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>>56997641
First for Fedora

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Next lecture.

My computer froze and crashed during an update. Now unable to boot (failed to mount /boot/efi).

How to fix this. I have the liveusb and can chroot into the filesystem but what do I need to fix?

>sound popping when i'm changing volume in any media player, html5 video or system wide

There's no fix and it's depressing. ;_;

>>56998616
Run the update in chroot.

>>56998646
>There's no fix
Seeing as most people don't have that problem I think that is unlikely.

>>56998667

So I went in and did the Syuu command. It updated fine. I closed the terminal and live usb, then started up the computer but the same error persists

Why is gpg 1.4 still maintained?

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I'm trying to learn a bit of linux because I'm weak on it, and I'm following the guide to install Archlinux but whenever I hit reboot I get only this, I can't boot the system have to delete the VM.

I think it happens right after I use parted to create partitions, any ideas?

>>56998616
>he fell for the arch meme

>>56998693

A fix which doesn't involve changing hardware*

>>56998710
https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=failed+to+mount+/boot/efi+site:bbs.archlinux.org&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9ztf5o87PAhXo3YMKHbe5AjEQrQIIKigEMAA&biw=1366&bih=709

>>56998754

You didn't install the bootloader or configure it properly.

>>56998754
see >>56998824

Get a mature distro.

>>56998847
See >>56998693

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>>56998754
Learn with Ubuntu, once you become familiar with the command line you'll be ready for arch.

>>56997641
Stallman.
At home.

>>56998754
>newcomer
>arch
why

>>56998754
You're doing everything correctly. This is how Arch looks like by default. Now you just need to install stuff. Good luck!

>>56998911


No pain no gain.

Does /fglt/ use gpg1 or gpg2?

How to keep track of my dotfiles?

I think of symlinking them into one "dotfile" directory. Then is it a good idea to set up a git repository inside "dotfile" and commit every important change?

How do you keep track of yours?

Anyone knows a hack that allows me to exclude dmenu from compton?

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>>56998911
As a 733T distro and wm user, I have to respect the noob for going for it though right?

Noob, different distros give you a range of pre-configured systems. You will be blind until you have some of the complicated stuff setup for you at first. Props for jumping into Arch though. And if you really want to try arch, get Archanywhere or Manjaro and it will do the heavy lifting for you. Learning how to use arch will eventually help you set it up yourself, HOWEVER don't expect to be able to jive with other Linux users who use Debian and RedHat based distros and their lingo. Save yourself the time and learn faster on Ubuntu or fedora

>>56998983
Use a versioning system such as git like a intelligent human bean.

>>56998987
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Compton

>>56999053
This actually could work, thanks.

>>56999082
Or just use dmenu2.
(dmenu2 has a --class option)

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What's a good DE/WM combo and/or theme to appropriate the look of the laptops in Hackers?

Why is this rsync command creating and additional directory on the target computer? I want to transfer a file from the source to the same location on the target computer. I made sure not to add a trailing slash to the source (so it doesn't transfer only the files, but also the directory). Weirdly removing the trailing slash achieves exactly what I want, but that's against the normal behaviour. Why?

My function that I use:

rsync --info=PROGRESS2 -rp "$1" [email protected]:"$(realpath "$1")"

Source layout:
>/home/user/Downloads/directory
After transferring on the destination computer:
>/home/user/Downloads/directory/directory

What order should unbound+dnssec+dnscrypt,polipo be to manage everything properly?
unbound is already setup for dnssec+dnscrypt,as well as polipo.But im not sure if they are properly organized to benefit from the proper setup,such as running polipo via browser proxy config which then connect to the unbound serverr which is serving as the outbound point

>>56998482
>posting fud

>>56999294

Nevermind, I'm stupid. Rsync creates the last level (directory) specified in the source on the target computer.

>>56998710
Sounds like you need to redo your bootloader

>>56998646
alsa?
pulseaudio?
dmix?
realtime kernel?
snd_hda_intel module?

Specifics would do wonders

Stallman gets paid in fame and expects everyone else to be nobodies toiling away in obscurity (with no recognition, no material success, and no pussy). Scarface is more of an inspiration than Stallman any day of the week.

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Is there a simple way to DIM the WGET progress bar?
I tried TPUT DIM, but WGET still uses the full-bright level.

>>56999480
wat

>>56999447
I heard he also gets paid well in real money as well.

>>56999493
Wat Wat?

>>56998754
Maybe try a more begginer-friendly distro, any *buntu (except the Unity version), or Debian, get to know the terminal, and try not to use the GUI unless really have no fucking clue and need to do something ASAP.

>>56999412

ALSA with Pulseaudio, not the realtime kernel and using an older Sound Blaster card with the snd_emu10k1 module.
Speaking of snd_hda_intel, I'll try the built in soundcard on the motherboard to rule out hardware issues. Thanks for reminding me.

>>56999480

Do you literally mean to have the progress bar in a different shade of white?

>>56999549
Yes. I want it DIMMED.
Why does this surprises you?

>>56999564

Because it's and odd and specific request.
The only way to change it is to edit wget's source and to add a color escape code to the progress bar output.

>>56999599
>it's and odd and specific request
I don't think it's odd. It would be prettier on my script. It already shows the information of how many files were downloaded, so it does not need to highlight the progress bar. By the way, WGET is configured to print only the progress bar, so I thought that maybe it could be easier.

OK then. I will leave it as it is now, and create a more work-intensive solution later.

>>56999640

>print only the progressbar

Well then in that case, you can wrap that around the color escape code.

>>56999674
>you can wrap that around the color escape code
Wouldn't "TPUT DIM" be doing just that?

>>56999707

I don't know, I'm not familiar with tput. Post your script here.

ncmpcpp: symbol lookup error: ncmpcpp: undefined symbol: _ZN6TagLib6String14WCharByteOrderE

Has anyone had this error? I can only find an old forum post saying it's about a compatibility issue with libtag1, but I haven't updated or upgraded any packages and it happened after a restart.

>>56999723
Holy fucking shit!
The problem was that I applied the DIM on the wrong WGET - the one without any printing.
Sorry for the trouble. Bye.

can anyone recommend me a lightweight/minimal GUI music player?

>>57000234
deadbeef, but why not go tui with cmus? it has a setting to accept mouse input.

Any idea how to change font on cinnamon panel?

I tried to change size via css file but same thing. I logged out but did not "reboot" if that matters. don't think it would

>>56997641
What the fuck is going on with Ubuntu? Why are they still on beta 2 when the final release is in less than a week?

>>56999391

Tried everything, nothing works.

Can access the files still via chroot but can't do anything. Have tried with gparted and terminal but can't make changes. The ext4 is now being shown as ext2, the sdb1 is vfat an unusable.

I found an old laptop I had and I've almost completely FOSS-ified it. The BIOS is still non-free, made by HP.

Is there any free as in freedom porn or porn games?

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hey /g/, what's the best lightweight and user-friendly distro for gaming?

>>57000806
Steam OS :^)

>>57000840
Anyone ever tried it? Does is support more games than vanilla Lignux?

>>57000918
no. what runs on any distro runs on steamos

>>57000954
So, what's the point of SteamOS then?

How to install urxvt 9.20 on arch?

already tried
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/downgrader/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/downgrade/
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/agetpkg-git/
and when i try to run urxvt after downgrading with those i just get segfaults.

also tried compiling it myself but when i do make i get

In file included from rxvtutil.h:8:0,
                 from rxvt.h:96,
                 from rxvt.C:24:
./../libptytty/src/estl.h: In static member function ‘static bool simplevec<T>::is_simple_enough()’:
./../libptytty/src/estl.h:70:14: error: ‘is_trivially_constructable’ is not a member of ‘std’
           && std::is_trivially_constructable<T>::value
              ^~~
./../libptytty/src/estl.h:70:47: error: expected primary-expression before ‘>’ token
           && std::is_trivially_constructable<T>::value
                                               ^
./../libptytty/src/estl.h:70:48: error: ‘::value’ has not been declared
           && std::is_trivially_constructable<T>::value
                                                ^~
make[1]: *** [Makefile:60: rxvt.o] Error 1

what to do?

>>57000989
Steam devs' test bed

>>57000989
'turn your pc into a console' style thing

Sup /g/

I noticed that gnome's behavior regarding emails was just to give you a notification sometimes if evolution is running.

I've been switching between desktop environments and clients for a while. Is there any system particularly that will give you notifications -without- having the email client open at all times? I wouldn't mind if it was running in the background, as a secondary process, just hidden.

>>57001013
>he fell for the arch meme

how do you guys organize your files? I have /home and /root in the same partion and mapped my second harddrive to ~/files but I feel like that whole folder is a mess.

>>57001058
"misc"

>>57001048
Thanks that was helpful

>>57000989
It's shit and most games on Linux run worse on SteamOS than Ubuntu (back when SteamOS released anyway). I guess it at least spreads awareness of gaming on Linux.

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>>56998482
i'll be there lids
wait for the pics.

>>57001013
Arch is for advanced users only, start over with Ubuntu.

>>57001096
Will you release the pics under a free license?

>>57001107
>babbies first meme
>advanced

>>57000989
The fact that it's a distro they run. Steam gets to control package versions making it easier to provide support and all that.

>>57001121
it will be shitty moto g pics, so no big deal

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If you had the chance to have sex with RMS, would you?

>>57001148
Freedom is a big deal!
Please, release under Creative Commons licenses!
Shitty free-as-in-freedom pictures are better than no free-as-in-freedom pictures!!!

>>57001177
> having sex in 2016

ISHIGGYDIGGY

>>57001177
Only if it was text-based roleplay.

>>57001013
>>what to do?
install either st or gnome-terminal.

>>57001013

make CXXFLAGS="-std=gnu++98"

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>>57001177
>A parrot once had sex with me. I did not recognize the act as sex until it was explained to me afterward, but being stroked on the hand by his soft belly feathers was so pleasurable that I yearn for another chance. I have a photo of that act; should I go to prison for it?

>>57001245
God bless you.

>>57001228
>st
>having to recompile to configure

suckless really is full autismo

Anyone here run an SSH server with OpenVPN?

I have to stop OpenVPN to be able to connect to my server from external networks. Tcpdump shows that the server gets the connection requests but doesn't reply to them. When I stop OpenVPN, it works just fine. Connecting internally using the 192.168-address works fine as well, even with OpenVPN. Any idea what this is about?

I have a question

Is there anything that can be done in debian that cannot be done in ubuntu?

>>57001600
not really...depends on what you mean though

Why do so many people dislike GTK?

>>57001717
muh file picker

>>56999855
Yep, I'm having the same thing right now on Debian Sid, I might build it from source to see if that makes any difference.

>>57001355
On the flipside it is actually really damn fast and additionally easy to configure and modify.

>>57001600
Shouldn't it be the other way around since buntu is based on debian?
anyway, debian has a better default kernel configuration and has a better installer for example.

I use ubuntu. Am I lame?

>>57001816
can I give it ibus support

>>57001870
I don't know, can you?

>>57001845
Use what works for you. Anyone who says otherwise is baiting or has still not reached their final form.

>>56998646
See if you've got any power management set for audio codecs.

>>57001845
no

>>57001845
Yes. For asking.

>>57001600
Upgrade from one version to the next without reinstalling

>>57002004
I've upgraded from 14.10 to 16.04 without much issue.

>>57001936
>>56998646
>>56999412
>>56999529

Just tested the built in soundcard and it works, without the popping.
Fucking Creative and their Audigy cards. ;_;

>>56997641
I'm on Debian stable, but I want to use budgie-desktop. Problem is, it's not available in stable, only testing and unstable. Is there any way to do this without fucking everything up?

>>56998754
Probably fucked up the bootloader setup.

From what I understand VMs act a bit differently from normal machines though and can be weird for installs. I'm not 100% though.

>reboot server for a change
>it doesn't show up in the network for some reason so I can't ssh to it
>password login is disabled (for security reasons, of course)
Is it fucked, /g/?

>>57002118
If you can fuck up a server that bad you can probably get physical access to it somehow, no? Or if not, get someone local to take a look at it.

>>56999333
plz halp

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>>56997641
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49vZhQlAEyk

btw the logo is real, "google" it

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>page 9
wat

installed antergos and zsh on my thinkpad after using *ubuntu and bash for ages. i'm on my way to becoming a true vir/g/in.

I wish there was some sort of neural network utilizing AI that would just chat with you through the shell. i could use IRC or whatever but it would be fun to have an AI like that microsoft one to talk to, but open source.

Help me decide to install Arch or Ubuntu minimal.

>>57003745
That'd be really cool.
It could be a virtual assistant too but I'd be more interested in it as a chatbot. Though, it would be cool if it could understand simple questions about the system and answer them faster than you could typically go find them yourself.
>>57003793
arch if you want more more up to date packages available ubuntu if you want more stability.

>>57003814
>arch if you want more more up to date packages available ubuntu if you want more stability
This doesn't help me decide anything. I already know the release model of each.

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Hey my folks,
is anybody here that can help me?
my real needs is find these books in .pdf file hhehe

why aren't the options i select i gpointing device settings persistent

currently on arch x220 thinkpad

>>57003900
Its the only relevant factor I can think of.
I hear ubuntus design makes it obnoxious to configure and tweak from a minimal install, maybe, I guess?
But I wouldnt know cause I've never tried and only faintly recall that.

Anyone knows how much time aprox it takes to compile CRUX.... currently on core 2 duo 1.8 ghz
mann gcc is doing more than one hour

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>Android is based on Linux Kernel
>Can't access phones files with Linux computer

>>57004264
You would have such a problem if you had installed Gentoo.

>>57004288
Yeah, exactly. I installed Gentoo like you guys said. This is bullshit.

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>>57004316
That's why I don't taint myself with non-Gentoo systems.

>>57004264
>adb
>mrt

>>57004348
>>>/a/

How do I get rid of screen tearing?

I have an nvidia gpu and I just installed Arch with nouveau drivers, i3 and compton.
I tried watching the same youtube video from Arch and from Kubuntu live on the same machine and there was no tearing on Kubuntu (Kubuntu also uses nouveau drivers).

>>57001177
Nope. I don't want to do sex. Romantic relationships don't respect my freedom.

>>57002422
>"google" it
You shouldn't use "Google", a company that does not respects your freedom, as a synonym of "search on the Web".

>>57004641
You shouldnt impose your rights upon other people. Not evreyone follows RMS' cult

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I want to be able to translate locally, without the need for Internet connection. Is there any good translator for this purpose? Not depending on Google Translate would be good, too.

How the hell do i throttle or restrict java from using all of my cores and maxing them to 100% hardlocking the system.
I couldnt ssh in to the machine to kill it,even magic rsq wouldnt work

>>57004844
https://github.com/haosdent/jcgroup ?

>>57004859
I'm not dev'ing it, just using it

Should I get mate or xubuntu, lubuntu, or mate? Which one of these three has the lightest desktop enviroment?

>>57004893
probably taskset then.
https://www.chrisnewland.com/cpu-pinning-java-threads-with-jstack-and-taskset-380

>>57004974
order of lightness is
Lxde
Xfce
Mate

I don't think you'd really notice a difference unless you are running some really low specs.

>>57005005
Not OP, but running on the AMD equivalent of an Atom N450. What would you recommend?

>>>/vg/157017042

>>57005205
Anything light. Maybe avoid kde and gnome. I ran lxde and xfce fine on an old Pentium M laptop.

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This might be a stupid question but...
Is there any music player that comes with a "move to library" feature that allows me to move music to a specific folder and sort things like
/music/[artist]/[year - album name]/00.Song_name.mp3 or anything similar?

Clementine does it, but it's dreadful. I also could write a script, but it's really useful to be able to do it from the player itself.
Anyone knows of any players?

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Alright wtf, how do I dualboot windows and linux? I did it before with ubuntu gnome and windows 10, but now I can't get it to work with any distribution...I have a fresh install of windows 10, partitioned drive, and I've tried multiple USB creators/ISOs and they all end up blackscreening before I can get to the install process, using boot arguments like nomodeset and noacpi and the like don't really do anything, at the end of the day i always end up with a black screen and or a black screen with a blinking underscore in the top left...what do? Also fastboot/secure boot is disabled and it says i'm using UEFI in msinfo32

>>57005305
Use puddletag, it is amazing for that kind of stuff.

>>57005305
>>57005432
Also, I'm sure you can set up a custom action with your player to open the files with puddletag, I know cantata can do that.

>>57005425
does the bios have an option for legacy mode?

>>57005514
Uhh idk how to check that/change that

>>57005550
If it does have it in bios it'd be under boot options. Maybe
Secure Boot: Enable/Disable
Boot mode: UEFI/legacy

>>57005580
Boot mode just says UEFI

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Do GNU/LInux users like peanuts still in the shell? Personally, they're one of my favorite snacks. You can get a pretty hefty bag of them for just a dollar. They can get a little dry, which is why I think they go perfect with water.

>>57005661
I just had some shelled peanuts with water.

>>56997641
I want to install Linux on a separate hard drive. Can I just install it on a second drive and choose the boot device to select which OS I will use for that session? Or do I have to have a properly configured bootloader to do this? I've used linux before but I'm not very knowledgeable about these stuff.

who /rhcsa/

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Hey! I'm the Arch newbie asking about SWAP from last thread. It was late so I went to bed, but I realized that night that I had not set my BIOS to UEFI, since Winblows creates a EFI partition that GRUB can hook into, do I need to reinstall Windows?

I've just reinstalled windows, so theres nothing on it, so it's no problem if I need to again.

I would like to extend my partition to the left (backwards). What is my risk of potential data loss or other problems? This is just a data drive and I will not be booting from it.

>>57006718
Even if you've taken all the precautions and even if you're 99.99% sure that it won't damage your data, you should still make a backup first.

To answer your question, if you are using a logical volume manager, it'll probably be alright without much headache. If not it depends.

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Do usb numpads "just work" on Linux?

>>57006761
Enjoy troubleshooting shit for hours until you throw the numpad in the garbage.

>>57006761
yea, they're just regular keyboards.. with less keys

>>57006761
They work fine, yeah

>>57006746
No logical volume manager. It'll be time consuming to make a back up, but I'll probably do it. I don't want to contemplate the alternative

>>57005817

>Can I just install it on a second drive and choose the boot device to select which OS I will use for that session?

You mean using the Bios options? I guess is possible but it would be a pain in the ass to do it everytime.

>do I have to have a properly configured bootloader to do this?

I have this with grub. Beware that the /boot should be in the drive you boot from.

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>>56997641
Where do I get a Harambe themed Linux distro?

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>adwaita
>gtk2
how to add borders around menus
>im not running gnome obv

>>57005205
openbox-session + lxpanel

I'm gonna need to be using Linux for developing webapps but for my other job I'll need Visual Studio to make ASP .NET and Xamarin apps.

What's a good VM setup that allows me to work with Win10? Tried VirtualBox but never got it to recognize my Android phone while debugging.

>>57007094
>You mean using the Bios options? I guess is possible but it would be a pain in the ass to do it everytime.
Yes, I don't mind selecting which device I want to use for that session. However:

>I have this with grub. Beware that the /boot should be in the drive you boot from.
I do mind having grub working together with Windows, this is exactly the thing I'm trying to avoid. Can I avoid using grub to select between Windows and Linux if I have two separate hard drives from which I select the one I will be using for a given session on bios menu?

>>57007265
I think VMware is a bit better than VirtualBox, but I'm putting up with VirtualBox because it's GPL.

>>57007298
VMware isn't free is it?

>>57007306
It has a free version that basically had everything I needed. It's more hassle free than VirtualBox. I don't know if you're working for a company though, they may not like it if you use the free version for commercial purposes.

Any real world reason to dump windows for linux? I want to switch, but not without good reason.

>>57007349
I'll give it a try. If it's good I can get a license.

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>>56997641
corrupt BSDfag janitor:

We have a corrupt, BSDfag janitor. Thankfully our based mods are good though. He repeatedly deleted my posts and the replies from other people and tried to use his cp ban ("violating US law") to get rid of me.

Exhibit A:

https://archive.rebeccablacktech.com/g/thread/S57003406#p57003406

Now that I look at the rebeccablachtech archive post, I can see than he deleted two other anti-BSD posts as well that were some from some other Anon that posted before me. He is a fucking linux hating shill, you know he does it for free because the BSD foundations have no money.

Everyone makes fun of everyone else on /g/. This thin skinned faggot needs to be sent back to \ reddit.

Is there any way to run the OS X desktop environment and window manager on Linux?

>>57007548
Can you run it on Darwin? Is it open source? If not I doubt it.

>>57007399

What an original and great question.
If you have to ask, then it means no, you idiot. You're asking just to feel some kind of satisfaction from "knowing" Linux. Kill yourself.

>>57007399

It's better to use both desu senpai.

>>57007548

Why? What does it do that the countless other environments don't?

arch linux user here
i recently obtained the english translation of a certain fun japanese game. when trying to run it with wine, however, i get the following error(s):

err:x11settings:X11DRV_ChangeDisplaySettingsEx No matching mode found 1280x960x16 @0! (XRandR 1.2)
err:x11settings:X11DRV_ChangeDisplaySettingsEx No matching mode found 800x600x24 @0! (XRandR 1.2)
err:x11settings:X11DRV_ChangeDisplaySettingsEx No matching mode found 1280x960x32 @0! (XRandR 1.2)
wine: Unhandled page fault on write access to 0x02630000 at address 0x7ca74004 (thread 002a), starting debugger...
Can't attach process 0008: error 5
Segmentation fault

looks like it's something related to xrandr video modes. i tried adding them and changing the current one, but it didn't have an effect. maybe i did it incorrectly? what should i do? my livelihood depends on this

>>57007914
Run it in 1080p like a normal person you faggot.

>>57007914
try it in a virtual desktop

(the program will resize the window if it goes fullscreen)

>>57007937
most VN's i've used have limited resolution options, owing to them being drawn at a fixed resolution

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>>57007951
meant to add pic

>>57007937
can't do that

>>57007951
virtual desktop? i think i tried that, let me give it another shot. here is my command:

wine explore /desktop=800x600 (sumthinsumthin).exe

it didn't work, i got the usual error saying "Internal error - invalid parameters received" with the same console output as before.

>>57007845
Why does it mean no if I have to ask?

>>57007470
what is this stupid off-topic shit

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>kubuntu 14 lts runs great
>kubuntu 16 lts runs like shit because of plasma
what the fuck do i do now, i dont what to stay on outdated os

>>57009089
don't use a broken DE

>>57009089
http://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts
>safe to use it until 2019

>>57009089
KDE Neon Master race

>>57009150

Do you think before posting your "meme" shit? He clearly has trouble with running the latest Plasma desktop and KDE Neon ships exactly that.

>>57009089

I seriously doubt that the requirements between the KDE4 and new Plasma desktop are that different. You must be doing something wrong.

>>57009218
nope, tried kubuntu, fedora and opensuse, it was always laggy when moving windows around and sometimes even froze whole desktop for 1 or 2 seconds

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>>57009218
The problem clearly comes from upstart-systemd transition rather than plasma. I advised him to install KDE Neon just for that

>>57009236

What are your hardware specs?

>>57009100
kek

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>>57007937

So how do I install arch anyways?
didn't there used to be a beginner's guide?

>>57009308
back to redit you grammar faggot

>>57009340
Get the Architect installer or Antergos

>>57009370
I'd really like to install it myself...

>>57009376

There's a bold link called Installation Guide. If you can't find that, then you shouldn't even... do anything.

Fedora 24 on T420

If I use both the onboard card

00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 04)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] (rev 34)

and the TL-WN722N dongle to connect to the same AP, does the load get balanced, giving me a more reliable and faster internet connection?

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Hello

I just mounted a remote file system with this command.

sshfs [email protected]:/ /home/homeuser/sftp/ -p 4442

How can I add this to fstab? I don't understand its formatting and I can't figure out the line I should add (echo >>)

>>57009708
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/SSHFS#Automounting

What file manager are you using? I'm using pcmanfm but every gtk theme I try doesn't work with it. I wanted a lightweight file manager.

>>57009817
Thunar

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How can I make a program run in Wine with 16bp colors?

I can run jagged alliance 2 on my thinkpad easy with no issue. however, when I am on my external monitor (1080p IPS) it freezes, as the game is such a low resolution. I can counter this by running it in its windowed mode, but I don't know how to force it to do that in WINE?

Any recommendations for a Linux podcast? I'm not really digging Linux action show.

>>57009817
Nautilus. But cli is the way to go most of the time.

>>57010011
floss weekly on twit is good sometimes.

>>57009817
Spacefm. pcmanfm is lightweight though.

>>56997641
Anyone knows how to convert my systemd-cucked ArchLinux system into something like OpenRC, upstart, runit ?

I know there is a distro called Obarun, but I don't want to reinstall my whole system

>>57010154
you just love falling for those tasty memes don't you?

>>57010154
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/OpenRC

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>>57010231
Thank you

>>57010246
If you're using arch and you want to change your init then you should probably be at the level where you can find this stuff yourself.

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Anyone know what edits to I assume gtkrc to fix some themes scrunching text.

changing "textstyle = 5" to "textstyle = 0" fixed the icons text issue.

>>57010043

Nautilus is horrible. It's like Nemo, but without features.

>>56998482
is this free access or you have to be from Jussieu ?

>>57010154

Since you have to ask such a question it means you know jackshit about systemd, OpenRC or any init system or system management tools.
Kill yourself.

>>57010357
You could know the operations of systemd inside out but that doesn't mean you would know how to replace it with something else.

>>57010368

Someone in a position to benefit from a different system management tool suite (and init system) would be poweruser enough to know how to search for those answers himself instead of asking here.

>>57010507
That's true although maybe he is just lazy as fuck.

>>57001013
install rxvt-unicode first using pacman then try installing that version

I have an old server(which doesn't support USB boot) with R/W disc drive; scratched Ubuntu 10.04 disc; a dozen of empty DVD discs.
Main hard drive failed, it is not bootable now. I can boot using Ubuntu LiveCD, but due to scratches it can't be installed.
What should I do? I want to install an OS on the working hard drive, but don't know how to do it.

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>>57009979
Can anyone help a guy out?
Pic related is where I am now

I found the part of the wine documentation that talks about colors, and apparently I need to install one of these things to run a separate window in 16 or 8bp color.

How do I even use xephyr?

I'm a noob and I spent the week end installing, breaking and reinstalling and shit. Now I have a nice looking and fast ubuntu gnome that works beautifully. It's beautiful.

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>>57009979
>>57010758
okay, what do I do know?

how can I get Jagged Alliance to run into the 1024x768 window?

>>57010350
That's why I use cli most of the time. I only really use it as a file browser if I don't know where to look for something.

The only thing I think it really needs is a batch file rename function and it has that in the latest gnome version (but I don't have it).

>>56998754
try this

https://youtu.be/3yopq4C1kcI

>>57009817
Dolphin

>>57010350
>program has no features: it's horrible
>program has many features: it's bloated

>>57009817
Use the terminal, normalfag.

I want to set up a simple home use file server, if you can even call it that, to stream movies to my Chink box and phones and ps3 running showtime and what not, what distro should I use and what programs? Hopefully I can get everything set up and running in like 2 hours or less. I can use an old eeepc netbook or a x200 Chinkpad for it.

How is Web (Epiphany)? Any other browsers with gnome headerbars?

>>57011029

ONly idiots say that for bloat.
But Nautilus is literally Nemo with less features.

>>57011036

You can't preview files in a terminal.
If you weren't a pretentious, retarded child who thinks he shit hot for just discovering a terminal emulator and a shell, you'd understand that. Smart people use the right tools.

>>57005305
you could add a tag editor command to cmus or ncmpcpppcpccp.
>>57005425
Did it work on that hardware before?.mind posting mobo and cpu/gpu info?
>>57004688
not him but not everything you disagree with is a "cult"
>>57004593
Which flags did you use for cmus?
what exactly tears, just video or the whole screen?
>>57004177
You will be able to use it as a heater for about two days i think.
>>57003950
Afaik the buntu minimal is about half the size of a minimal arch install. and merging libs and executables is kinda bad if you want something minimal and reasonable.
T. debian sid user
>>57003745
You sound like a tool, but there are attempts to create that, i can't seem to find the link though. I remember it being in phython.
>>57002082
Look into partial upgrades, there should be a wiki article explaining how. You could always compile it but this could give you compatibility problems.
on a side note, why use stable?
>>57010771
Welcome

>>57011761
*flags for compton
*python
I can't write for shit today.

>>57011725
you can with ranger

I think the only glaring flaw with nautilus is the inability to create a blank file, it's completely baffling.

>>57011725
>he can't preview files in a terminal
git gud senpai

>>57011708
>But Nautilus is literally Nemo with less features.
since nemo is a fork of nautilus, it's more correct to say that nemo is literally nautilus without removed features

>>57011784

>I think the only glaring flaw with nautilus is the inability to create a blank file, it's completely baffling.
Put an empty file in the Templates directory and you'll be able to. I actually like that feature, even though I don't use it. Other file managers support it too, at least those which are xdg compliant.

>unironically having to install cinnamon-desktop and cinnamon-translation as dependencies for nemo

wew

>>57011849

>he thinks cinnamon-desktop installs the whole cinnamon desktop

It's a 2MB library used by programs developed under Cinnamon.

>>57011725
I find using cp, mv, rm, rename and all the other utilities is more comfortable than crippling around with the mouse in a gui fm. It's just faster, more efficient and limitless regarding features.

I don't get the preview argument. Maybe if you don't organize your files, than previews could be useful, right, but I guess "smart" people organize their files.

>You can't preview files in a terminal.
You can, there are many ways to draw pictures in the terminal's framebuffer.

>>57011834
But the problem remains that you can't create a blank file within nautilus itself.

You still need to bring up the terminal and if you've opened that you may as well cd into another directory and create the file directly with touch/nano/vim/whatever.

>>57011919
>You can, there are many ways to draw pictures in the terminal's framebuffer.
or just feh, mpv, whatever

>>57011919
b-but the terminal is dark and creepy, it's not made for humans

>>57011951
not really a preview so much as opening the file though is it?

unless you create an alias for feh -g 100x100 path/to/image.

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>>57011970
welp, sxiv (and others) can give you a thumbnail gallery

>>57011995
>sxiv
?

>>57012006
https://github.com/muennich/sxiv
arschlinux may have it in the aur

>>57011963
>he's not a synth

oh wow, what are you even doing here?

What theme & icons is everyone using.

>>57012150
I use numix on gnome, and some extensions to make it more like cinnamon.

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What is your opinion about Ubuntu Gnome /g/?

Heyho I need some help.

I am installing arch linux right now on an old hdd.
With gdisk /dev/sda I get that it found an invalid gpt and valid mbr. Do I still continue with x and then z? I dont care what happens to the hdd.

>>57012217
it is gnome on ubuntu, not much to have an opinion about. i like the free software in it, does that count?

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>>57012217
I use it. It's great. Pic related.

>>57012150
>everyone
Why do you want a everyone machine? Maybe it isn't the right thing for your personal taste?

>>57012217
decent logo desu

I think half the reason people hate gnome is because they haven't used it on fedora

>>57012269
>>57012334
>>57012342
thanks anons, i'll install later and test it

I have a Windows 10 VM in Virtualbox for when I have to use Office or test something quickly. Someone said QEMU was superior. I managed to get it to work (boot Windows 10) but video and audio are extremely laggy. I've been trying to fix it but this shit has so many options and the manuals don't really help.

I know about virt-manager but last time I tried it it was a buggy mess.

Did I fall for the QEMU meme?

>>57012335
simply asking to see if anyone mentions something I haven't tried yet.

>>57012363
What made a huge difference to me compared to cinnamon is that it seems to take better advantage of hardware acceleration, while cinammon is tearing. On gnome, everything is smooth as fuck.

>>57012342
You still have to customize it a lot to make it convenient. Who the fuck thought forced mouse acceleration and that top left corner thing was a good idea...

What's the name of that launcher thing for tiling managers etc.

Also which is the most easibly ricable(visually) tiling?

>>57012432
I use rofi.

Hey what are some good distros

>>57012247
Okay fixed it by myself. Hopefully did I do gud.

>>57012404
>Who the fuck thought forced mouse acceleration and that top left corner thing was a good idea...
you can get both to work like you want.
the left corner default was decent imo.
>>57012450
debian, slackware, gentoo/funtoo, fedora, opensuse, arch

>>57012464
Yes, I did. I could disable both. Still, there should be an option for mouse acceleration because it's completely inconvenient.

>the left corner default was decent imo.
I wasn't talking about the position of the area, but rather the principle in itself. Sometimes I just don't understand how people can release shit like this without somebody telling them it's a bad idea. At least you can disable it with MMOD.

>>57012505
>but rather the principle in itself
i was talking about that as well, i found it hella comfortable to use, out of all DEs and all standalone WMs i tried gnome is my second favorite right after dwm because of things like that. and it has great keybinds.

>>57012435

Also no rofi on latest debian :/

Is Awesome alright? I'm fairly adept at Lua, but how much can you edit the look?

>>57012546
Well, at least we can disagree since we can set it up to our own taste. Oh god I love freedom.

>>57012432
>What's the name of that launcher thing for tiling managers etc.
you mean dmenu or lemonbar?

Which terminals support true color?

>>57012737
>tfw st supports as many colours as i want, not even limited to 256

>>57012737
https://gist.github.com/XVilka/8346728

>>57012401
Themes are all bad, maybe Arc is a good start to rice it further. Icons: ACYL is pretty useful, since you can make them Any Color You Like so they match your theme.

Normalfags just use Arc and Numix (or sometimes Paper).

>>57012764
10/10, thank you very much.

>>57012759
>>57012764
thank you guys, I wanted to know too

On Debian, I get about 3.5 hours of battery life. On Windows I got like 5. I have bumblebee running, but are there any other L I F E H A C K S I can use to get some more battery life? I have found changing to a window manager or lightweight DE does not affect much.

>>57012778
>since you can make them Any Color You Like so they match your theme
This should basically work for all icon themes, just loop through all icons using imagemagick to change the colors.

>>57011919

>I don't get the preview argument. Maybe if you don't organize your files, than previews could be useful, right, but I guess "smart" people organize their files.

Yes, I can totally remember the hundreds of photos I have by name alone.

>You can, there are many ways to draw pictures in the terminal's framebuffer.
Yes and they're all hacks. Where do you draw the line? There's nothing worse than you pretentious idiots who think they're the bees knees for using a terminal emulator and a shell. I use it myself most of the time, but I'm not an obnoxious little idiot who has to impose his "superiority" on others and who uses the wrong tools just so he can feel cool.

>>57012150

Faenza 4lyf.
I like GNOME (Adwaita's) directory icons, but the rest just looks straight 1995. Faenza might look too glossy at times, but at least it's better than the flat, abstract madness other icons offer or the blinding colors of Numix.

Gameboy Advance has an ARM processor. Do you think I could get an ARM version of GNU/Linux working on it?

>>57012848
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Laptop
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Power_management
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CPU_frequency_scaling
and the list goes on.
Someone should really do a software that do all that shit.

>>57012848

Would you rather have to live your whole life in North Korea or a year in the US?

>>57012848
Install powertop, it's like top/htop, displays what processes sucks the most energy and offers some switches to turn on/off most cummon energy suckers.

>>57012876
butthurt, the post

>>57012150
Awoken White

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Thoughts on Mageia?

>>57012918
what

>>57012908
>>57012919
thank you

>>57012963

"I've never heard of it either."
-- on Mageia

LADS
Best Music Player for Linux? Preferably very similar in terms of functionality/customizability as foobar2000

>>57013059
quodlibet if you absolutly cannot get out of the past and use better client
If you're not an incompetent granpa
mpd+sonata

>>57013059
>Best Music Player for Linux?
>Best
the one I'm using

you will probably start on deadbeef and end up on cmus or ncmpcpp in the end

>>57012553
should be able to build rofi, no?

>>57013085
>cmus or ncmpcpp
I'm not autistic

>>57013059
mpv, mpd, ncmpcpp
everything else is useless bloat

>>57013099
>hurr durr you have to be autistic to like a simple player like cmus or a feature rich player like mpd/ncmpcpcpcpcpcp
autists usually can't understand why others may have different preferences.

>>57013128
>>57013085
>>57013081
ayyytismo

>>57013128
you really can't complain about bloat in music players if you use something other than moc or cmus.

>>57013158
moc is actually nice for people who don't want to import libraries first to play a directory

>>57012963

At this point, honestly I'd just have just 3 different distros:

Arch - 1337 level

Fedora - better tier

Something Debian based with a good interface (NOT UNITY) - grandma tier

Fracturing is not helping desktop linux adoption rates.

>>57013059

Google play music dekstop application.

Is there a way to restore the exact state the system was in after a reboot? So all my current programs would open exactly where they were, like when you save the machine state in a Virtual Box. Putting it to sleep isn't what I want I need to be able to reboot the machine entirely

Jesus christ niggers.

mpv --shuffle ~/mu/jazz/*

Listen to music and stop being autistic about useless GUI crap.

there's a tunable process in powertop that always makes my system hang on shutdown if it's set to good

can't figure out what it is

>>57013208
arch is edgy kid babby tier
fedora is no reason exist tier
unless linus writes a window system there is no linux desktop

>>57013208

>with a good interface
>he thinks the "interface" is a defining feature of a distribution

There's so much wrong with your post, it's not worth pointing out.

>>57013232

God you fucking autists, a Piezzo-buzzer is all you need to enjoy your shitty music anyways, connect that up to your car battery and enjoy your bleeding ear shit :*

>>57013081
>>57013128

>recommending mpd and a client
>recommending people who will play and control local files a server + client setup

It astounds me how stupid you idiots can get just to feel cool and "superior". I don't know who's worse, you giving awful recommendations or the idiots that will blindly follow you, step in your footsteps and then keep the circle going.

->
-> >>57013288
->

>>57013059
lollypop is something like 6MB and just werks
ideally used within gnome mind

otherwise mpd+ncmpcpp

>>57013081
quodlibet looks better than sonata desu

>>57013230

Yes, use a session manager. Most pre-assembled desktop environments come with one. If you don't use a pre-assembled one, just install one of them manually.

>>57013274

Having an interface that resembles wangyblows is kinda essential for a modern OS to exist, on a desktop machine, outside your basement.

Anyways there's just too much wrong with your post, so I won't bother with such subhuman filth like you.

>>57013330

None of the things you mentioned are relevant to the discussion. The topic was "defining features of a distribution". A desktop environment certainly isn't that. You can install desktop environments on any distribution.

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I have arch
when I want to install LAPP (Linux Apache Postgresql Php)
I get this error

>>57010354
This, I don't know.

Where did desktop threads go? I just want to see what is possible with different DEs so I know which I might want.

>>57015154
I'm pretty sure that they've been banned form /g/, along with screenfetch threads because of autistic mods.

>>57015342
They are on /wg/ where they belong