/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread.

Stallman in HD? I'm so used to see him in obscure 240p videos.

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Did sysv init originally have those `[ ok ]` indications and was there ever a `service` command as a shortcut to executing the scripts?
I've only ever used systemd.

Install GuixSD

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(didnt get a response last thread)

Does anyone know how to refresh/clear the search bar in KDE? I have a bunch of files named terminal that no longer exist, but they show up anyway.

I generally use terminal as a shortcut to get to Konsole, but that list is still growing.

>>62276435
install gentoo

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>>62276224

>>62276450
perhaps, but I prefer KDE so the issue would still remain, friend.

>>62276450
install funtoo

>>62276435
Install based GNOME and you won't have this problem.

>>62276417
>>62276450
>>62276459
>>62276435
install source mage

>>62276471
install arch

install trisquel

>>62276474
arch is just a stepping stonge

>>62276482
install alpine

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install fedora

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>>62276497
install redhat

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>>62276506
>>62276497
install ubuntu

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>>62276374
Also, is there a reason why I shouldn't just run custom scripts (let's say I put them in /usr/local/bin) from inittab?

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Who /systemd masterrace/ ITT?

>>62276497
>>62276506
>>62276522
r*****ed for shitposting

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install lfs

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>>62276567
>>>/r/eddit

>>62276564
>>62276570
>>62276579
see >>62276567

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>>62276583

>>62276564
I'm using it against my will. Poettering is my oppressor.

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What can we do to destroy Microsofts "no need to leave Windows; we have the WSL" shillery?

Just recently some guy explained to me that I don't have to run Linux on bare metal, since Windows can already emulate it.

Has anyone tried out the terminal emulator "Alacritty" yet?

I know they added scrollback but I can't seem to get it working. Is there some special config I'm supposed to set up, or apply some patch during installation?

>>62276621
stop shitting up the thread, cunt

brb, mkdir memes/happy_merchant-RARE

>>62276644
How is this shitting up the thread you fucking retard?

wew the thread is really off to a good start

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>>62276662
Because you are, goy. Stop asking questions.

I want to install my first Linux distro and everyone tells me to get something simple like Ubuntu MATE, but I kind of want to go balls to the wall and just install some real shit. I'm interested in trying to figure out how it works.

>>62276663
Yes, it's shaping up to be another rousing success as usual. Well done everyone

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>>62276644
t. WSL user

>>62276627
Scrollback wasn't actually implemented yet.

https://github.com/jwilm/alacritty/issues/124
https://github.com/jwilm/alacritty/pull/657

>>62276677
used*

>>62276677
>>62276621
>inb4 >>/r/eddit
I like that unixporn just recently banned WSL posters becase
>not unix

>Alacritty
>Using the GPU for rendering enables optimizations that simply aren't possible in other emulators.
for what purpose

How do I make google redirect to disconnect.me? here is my host file:

127.0.0.1    localhost.localdomain    me
::1            localhost.localdomain    me
127.0.0.1    www.facebook.com
::1         www.facebook.com


0.0.0.0 google-analytics.com
0.0.0.0 www.google-analytics.com
0.0.0.0 ssl.google-analytics.com
0.0.0.0 www.facebook.com
0.0.0.0 www.google.com


search.disconnect.me google.com
# End of file

>>62276718
They still allow macfaggotry.
>implying because you bought an UNIX cert makes you an unix-like os
unixporn is cancer as usual.

>>62276730
very carefully

>>62276730
you can't redirect hostnames to hostnames using hosts

>>62276734
just like the rest of leddit

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>>62276547 Like in pic related.

>>62276753
I already tried using an IP and got nothing.

>>62276547
>custom scripts
Or commands, like here >>62276800
Anyone?

>>62276734
>>62276718
There no such thing like "unix" today.
Unix WAS an proprietary, shite OS in the 60-70s.
GNU started to rewrite it, when Linux appeared, there was an unix-like OS which was the first OS which was actually cool, free, hackable and fucking amazing. Sure the base ideas are borrowed off the old Unix, but I really suggest to anyone who feels that "Unix is so beautiful" to actually run Unix. It's shite. you cant modify it, you cant hack and its crippled, you can even imagine how much its crippled.

People need to stop RIGHT NOW to call everything UNIX, especially the most crippled version of it called macOS, which basically is the same as crippled version of Windows with lipstick painted on and robbed BSD programs (the only part of macOS which is actually remotly related to Unix).

ree

>>62276857
Applel calls its OS UNIX because they have a certification by the Open Group which holds the trademark rights for UNIX, so technically, the only UNIX OS today is actually macOS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_UNIX_Specification#Currently_Registered_UNIX_systems

That said, I agree with everything you said.

>>62276804
>>62276730
You can't via hosts, especially not with a site that serves dynamic IPs.

The best you can do is "alias" google to the other site. So, one example would be to 1) wipe google from your history or fully clear your history, and then 2) bookmark the alternative site as "google" or "goog" or however much/little of the word you type before you usually autocomplete it.

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>tfw too much of a brainlet to install gentoo

>>62277021
why don't you just kill yourself while you can still muster enough brain cells to do it lol

I LOVE SOURCE MAGE !!!

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>>62277053

>>62277021
Why would you want to install it?
It isn't usuful and the only point of installing it is feeling cool when some install gentoo meme pops up.
Gentoo can be cool when you're a guy who actually wants to customize packages. And not just 5-10 packages, for that you can use any distro.

>>62277068
did he actually say that

>>62277053
Put another cast in the grymoire, baby!

>>62277081
Probably in some YouTube comment

>>62277083
I WILL !!!

oh god, smgl hit le reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/6y7csn/wizards_assemble/

>>62277114
The fires are spreading far and wide.

why does reddit upboat the dumbest comments?

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>>62277139
go see for yourself

>>62277139
Dumb comments reflect the majpry. Thats basically why reddit is this in a nutshell; you post, vote, etc what you think the most people want to read in order to get upvotes/karma.

>>62277152
what reddit is in*

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A NEW POWER IS RISING
IT'S VICTORY IS AT HAND

>>62277152
well thats the stereotype of reddit, but there are actually some cool subreddits where people dont give a fuck, post with trash accounts, whatever

>>62277114
Does this mean that reddits finally manages to eat shit shat by 4chan and that we need something new?

>>62277201
when has leddit not eaten shit shat by 4channel

>>62277201
Read the plebbit link, nobody gave a single shit about Source Mage. Which is
a) sad because even normies deserve magic skills
b) ok because it keeps a 4chin only meme

>>62277232
>m-muh sektrit club

>>62277232
Source Mage is more than a meme you fag.

>>62277254
Was going to post this.
>>>/f/unnyjunk

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>>62277232
>smgl is a meme
fok off

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>>62277264
>funnyjunk

>>62277276
d-ont woodoo me

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>>62277276

good thread

>>62277324
bad post

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>>62277324
good post

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>>62277338
good reply

>>62277338
bad reply

>>62277337
good reply

>>62277349
inane comments

this must be the worst /fglt/ thread I have ever seen on this board

Someone seriously needs to make a reasonable nix/guix-like distro already (reasonable meaning linux kernel with optional non-free software and no systemd)
I want some declarative package manager to turn into an ebin /fglt/ meme but I fear they can't in their current states

Someone make it go faster

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>>62277371

>>62277376
what are the advantages of declarative package managers

>>62277371
it's because dumb ameritards are the only ones posting at this time

>>62276224
she keeps the distance from the stench

>>62277412
dumb europoor l

>>62276224
Richard I use Samsung Pay.

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>>62277439

>>62277412
intelligence is relative

>>62276224
Pay toilets are nasty, and ought to be illegal. Those of us who are not poor can afford the price, if we accept the practice; poor people can't. To deny people access to a toilet when they need one is nasty and degrading.

>~10 posters
>~100 replies
wew

>>62277463
12/97

Learn24chan

>>62277463
this is a Linux circlejerk thread

>>62277472
it was 10/90 before

>>62277472
>>~
learn2~

>>62277480
GNU/Linux (often erroneously referred to as 'Linux') circlejerk thread*

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>>62277480
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

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>>62277389
Everything anon. Just, everything. They are an autists wet dream wrapped in literal perfection and deep fried

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>>62277492
>>62277496
>GNNNNUUUUUU

>>62277496
I want to suck those toes.

>>62277509
You're not alone.

#!/bin/sh

or

#!/usr/bin/env sh


?

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What command do I run to write a Linux ISO onto a flash drive?

Richard Stallman is a Jesus walking on earth right now. People hate him because his pureness is inconvenient, but when time has passed, they say "Stallman was right", "RMS warned us". In 300 years, when owning something without DRM is legal again, people will start writing books about Stallman. In 2000 years, when people left earth already because some hacker nearly destroyed the whole mankind in order to take down the botnet controlling all cyborgs, cyborgs will visit low tech churches, sharing their source codes, so they can improve themsevels and have an eye on it, an eye on freedom

>>62277548
doesn't matter
If you care that your (bash/zsh/python/perl/whatever) script runs on some inane nonfree system which doesn't have the binary where it should be, its a good idea to ask env, otherwise don't.

where can I learn ipatable?

>>62276224
I wanna gag on Stallman's balls

Hey guys I'm having some trouble getting Tails OS to boot on a lenovo yoga 310.

I have intermediary tails on a usb plugged in. My first issue when getting to the boot menu was that when I tired to boot from USB it came up with an error message that said it had been blocked by the current security policy. I solved this by going into the BIOS boot settings and allowing for legacy boot.

Now I can boot from the usb fine, I get to the tails boot loader menu, I press enter and then I get a black screen with a flashing underscore in the top left corner. This underscore has been flashing for the last 10 minutes.

I've tried using both Universal USB installer and Rufus.akeo and have had this issue both times. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm a tech scrub btw.

>>62277804
iptables*
excuse fat fingers

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>>62277715
Found dd right after I posted that.

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I've translated the pasta to serbian:


Želeo bih samo da se ubacim na trenutak. Ono što vi nazivate Linux je zapravo GNU/Linux, ili kako sam ja nedavno krenuo da ga zovem, GNU plus Linux. Linux nije operativni sistem sam po sebi, već samo još jedna slobodna komponenta potpuno funkcionalnog GNU sistema koji se može koristiti zahvaljujući osnovnim GNU bibliotekama, alatima i vitalnim sistemskim komponentama koje čine potpun operativni sistem po definiciji POSIX-a.

Mnogi korisnici računara danas koriste modifikovanu verziju GNU sistema svaki dan, ne shvatajući to. Kroz čudnovat splet događaja, verzija GNU sistema koja je danas široko rasprostranjena često biva nazivana "Linux" i mnogi njeni korisnici nisu svesni da je to u osnovi GNU sistem, razvijen od strane GNU projekta.

Tu zaista postoji Linux i ti ljudi ga koriste, ali to je samo deo sistema koji koriste. Linux je kernel: program koji dodeljuje računarske resurse drugim programima koje koristite. Kernel je suštinski deo operativnog sistema, ali beskoristan sam po sebi; on može jedino da funkcioniše u kontekstu potpunog operativnog sistema. Linux se uglavnom koristi u kombinaciji sa GNU operativnim sistemom: čitav sistem je u osnovi GNU sa Linux-om dodatim, ili GNU/Linux. Sve takozvane "Linux" distribucije su zapravo distribucije GNU/Linux-a.

>>62276673
Install something simple like Ubuntu MATE, hit Ctrl+Alt+F1 and do everything from there.

>>62278008
Ich möchte nur mal kurz etwas einwerfen. Was du als "Linux" bezeichnest ist in Wirklichkeit "GNU/Linux", oder wie ich seit kurzem zu sagen pflege, "GNU mit Linux". Linux ist kein Betriebssystem an sich sondern vielmehr eine weitere freie Komponente eines funktionstüchtigen GNU Systems, das sich aus den GNU Kernbibliotheken, Kommandozeilenwerkzeuge und lebenswichtigen Komponenten ein vollwertiges Betriebssystem laut POSIX-Definition ergibt.
Viele Computeranwender arbeiten jeden Tag mit einer angepassten Version des GNU Systems ohne es zu merken. Durch eine eigentümliche Wendung der Ereignisse wird die heutzutage am häufigsten genutzte Version von GNU oftmals als "Linux" bezeichnet und viele Anwender sind sich nicht bewusst darüber, dass es sich im Grunde genommen um das vom GNU-Projekt entwickelte GNU-System handelt.
Linux gibt es wirklich und diese Leute verwenden es auch, aber es ist nur ein Teil des verwendeten Systems. Linux ist der Kernel: Das Programm, das im System die Ressourcen der Hardware den anderen Anwendungen, die man ausführt, zuweist. Der Kernel ist ein unersetzbarer Teil eines vollständigen Betriebssystems aber auf sich alleine gestellt nutzlos; er kann nur im Kontext eines vollständigen Betriebssystems seine Aufgaben erfüllen. Linux wird im Normalfall in Kombination mit dem GNU Betriebssystem eingesetzt: Das Gesamtsystem ist im Grunde GNU mit zusätzlichem Linux, oder "GNU/Linux". All die sogenannten "Linux Distributionen" sind in Wirklichkeit "GNU/Linux Distributionen".

>>62278008
Now translate this:

Hello there! You seem to have used the term "open source".
The term "open source" was created by a group of people that did not want to be associated with the free software movement. When I say "free" software (which is one of the alternatives preferable to "open source"). It's not about price; in that case I would say "gratis", or "free as in free beer". It's about "freedom"! This is what the free software movement is fighting for.
So what is "free" software? Free software is any software that guarantees the user the four essential software freedoms:
> 0. Run the program as you wish.
> 1. Study the source code and change it so it does what you wish.
> 2. Redistribute exact copies of the program.
> 3. Distribute your modified version of the program.
Some people decided that they wanted to restrict the user; but being able to study and modify the "open source" code is not enough! This is directly hurting the cause of the free software movement because it takes away the sociological "freedom" aspect of free software and turns it into a technological one.
So for those reasons I ask that in the future you use the terms "free", "free/libre" or, if necessary "FLOSS" (short for "free/libre and open source"), though the latter should still be avoided.
--- COPYRIGHT NOTICE ---
This text is part of the public domain. It may be freely modified, distributed and otherwise used as the reader wishes.

>>62277727
This

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>>62276435
>I generally use terminal as a shortcut to get to Konsole, but that list is still growing.

Use 'Konsole' to get to a terminal or just use a keybind like ctrl+t or something. Personally I use a drop down terminal regardless of the DE I'm using. I always use alt+grave for my drop down terminal. Yakuake is hands down the best drop down terminal for KDE. On GTK DEs Guake, Tilda, and xfce4-terminal --drop-down are all great options.

>>62277804
Do you think people write man pages for a joke?

>>62277727
Desperately zealous religious people are intolerable.

>>62278623
fuarrrk you

>>62277727
I'd watch the movie of this.

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>tfw a chinese government IP installed a bitcoin miner on your VPS
https://dig.whois.com.au/ip/202.110.118.78

Do I have to reinstall linux on my VPS now
Would I be kicking the hornets nest if I spammed pings to that ip for petty revenge

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>WiFi card doesn't work on the current kernel
Guess I will just stick to Ubuntu LTS for now and hope they fix it

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Can any of you help me with i3. For some reason my audacious has starting being persistent on all work spaces. How do i get it to stay in workspace 10

Hello, please stop using comic frogs, you nazi sympathizers
t. gentoo dev

https://blog.flameeyes.eu/2017/09/tiny-tiny-rss-dont-support-nazi-sympathisers/
https://archive.fo/h8OyS

https://discourse.tt-rss.org/t/please-consider-permanent-redirects-as-permament/470/14

>>62280082
wrong board, cunt

>>62278583
On Linux? Yes.

>>62279914
compile the kernel yourself you absolute moron

>>62280119
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

I had to hard reboot my computer due to Debian suddenly crashing and becoming completely unresponsive.
When I logged back in, I couldn't mount one of my encrypted drives.
It gives me an error saying that it exited with non-zero exit status and that it can't read the superblock.

Am i fucked?

>>62280187
Too dumb/lazy for that

>>62280573
Probably yeah. Did you try plugging it in another slot?

>>62280844
It's an internal drive, and I'm pretty sure connecting it to a different sata port won't fix it mate.

Ubuntu newbie who needs some help here.

I need to make my BIOS boot on nvme0n1 disk, but instead it is set to booting on nvme0n1np (or something like that). How do I change this?

no bully pls

>>62280934
If your pretty sure you know what's wrong with it then why the fuck are you asking?

>>62281567
install gentoo

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>>62280082

Is it fun to install Arch?

Would you practice it as a sport?

>>62282364
Installing Gentoo is better

Best distro for tiling WMs working out of the box?

>>62282796
Any distro, really.

How would I go about using only a part of my flash drive to boot linux from while being able to use the rest for data storage? I tried partitioning and dd-ing to one of them but that stopped working second time I booted.

>>62283461
Boot on windows, use LILI to put the iso on your drive. I don't know how it manages to keep a partition usable but it does and it's great.

>>62278217
I recommend this as a way to go too. You'll still have a bit of a safety net (switching between your gui and a tty) until you get the hang of things.

>>62283461
Easiest way for you may be booting from a live cd and installing the distro normally on the USB drive. Just remember to make another partition that will hold the data.

>>62276224
I always forget this, is there a way to get new files & folders to inherit the permission of the parent directory. I have set g+s so group inheritance work but permissions of new folders and files are still dependent on the users umask.

Or do i have to use ACL?

Im about to partition my new drive and install Linux. Do i need to set a boot mark on my root partition?

Anyone get worse performance out of mpv after 17.2 mesa update?

Is i3 good for a newbie to toiling tilling wm?

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Is this thing usable?

what is the best distro?

>>62284077
Gentroo

Richard M. Stallman is a communist and a zealot.

>>62284100
Ain't it ironic? A """"""""""""""communist""""""""""""" zealot who eats shit from his feet did, does and will do more for a more ethical and better world than any of your dumb frogposting /pol/ monkey nigger cattle will EVER do.

>>62284142
How will /pol/ ever recover

>>62284142
Fuck Glompf!

>>62284142
this

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>>62284100
You got meme'd, son.

>>62284070
Looks ugly, but it has a terminal, so yes

Opinions on openSUSE?

I need a to use Excel for my Physics lab. What do you guys prefer? LibreOffice Calc or Gnumeric?

>>62284070
What? Minix or twm?
twm is very basic but usable and you can configure a lot of things through xresources.
Minix is a hobby system. Don't expect any serious use out of it.

>>62284397
Excel in a VM. Seriously.
If your professor needs to open a spreadsheet you send them, it's not going to look right otherwise.

>>62284070
>xv
>"Unregistered"

now hol' up

>>62284255
I like it.
Used Leap on work laptop for close to a year without any problems.
I used to run Tumbleweed at home (no problems either) but went distro-hopping again recently.
It's very stable and the package manager (zypper) is probably the best I've seen.
Installer is advanced, with a very good partitioner capable of encryption, LVM, RAID, ramdisks, etc. and you can also add additional repositories and configure which packages get installed, so you can set up the whole system during installation and then save a template that you can later use for other installs.

http://www.strawpoll.me/13872469

>>62284420
Its Minix,was just curious.

Should i tick "standard system utilities" during Ubuntu net install?

>>62284428
Sheeeeit, thanks. I don't have time to set that up right now. But for this first experiment I don't think we have to hand in a spread sheet. I am under the impression that they just want us to get familiar with Excel right now.

>>62284586
you should tick the nearest cancel button

>>62284626
-___-

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>>62284528
ebin maymay

what is the best version of ubuntu?

>>62276724
hardware accelerated cowsay.

>>62284850
Debian

>>62284850
Trisquel if you care about Freedom.

I don't want to get tinfoil, but are qt-4 programs safe to use?

>>62284994
What makes you think that they couldn't?

does arch linux really break that often?
if so why is it so popular then?
pls no memes

>>62285029
No

>>62285029
Yes

>>62285029
Maybe

>>62285029
I don't know, can you repeat the question?

>>62285029
If you hate reading wiki's and manages maybe.

>>62285029
>does arch linux really break that often?
Sometimes. Not that often as meme'd.
>if so why is it so popular then?
Fashion.

>>62285029
only if you don't upgrade in a while

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Is dual booting safe? Can Windows infect my distro?

I need to run some windows software. What's the cleanest way to do this?
>wine
It has tons of dependencies, the programs have uncomfortable access to your files, and it's not perfect.
>virtualbox
It's bloated as shit, proprietary, slow, and doesn't work very well (crashes when I try to open a VM)

Is virt-manager (QEMU+KVM) any good? Is there something like VirtualBox' Seamless Mode for it?

>>62285180
no, only use vms for maximum security(tm)

>>62285180
Unless
-you use a rw extfs driver
-get shitware that encrypts you ENTIRE hdd

you are safe.

>>62285180
In theory, yes, in practice, no, windows doesn't have ext3/ext4 drivers. You can always encrypt it if you're worried.

>>62285180
I've seen people showing up who were dual booting and a Windows updated killed their Grub.

>>62285180
Windows belongs into a VM.

>>62285005
It's older and how do I know it's not full of bugs that can destroy my hard drive because it got deprecated in favor of qt5

>>62285220
Yes, but you can easily recover it.
What happens is: when you install windows, it writes bootloader to /dev/sda. When you install your distro of choice, it moves the windows bootloader to /dev/sda1 (or wherever it is) and installs grub on /dev/sda. If windows then installs its bootloader on /dev/sda again, grub is gone but your OS/data is unharmed.
You can install grub to /dev/sda2 and /dev/sda, then if grub overwrites you can just change BIOS boot order to load /dev/sda2 directly.

>>62285264
>>62285197
is using a vm safe? can windows break out of a vm and infect my distro?

What distro should I use on my x200?

>>62285264
What's the best way to shove it into a VM? virt-manager + QEMU + KVM?

>>62285295
only if a 1337 hacker hacks your windows

>>62285295
You can run literal malware in a vm, it's fine
>>62285311
sabotage

>>62285295
Theoretically some really sneaky shit can break through your virtual machine software and kvm, but the chance is so small it's just theory.

>>62285295
>can
Among computers the answer is always yes.

>>62285311
guixsd

>>62285215
>windows doesn't have ext3/ext4 drivers
False

>>62285321
cracker cracks*

>>62285366
Not in the standard install, but they do exist.

>>62285383
So that would mean windows DOES in fact have ext3/4 drivers :^)

>>62285412
[a] windows [install] doesn't have ext3/ext4 drivers

Do you guys have your partitions and hard drives auto mounted on startup? Or you mount them only when needed?

>>62285422
When you install hem they do.Meaning that windows can access ext3/4 partitions

>>62285375
Racist!

>Installed Linux Mint 18.2 on HP Envy 15-J000EB
>Hibernate
>Turn PC back on
>All programs are closed

Any idea where to start looking?

>>62285436
Yeah, I have them automounted. It's just less of a pain, and it takes basically no time in booting, etc.

>>62285482
Where do you mount them?

>>62285496
/usr

>>62285496
/mnt/<device file name>
so /dev/sdb1 -> /mnt/sdb1

>>62285517
Thats retarded, and you should use uuid

>>62285496
I'm a shitter who doesn't follow the rules, so I mount their contents into my home folder: one goes into ~/mount1/, the other goes into ~/mount2/ (both of which would be /home/user/mountX if you're editing your fstab).

>>62285477
Sounds like the hibernate is simply not working at all, not that its somehow closing all your programs.
Most likely your system is using systemd to perform the hibernation, so I'd look into general troubleshooting for failed systemd hibernation.

I have a systemd unit file which starts a Go HTTP server. The server runs indefinitely and as a result locks up the shell until systemd stops the job because of a timeout.
TL;DR how do I start a systemd unit file in the background?

>>62285565
Why? I use uuid in the fstab file, but it's not exactly nice to type in /mnt/asdfasdhaisudjasudij/yourfile.

>>62285599
Make a small script that runs your server in the background

>>62285599
fork the process so systemd doesn't block

>>62285605
Cause you're mounting it retardedly

>>62285672
What should I do then?

>>62285690
Mount it in /media or if each drive has a general purpose. Mount it within the main root folder
So backup drive mounts to /backup
Porn mounts to /porn
Music mounts to /music
etc etc

>>62285707
Why /media? What should I use /mnt for then?

>>62285737
mount your usb,sd,cd,dvd in /mnt

>>62285737
It's all the same really, just naming conventions.
Some distros just like to be special butterflies and have a separate /media directory instead of just using /mnt

>>62285747
Why? The distros with automount on by default use /media for those.

>>62285737
I don't know if I should post this on /sqt/ or here but here it goes:

For example, if I want to install mpv and all of its dependencies from a single package, how should I package these programs into a single .deb file?

>>62285769
See if debian has meta packages

>>62285577

I see this in the journalctl

Failed to register client: GDBus.error:org.gnome.sessionmanager.a
Unable to register client with session manager

I get the feeling that the desktop just fails to resume my session. Do you know of a way to fix/confirm this?

I've been messing around with xRDP and tightvnc/tigervnc.

>>62285769
Why do you want to do it in a single package? It will fuck up dependency resolution.

>>62285737
>>62285764
Honestly I think the reason /media started becoming a thing is because mounting drives is an area that crosses into every day usage territory and some people thought the name /mnt wasn't as "user friendly" as /media.

I really think that's all it is and any attempts to justify it or categorically separate the two for different uses is just BS.

Would it be possible to mount a drive under the directory of one of my other drives (/media/hdd1/porn with a new drive mounted at porn)? What would happen in that case, would files be on the new drive or on thenew one? What about existing files?
>>62285778
It does, but MPV is also in the Debian repos.

>>62285599
This has nothing to do with systemd and everything to do with you not understanding basic Unix concepts.
If the server is any good then it has an option to run it as a daemon, which you should use.
Please learn what Unix daemons are and how they are created (i.e. double fork).

>>62285809
I want to install mpv on an offline machine

>>62285615
>>62285641
Thanks friendos. The fix was to use `simple` instead of `forking`.

>>62285850
Then setup a meta package that pulls in all the deps you want when you call mpv

>>62285788
If I were you I'd just try getting a different set of tools (like the package uswsusp which comes with "s2disk" and "s2ram" for instance) and see if that works any better. At least you'll have something that works while trying to figure out why systemd is messing up, and it might also help you figure out what's failing

>>62285850
>Would it be possible to mount a drive under the directory of one of my other drives
Yes.
>What would happen in that case, would files be on the new drive
Yes. Any new files created would be created on the new drive. The existing files would be hidden until you unmount /media/hdd1/porn.

>>62285859
Just bundle them all up into a zip file

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>>62285769
Don't. Use the package manager.

Why hasn't anyone made a version of playonlinux that uses virtual machines+docker and not wine?
>install qemu
>install windows server inside vm
>install docker inside vm
>1 docker container = 1 wineprefix

>>62285894

s2disk gets stuck while returning from hibernate.

It's a nearly clean install, I'll give reinstalling a shot.

I used LVM this time. What is the /g/ consensus on LVM?

>>62286005
Abusing WINE for running Windows programs that way was a bad idea from the start. VMs work better for most situations, especially for proprietary shit. I use WINE only for free open source programs.

>containers
People already do this via snap, flatpack, etc crap.

>>62286095
>People already do this via snap, flatpack, etc crap.
but how about a container inside a vm?

>>62286042
Is your swap space large enough to accommodate everything you had open?

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what's the best gui frontend for mpv?
>inb4 ewwww gui
i like the convenience

>>62286134
Use the osc thats default.

How to install Linux on Android?

>>62286159
that doesn't allow me to change sharpness, add noise and stuff like that

>>62286121
250GB SSD with default swap settings. I only had FF and a terminal open. So I'd expect it to work fine.

>>62286177
input.conf

>>62286161
Android already comes with Linux installed, pleb.

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Is Ubuntu still the preferred babbies first Linux? How about Mint and others? What do you suggest for a beginner to use?

>>62286161
Android is already using linux kernel.

>>62286161
You're probably talking about the GNU userspace utilities. You should already have busybox installed, if not just install it or use lil debi

>>62286222
all babbies-first distros are trash
because they are made to be babby friendly, they are too complex for beginners to understand whats going on under the hood
theres nothing wrong with learning with arch or debian, at the end, you learn the system much faster than using noobuntu and feeding google with stupid questions

>>62286161
install termux, coreutils or busybox, manpages

>>62286222
Xubuntu or Ubuntu MATE I would say since gnome3 is a complete clusterfuck.

>>62286222
Honestly, it's a matter of thinking of what the "babby" wants out of the experience.

A generic answer of Ubuntu/Fedora/Mint worked in the past because people literally had never used a serious OS outside of Windows. But with phone OSes being rather full-fledged, most people nowadays have enough experience to be able to say, "OK, I know something besides Windows." Obviously, there are big differences between mobile OSes and desktop OSes, but for the sake of introductions to new things, we can draw a lot of comparison in user-experience between desktop Linux flavors and Android/iOS.

So, again, what does the babby want? Something similar to Windows/macOS but different from them in terms of packages/programs? Get the usual suspects: Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora. If they want more control over how their system gets set up and (potentially) have more time to spare in learning, get Arch or Debian.

>>62286222
Never go full Canonical.
Xubuntu, Ubuntu Mate are friendly.

>>62286402
>using downstream ubuntu

>>62286222
Ubuntu is OK but I prefer Fedora.

>>62286368
>>62286265

I guess when beginners use something like Arch, they may drop it after some minutes and create a "Linux a shit because XY doesn't work" thread.

On the other hand, with ubuntu or fedora, they have something that works out of the box and users may be interested to learn more.

>>62286421
>using downstream Debian

Why isn't there a single Distro that does everything right?

>>62286547
Arch does

>>62286547
Literally Solus.

>>62286421
Xubuntu isn't downstream.
>>62286547
Debian is 99% of the way there for most "serious" use cases, but there should be another default configuration like xfce, kde, etc that ships with a mixture of software and not a complete de (mpv + i3 + rtorrent, etc, just the best in their individual category without any restrictions on source)

I can't understand how to make firefox on arch look the same way it looks on mint cinnamon, DPI is 96 in both, but the pages on arch are looking way bigger. GTK is used only for UI rendering, so it's not doing anything.

>>62286977
Zoom in

>>62287001
I don't want to zoom in, I want them to look identical on 100%.

>>62287006
Why don't you post screenshot comparisons so we know what the hell you're actually talking about

>>62286402
>>62286357
What about Ubuntu mini.iso (net install) and choosing "Xubuntu core" (minimal Xubuntu) install?

>>62286881
>rtorrent
>the best in its category
Suuure.

>>62287090
>font size 16
Standard is 12, thats why its so much larger....

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>>62287026
Here it is.

>>62287090
These settings are identical on left and right.

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>>62284527
Sounds good, going to give it a try

>>62287102
That's probably good too.
>>62287123
rtorrent is faster than the others since it uses the network better

>>62287232
You're missing fonts (win32-corefonts in AUR I think should do) and subpixel rendering (used to be infinality but I think that got deprecated)

>>62287232
Your problem isn't size, it's just different fonts. Different fonts have different spacing between glyphs or can look noticeably larger than others.

4chan's default font is Arial, but another really similar "free" font (and probably the one that your screenshot on the left is using) is Liberation Sans.

To see what font firefox is actually choosing right click the text and select "inspect element" and at the very right you'll see a Fonts tab. Browsers don't always use what you tell them, and also you have a fontconfig on your system that can mix and match fonts in funny ways too so you don't always get what you expect. That Fonts tab will tell you exactly what you're getting though

>>62287542
>rtorrent is faster than the others since it uses the network better
Citation needed.

>>62287551
>used to be infinality but I think that got deprecated
I believe infinality was pretty much just absorbed into the mainline fontconfig already

>>62287652
It still isnt the same despite using the "infinality" config setting

>>62287232
Is that i3status bar or something else? If so how do you get it to do the color underlines and the volume bar like that?

>>62287551
>>62287602
Thanks a lot. I've installed ttf-liberation, enabled subpixel rendering in /etc/fonts/local.conf and it looks good now.

>>62287718
It's polybar-git from AUR.

How do I create a bootable linux partition on my hard drive from windows?

I don't have an USB stick at hand but 2 hard drives and want to install arch

>>62287945
You can give full access to the second harddrive to a GNU/Linux vm.

>>62287551
>You're missing fonts (win32-corefont
what a retard

>>62287961
No i want to dump windows. I just need a partition I can use for the arch iso from which i install

>>62287999
Not possible without a liveusb/cd

>>62287999
GIve a partition to a vm, and set up your boot on that vm.

>>62288009
on the off chance that I look like a total retard, can a vm access the main fs or what do you mean by this?

>>62288068
There is method to give raw access to disk to a vm. But I'm mostly ignorant on that, I just know that someone one day did it.

Didn't get a reply from the last thread.
> Some anon told me Debian installs a lot of optional packages and i think this is true, is there a way to disable it?

>>62285191
If you don't want virtualbox or wine (or install Windows), then you don't have any other option besides QEMU senpai

>>62288100
I think you can choose what "groups of packages" or whatever you want to install, but I don't really know how much Debian installs if you uncheck everything

>>62288123
> I don't really know how much Debian installs if you uncheck everything

I never heard about unchecking stuff
If i want to install something, i just do sudo apt-get install xorg.
What do you mean unchecking?

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What are the benefits of SystemD?

>>62288251
having a system with open cve's that the developer says are "unneeded"

>>62286121
Reinstalled now. Swap is 12G, RAM is 12G.

Same stuff.

>>62288251
Unit files are much easier to write than init scripts and include features such as making it easy to automatically restart services.

It wouldn't be that bad if lennart hadn't gone full retard with it and just kept it as a straightforward init/rc replacement.

>>62288264
it's familiar

>>62288251
Easier for Red Hat to take control of the GNU/Linux ecosystem

>>62288634
They already have

>>62288106
I'm using qemu+kvm, works just fine

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Aaah, I've fucked up lads, I fucked it up.
Fuck, today, at 10.00 AM CEST, my 128GB SanDisk Ultra MicroSDXC died. And I was probably the reason, there is no other explanation.

I had an ext4 partition on that SD card where I had my GNU Arch Linux user space (If I'm allowed to call it that) which I used to mount and chrooted every single day on my phone. I formatted that partition without journaling like how they recommend when formatting ext to SDs. I had other two partitions on it, 1 exfat and one used by android encrypted adopted storage. I don't know, I noticed that some times when I tried to seek where I left off playing a music file of size 1GB with the default music player, it wouldn't fetch the data and android would just crash, doing a soft reboot. This only happened with that specific file and that specific music player. I thought it was just one of that app's bugs, so I didn't gave it much thought, I could work flawlessly with my chrooted Arch Machine if I didn't use THAT music player.

But, today, FUCK. the SD card just died while I was chatting on irc on my chrooted machine and updating some apps. I got a damn bus error and everything on my terminal crashed. It doesn't make sense to me. Was it too stressful for it?

It is a hardware failure, I had it plugged on my laptop and the logs are throwing me timeouts for hardware interrupts. I'm pretty sure I had deactivated journaling on my ext partition, it can't be the reason as to why it died.
I'm sad, fuck.

>>62288839
>I formatted that partition without journaling like how they recommend when formatting ext to SDs.
Wait what. You supposed to turn off journaling on SSD's? I never heard that.

>>62288839
>>62288939

You're supposed to turn off file access time (noatime), not journalling.

New memes: >>62289185

Anyone here using lemonbar with sxhkd ?

How the hell to you autohide it ?
https://github.com/baskerville/sxhkd/issues/101