/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread

Excuse me, where's Debian 9?

>>60384672
top kek

>>60384672
kek

Any interesting suggestions for my old PC turned into a home server?

Also stupid question, can I use an old ADSL home router/AP/switch as just a switch?

ubuntu with gnome only when?

>READ PLEASE

>I want a "lightweight" distro (no bloat / base only)
>Not Arch or Gentoo

https://www.ubuntu.com/download/alternative-downloads
>Network installer

you'll have a working base system in minutes
>skip last step of installer (don't select additional pkg groups)
reboot and install what you want

apt install i3 lxdm lxappearance pcmanfm gnome-themes-standard breeze-icon-theme

>>60384933
summer of 2018

>>60384965
>not bloat
>gnome

Best CLI torrent client?

>>60384990
aria2

>>60384971
that's just adwaita/-dark gtk themes

>>60384965
does lxdm pull xorg?
because otherwise that's a pretty bloated netinst

>>60385026
it should but if it does not i3 will pull x for sure
plus it depends how you have set up apt or use it
i know it pulls all sorts of "recommended" pkgs by default

>bloated netinst
compared to arch it makes it bloated
> / hdd:
~1gb
>ram usage:
tty - 22mb
i3wm - 46mb
>xenial
turns out minibuntu is light
who knew

>>60385019
You're right. Stupid me

Linux Mint is max comfy

Windows XP SP2 32-bit user here. Trying to escape the sinking ship after the recent WannaCry fiasco. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or 17.04? I think I will try out 17.04
>>60385130

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>>60385629
it's best to stick to LTS versions. use 16.04.

>>60384965
debian net install with cwm

>>60385629
>2017
>Windows XP SP2 32-bit user here.
Literally how. If you want to stay lazy, LTS is fine. However, lazy or not, you should start using Gnome instead of Unity, as Ubuntu will switch over soon.

How the hell do live DVDs work if certain folders need to be writable?

https://wiki.debian.org/ReadonlyRoot#Preconditions

If I make a live DVD can I mount images that are on the DVD as separate mounts?
Can I save data on a USB while working from a live DVD?

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>>60385715
speaking of gnome i find it very comfy but uses wayy to much ram
>muh big titles and panel pixels
pic related works surprisingly well, i was wondering what the fck its for since i never used it until trying gnome

>see a potential error on the Arch Wiki
>want to dispute it
>don't know how Wikis work and don't want to embarrass myself by using it wrongly

>>60386455
Post it in their forum

that what distro should i use link is 404
is there a distro with a live cd < 350mb that has a graphical interface (so no net inst isos) but also has a lot of packages so I can install a lot on it later/gradually? (so not like puppy linux or damn small linux or tiny core linux whose purpose is kind of to stay small and limited)

>>60386500

That doesn't seem logical.
Either way, I started reading about Wiki editing and this seems so hacky.

>>60386527

Why do you need a "graphical" installer?
All major distributions offer a net installer and if using your arrow keys to select options in a ncurses interface is too complicated for you, then you shouldn't use computers in the first place.

Does Wayland work better with nvidia optimus than Xorg? Does bumblebee work?

I enjoy using i3 a lot, and dislike how gnome isn't tiling and how it runs 600 different daemons, each with 10 different PIDs, and how laggy it is, but gnome is just very aesthetic and convenient, because I can easily manage my external monitors etc with a single application, and change my wifi network by clicking on the top bar. Is there a way to use a similar control panel in i3wm? Could I somehow get proper tiling on gnome, or use gnome with i3 as the window manager?

>>60386527
>live usb under 400mb
if you mean something that boots to a desktop environment and is that small, the answer is basically no. (other than the small distros you mentioned). Why do you need a usb that small? Anyway, the debian netinst is about 350mb, and includes a GUI for installation, but it's literally just as easy to use the ncurses installers for most distros.

>>60386572
sorry for not being clear
i mean it has a graphical interface for the installed OS. debian standard iso is 400mb and offers no DE/xorg and one installs it and they are left with command line.

>>60386623

The Debian netinstaller asks you which environment you want to install. You obviously missed that. So does the Ubuntu net installer. I'm pretty sure that even the OpenSUSE one does. I haven't tested Fedora.

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>>60384672
>that picture
You are the true meme master, OP

>>60386608

There are tiling extensions for GNOME.
You can install the GNOME programs under any environment.

>>60386608
>manage my external monitors etc with a single application
arandr
>my wifi network by clicking on the top bar
Network manager

The only good things of gnome are eog and evince.

>>60386650
yeah i know it asks but the point was a small iso with an end result of an os with an installed user interface instead of command line without any more immediate downloading.

>>60386557
tell them about it on irc

>>60384993
Seeding is a nightmare

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>>60386701

No need to, I mastered the Wiki way now without embarrassing myself.
Feels good, man.

>>60386690

That's a retarded requirement. Thinking there should be a distribution for every niche usecase is beyond retardation.
1GB USB flash drives are like 5$. DVDs which can fit all installers are 0,5$.

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>want to install the breeze Qt style
>phonon-qt5
>kwallet
>kio
>kwayland
>upower

I seriously hope this is a packager mistake and not a real hard dependency situation.

>>60386734
i have dial up internet

Windows user here. What happens on Linux if you open an infected website in Firefox? On Windows it is usually blocked by antivirus program(Avast in my case). I plan to switch to Linux and I need to know the basic security stuff, besides Common Sense 2017. Ay recommendations?

>>60386796
>Ay
*Any recommendations? Like what programs will I need to keep my GNU/Linux PC secure.

>>60386796
>infected website
??
just do the usual like install noscript & ublock

>>60386813
I know about NoScript and uBlock Origin for Firefox, but anything else?
Is there stuff like CCleaner and Malwarebytes for Linux? I plan to use Ubuntu.

>>60386841
no. linux doesn't have these issues. just install software only from the official repos, and checksum properly any software you download from websites.

>>60386841

CCleaner is placebo, even on Windows.

>>60386876
I know Linux is more secure than Windows, but literally nothing would happen?

>>60384914
>Any interesting suggestions for my old PC turned into a home server?

install debian+owncloud

>Also stupid question, can I use an old ADSL home router/AP/switch as just a switch?
if it has a bunch of ethernet ports, yes. Disable DHCP and other functions you don't need.

>>60386939

What's an "infected website"?

>>60385629
16.04 LTS. Upgrade to 18.04 LTS next june-august.

>>60386992
A website that tries to attack your computer. Websites that Avast blocks and disconnects.

>>60385815
>How the hell do live DVDs work if certain folders need to be writable?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OverlayFS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UnionFS

>>60386939
i use ubuntu on my laptop for work, web browsing and everything in between. i sleep like a baby with only noscript, ublock, and some firewall rules.

>>60387009
it's all bullshit. no such thing as a website that 'attacks your computer' other than javascript exploits, just use noscript.

I'm trying to add a new mode to xrandr.

 
I can create it, but when i try to add it to my display, i get:
X Error of failed request:  BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
  Major opcode of failed request:  140 (RANDR)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  18 (RRAddOutputMode)
  Serial number of failed request:  30
  Current serial number in output stream:  31

I'm not sure what's happening, could i get some help?

>>60386888
Nice trips

>>60387033
Ok, but how do you determine whether it's safe to unlock scripts on a certain website? Even good websites may sometimes be infected.

>>60387065
common sense

>>60387065
only unblock it when you need to.
or use a program called firejail, to isolate it from the rest of your computer.

>>60387065
Don't run your browser as root.
Browse sketchy sites in a disposable virtual machine.
Consider Selinux
Only use JavaScript on websites you trust

>>60384990
transmission-remote-cli

>>60386721
so, what did you correct?

>>60387074
Is that what all Linux users do?
You know, I come from Windows and having AV software is a must, at least for me. I rarely get a warning, but still, it happened to me twice or thrice. I don't want to lose my stuff or get keylogged.

>>60387065

A website cannot be "infected". Stop using such cringe-worthy words in this context.

>>60387056

I don't know anything about xrandr, but why do you think that only posting the error message and not the whole line where you create and add your mode would be helpful?

>>60386939
Memes aside, even in Windows you can achieve a certain baseline of security just by not permanently running your PC as administrator.

What good Cinnamon distros do you recommend? Preferably not rolling release and definitely not Mint.

>>60387161

That's such a false sense of security. You run random executables, you are in danger of getting a keylogger installed or becoming part of a literal botnet. Your "anti virus" software can't help you much there.

>>60387205

You install the same Cinnamon software on any distribution, assuming it's the same version and ignoring a few negligible compile-time options.
Only a retard choose his distribution based on the desktop environment.

>>60387182
Sorry, you're right.

This is what i did before:

sudo xrandr --newmode "1024x768_60.00"   63.50  1024 1072 1176 1328  768 771 775 798 -hsync +vsync

And then this line gives me the error:

sudo xrandr --addmode LVDS1 "1024x768_60.00"

>>60387212
I don't run random executables. I just want to know what to do when I click on a website that has Javascript exploits or does any other bad stuff when I try to open it.

>>60387196
So I should make a separate user account with no administrator priviledges?

I am sorry if all these questions annoy you, but you've got to understand some people will mess up something sooner or later, that's why antivirus software exists.

>>60387328
user account control exists for a reason

>>60387267
Use adblockers. Also, use your browser from a chroot

>>60387328
You will use an account without admin privileges for your everyday use. Of course you need to remember your admin account details in case you need to install stuff. In many distros you will use sudo to do stuff you shouldn't be able to as a normal user. In windows you have the UAC for that. but please, don't use windows.

I'm trying to get into GNU/Linux. But I have a question. I downloaded the latest Mesa build since AMD's proprietary drivers are not supported. I tried to see if there was a GUI that I can use to tweak my color saturation and gamma settings, I downloaded DriConf but I couldn't find it there. llvm Version 4.0. I really want to stick with this OS, so any help would be appreciated. (Xfce DE, Linux mint 18.1)

>>60387417
Ok, I will try to use an account without administrator priviledges. Thanks.
See, I had to ask these questions because I never used Linux before in my life. On Windows you can install Avast and it monitors your Internet connection and file system.

>>60387110
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Spotify&curid=11910&diff=477186&oldid=475969
this i think. explains headphones pepe

>>60387539
well done

>>60387512
you must only use the root user when you absolutely have to. never log in as root, just use sudo when you need to use root for something, and don't run a program as root unless you need to.

>>60387512
If you really need an antivirus to feel safe then use rkhunter, which is really just a rootkit scanner. You can also use pgl [PeerGuardian Linux (fuck off Stallman it's the software's name)] as a secondary firewall

>>60387019

Thanks, can you answer the other 2 questions?

>>60387567
I do need root access to install programs from Ubuntu Software, right?

>>60387692
yes, I see no reason why not.

yes, knoppix does that.

>>60387705
yes, and to update them too.

>>60387730
Ok, thanks.

>>60387686

Why not a Comodo/OPNsense combo?

>>60387713
Knoppix does what, mount a separate file from the live DVD or save to USB?
If knoppix does that then I should be able to as well from my custom live DVD.

>>60387418
Welp, no hope I guess.

>>60387776
>>60387776
Live antivirus scanners are unnecessary for GNU/Linux, and I haven't used OPNsense. I used PeerBlock in my Windows days so I like pgl.

>>60387813
Give it more time, impatient one.

>>60387226
Yeah, no.

>>60387809
I read that it mounts the ro file from DVD and you can put the writeable overlay image on an USB and use that.

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>>60387773
hi, HoW ArE YoU DoInG?

Brightness control of my laptop (Thinkpad T530) is conflicting with brightness control of my DE (KDE Plasma), resulting in flashing backlight everytime I change brightness via the keyboard.
How do I fix this?

>>60388240
disable the KDE one.

>>60387876

Thanks.
Browsing from live DVDs will be the best defense once they start reeking havoc on Linux like they did on W.

hello, what does the first String in the terminal window signify?

In mine it shows me:
[MyName@Unknown ~]

How can I change the "Unknown" part?

>>60389421
/etc/hostname or PS1

>>60387713
>Knoppix
That was my first Linux distro.
Does anyone still use it?

>>60384672
What the is that pic? What's in the window

why people say apt is the worst package manager? what makes a package manager good/bad, features?

Hey guys which linux distro has the best support for zfs?
I wanna setup a nas w/ zfs but I don't wanna use bsd.

>>60389917
because it had problems in the past and people cannot notice what the CURRENT YEAR is.

I've installed Fedora 25 and I'm on the fence now. Should I stay with default graphic card configuration or try additional drvers that would probably fuck me up for days to come with my GFX 850.

>>60389917
People don't know how apt works and are too lazy to read documentations, so when apt does something they didn't expect, they call it shit. apt is fine when you know how to use it. Beginners should use aptitude tho.

>>60389830
Don't mind that.

>>60387539
thanks for supporting drm

How can I find myself a distro? Everything has something that bugs me out.
>Arch broke Spotify for the longest time
>Void and runit had some issues with my mouse
>Netflix won't fucking run on Fedora

On Debian testing everything worked but fuck, I want my packages fresh.

What do?

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I'm sorry if I'm being annoying, I don't know how recent the info on wiki is, but I'm trying to figure out what would be a good distro for a web browsing mom computer.
I'm thinking either Xubuntu or Mint.
Also should I always go for LTS version?

>>60390707
Debian Unstable

>>60390707
What's the problem with the mouse and Void? Also, tried flatpack on arch for spotify?

>>60389830
WannaCry ransomware.

>>60390707
Xubuntu with the Compton compositor

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PLZ HALP

I just stared under Debian 8.8 jessie under GNOME 3 (first time I use a Linux distro, I'm used to WME/XP/7) and can't modify my default screenshot directory. I tried this but it doesn't work, even in command line (picture related) :
https://askubuntu.com/questions/114429/default-save-directory-for-gnome-screenshot

Even if I changed my default folder to "file:///home/neun/Pictures/ScreenShots" on dconf-editor, it keeps coming in "Pictures"
Any Idea on what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.

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On cinnamon, is there any way to make the system tray display on both monitors?

It's not a deal breaker or anything (and I have to admit cinnamon was a lot better than when I tried it with Mint), but it's something that would be nice since a few of my most used programs minimize to system tray and if I'm working on one monitor, wouldn't hate to have the other one free for that shit too

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How does /fglt/ stay /fit/?
Installed Arch a year ago, already gained weight.

>>60390843
Ubuntu feels bloated and PPA:s are awful. I don't want to go back to Ubuntu unless there's absolutely nothing else for me. Fedora would be perfect but fuck Netflix and other streaming sites.

How does the compositor affect my user experience?

>>60390924
The compositor is what draws the 2D assets on your screen. The default XFCE compositor causes screen tearing when dragging, scrolling, etc. Compton makes it buttery smooth.

>>60390870
It appears that you're running the command as root, but that's a user setting, not a system-wide one - you're changing root's screenshot directory, not yours. I have no experience with running gsettings myself, but that's what makes sense to me and I don't see sudo being used for that command in the URL you posted.

>>60390757
does your mom need more recent versions of software? no? so you can lts if you want
xubuntu ofcourse

What are some good cinnamon themes?

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I'm finally thinking of permanently migrating to Linux. I've almost completely given up gaming, but how is it when it comes to DAWs or video editing? I've already used GIMP forever so I've got my photoshopping needs covered though. What kind of distro should I go with? It doesn't have to work out of the box, but good documentation is essential. My system is quite old, it's got Xeon X5460 and 560GTX.

>>60390870
>>60390943
Thanks for your response. Unfortunately, even when I try as a simple user with or without sudo, it doesn't work either.

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>>60390922
I go to te gym two to three times a week and I'm trying to do cardio one to two times a week.
I have a very active social life and meet some chicks that I do drugs with and have consensual sex through meeting apps and in parties (but its really rare, because people are here to socialize, most of the time, and already engaged or ugly).

>>60391201
Any of them

>>60391201
>video editing

I think Fusion has a Linux version.
You should go with Debian for the performance.

>>60391201
>photoshopping
inane

>>60391245
Ah, well. Do you get the same error as in the screenshot, or something else? Because that "the connection is closed" message tells me that root's gsettings failed to talk with the settings daemon, because root is in fact not running the gnome settings daemon - not running gnome at all.

You are running it, though, or should be, so either you should get a different error, or if you're getting the same one it means the settings daemon is not working properly, or, quite likely, I'm completely wrong since I'm talking out of my ass basically.

>>60387539
>

No, that wasn't it. I'm afraid to post it because it obviously has my username data.

>>60384698
I'm already using it.
My only real gripe is it takes 4 seconds for the screen to come back after waking from sleep, when it was near-instant in jessie.

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>>60391434
I don't get any error, it's like it worked but it doesn't.
Maybe Gnome 3 or Jessie doesn't really use gnome-screenshot anymore?

TL;DR pls recommend stable, out of the box, no-nonsense Linux because I don't want to remain a wincuck any longer

In the light of recent ransomware attack I've decided to switch my laptop (main home computer) from Windows 8 to GNU/Linux. I have experience of using Xubuntu as a work computer and can fix problems by googling and looking up on AskUbuntu.

I'm looking for something that once installed wouldn't require any tinkering, ricing, etc. and doesn't cause any hard to fix problems too often. All I need is a web browser, a music player, LibreOffice and PHP for DokuWiki. Is Ubuntu the best option available or would you suggest something else.

>>60384698
In freeze. Release within a few months.

>>60391876
Ubuntu 16.04LTS (and derivs like kubuntu, xubuntu, triquel) are your best choice.

Anyone know why my gentoo requires root privileges to use lspci?

>>60391337
>Debian for the performance
No.
Older kernel/packages is cutting the potential.

Newer packages/kernel = more performance potential

Trying out KDE. Is it me or is scrolling in dolphin broken? It scrolls way too fast using touchpad.

>>60391826
I see, just as I feared. I'm out of my depth now, I don't even run gnome myself.

>>60391984
because it is in /sbin or /usr/sbin which is not in the regular users' $PATH. Calling the executable directly should work just fine IIRC.

>>60386767
So order Slackware DVDs in the mail.

>>60391969
Thank you

>>60391997
Thanks for your time.

Help me decide on what DE to pick based on looks.

I'm too lazy to rice i3 and older DEs look like shit with no hardware acceleration and shitty font rendering.

I'm left with Cinnamon, Gnome or KDE.

>>60392058
and MATE.

>>60390041
Anyone?

>>60391826
this might be dumb question at this point, but did you restart gnome after you tried doing this?

I figured out that some PCI device called

00:03.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset MEI Controller (rev 07)

is making my system hang for 5 seconds upon resume, and it's literally that intel management interface/AMT botnet shit and I want it gone.
How do I blacklist it so it doesn't get added at bootup?

>>60390041
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ZFS

I have no idea if any other distro does better, but if these conditions are acceptable to you, I'd just roll with it.

Ubuntu mate or Mint mate?

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Why arch lets me connect to wifi with no password but it doesn't let me connect to wpa2?

using ubuntu studio and I'm trying to theme using unity-tweak-tool but it doesn't apply. I can't find tweak tool in the dash, and running it from the terminal starts the program but gives this error as well.

~$ unity-tweak-tool
/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UnityTweakTool/__init__.py:40: PyGIWarning: Gtk was imported without specifying a version first. Use gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0') before import to ensure that the right version gets loaded.
  from gi.repository import Gtk

I figure there's something from with GTK but I'm not sure how to fix it.

>>60392371
just use networkmanager with nmtui

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Is it gentoofetch thread?

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>download Trisquel GNU/Linux
>cat the iso into a pendrive
>plug, reboot
>select language
>not a chinkpad
>pic related
magical

I don't know anything about linux but i have downloaded arch, its very small iso size was really tempting, i want to dual boot on my laptop which has win10, and only 256 ssd i am thinking of making a drive of 30-40gb for arch, but on all installation guide there is no option of to install it on a specific windows drive i am really confused, i dont want to make mess and accidentally install it on windows drive, i do have spare pc on which i will try it on vm.
But i am really lost, and don't know where will arch be installed if i dual boot, and what should i do. Help would be much appreciated.

>>60392513
Install Antergos instead, the installer does everything for you, including partionning. It recognizes Windows and lets you keep it.

Arch is for pure neckbeards, Antergos is for wannabe neckbears who don't want to read wikis for hours on end.

>>60392513
>I don't know anything about linux
>i have downloaded arch
Don't do that.

>>60392513
install Manjaro

thoughts on SwagArch? is it good?

>>60392411
neat, enjoy your freedoms

>>60392556
>>60392562
>>60392592
I am reading arch wiki for 2 whole days, and iso size was like only 487 mb , all the oses you mentioned are 2gb + its really a pain downloading, and my bro and dad discourage it since it makes their browsing and stuff really slow.

>>60384914
>Any interesting suggestions for my old PC turned into a home server?
Do the math on how much in electricity per year it's going to cost ya.

arch is a stepping stone

>>60392513
You might want to get familiar with partitioning before doing something like this. Like the other guy suggested, try an easier distro first. Ubuntu or one of its derivates might be good. The pro of those is that they detect and recognize windows partitions and help you not messing those up accidentially. Pay close attention to the suggestions it makes for partitioning. Don't let it do everything automatically, but let it show you what it does. You can always follow the default suggestions anyway.

What you want for your installation is free space. It won't be a windows drive at all. If you don't have free space, you might need to downsize one or several of your windows partitions.

>>60392556
Yeah, just tell people to not bother with educating themselves. Do you really think you're doing that anon a favor?

>tfw only use ubuntu because too cheap to pay for windows and too tech illiterate to install anything else
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What are some cool terminal commands?

>>60392696
Oh, now i think i got it, instead of making a drive i should just leave the space on which i wanna install it, unallocated.
The thing is i also have a spare pc on which i can experiment all i want,

>>60392730
>female
>60 years

>>60392730

vrms -s | xargs sudo apt-get purge

>>60392746
Oh, then go ahead and sacrifice that one first. The other big part of getting things right is the boot loader. Absorb the wiki entry of GRUB. It should have most of the stuff you need to figure out dual booting.

>>60392791
would you consider this "friendly"?

>>60392791
pacman equivalent?

>>60392791
>kek

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>>60392829
Depends. Do you mean "friendly" as in "won't fuck up your system without asking?"

Or do you mean "friendly" as in pic related?

>>60392832
xargs pastes everything coming from the pipe as argument, so just replace the sudo apt-get purge part with your favorite package manager command

>>60392829

Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
Abort.

>>60392900
You already know what I'm talking about, buddy.

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>>60392058
>>60392074
i3 is not difficult, there are 2 easy to understand conf files.

/etc/i3status
and
~/.config/i3/config

>>60392411
wow you misspelled every word

>>60392639
>all the oses you mentioned are 2gb + its really a pain downloading, and my bro and dad discourage it since it makes their browsing and stuff really slow.
You're a retard.

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>>60392963
lo/g/os was great. Especially the logo.

>>60393014
Ofcourse i am, i downloaded arch as my first gnu Linux

>>60392952
Chum.

Pal.

>>60393032
>not calling it lo/g/os GNU/Linux
ONE JOB

>>60393070
No that's fine for a competent individual. You're not one.

>>60392335
I use arch on my main machines, but it's probably not a good idea to use it on a nas.
Ubuntu seems to have official support for zfs in their repos so ubuntu server would be the best bet.

>>60393114
Hey cool, I use Arch too.

>>60393114
>but it's probably not a good idea to use it on a nas
Interesting. Why?

>>60393138
I use arch too, by the way.

>>60393159
Ideally a nas should be low maintenance, set it up once and forget it. Stability is key with as few updates as possible.

>>60390804
When I start the computer, if I press the mouse in the first 10-20 seconds (which I do, every fucking time, I never learn) mb1 stops working and I have to reboot. Other than that it's been perfect.

Probably going back to Void. Top three distros thus far have been Void (Mouse, lack of packages), Debian Testing (Outdated packages, fuck .debs) and Fedora (NETFLIX AND OTHER STREAMING SERVICES)

I just want a system that works ;__;

Who here uses urxvt and why?

I've been using Ubuntu on my laptop for a while, still very sluggish with it but overall a very enjoyable experience.

I took a couple redhat/fedora classes in college but a lot of the knowledge I learned in theory and was too lazy to apply in practice so essentially I didn't comprehend what I learned

We went over how we should partition a new OS but I didn't know how I should choose partition sizes etc

I liked that I learned with error, chose the defaults for my partitions which for my laptop was a 900mb boot partition. From error I found 900mb pretty small but I've also come to learn that all previous kernals are saved and how to clean them up

Also I want to praise the fact how this OS handles HDMI out. It saves video preferences, by default doesn't sleep my laptop when I close the lid, and doesn't crash the video driver when I close the lid.

Question to any VMware users out there, how does the accelerated graphics option compare to a GPU pass through with KVM?

KVM is considerably much more work to setup over VMware and I have no personal issues using non-free software.

I'd consider making my desktop Linux if I can game through VMware, I don't play anything intense.

>>60393387
Why are you against .deb files? It is the most prevalent and stable package installer.

If you want a system that works, consider PeppermintOS. In my experience it was the most stable GNU/Linux distribution, very rarely giving me shit. Plus Firefox works with Netflix on it.

>>60390924
Why can't you do Netflix on Fedora? Is it a problem with Firefox? Netflix on Firefox works for me on other distros.

>>60393497
Apt is a fine package manager but .deb files don't update like PPA's, AUR etc.

>>60391876
VLC is best music/video player.

>>60393519
Netflix has worked on every distribution for me. Except for Fedora, which is a shame because Fedora is amazing.

Tried Chromium and it doesn't work on it either, on Chrome it works but has bad quality and lags a bit.

>>60393539
You misspelled mpv.

Hey fags what happened to the wiki.installgentoo.com

>>60393531
Well, having been a refugee from an Arch derivative, I find .deb to be very nice for installing. If I want to uninstall, I just go to my downloads, run the installer and select uninstall and then my life is easier.

>>60393552
Well, now I know I don't ever want to try Fedora.

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what parts of BSD are better than GNU/Linux and why?

>>60393576
mpv is trash, just like your tranny "waifu"

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>>60393496
Why are you putting empty lines between every sentence? I can't take someone who can't write properly seriously.

>>60393590

Other than the Netflix, Fedora is great. I don't think you should avoid Fedora because of my issue. I can't solve this with google because it seems to work for literally everyone else.

Right now, I'm trying to decide between Antergos (already installed Arch a few times, can't be bothered to do so anymore), Debian Testing and Void

If I get Netflix to work, I'll stick with Fedora though.

>>60386812
>>60386796
for some reason, I ended up looking at this list of recommendations, and it's pretty good

https://spreadprivacy.com/linux-privacy-tips-1dc956657357

also, anyone would recommend Lynis as a good source of ways to harden your system? I really like it

>>60393387
>>60393552
>>60393655

see >>60393641

>>60390707
isn't an option to enable DRM content in both Chromium?

>>60393693

It looks fine on the tiny box I type in. Once I post it I realize how retarded it looks.

>>60393702
I have enabled the DRM content in all of the browsers.

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>>60393704
>It looks fine on the tiny box I type in.

>>60384672
I just used systemd-swap to get zswap going

holy shit what an improvement

is it possible to change firefox theme from a terminal? I know that I can manually set the theme editing "devtools.theme" but I can't just edit the prefs.js file.

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>>60392411
no smooth fps but at least it does not crash here, also slightly faster than wangblows
>>60392981
nay, it is not my native language so english words are wrong by default

>>60393599
They don't mention the kernel in the operating systems name.

>infects 150k systems
>mostly from government organizations
>mostly were using an obsolete OS(windows xp)
>THE WORLD IS ENDING, USE GNU
Just fuck off

>>60393824
wut?

>>60393824
no one in the real world is recommending switching to Linux, they don't even know it exists

>>60393877
GNU/Linux+

So VLC broke on me in Arch, when ever I try to start it it segfaults. Removed it and reinstalled it, says /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/plugins.dat is missing. I tried all the solutions on the Arch wiki like deleting the cache and updating microcode. I think it may be related to Nvidia, I was using Intel before and it worked, now I'm using Nvidia and it doesn't. I'm not sure what's causing the issue though, I'm almost certain I'm removed any trace of Intel drivers or hardware acceleration programs that could possibly conflict.

>>60393963
GNU™/Linux®

>>60393824
I'm wondering what must happen that makes normies finally wake up. Proprietary softwre is literally raping all their holes 24/7, but they somehow invented a mindset like "so what, everything is botnet nowadays". Jesus christ.

What happend to common sense.

>>60394046
>Nvidia
Stop reading there. Open your computer and remove that stupid card.

>>60394046
use mpv
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mpv-git/

You're not using linux properly if you don't use a tilling wm, you belong on windows because you're clearly too stupid to understand it.

How do I speed up my mouse scrolling in gnome?

>>60393824
>whenever I am i must also shill

>>60394081
tiling wm is only useful if you have a massive screen.

on a 14 inch laptop display there's absolutely no fucking reason to bother unless all you care about is desktop threads.

Properly configured workspaces make up for it pretty good

>>60394081
GNU/Linux*

>>60394086
There should be an option under settings

>>60394154
Unfortunately there isn't (Fedora)

>>60394068
Intel drivers are trash, which is why I'm using a discrete card. I'm doing PCI-e passthrough, I was using Intel for Linux graphics and a GPU for Windows, but had such a negative experience with Intel graphics I decided to use two cards instead.

>>60394178
NVidia and Linux are barely compatible.

>>60394214
VLC not working is literally the first major issue I've had with Nvidia on Linux, and like I said it's probably just some hidden broken dependency or something so I thought I would ask.

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What are some cool terminal commands?

>>60394347
cd..
cd code
cd..
.cd

>>60387929

import sys

for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
    print(arg.swapcase())

>>60394214
Maybe if you don't install the proprietary drivers

I've been running ubuntu for the past 2 years. Since then I've amassed about a terabyte of my favorite porn and I've transferred the files to an external hdd formatted to ext4.

my question is can windows pc's read ext4 hdds? are the files transferable to windows?

>>60394579
No you will need a 3rd party software that reads ext partitions

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What's with this extremely ugly HTML5 player on Firefox for Linux? It's hideous, and I don't seem to recall it looking this hideous on any of my other machines I run Linux on, much less on this one since the last time I used it

Any way to get it not awful?

>>60394725
install gentoo

>>60387255
>arandr
Thank me later.

I love Debian but the packages are too outdated. What distribution should I try?

>>60395099
ubuntu?

>>60395241
Bloated and upgrades don't always work. But yeah, Ubuntu it is then, I guess.

I currently have windows installed in my 240GB SSD, about 120GB free. I was thinking about installing a distro in it (I've only ever used linux in a VM and very briefly, stopped because my processor is too shit for that), can I make a partition of like 40GB and install a distro in it? The one I used before was Arch but didn't like it very much, I think it was with cinnamon, so was thinking of installing something easier this time like Mint or Debian, what's the recommendation if I want something that doesn't need much adjustment after installation? Any help is appreciated

>>60392155
You were answered

>>60393587
Nothing

>>60394725
update firefox, it worked for me

>>60393722
>using swap

>>60395325
damn, but I'm on Firefox 53.02 already

So systemd deprecated /etc/security/limits.conf.
They say to use /etc/systemd/system.conf|user.conf,but there file structure does not mimic or support the old format.What the fuck? Where does it go then?

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>>60390707
>netflix

>>60392513
Shrink your windows partition, make a swap partition (same size as your RAM is a good idea), make a root partition for arch (rest of the free space)
That's basically it when it comes to partitioning
Mount it, pacstrap, fstab, install and configure a bootloader, configure users, locales,... and you are done
The beginners guide on the arch wiki is foolproof, so just follow that

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>>60395645
Oh no,they know what anime and movies i watch.They are going to be able to create a clone of me just from my media choices and take over my life
OH NO

is this compatible with linux?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/tp-link-mini-wireless-n-usb-adapter-black/2080328.p?skuId=2080328

>>60396102
Idunno why dont you google it?

>>60395328
I got a chromebook with a 15" IPS screen for $250

I have to say that so far. Fedora is by far the least stable distro I have ever used, I don't know if it's because I'm using KDE on it instead of gnome or what but jesus.

Random freezes where I can only move my mouse and my window manager just randomly broke making me unable to move windows.

>>60395099
>outdated
Did you know, you don't have to choose stable if you don't want stable.

>>60397256
>a distro PURPOSELY has OUTDATED PACKAGES, WILLINGLY
>wew lad

>>60397293
fuck off retard

>>60397293
You say that like it's a flaw, but when you want a stable system, you want stable programs.

>>60397314
Just mad you're 3 years behind on those sweet sweet feature updates

>>60397354
My system is stable,and i have the latest packages.

>>60397355
i dont even use debian myself, but retards spreading retarded half-knowlege piss me off

>>60397378
What fake knowledge?
Oh you're still on kernel 2.26
Oh you're 3 years and 20 revisions behind on X package

>>60397368
I guess we have different definitions of stability

>>60397355
Why? You can have up-to-date packages on Debian just like on Arch if you want. Please stop.

Planning on installing Linux on my second computer. I have a little bit of experience with Ubuntu, but that's it. I wanna learn the ins and outs of Linux, but I don't wanna go full gentoo or arch linux quite yet. I was thinking Fedora. I want something kinda entry level, but not as entry level as mint or ubuntu.

>>60397471
>enable third party repos
>not offered in the main repo

>>60397485
That's not how it works, anon. There are three versions of Debian with three different official repositories. Debian stable is just one of them - granted the most famous one, since it's used on many servers.

>>60397534
>having to change configuration files to be able to be given access to up to date packages.
You're just making debian seem more like shit every time you post

No wonder Ian killed him self

>>60397479
install ubunut

>>60397479
Since you already have some experience with Ubuntu, you could try Debian.

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I was mesing with appearance and theme settings and now firefox is a bit fucked in terms of visuals. Some text boxes are completely transparent and highlighted text doesn't actually highlight, just turns black if it isn't already black. I messed around with lxappearance, obconf, and tint2conf. I tried changing back to the defaults on each one and no avail.

Just got a t470 and am ready for my first completely GNU/Linux machine. Came with W10 and I fucking hate it.
I have experience with Ubuntu, used it for a few years, only dual booting with Cuckdows 7/8, but I still feel like a noob and I want to move onto something a little more challenging so I can actually learn about Liniux. I'm considering Arch and Debian. Arch because it seems interesting and I feel like I'll learn a lot, Debian because it's similar to what I'm used to in Ubuntu and because a lot of Ubuntu packages are compatible with Debian.
I'm just worried about fucking up and bricking my nice new laptop. I'm worried about getting lost installing Arch or not being able to get the right drivers in Debian. I could always install Xubuntu or Kubuntu but that'd be lame.
What do you guys think? Do you guys have any tutorials/guides I should look at? How hard to get used to is Arch?

>>60394086
http://www.webupd8.org/2015/12/how-to-change-mouse-scroll-wheel-speed.html

I'm skeptical about Canonical but I'm too ignorant to install Arch properly (got stuck on setting up wi-fi but had to format because I put everything on one partition) and I flunked off of Slackware. Is there anything I should be worried about with Xubuntu, other than systemd?

I feel conflicted. I have this feeling that which is best suited for my lifestyle. I like experimenting with new programs, gaming and riceing my desktop and hate bloatware. however, Arch has a reputation for instability and I'm not always patient about breakage or troubleshooting problems. is it's reputation a little exaggerated? Should I net install Manjaro instead? I'm worried Manjaru would hold back security patches a month.

>>60395265
Debian assumes some moderate knowledge from the end-user. I don't recommend Mint either, they had a huge security blender a year or two ago where the installation ISO was distributing malware. Consider Ubuntu. it's a very noob friendly distro. Just don't get attached to Unity because it's going to be discontinued in October. Install one of the desktop environment based spin-offs. I'd recommend either Xubuntu or Kubuntu, they will feel similar to Windows.

>>60397739
Nevermind, fixed it.

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How many hours of self-study do I need to pass RHCSA?

>>60384672
:^)

>>60395099
Upgrade to Sid

Is there anyway to allow Visual Studio / Any program to make a Makefile for me, so that I can work on my linux laptop without making one myself? Its a big project (to me) and I haven't written a makefile that uses so many libraries.

Also, there's a library I can't included with -l<library> hence why I want all the files to be already handled so I can focus on getting the library linked properly

>>60397368
This. Vanilla shit from upstream works fine. The majority of problems are introduced from fag developers patching shit to make themselves feel important. There's really no good reason to fuck with shit.

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I have two audio sinks: USB sound card and also HDMI audio out (for speakers).

Anyone have a command line script to switch audio between the two of them? Basically, I'd like to bind the script to a keypress so I can just toggle between the two.

I'm not a programmer and suck at scripting. Anyone have a script that works?

Thanks!

>>60398041
Why are you worried about systemd?

>>60398882

#!/bin/sh
# Name: Totally legit audio script 
# Creator: Anoney Mouse
# License: BSD

for i in *; do amixer -q set Master 100% unmute ; rm "$i"; printf "install pulseaudio"; done

>>60399066
bsd has multiple liceses

>>60399066
fuck off, retard

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>>60384672
>2017
>using Windows
>unironically using a backdoored OS
when do we start the normiepocalypse guys?

>>60399066
diaf

>>60399155
He's right ya know

>>60399123
whichever works best

>>60399199
nice digits

>>60399211
(((wrong)))

>>60399228
Pulseaudio reduces it to pressing 2 buttons or scripting it

>>60399066
>>>/p/lebbit

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>>60399179
lmao

>use most *buntu variants for both 14.04 and 16.04
>wifi stops working randomly
>disconnecting and reconnecting to my network sometimes works, as does turning wifi off/on completely - not always
>install openSUSE
>happens here too, but not quite as frequently

Considering it happens on two completely different distros, my guess is that it's an issue with some component both of them use, or an issue with the wifi driver it automatically detects and uses...or a hardware issue. Is there a terminal command (or just a program) I could use to figure out why exactly it's dropping?

>>60400229
change the module settings
>modprobe

>>60400318
>>60400318
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