument.
>>55080070
arch wiki
security
So I installed the latest wine and I'm trying to launch the diablo II installer. I'm greeted with:err:wincodecs:JpegDecoder_CreateInstance Trying to load JPEG picture, but JPEG support is not compiled in.
fixme:ole:CoCreateInstanceEx no instance created for interface {9edde9e7-8dee-47ea-99df-e6faf2ed44bf} of class {9456a480-e88b-43ea-9e73-0b2d9b71b1ca}, hres is 0x80004005
err:olepicture:OleLoadPicture IPersistStream_Load failed
I've searched around, but I can't seem to get anywhere. Any ideas on what I could do?
>>55080452
>arch
xd
>>55080475
WINE is pain. WINE is death. WINE if futility.
It's 2016, we have seamless VMs now and even GPU passthrough. WINE is deprecated.
I've been using Debian KDE for a while now and want to try something new/harder. I'm thinking about Arch.
What are the main differences between Debian and Arch, and is it worth the change?
so do you put icons in /usr/share/icons ?
>>55080368
I have a friend who's an Elementary OS contributor and whenever I was sitting next to him in class his laptop would crash... To go past his lock screen he had to boot from the virtual terminal all the time. And he tells me that Arch is too much configuration when my distribution has been running smoothly for 2 years
how to enable middle scroll button on debian thinkpad T420
I want Linux but I can't give up my vidya
>Windows 10 shits itself
>fuck it, I'll install Linux
>don't know why but choose to install arch
>never used Linux before
>installation only takes 2 attempts, then several resets since i forgot to install a terminal
>everything works now
When do I start having fun?
>>55080629
you literally don't have to, but ok
>>55080622
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/TrackPoint#Middle_button_scroll
>>55080664
how2play gta5 on loonix?
>>55080644
pacman -Syu
GOG Linux Games
On Windows I could check for the sha-1 and the GOG team logo on the admin prompt.
What does Linux have to verify GOG games I pirate aren't tampered with?
>>55080676
in a VM
>>55080700man sha1sum
next
>>55080702
virtualized GPU shit doesn't work very well though
>>55080644
Install Debian
>>55080720
Can I use this without knowing the sha-1 beforehand from GOG versus the file I pirate?
Also, how do I use this?
>>55075124
Nah just use debian, ubuntu is a botnet unless you're using an *buntu or something...
>>55080730
It's too late for that friend
>>55080700md5sum <path_to_file
>>55080644
What desktop env did you choose?
>>55080731
>without knowing the sha-1 beforehand
not sure what you're getting at here as I don't use GoG. if you don't know the sha-1 of the legit copy, there is nothing to verify.
>how do I use this?
by reading the man page
>>55080759
KDE. Already regretting it
>>55075539
Why not just use Cinnamon on a different distro?
>>55080789
I would recommend Cinnamon or Gnome. Xfce if your system has weak hardware
>>55080796
This, Debian has live CD's with different DE's. I went with cinnamon and it's awesome
>>55080764
Okay how about:
On Windows when you double click the exe for a GOG installer the yes/no prompt lists GOG Team as a digital signature or whatever. Like when you use a miscrosoft installer and it says "Microsoft Corporation."
Does Linux have something like this I can use to verify a GOG installer hasn't be tampered with?
>>55080844
GOG should provide a gpg key or checksums. If they don't then that's on them.
I can't for the love of me change the font used for specific languages (characters)
Here's the problematic bit of local.conf:<match>
<test name="lang">
<string>ja</string>
</test>
<edit mode="prepend" name="family">
<string>Kochi Gothic</string>
</edit>
</match>
Which should match the Kochi Gothic font to the japanese (ja) language; but it doesn't.
>>55080844
Ah, I gotcha now. Turns out GoG has md5 checksums for (most) of their games on the wiki:
http://www.gogwiki.com/wiki/Main_Page
Which you can verify using the md5sum command in Linux against the downloaded file.
>>55080947
how do you incorporate grep with md5sum again?? (not the guy you're replying to)
>>55080985
You could do e.g.,md5sum <filename> | grep <checksum>
>>55078529
You probably only need to delete a lockfile or a .blob file from steam's directory.
>>55081049
thanks
>>55080947
I guess this works. Thank you kindly.
>>55080985
Why would you even want this?
How painful is installing gentoo on a core two duo?
>>55081178
So you don't have to compare with your eyes
>>55081213
ok
Is there any way to get similar functionality to Cinnamon's runner(alt+F2) in a different DE?
It's the only thing keeping me from switching currently.
>>55081199
md5sum -c
>>55081213
and if you don't have a file to check, use grep
>>55081232
most DE afaik all use alt+f2 with essentially the same functionality
>>55081232
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/List_of_applications/Other#Application_launchers
>>55081250
md5sum -c <<< checksum
>>55081262
Most of them aren't tabcompleteable, as they have [Cancel]and [OK] buttons that tab switches focus to.
>>55081275
ah i see
I just learned about snaps and I'm creaming my pants
The year of the Linux desktop is nigh upon us
>>55080542
Find a better wiki then faggot
>you cant
>>55081296
what are snaps?
>>55081314
debian wiki
>>55080549
>need wine to run simple programs(such as those written in delphi
>need to install a vm and deal with its quirks
Or just run it in wine
Photoshop works in wine.
Clearly something is wrong if it can run AAA software
>>55081328
>>55081339
>actually advocating for WINE
>2016
get with the times grandpa
>>55081366
Not an argument.
>>55081386
>>55081366
>>55081314
http://en.wikifur.com
>>55081323
Self contained cross platform application installers that house their own dependencies and libraries, eliminating dependency hell
It also is backed and supported by all major distros
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/06/goodbye-apt-and-yum-ubuntus-snap-apps-are-coming-to-distros-everywhere
obviously samefagging
>>55080932
Anyone? ;_;
>>55081397
Still not an argument.
>>55081408
>dependency hell
debian (apt) user confirmed
>>55081408
I still don't quite understand what they do. I just use synaptic package manager.
>>55081458
Could you take your memes and fuck off.
This arch vs debian shit is B O R I N G
>>55081524
no they all have their quirks
anyone that has experienced dependency hell has generally done so on debian testing or sid
arch has a pants on head retarded installation and default configs from the package manager...generally if someone complains about having to configure sshd, you can immediately tell they are an Arch user
just something to keep in mind
>dual boot win 10 & debian
>remove grub (don't ask)
>regret
what do?
>>55081624
http://www.supergrubdisk.org/
>>55081624
>Format
>install gentoo
>>55081553
Your stupity makes me angry.
Is there a way to remove the, limiter i guess, on alsa/pulse? It hardcaps at 150%. I know it can be set manually with pactl,but i'd like to be able to execute it via a scroll wheel, and it caps at 150%
>>55081624
sudo rm -rf Windows 10
>>55081660
he's right tho
>>55081660
Found the arch user
>>55081624
liveUSB
mount and chroot
grub2-install
grub2-mkconfig
>>55081670
No, you're samefagging allover the place and obviously have never use Debian before faggot.
>>55081660
I switched from Arch to Debian recently. It feels like I just got out of a long abusive relationship.
I hate summer.
>>55081690
>never used Debian before
lel
what a straight up gut shot anon
how can I join your elite group of debian-haxx0rs?
>>55081721
>how can I join your elite group of debian-haxx0rs?
Just join the elite of people who are able to read manpages. I've had never problems with apt in 5 years.
>>55081690
https://debconf4.debconf.org/talks/dependency-hell/img0.html
Literally the talk on dependency hell is predicated on using Debian. Telling someone they haven't used Debian because they brought up dependency hell just highlights how new you really are.
>>55081738
>implying manpages have anything to do with dependency hell
So tell me oh-wise-one, how will reading the manpages magically make the package maintainers do their jobs correctly?
>>55081744
You obviously didn't even read the stuff, otherwise you wouldn't post it.
>>55081767
that talk is directed at package maintainers, not users, you fucking retard
>>55081789
Right, and that's why it makes no sense for posting it.
>>55081802
good lord, kill yourself
>>55081770
kek
>buy an optimus enabled laptop
>can't get hardware acceleration to work with nvidia card
>intel card just werks
Been solely using the intel card. Should have saved me the money and got one with only the intel card
>>55075344
>>55075218
>>55075124
This can only be the work of Philip Macracken.
>>55082045
>i have this problem,but instead of asking for help, im going to put a blanket on the entire company instead.
K.
How do I just snap windows to the sides/top in Cinnamon? It just prompts me to "press <Ctrl> to enter snap mode" but if I press or hold Ctrl with any combination of mouse/window movement the window never snaps.
How do I get the fancy ascii printed distro symbol that I see on some peoples' terminals?
>>55082311
screenfetch
>>55075124
Okay so me here again. I've now installed Ubuntu MATE and I'm wondering what software center is the best? I entered the software boutique and it told me I could install a software center for more software. Now back when I used Linux several years ago the Synaptic Package Manager was the only thing that was used (I think?), but now apparently there's an "App Grid", "Software" and "Ubuntu Software Center" as well. Which one is the best? Is there any real difference?
>>55082311
install screenfetch
>>55082311
screenfetch is the name of the program:
https://github.com/KittyKatt/screenFetch
apt
How can I find out what packages a certain distro comes with pre-installed? Like say I want to know everything that comes with Xubuntu by default. I can't seem to find any documentation online that would simply list this for me? Do I have to literally install Xubuntu and run some command that will list all packages for me?
>>55082335
>>55082341
>>55082344
Thanks lads
>>55082311
archey does it as well
i have this code segment in a script| ${PAGER:-more}
is this just to make it more portable? is more guaranteed to be on someone's system?
So between using WINE for windows games or just using a virtual machine, which is the better option?
Also on the topic, what is the best distro for gaming?
Joke distro power list
1. Linux Mint
2. Elementary OS
3. Manjaro
What am i missing?
How do i get rid of screen tearing in Cinnamon. I am using Intel drivers. Pls help
When ever i unplug my mouse, all the settings from Xmodmap are no longer being honored.
I looked at udev,but i didnt see how i could reset the config/bindings on plugin
Convince me to upgrade to Debian Sid from jessie.
The shiny new stuff syndrome is getting strong....
>>55082500
Virtual Machine if your card supports PCIe Pass through.
Best distro for gaming is SteamOS.
So I compiled mpv from source using the helper script found on mpv.io on fedora since the rpmfusion build never gets updated. Now the pre-scale luma nnde3 option is broken. What do?
>>55082617
Stretch is a better name
>>55082617
Just update to testing. I've been running it fine on the desktop for the last two years with no problems. It has all the shiny stuff from sid, but with a little waiting time in case something breaks everything.
>>55082645
--enable-gpl3?
>>55082659
Thanks. I guess I'll upgrade up to testing.
