/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread

first for gentoo

>>56422736
Hi there!

You seem to have made a bit of a mistake in your post. Luckily, the users of 4chan are always willing to help you clear this problem right up! You appear to have used a tripcode when posting, but your identity has nothing at all to do with the conversation! Whoops! You should always remember to stop using your tripcode when the thread it was used for is gone, unless another one is started! Posting with a tripcode when it isn't necessary is poor form. You should always try to post anonymously, unless your identity is absolutely vital to the post that you're making!

Now, there's no need to thank me - I'm just doing my bit to help you get used to the anonymous image-board culture!

>>56422709
What lightweight distro would you recommend? I've been using arch for almost a year, but due to lack my of experience I managed to fuck it up.

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>>56422809
How do you break Arch an entire year in?

This is my compton.conf, are there any other options that might be a good idea?

backend = "glx";
paint-on-overlay = true;
vsync = "opengl-swc"

>>56422859
by using octopi

>>56422906
kkk, how lightweight do you want your distro anyway?
Debian level or puppy level?

I have an archive encoded with none utf8 character set. How can I unzip it with correct file names, not like 1 ªãàá «¥ªæ?

>>56422709
I'm loving the relevant OP images lately.

>>56422898
>glx
>vsync
nice bloat

>>56422927
after doing a quick research, I can't decide between lubuntu or manjaro, I know manjaro is not really lightweight, but I think it would be fine, what do you think about those 2?

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I have Android Studio extracted in my home directory.

It runs fine when I execute the .sh file to run it from command line. The emulator works fine, debugging works fine, everything Java related works fine.

But when I create a link in /usr/local/bin and run it through the link, I get pic related. All three variables point to the correct directory, so I don't even fucking know why it's being retarded like this.

Why the hell is this happening?

>>56423011
Whatever you do, don't fall for anything Arch. Lubuntu is the obviously better choice here if you like a semi-decent system.

>>56423011
Lubuntu is Debian/Ubuntu-based and uses LXDE, Manjaro is Arch-based and primarily uses XFCE (about as lightweight as LXDE), but it has an LXDE flavor if you want. Honestly you could flip a count between the two, but I'd probably go with Lubuntu just because it (probably) has more users and support available.

>>56423011
>lubuntu
LXDE is shit
>manjaro
shitty arch fork

>>56423011
Depends if you want newer packages or are fine with Ubuntu's delayed shit.

Personally have been using Antergos(basically same as Manjaro) for a long time and am pretty happy.

>>56422898
man compton

>>56423137
I thought Antergos is just an installer?

>>56422975
It stops the tearing when firefox is scrolling.

>>56423241
It's rebranded Arch for n00bs. Even though arch isn't even hard to install. Gentoo isn't even hard to install, it's just all memes.

>>56423241
Mostly. It also features a repo of their own. Some small packages perhaps.. Not entirely sure, actually.

>>56423337
There's similarly nothing wrong with using Antergos to install Arch. It's a pretty good installer.
Goes entirely against the Arch way, however. Not knowing what you're installing, having a full desktop with a preconfigured theme á la Ubuntu.

In the end, it doesn't matter if people use it. Although I don't see why they don't instead use Fedora or Ubuntu if that's what they're after.

>>56423440
What if I want newer packages than in Ubuntu but I don't like Red Hat using me as a test beaver?

>>56423522
Define newer? Arch only takes the latest stables. Fedora has newer packages, Ubuntu has its devel level and development packages, along with the PPA system.
If you want new new, then Gentoo might be for you? Arch could be interesting too.

But how would Antergos be more pleasant for that than Ubuntu or Fedora? Sincere question.

>>56423522
>>56423567
Altthough to be fair, I found the Antergos installer far better than the Ubuntu one. You could choose bootloader, it had a good partitioning menu and -- as it's based on Arch -- locale can be more diverse than "You want enUS, so you must never leave the country".

Fedora is pretty underrated, testbed or not - it's better than being a Canonical fag or a Mint toddler. (not ?)

>>56422809

Every distribution can be "lightweight". Stop using buzzwords whose meaning no one knows, especially not you.

>>56422809
Where did you got the idea that Arch could be lightweight?

So I just installed openSUSE, but after GRUB, I get stuck on a black screen with nothing on it but a single _

>>56423762
Except it's Arch, that intentionally bloats packages and kernel to "keep it simple".

>>56423776
>So I just installed openSUSE,
Why?

>>56423789
RPM

It's always the same. Every day. Repeat.

>>56422932
Bumpin' the question.

>>56423835
Shower.
Go outside.
Get a haircut.
Go to a café.
Read a book.

>>56423863
Which archive format?

>>56423907
zip.

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>>56423776
Immediately before the blank screen

>>56423914
Try

env LANG=C 7z x file.zip

otherwise check iconv and rename the results

>>56423926
Try Control-C just before (or during) the black screen.

>>56423926
Try CTRL+ALT+F2 and check if you get a tty. Then you can run dmesg and check what happend.

>Try out Cinnamon
>Laggy as shit
>Switch to Xfce
>Smooth as diarrhea

Is there even any point in using Cinnamon? If you're going to use something bloated then you might as well use Gnome since it looks good while being full of bloat

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I recently have no sound on Debian. Yesterday everything went well. Did i somehow mute the system ?

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>>56424005
Okay
I thought the install went well?

>>56424134
open alsamixer.

>>56424172
When I press the mute-button, it mutes pulse-audio and alsa, but when I press the mute-button again it unmutes pulse-audio but not alsa. thx

>>56424166
How do I get a graphical environment running?

>>56424309

Install one and start it either via startx or a display manager.

>>56423567
>Arch only takes the latest stables.
in most cases, yes, but some things are included which are marked as beta upstream
for example;

Name            : grub
Version         : 1:2.02.beta3-3

they have a good reason for them, for example, the latest "stable" grub is over 4 years old

On gentoo, my mpv doesn't have the progress bar and pause/play/fastforward buttons. Is there a use flag to add this feature?

>>56424421
not sure why you'd want it, but it's called "osc", that's probably its USE flag also, if i were to guess

>>56424309
'startx'

>>56424421
lua USE flag

>>56424412
And some things are really out of date

ardour     4.7-1

>>56424421
The lua flag if I remember correctly.

>>56424553
>And some things are really out of date
i think the maintainer might be dead
he has 36 packages to his name, nothing has been touched since may, one thing was flagged out of date in april

How easy it is to do PCI passthrough on ubuntu?
I Don't want to do the arch one because arch fucking breaks all the time. I just want something that werks which is why I will go with xubuntu to be more precise.

>>56424628
>arch fucking breaks all the time
nice meme
also
>ubuntu
>just werks
lol

>>56424628
>arch fucking breaks all the time
good luck figuring out gpu passthrough if you can't hold an arch installation together m8io

>>56424695
>Implying it doesn't shit itself whenever there's new packages because it doesn't keep older packages in it's rep.

>>56424698
Installing is not the issue here, anyone can read the retarded wiki but I don't want to do everything from scratch every 4 months due to things breaking up after a system upgrade

>>56424825

Why do you keep spouting those memes and myths? You obviously have no first-hand experience and all of your "knowledge" stems from 4chan posts. Are you really that naive and gullible that you believe everything you see on here?
You're pathetic and also an idiot for thinking that there's a difference between setting up PCI passthrough on different distributions.

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>>56424870
Why are you so angry at a question? Did I offend your mother because I don't want to use your favorite distro?

Why archfags like you get so angry for no reason at all? Can't you really answer the question? Move on.

Also
>/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux

guys, I don't know which to go for, xubuntu or lubuntu?

>>56424924
As a former Arch user, it's the community and their incompetence that puts me off most.

>>56424960
ubuntu or arch

>>56424965
what kinda question is that? ubuntu.

>systemd

>>56425063
>bait

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Just finished installing Debian.

Why is the default font rendering so ass? Also I really cannot see why would I use it over Ubuntu. Basically the same only slightly more inconvenient in many ways.

>>56425074
>Why is the default font rendering so ass
Because you are welcome to configure it just like every other part of your distro.

Anyone here set up mpdroid? I can't get it to connect and I'm not sure what settings I need to be setting and where.

Just finished installing Arch.

Why is the default font rendering so ass? Also I really cannot see why would I use it over Manjaro. Basically the same only slightly more inconvenient in many ways.

Just install OpenBSD already.

>>56425184
No interest in cuckolding, thanks.

lsblk isn't showing /boot as mounted. /dev/sda1 is set as /boot in fstab..


In gentoo is /boot auto unmounted when it isn't needed or something? My system is working fine otherwise. If this is expected behavior, what is the purpose?

>>56425170
>Why is the default font rendering so ass?
Fix it
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Infinality

Add the repos and then

sudo pacman -S freetype2-infinality-ultimate fontconfig-infinality-ultimate ibfonts-meta-extended

>>56424462
>>56424339
>xinit failed
fml

>>56425221
Install xorg
Install gnome / plasma-desktop / xfce4 / deepin / whatever

>>56425205
The true KISS way would be simply reading the fontconfig docs and edit 2 lines in his fontconfig config - but no, Archusers love bloat.

>>56425196
Does it have the "noauto" option in fstab?

>>56425234
>>56425221
Also
sudo systemctl enable (lightdm/gdm/sddm)

>>56425193
>cuckolding

Stop acting like you'd develop anything worthwhile on OpenBSD if you actually used it.

>m-m-muh cuck license!

Why don't you develop something worth shit first before you talk about licenses.

>>56425205
>sudo
why aren't you root? do you own the system or does the system own you?

>>56425170
Arch isn't for you. Install Manjaro.

>>56425170
Arch is for advanced users.

>>56425255
Yes.

>>56425328
Then there's your answer. If you for some reason want it automounted, remove that option.

>>56425074
Cool, dude.

GUYS what are some cool things you can do on Linux???

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>>56425328
Is pic real or just a meme?

>>56425170
arch is for unemployed neckbeards who want to feel elite about their distro on the internet

>>56425363
Ssh into it and do things to it wirelessly. Use it as a TV box. Make a server with it. Just off the top of my head really.

Why doesn't Arch provide an simple installer? It can't be the "lightweight" argument since kernel and packages are already bloated. What's the point other than being edgy?

>>56424924

This has nothing to do with Arch.
It's about you being an obnoxious idiot.

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>>56425363
Deblobbing it.

>>56425463
Can you answer the question at least?
I really would like some anon with the knowledge to help me out.

>>56425491

As easy as on Arch, Fedora, Debian, OpenSUSE or any distribution.

How many of /fglt/ards are actually using Gentoo? Is it worth installing / learning it or just a hobby? I think I'd take the time installing it if it is actually worth the time and work.

>>56425508
Thanks.
Performance is also similar? usually 96% of the native one?
What about stability?

>>56425518
It seems Funtoo is the most prominent distro in the IRC channel. I personally use Funtoo too.

>>56425518
fglt is a bunch of windows users running arch in a vm acting like they knew anything

>>56425363
install gentoo

>>56425437
Keep it simple, stupid

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>>56425536

>>56425571
that's why arch went systemd, right?

>>56425518
I use funtoo. It's not that hard to install, actually the same difficulty as arch. The ISO is pretty updated so you don't have to compile too much and it includes a debian-sources kernel precompiled for you. I installed regular gentoo before and it is very time consuming. Funtoo is much easier to install.

>>56425581
>sudo

>>56425518
I've used it before, it's nice if you're really into customising your OS and shit. Other than that it's pretty much like every other Linux distro out there.

>>56425589
>Funtoo is much easier to install.
Would you say it's more funtoo install?

>>56425581
oh my god

we are actually teaching windows users

>>56425622
Maybe they will switch..

>>56425638
why should they? that's the whole horror with canonical, windows users have no reason anymore to switch, it's all there, right on windows 10

>>56425586
Systemd isn't exactly difficult for routine activities, it's just a bit "thicc", as the young faglords would say.

>>56425581
BLOAT ON BLOAT CRIME!

>>56425581
AIDS and Fail.

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>>56422709
rmsbot calling leddit out results in massive butthurt

>>56425234
How do I scroll through the output on the tty?

>>56425581
is this real

>>56425779
i think it's shift+pageup / shift+pagedn

>>56425620
Yes, I would!

>>56425622
>>56425638
I dual boot Devuan and Windows 10. I'm considering going full GNU/Linux and using a virtual machine. Honestly what's holding me back is running games, so if the whole GPU passthrough thing works well, I'll definitely go VM.

>>56425655
Bash on Ubuntu on Windows is no replacement for a full GNU/Linux OS. It has terrible colors, isn't compatible with tons of stuff, and as >>56425700 says, there's a lot of overhead. W10 eats 2-3 gb by just existing.

>>56425724
It's pretty neat, but really not as game changing or interesting as some people make it out to be.

>>56425802
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Subsystem_for_Linux

>>56423023
What are you linking to? The script file probably sets up the environment variables you need before starting up Android studio.

What's a good search engine to use with qutebrowser?

The search term needs to be held as a string in the url if you want to run the command :open botnet

i.e. DEFAULT=https://www.search-engine.com/search={botnet}

Startpage doesn't do this it would seem.

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REEEEEEEEEEE

>>56425915
use searx

>>56426044
"REEE" is something a dumb frog yells when normalfags are around, no need to thank me

Arch is getting boring, what's the next step to level up?

>>56426085
ty

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>>56426107

>>56426107
What the fuck does it mean that distro is boring?

>>56426124
I want more control.

>>56426122
Thinking about it.

>>56426142
nothing to lose. go for it.

>>56426142
Try BTRFS.

>>56426142
>I want more control.
gentoo/funtoo is the only direction to go in then.

>>56426107
Crux or Exherbo. We await your arrival in heaven.

>>56426195
either that or LFS.

596f75206a757374206c6f7374205448452047414d452e203a5e29

>>56426350
what did he mean by this

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>>56425586
Yes

>>56426364

decode-hex() { 
    python2 -c "print \"${1:-$(</dev/stdin)}\".decode('hex')"
}

encode-hex() { 
    python2 -c "print \"${1:-$(</dev/stdin)}\".encode('hex')"
}

>>56422709
How do I set the resolution of my command line only screen?

>>56425581
>root
>sudo screenfetch
God wincucks are dumb

>>56426474
Change the font size. Distro?

>>56426526
arch
I'm not installing a gui since I'm just messing around with it

>>56426557
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fonts#Console_fonts

>>56426587
how does changing the font make the resolution smaller though?

Tell me something anons, i have lenovo lancer g50-30 and Samsung s23c650 monitor.
My laptop monitor is off and i use only samsung.
Monitor is full hd but i cant watch 1080p videos, it stutters.

What is problem, im not rly into hardware but is it graphic or smthing like that?

>>56426606

Use xrandr:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/xrandr

>>56426632
He's on a tty anon.

>>56426640

In that case, he could try something similar to this then

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ConsoleFramebuffer

>>56426658
I'm using bootctl on a uefi install

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Why are all Linux distributions so lackluster? Even those targeted at new users (Ubuntu, elementary, and Mint are examples) look like they were made by watching Internet tutorials on design to make passable visuals.

I love Linux, but I envy the (mostly) cohesive design of OS X.

Holy shit, check out this faggots bashrc:
http://pastebin.com/raw/LEkXXuST

>>56427032
Ubuntu looks pretty good imo

Has anyone here used Mint KDE? I've been trying various flavors of Ubuntu on my new desktop, but I find myself missing the ease-of-use in Mint Cinnamon (which I use on my laptop). I also like Plasma better than Cinnamon or Gnome, but it's having a lot of problems on my PC?

I see that Mint KDE is a beta, though, so is it a good option for a newer user?

>>56427032
a) The point of GNU/Linux is the freedom to rice your OS yourself without limitations.
b) OS X is ugly.

>>56427032
riced GNOME beats OSX imo
also, GNU/Linux font rendering is better

>>56427032
Linux is a kernel, a kernel has no visuals.

>>56427283
>Why are all Linux distributions so lackluster?
>Linux distributions

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>>56427032
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.

>>56427032
Your fault if you don't change the defaults bro.

Who here /unix beard/?

>>56427319
I'd just like to interject your interjection for a moment.

My distro > your distro

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>>56427399
2nd month no shave, i'm on my way anon

>>56427399
Mine goes down to my chest. The only problem is I look like the unabomber and I get weird looks at cashier sometimes.

>>56427399
*rises hand
You basically wake up one morning after 3 days without sleep because ONLY JUST THIS CONFIG and it's too late.

Best linux video player?
I need power, vlc sucks dick

>>56427726
mpv.

>>56427726
The one I'm using, that said, mpv.
>>56427399
>>56427528
>>56427538
>>56427689
Beware, fist comes the beard, then come the pissbottles.

>>56427745
>pissbottles
Isn't it more a gaymer thing?

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I'm learning GTK3 and I'm having trouble with controllers.

What are "tab views" called in Gnome? I need to create a windows that has two tabs that a user can switch between. I have no idea what GTK calls those...

thanks!

>>56427745
I think people think that im muslim, radical muslim.
Late in the night when i go to run, womens cross the street and hold their bags with both hands.
fucking bitches think im gonna steal their shit

>>56427756
It's more of a poker thing.

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Left click on Ubuntu just does not register on my thinkpad t420. Both right click buttons work, the track pad words, and the nub works, but neither left click works. I'm running Ubuntu MATE

>>56427835
Do this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAqgXhblr-w

>>56427885
>ubuntu
found your problem

>>56427885
>Ubuntu MATE
fell for the maymuu

anyone here installed lfs or made its own distribution and actually maintained it ?
I was wondering how much works it was to keep a system up to date and how you did personally ?

>>56427885
run xev, hit mouse button, see if it gets regonized

>>56423776
>>56423926
>>56424166
So I just had to use YaST to download the OSS repository
Oops

Has anyone ever been able to compile Engage dock? No matter what version of whatever compiler I use, it always fails to make it.

Also what happened to AWN? It used to be in every main repository and now you can't find it anywhere.

>>56428093
Nope

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>>56428144
Now right click stopped working

>>56428122
Novelty wore off and nobody wants to maintain it.

im having problems with displaying other languages like jap, chin chin etc
What do i do anons?
Cyrillic and latinic letters work, but other no

Anyone tried bash-it?
https://github.com/Bash-it/bash-it

What japanese font should I install?

How to disable GTK2 "recently used" list?

any news concerning XFS and btrfs ?

>>56428263
>And a shameless ripoff of oh-my-zsh
Gross. Write your own configuration files.

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I've installed the ms core fonts and see that the ms fonts are present in /usr/share/fonts/ but Evince still substitutes them for other fonts.

Anyone run into this before?

Hey, this is a simple question but I can't seem to find a solution.

Let's say there's a folder called "stuff," and that folder is owned by user1. Is there any way to get every single file created in "stuff" to be owned by user1? Even if a sudoer user touches a file in the folder?

>>56428233
Install the MS Ariel Unicode font.
The one from Word with other languages, not the one from the default Windows install.

mounted remote file system by sshfs user@remote /mnt/files

Terminal opened to /mnt/files hangs when inputting a command. Any command input that contains /mnt/files in it hangs. Even " ls /mnt' hangs.

Even trying tab completion to "cd /mnt/files" will hang.

What do? Restart not an option.

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How do I fix this? I think for some reason the install medium was listed as a repository?
Aborting it works fine

Is there a (relatively) painless way to dual boot Win7 with Loonix yet?

The only distro I'm familiar with is Gentoo (I know how stupid that sounds), I never did manage to get dual booting to work

>>56429030
Just install Ubuntu and grub should automatically find Windows

>>56428985
sudo umount -f -l /mnt/files

>>56429030
Alternatively, you can use EasyBCD on Windows to find your Linux installation.

>>56425371
Says who? I use it for RawTherapee, GIMP, Darktable, Hugin, gThumb and Kdenlive. I had a bad experience with Ubuntu, mostly outdated packages and too many things installed that I don't want but breaks Unity if uninstalled. I run Arch on my desktop (browsing, photo and video editing, watching movies, listening to music) and on my laptop (browsing, movies, music, documents, school). I don't want other distro, I finally found something that just works once configured.

The development version of gimp is SO MUCH BETTER.

>>56429089
(Not him) Where does this "Arch is for freaks" thing originate from? Isn't it the same process to configure it as it is on any other distro? Never used Arch myself, so I don't know.

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>>56422709
I've barely changed anything and I'm not done setting up, but how fucked am I? I just installed Debian with KDE.

>>56429190
>KDE 4
>that padding

It's really hard not to be autistic when looking at that atrocious systray.

>>56429167
You don't have an installer for it, you are the installer. It's pretty nice after some time. It's a bit more work than Ubuntu but it's worth it. Arch become a meme here because users can't install it or use it. It's a good distro and I'm glad it exists. Can't imagine myself using something else because I know my way so well in this distro and I love the shit out of it.

>>56425518
Gentoo user here. It is worth the time, but only if you are a developer who will make use of the knowledge. Average people don't need a custom kernel and flags, and when you do it just for bragging rights you're no better than an arch fag.

Gentoo is a developer's best friend. Normies should use windows 10 with bash.

>>56429020
You can remove it through yast. You just forgot to uncheck something during install, it's fine.

I'm trying to download kde neon and for some reason it won't boot live and keeps telling me "alloc Magic is missing" and like missing magic number or something

Is there a way to make the system create files with +x (executable) by default?

What is your definition of a beginner, intermediate, and advanced user? Give some examples of what each level should be able to accomplish.

>>56429252
>only if you are a developer
>custom kernel and flags
People use it because its the only distribution geared towards user choice and flexibility which makes it the easiest to use.

lol xd cflags custom kernels is meme shit, although its there if you want it for whatever reason.

>>56428263
I saved some functions, but basically what >>56428766 said; make your own.

>>56429330
Yes (umask) but that's completly retarded.

>>56429345
>that's completely retarded

Because...?

Ubuntu > FreeBSD

>>56428910
Set them in ~/.config/fontconfig/fonts.conf
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Font_configuration#Fontconfig_configuration.

>>56429359
Because of security.

Just create a function to be saver, for example:

mkx() { touch "$@" && chmod +x "$@"; }

>>56429394
chmod u+x would be better

>>56429313
>KDE Neon
>not openPEPE

>>56429338
>beginner
>use gui for everything
>need to have everything setted up
>can't install a software itself
>can't update its system
that's whatever the OS, both linux and windows.

>intermediate
>still use the gui for most things
>can install/remove anything on its system
>can keep it up to date
>not afraid of doing something using the cli if necessary
>can navigate through config files of its system to modify something if needed
>don't care if how it does shit is efficient or not
>don't care if it's bloated or not
>don't care about the software he uses as long as it works for him and think it is the fastest
>can understand why something bug, crashed and eventually can find out how to fix it


>advanced users
>can do anything from a terminal
>actually use a terminal for daily tasks (using find, grep, htop, kill, cd, ls, mv, rm, mount......)
>not afraid of having a X crash, fixing drivers etc.
>understand how its system works
>can fix any issue he faces
>cares about the software he uses

>>56429394
>Because of security.
?????

>>56429372
FreeBSD is that bad ? Ubuntu is one of the worse distribution of linux. That's an insult to all the unix users around

>>56429523
Ubuntu as product is actually a good distro, it's just Canonical that's shit.

>>56429252
>custom kernel
>gentoo only
Running only the drivers/settings is more then placebo gains
Stock kernel is ~40mb uncompressed
Loading base config + only your modules ~10mb uncompressed

>>56422709
kek, when are you adding Fedora with a fedora?

>>56429535
>Ubuntu as product is actually a good distro
>Canonical that's shit

Canonical is shit, they made a lot of bad decisions and those impact ubuntu. There's a lot of things wrong and ubuntu is full of bugs that you won't have if you switch to another one
>inb4 don't use unity
they ship unity with it, they have to make it works. And actually on the 16.04 they had a bug that prevented a user from login if they upgraded from a previous version.
I'm sorry but when you have this kind of bugs.

Ubuntu is "good" if you compare it to some trash distributions like mint or elementary.

>>56423762
>ubuntu
>lightweight
>[insert distribution name] with [gnome / kde plasma] by default
>lightweight

>>56429313
Shameless self bump

>>56429069

That was my approach last time I tried anon but I could never successfully boot back into Windows to use EasyBCD after the Gentoo install.

>>56429654
ubuntu server is cl only

why is my ethernet adapter named enp3s0 instead of just en0?

>>56429848
I see. If something similar happens again you can use the Windows 7 CD to restore the MBR.

Played around with Void linux, because it's a NetBSD developer who started it, and their package manager is very Free/NetBSD like.

No binary blobs, all entirely free software except there is an officially supported repository of non-free software you can optionally add, which is why you won't see it shilled on FSF recommended distros page (and I don't blame them, I get why FSF is radical about these things).

Still I went back to OpenBSD because of stability but for any future linux projects I have to do Void linux absolutely I will be doing it in.

>waste all my time playing video games
>install linux
>waste all my time getting my computer to work

>>56422809
Funtoo.

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>>56430274
>lightweight

>>56430008
>PC works fine
>nothing to do
I wish I liked video games.

>>56430284
Hi there!

You seem to have made a bit of a mistake in your post. Luckily, the users of 4chan are always willing to help you clear this problem right up! You appear to have used a tripcode when posting, but your identity has nothing at all to do with the conversation! Whoops! You should always remember to stop using your tripcode when the thread it was used for is gone, unless another one is started! Posting with a tripcode when it isn't necessary is poor form. You should always try to post anonymously, unless your identity is absolutely vital to the post that you're making!

Now, there's no need to thank me - I'm just doing my bit to help you get used to the anonymous image-board culture!

Just switch to OpenBSD already.

>>56430618
I'm not into cuckolding, thanks.

So OpenMW has me on a purple screen when starting up

>>56425581
>not using MSYS2

I enabled ABI_x86="32 64" in make.conf. But it still isn't enabling the abi_x86_32 use flag for dependencies needed for wine. Using funtoo. What am I doing wrong?

Anyone here have experience with steamCMD?
Can I trust it? I think not, but if anyone can prove it's paranoia...

>>56427057
dem ps1's

>>56428174
The RMBP™ doesn't have this problem

>>56429500
>x crashes
>hard reset
>"cleaning up orphan corpses"
WHAT HAVE I DONE

Why the fuck do people even use Linux? Mac OS is way easier to use and Macs are used by normal people, while Linux is just used by a bunch of neckbeards

>>56431713
stealing my trip code i see

Where do you adjust the level of tint2 panel's transparency? Right now I can either have it on or off, but I want something in between. I've been looking and can't find an answer to this.

I've been looking into running a discord bot for a server off a decade old laptop as an experiment. Problem is, even running idle tends to get it heated up.

I was wondering what version of GNU/Linux would work best for this kind of situation.

The specs are 1.6GHz single-core celeron, 2GB ram, Mobility Radeon x600. Compaq nc8230.

>>56431859
If I remember correctly it's a number between 0-100 after the color like this: #ffffff 20

>>56423779
Providing 1:1 upstream packages is bloat?

Then every distro does this.
Fedora,ubuntu,debain,opensuse,slackware, all have bloated kernels, because they arent optimized for your system.

>>56425221
Did you installed xorg-xinit?
Did you add your de/wm to .xinitrc

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>>56425184

>>56432522
Transparency in a color code like that is usually hexadecimal so it may be 0-255 i.e 00-ff

>>56425581
>28m uptime

>>56432563
For example Debian: Has a deblobbed kernel while Arch comes with all modules enabled. On Debian you get a package with a binary or a package with source headers, on Arch you get everything in one package, no matter if you're going to compile or not. Results a low package count, but a bloated system.

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>>56423023
>>56425867
I'm linking to the script that starts Android Studio. Specifically, studio.sh

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I am getting the error message in pic related when I try to edit my openbox config file. What I am trying to do is to remove window decorations from firefox. the code is this

<application>
<application class="Firefox">
<decor>no</decor>
</application>

I think I have all my brackets right, so I have no idea what is fucking it up

Where is Openbox in Fedora 24?
Installed fresh but it doesn't apear in the menu.

>>56432841
post the script
can't find it

>>56432881
remove the first <application>

As a mint user what would be different if I switched to Manjaro? Looking for a new distro that just works

>>56433057
http://pastebin.com/3MfKNNch

>>56433081
works. thinking back on it, it makes complete sense. thanks anon

>>56422709
I wanted to change the icon for my web browser. How do I change the icon for a single program?

>installed gentoo with no packages other than x, kde and an emerged profile
>9 gigs

"lightweight" they said

>>56433153
>kde

>>56433153
KDE ships with an assload of its own applications.

>>56433197

9 fucking gigs, though?

>>56422709
I asked in the thinkpad thread but maybe here might be better.
Do any of you use acme? If so does anyone know how to enable sweeping with button 2 on a thinkpad?

>>56433111
try unsetting the JDK variables
the script automatically sets them based on the studio.sh dir

if it doesn't work try creating a launcher script in /usr/local/bin instead of linking

#/bin/sh
cd "/path/to/android-studio"
exec ./studio.sh

>>56424339
>startx
this will start graphical

>>56433153
No one ever called KDE lightweight, what are you on about ?

>>56433153
gentoo is not lightweight

>>56433145
/usr/share/icons

>>56433313
>try unsetting the JDK variables
This prevented Android Studio from launching both through the link and directly.

>if it doesn't work try creating a launcher script in /usr/local/bin instead of linking
I ran this before AND after re-setting the variables, it pops up the same message.

>>56433391
killed by the lightweight police

>>56433397
Addendum: the script works when I run it from terminal but it fails with the same message when running it through dmenu, which is VERY annoying because I'm trying to make this executable via dmenu instead of having to spawn another damn terminal window for this.

>>56433397
alias studio="~/android-studio/bin/studio.sh"

>>56433425
try exporting the JDK variables in the launcher script

>>56422709
>IRC: irc://chat.freenode.net:6667/flt (6697 for SSL)
>If you don't have an IRC client, you can use a web client:
>https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=flt
>https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/flt
>WEB: http://fglt.nl/
channel is sqt NOT FLT

>>56433463
That didn't work either. Same message about dysfunctional paths only when run via dmenu.

I'm so fucking fed up with dmenu.

What video editing software for GNU/Linux do you guys recommend?

>>56433525
Run env > ~envtest in a script from dmenu and compare it to the output from env in a terminal.

:3

>>56433566
Switching to Windows or OS X.

>>56433607
>OS X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmI-hGthrwA

>>56433622
Well, it's either Windows or OS X if you want to edit video.
There just isn't any good software for this on Linux. It doesn't exist. Of course, there is video editing software on Linux, but it's all extremely prone to crashing and/or lack important functionality.

I can't recommend editing video on Linux at all. It's a horrible idea.

>>56433641
Whatever you say senpai. Git gud.

>>56433666
If you insist on editing video on Linux, then good on you. Have fun.

>>56433566
ffmpeg, blender

>>56433656
>>56433567
I fucking despise dmenu now. Why the everloving fuck is this even an issue? Isn't it supposed to scrape all the relevant paths and variables at runtime?

>>56433641
>recommends windows
Get the fuck outta here.

>>56433656
>sh
>exporting doesn't work
no

>>56433706
dmenu runs programs in your path, that's all.

>>56433622
kek, what's the story behind the video

>>56433706
dmenu is fine
you're probably fucking up somewhere
post how you did the launcher script

>>56433676
Thanks.

>>56428551
The internet knows.

>>56433759
Guess we don't need this thread then, right?

>>56429252

>only "developers" benefit from custom kernels or the "knowledge"

Kill yourself and stop spreading inane comments.

>>56433730

#!/bin/sh
cd ~/Sources/android-studio/bin
exec ./studio.sh

>>56433749
No problem.

>>56433789
You're welcome.

>>56433566

Kdenlive.

>>56433830
What is this

>>56433730
>he doesnt use rofi

>>56433860
google it
>>56433868
what is rofi?

>>56433778

There's no need to duplicate information. By the time he got my answer (8 hours), he could have found it himself. Took me 24 seconds to find it.

>>56433824
Thanks.

>>56433860

Video editing software.

Lightweight thread: >>56433873

>>56425074
>He fell for the Debian meme

>>56425822
shouldn't it be called "Linux subsystem for Windows"?

>>56428958
Kill yourself namefag and stop recommending retarded proprietary bullshit.
>>56428233
There's a few fonts with a lot of chars, look into noto for example, it was specifically made to eliminate your problem.

>>56429030
make your partition on windows smaller and leave the space empty, use that during the install, install grub2, configure grub. Thats pretty much it. All the non retarded installers guide you through this in one way or another.

>>56429167
The comnunity being elitist and pretending that anyone that dislikes it for legitimate reasons just couldn't install it.

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What's the most light weight bestest terminal based music player?

cmus or moc or what

>>56433785
start the script with #!/bin/bash instead of #!/bin/sh

this is the most obvious difference I can see between running in terminal and dmenu, anyway

Does Arch for ARM have all the same packages as other architectures do? I'd like to use a tablet with a keyboard as a portable coding setup.