/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread

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>>57519288
Checked.

I have a new laptop and the resolution is getting on my tits. I've mananged to get the system fonts and firefox fonts to be a reasonable size but I'm still coming across programs which use their own size and are far too small. I don't know what to do, I have tried to change the resolution but the next size down looks fucking awful.

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So I'm about to do a fresh install of kubuntu, but I know for sure I will want to play around with another distro or two, namely arch, but maybe debian centos and MAYBE gentoo some months down the track when I'm not a total retard.

if I want these distros to be on a partition and not just run on a VM, how much space should I save for them to play around with? Would say 20gig be plenty?

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>>57519361
Fixed your image. No need to thank me.

Write a script to display the time every 15 seconds. Read the date man page and display the time, using the %r field descriptor. Clear the window (using the clear command) each time before you display the time.

>>57519443
explain

>>57519416
depends on how much crap you plan on installing
10gb for each system partition is very safe, 5gb each is probably safe
for reference my debian stable is currently at 1.5gb, but i like my systems with no frills
my first debian install was 7gb at its largest so better safe than sorry

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What the fuck??????

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>>57519466

while :; do printf '\ec%(%T)T\n' -1; sleep 15; done

52 chars

>>57519565
Actually 50.

while :; do printf '\ec%(%T)T' -1; sleep 15; done

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>>57519565
>>57519583

watch -tn 15 date +%T

22

>>57519530
Just removed all the communist imagery staining your image

>>57519559
Well I pretty much only use my computer for the internet and making webms so i don't have a huge amount of software i need, I'll go with 10 gig and just make 3-4 of them.

>>57519443
also someone needs to fix that last part.
>Cryptography is not a crime!
how the fuck does this even matter?
even if it were a crime that wouldn't make it bad

>>57519611

watch -tn15 date +%T

21

>>57519651

sudo kys yourself

15

>>57519659
Do you even math? It's 18.

>>57519622
>le gommunism is ebil meem XDDDDDD
Fuck off.

>>57519659
newfag

>>57519674
got dizzy reading that green part but i saw something like meme le and xd
so
>>>/r/eddit
>>>/r/lgbt
>>>/r/feelthebern
>>>/r/nottruecommunism
>>>/r/fullcommunism

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>>57519688

>>57519688
Nobody cares, stop shitting up our thread with your pathetic bait.

simple test here:
are you a communist, socialist or [insert obscure leftist ideology here]?
>>>/r/lgbt
>>>/r/eddit
>>>/r/gaming
>>>/r/trolling
>>>/r/ragecomics
>>57519699
see the first part of my post and apply it to yourself and your shitty ideology

>>57519685
>>57519671
>can't math
>tell others they cant math
autism

>>57519699
>our
oh and by the way
this isn't your anarcho-syndicalist utopia so you can fuck off with using "our" and similar words
lmfao
as a matter of fact, this thread now belongs to me by divine right and you are banished from it.

>>57519708
or come here >>57519300
All linux users are communist by default

>>57519708
>>57519736
Yes, I stand for the working class. You defend the non-working wealthy ruling elites. Fuck off you filthy fascist.
>>>/stormfront/

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>>57519720
>>57519659

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$ wc -m <<< 'sudo kys yourself'
18

>>57519739
>All linux users are communist by default
No.

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>>57519823
all these newfriends

>>57519854
Android is Linux, you know

can't we just pretend that all that
>stallmanist jew
>fuck off
>toe eating commie
>kys
>sjw hipster shut up
etc already happend and more on...

how can i run the windows autorun function from wine? i'm trying to install a windows program from an ISO -- i've set up a folder with the ISO in it, mounted it to my linux filesystem, and told wine that the folder is actually a CD drive, but can't figure out how to start wine without explicitly telling it something to run. i'm going to eventually have to "switch CD's" but first off i'm just trying to get it to run. anyone have any ideas?

>>57519872
you are paying for hardware

>>57519854
>friends
but how can someone who will be deporting your ass very soon be your friend?
that doesnt make sense much like your ideology
this is the final warning. i am forming the militia any second now so leave the thread or you will be forcefully deported and all your possessions will be seized for my personal use lmfao
>>57519880
by joining the militia. we have the best guys here who can help a brother out
>>57519884
>paying
but that is so oppressive :D
just kidding. mark this one for deportation too guys!

>>57519902
>by joining the militia. we have the best guys here who can help a brother out
what are you even talking about?

>>57519902
>but that is so oppressive
sorry you're a mouth breather.
you are paying for the hardware, you are free to dl android free

>>57519878
no. i will not rest untill there is not a single one of their kind left in these threads. we will change the name if need be. i have a feeling this might be a long one.
>>57519916
i am currently forming a militia to deport all the communists in this thread. are you willing to join?
>>57519917
sorry but i could not read your "post"
please use proper English (American or British will be fine) next time and your good to go!

>>57519941
>i am currently forming a militia to deport all the communists in this thread. are you willing to join?
a giddy shitposter. great.

>>57519961
if the times demand it i'll be a criminal, shitposter, terrorist

we already have two active members ready to start deporting these kids
up for being the third one? we will help you with any Linux problem you have we have good guys here who are not fighters

I just installed elementary 0.4 on my x220 and my fan is blazing. Look at my cpu usage in htop I'm at max usage almost nonstop.
Internet says common issue with loki is not using the graphics card?
idk how to fix it

>>57520048
join the militia. we have opened the draft to everyone willing to join.
we have experienced people here who will be willing to help you out on your problem.

>>57520059
>trying to herd linux users
they'll just fork the militia 20 times because they will all disagree on what falvor jello the mess hall should serve

>>57519880
nevermind, it wasn't even hard. i've just never done this before. all i had to do was navigate to the mounted filesystem and run the setup.exe through wine. a lot less intimidating than it seemed

>linux is communism
>believing microsoft propaganda
why is this thread full of shit

>>57520114
the militia is effective because of its management and the men know it but EVEN if the soldiers decide to leave, which they are allowed to under our contract they will form militias of their own to fight communism in this thread or in others if we plan to go international
the anti communism is written deep into the source code which is too long for anyone to rewrite it to fight against us before the war is over.

>>57520162
Are you willing to take up arms and defend your thread from communism, my friend?
>>57520163
Join the militia if you don't like them. we have a real opportunity to kick them out of here once and for all.

okay. we have decided (I have) to rebrand. from now on we are not a militia but a PMC with multiple mostly decentralized and autonomous militias operating under it. we also plan to go international very soon to attract people from different places to fight this bullshit.

iptables or ufw?

>>57520163
It's indeed Microsoft propaganda, circlejerked by Steve 'Sweaty Balls' Ballmer himself back in 2000. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/07/31/ms_ballmer_linux_is_communism/

If you spread this propaganda, you're supporting Microsoft.

>>57520213
iptables.
consider joining the militia, my friend.
>>57520216
indeed. a defense against microsoft and their ilk will be erected next after we are done with the imminent thread.

>>57520216
that's something a MS shill would post to throw people off track.

Nice try nutella

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>>57520216
I may have called Linux a cancer but now I love it. http://www.zdnet.com/article/ballmer-i-may-have-called-linux-a-cancer-but-now-i-love-it/

>>57520230
is this the use of distraction tactics? I honestly do not understand where you are a communist, an ally or a neutral party
state your allegiance
>>57520238
>posting microsoft in these thread
mate...

>>57520048
it seems to be packagedkitd pid 1352
I stopped it at nothing crashed
problem solved?

>>57520247
i meant whether of course
>>57520251
that might be the case. consider switching to a better distribution. try out ubuntu and stay clear from mint if you are still new to Linux.

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can someone explain this new microsoft loves linux thing?

Anyone using ungoogled chromium and having issues installing extensions? I tried following the FAQ for installing extensions and it's not working for me.

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>>57520337
if you can't beat them join them

>>57520351
holy shit

>>57520351
Well, guess it's time to move to BSD

>>57520369
>>57520337
kek

Nadella isn't Ballmer. People are still hesitant trusting their reasons of being more friendly (as they should be).

tl;dr they want to keep developers and they need developers to push their windows app store

... and this is what happens when you add easy installers to your distro.

>>57520509
>he fell for the arch meme

What are some good linux subreddits?

>>57520534
linuxmemes
linuxmasterrace
unixporn
(your-fav-distro)
linux

>>57520534
>>57520548
I think both of you should leave.

just set up newsbeuter, what rss feeds does fglt follow?

>>57520555
found the communist.

>>57520558
https://stallman.org/rss/rss.xml

why does umount only unmount one "loop" from a given mount point? i feel like there's a lot more i need to understand about linux filesystems

>>57520258
uh, no ty senpai
I'm satisfied, the issue is upstream or whatever
the fix'll make it's way down

one more long term plan is added as of 15/11/2016:
- dissolution of the government after the war with a clause that allows reestablishment whenever a communist threat is present

- establishing a permanent private security company to check the threads for a communist thread and report back to the King (me)

also:
currently in need of a right hand man. anyone with the will to defeat the communists is fine by me. no fascists though since they are leftist scum as well who are allowed in the militia but can not hold positions of power and are always closely monitored since they have a propensity for coups.

here is the cipher for the agents already engaged.
see attachment.
>>57520583
okay my friend. consider joining the PMC though.
>>57520563
good. here, take this gun mate! *throws you a handgun*

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Is there a win 7 version of XPQ4?

attachment #1
cipher for agents already engaged in operations:

http://pastebin.com/PfkUQQfu

schedule poster >>57520569 for an immediate tribunal!
*the trial begins in a makeshift court "room"*
your charges are - support of communism, support of weak fat fucks.
GUILTY! all counts!
*multiple firearms are pointed in his direction*
*shots fire*

I installed Ubuntu onto a little thinkpad I had lying around and while I can get around the OS, I don't feel like I'm making a lot of progress with understanding the ins and outs.

Should I have installed a different OS that's a little more hands on?

are these threads always autism world?

>>57520777
Hello. Consider joining the new PMC and swearing allegiance to our new monarch.
Regarding your actual question, Ubuntu is probably the best distro for new users. Don't bother with mint since it is basically ubuntu but with very bad security. You can try something new though. Just pick anything you're interested in!
And what do you mean by understanding the ins and outs? What exactly do you want to learn?
>>57520782
yes and they will stay this way until EVERY SINGLE drop of communism is removed from here.

>>57520645
>>57520782
extending my invitation to these posters right here.
Are you willing to join the resistance PMC formed not long ago? The goal is the extermination of communism in these threads.

>>57520405
More like time to run linux-libré and wait for a decent kernel.

>>57520890
Why not write one yourself?

I'm using the software manager in kubuntu, I believe it's muon. Is this thing a piece of shit or what? is ti fine to fuck it off and just use synaptic or something?

>>57521149
Yep. Good ol' synaptic. Or just use the cli.

>>57520890
Linux-libre is Linux with a shell script that removes modules. Here's the script,
http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/releases/4.8.7-gnu/deblob-4.8

>>57521173
And since it's a fork by GNU, it's GNU Linux-libre.

why aren't you using GNU/GNU Linux-libre?

>>57521344
I would. Already tried Trisquel, but sadly my wifi needs a botnet module.

>>57521344
sorry i use GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU/GNU Linux-libre. if you can't respect my choice there's probably something morally wrong with you, you filthy capitalist

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>>57521352
Get one of these https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb

>>57521374
>No dependencies on NDISWrapper, binary blobs, or proprietary drivers-firmware & works with most distributions out of the box
noice

>>57521374
but I'm poor
is freedom only for richfags?

>>57521411
Basically it's your fault for buying stuff that requires nonfree firmware.
>you could have prevented this

>>57521411
freedom isn't cheap

>>57521424
actually it's the manufacturers fault
people just buy what's available

Based Lula.

>>57521472
And it's Torvald's fault for supporting these manufacturers, which makes people keep buying enslaving hardware!

So I replaced XFCE with Compton on Xubuntu as my compositor: it was supposed to eliminate screen tearing, but it's still there.

What do, maybe my config file is wrong?

>>57521657
compton --backend glx --paint-on-overlay --vsync opengl-swc

>trying to get everquest to work on my arch potato
not even the dead can know peace from this evil

>>57519288
You think Stallman stinks?

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>>57521963

>>57522685
If mods would enforce this rule, this board would be dead.

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>fontconfig
Jesus christ this is worse than Linux audio

>>57522728
there is no such thing like "linux audio"

>>57522728
>>>/a/

>>57522744
ok einstein whatever it's called, GNU audio.

>>57522759
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_server

>>57522728

>copy a simple config file which i somewhat understand
>it works

The only thing I don't fully grasp are the default font associations and font assignment. I understand that I can set a font for my desktop environment, GTK and Qt, which pretty much covers everything. However then Fontconfig comes in for fonts on the web and their rendering.
Looking through the preset rules in /etc/fonts/conf.d/ makes my head spin. I mean, it works, but I don't like the "just works" mentality without me understanding it.

How do I reload bspwmrc, instead of having to reboot my machine?

Those suckers, lol.

>Linux is also distributed under an open source license. Open source follows the following key philosophies:

> The freedom to run the program, for any purpose.

> The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish.

> The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.

> The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others.

>The above are crucial to understanding the community that comes together to create the Linux platform. It is, without a doubt, an operating system that is “by the people, for the people”. These philosophies are also one of the main reasons a large percentage of people use Linux. It’s about freedom and freedom of choice.
>https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux

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>>57522930

>>57522919

>apparently advanced enough to require a niche window manager
>doesn't know how to stop his X session or to search his window manager's documentation to find if there's a way to reload configuration files while it's running

Just a wild guess, but you also have zsh installed, Infinality and that Powerline thing.

>>57522744
No, there actually is.
ALSA is a kernel thing.

>>57522930
>not only stealing the name, also stealing the philosophy in order to sell it to normies, but under the hood insulting the free software movement and distributing nonfree software
linux foundation confirmed satan

>>57523155
>>57522930

What they do is basically what happens on /g/ every day in a nutshell.

Random windows problem thread:
>enjoy your botnet
>dumb winbabby
And then:
>installs flash, skype, etc
>fuck off freetards

Freedom is cool when convenient.
Nonfreedom is cool when convenient.

Thanks for reading my blog.

>>57523244
[unsubscribe]

>>57523244
Could you project any harder?

>>57523017
>Strawmanning and projecting this hard.
kys

fork of kde 3 when?

Arch with i3 and gnome2/3, thoughts?

ayyy

>>57523332

I'm not projecting, because I'm not using said window manager. If I were, I'd know how to read documentation about it or how to search the internet for answers. I'd also have the basic knowledge to know that rebooting your computer isn't the only way to end an X session.

>strawman
Point out where. What you did was the equivalent of a doctor asking "hey, what's blood" upon trying to perform heart surgery.

I'm trying to set up mpd as a systemd user service on a new machine and for some reason it's not working even though the same set up did on the last machine.

I have /home/me/.config/systemd/user/mpd.service but when I do 'systemctl --user enable mpd.service' it gives me 'Failed to execute operation: No such file or directory'.

Why is it not seeing my service?

>>57523933
Ok, one more thing. It seems I can do 'systemctl --user start mpd.service' but I can't enable it?

I have a windows10 and kubuntu dual boot scheme. Whenever I turn off kubuntu and go to windows, the windows clock is advanced two hours. Even if I mark to sync hours with internet, this still persists. What could be causing this? Both linux and windows are on different partitions, I thought they weren't supposed to interfere with each other?

>>57524366
windows likes to set hardware clock to current time whereas linux usually assumes hardware clock is utc

>>57523925
>I'm not using said window manager.

>>57523933
>>57524020

Post the mpd service file.

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>GNU/Linux

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>pure Linux

>>57524717
How are you posting in this thread on just a kernel?

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I have this drive that gets mounted when I boot into Debian or Windows, essentially a shared drive that uses NTFS. Windows did the whole update without my permission thing and now I can't see any of the files in the drive on Debian but I can see them on Windows.
I tried turning off quick startup (hybrid startup) on Windows and also ran the ntfsfix on the device in Debian but still can't see my files or folders. I also tried searching on ddg and google but I didn't get any useful hits, maybe I'm not wording the search correctly.
Anybody here have experience with this problem or know how I could fix it?

I have a thinkpad T400 that I plan on putting linux on. I plan on using it for mostly programming and just getting more familiar with linux.

What distro should I get? I want some customization but I don't want to use arch like I normally do as getting to run on a laptop would be a pain.

Any recommendations?

>>57525024
It's pretty easy. Just remove/replace all the GNU components of your system and leave the Linux kernel intact.

>>57525186

>apparently normally runs arch
>still hasn't figured out what makes up a distribution
>asking such a stupid question
>thinks "customization" is distribution exclusive

Why are you lying on the internet? Whom are you trying to impress?

>>57525186
first of all read this post >>57525307
next, what the fuck did you mean by this? how will it be a "pain to get running on a laptop"? does arch compile from source now?

>>57525307
Not lying, getting installing arch isn't hard.
You don't need to know anything about linux to install it, just need to be able to use google.
Customization is a lot easier on some distros than others is all I ment and I would prefer one the is easier.

>>57525360
Mostly dealing with drivers, getting necessary packages, etc. Would rather something that's more complete than something I need to setup myself.

>tfw spent the afternoon configuring KDE to my liking and still not done and really can't be fucked doing any more but autism won't let me relax until i finish

I only use this fucking thing for pornography and shitposting anyway.

>>57525186
i have arch on my T400, everything works fine ootb
battery life as expected, wifi werks, brightness werks, etc, etc

>>57525470
>Customization is a lot easier on some distros than others is all I ment and I would prefer one the is easier.
In what way? What kind of mental retardation is this?
Mostly dealing with drivers, getting necessary packages
You don't know which drivers and packages you need? And what makes you think that it will be different on other distros in this regard?

>>57525486
Oh really? I figured it wouldn't, might just go with arch then.

>>57525531
>I figured it wouldn't
Why? Are you mentally handicapped?

>>57525553
Sure

>>57525516
You do realize that arch comes with very few things ootb and is missing a lot of stuff that most people need right? Like sure you can get it manually but some people don't want to bother with it.

>>57521486

Best president we have ever had.

Hope he comes back in 2018 to undo this filthy coup.

>>57525633

Please keep up with the conversation.
People are exposing that guy as a fraud, who's lying on the internet for whatever reason. The topic isn't Arch not coming with many things out of the box.

Hello, I've decided to install ubuntu, but soon as i get to the desktop my mouse and keyboard stop working, while the led on the mouse is still working, the status leds on the keyboard arent, is there a way to fix this? Thanks

I'm trying to build something from source -- The compiler wants me to install asciidoc,

(which comes with an entire fucking gig of dependencies!)

How can i skip building that documentation?

>>57526044
I think you may be the retarded one.

>>57526182
Should also have mentioned that the keyboard works on recovery

>>57526212
what do you want to compile?

>>57526182
>>57526233
I've noticed that it stops working when i start lightdm, would installing gdm help?

>>57526286
megatools.

>>57526318
you could try

./configure isable-docs--d

>>57526305
>>57526182

Sounds like your keyboard doesn't work in X.
Did you install the needed drivers? It should install them automatically, unless you did a minimal Ubuntu install and forgot to install it.

Boot into a tty (that recovery thing) and type "dpkg -l | grep xserver-xorg-input". Post the output here.

>>57526318
>>57526442

./configure --disable-docs

obvious typo

>>57526454
I'll see if that works. Thanks for the information!.

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>>57526448
I had a debian install before and it worked fine, also didnt install minimal
Grep output is pic related

>>57526582

It's all there. Just in case, try installing libinput and its driver too.

Install the xserver-xorg-input-libinput package.

How can I set the wallpaper for XFCE by the terminal? I need that for a quick extension.

>>57526582
>>57526617

You might also want to check the X logs. The output of "dmesg" might be useful too.

The stupid questions general is down and Android uses Linux, so what VNC viewer do you people use on Android? VNC Viewer looks like the best one, Remote Ripple doesn't have as many features

>>57526634

Took me 4 seconds to find the answer for that on the internet search engine of my choice.

>>57526655
Said answer does not work for me.

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Newfag question:

How come on Ubuntu when I type sudo install screenfetch, it's a done deal

But on Arch it doesn't know what the fuck I said

>>57526644
>>57526617
Thanks, now I've got another issue with my connection so i cant download, but ill do it soon as i get it working
Thanks again for the help

>>57526663

What did you use?

>>57526664

Because they don't use the same package manager. I don't know how "sudo install" worked on Ubuntu, but I assume they aliased it to "apt-get install".

>>57526691
Don't you have to like add an Arch source before even the pacman manager would work though?

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If I have a distro that's burned to CD/DVD.
Can I re-create the ISO by dd the source to iso file?

>>57526691
Tried xfconf-query, every single of the suggested versions.

>>57526664
>>57526691

I just tested it on Ubuntu and they did not alias "install" to "apt-get install". When I think about it, it would be crazy, because of the other unrelated "install" program.
I'll just assume that you forgot to add "apt-get" in your post.

>>57526714

No. Screenfetch is in the official Arch repositories.

>>57526729

Then you didn't do it right. Xfconf-query should be able to manipulate all of the Xfce specific settings. I can't test it for the wallpaper specifically, but it works well for the Xfce programs that I use.

>>57525202
The one you compiled with glibc?

>>57526775
>>57526729

Forgot to say: stop relying on random commands on the internet. Learn to use the utilities yourself.

Type xfconf-query --help and learn to list all the properties of the settings you want and how to change them. All the information you could use is there in the help output.

>>57526775
Which is why I'm asking for the right way of doing it as nothing I've tried worked.

>>57526787
Yes, I always try reading the man pages or a wiki first. For this specific case however, no luck. And I've been reading through it and trying everything I can. How exactly would you use xfconf-query to set it? I'll try with the wallpaper I have.

>>57526870

xfconf-query --help
...
Application Options:
  -V, --version         Version information
  -c, --channel         The channel to query/modify
  -p, --property        The property to query/modify
  -s, --set             The new value to set for the property
  -l, --list            List properties (or channels if -c is not specified)
  -v, --verbose         Verbose output
  -n, --create          Create a new property if it does not already exist
  -t, --type            Specify the property value type
  -r, --reset           Reset property
  -R, --recursive       Recursive (use with -r)
  -a, --force-array     Force array even if only one element
  -T, --toggle          Invert an existing boolean property
  -m, --monitor         Monitor a channel for property changes

I'd use -c to select the channel I want to modify together with -l to list its properties. Then I'd use -c to select a channel together with -p to select the property to edit with -s to set the new property (hint: in your case it's probably a file path to the new wallpaper).

I installed Arch

shit wasnt as hard as i was expecting. it was essentially just manually configuring the shit that a gui installer does, like setting up language, time, partition, etc.

it was pretty fun though. having a completely clean OS with no random shit I didn't want added

>>57526947

You could have achieved the same with any distribution by using the provided minimal (net) installers.

>>57526947
and with less bloated packages

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How does the persistence work in puppy and slax?
I want to create a bootable USB, that contains both puppy/slax and Hiren's

>>57526935
>xfconf-query --help

Sigh. I wasn't expecting to see the output of this command on this window as well. Once again, these steps don't really do anything. Not even an output.

Thanks anyway.

Hello ma friends!
Any XFCE users can tell me If it is possible to set this keybind: ALT + mousewheelUP to turn up the volume?
I know the command but I when I use the mouse wheel to set the keybind it doesn't detect it.
THANK U

>>57527028

Typing xfconf-query displays nothing? Then you have bigger problems than changing wallpapers.

just got an x200t
what distro can i throw on that will come with the drivers for middle click scrolling and the touchscreen besides ubuntu and manjaro?

>>57527061
Nope.
You need to use xbindkeys
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xbindkeys

>>57527109

>drivers for middle click scrolling
Every distribution has or should have the xorg libinput or synaptics drivers. Therefore it will work on any distribution.
I don't know which driver is responsible for the touchscreen, but I assume libinput can handle that as well.

hello friends
i just installed xubuntu on my laptop as dualboot but im quite limited with space! (only 8 gigs) so i already started uninstalling some stock applications like libreoffice.
is there anywhere to check the size of different linux programs?
Which is lighter, Parole or VLC ?

>>57527139
>Therefore it will work on any distribution.
No, puppy can't recognize many touchpads.

>>57527148

apt-cache show [program name]
look for the size field.

>>57527148
mpv is smaller than vlc and parole i think

>>57527134
AH ok, thank you friend

>>57527148

pkg-query -Wf '${Installed-size}\t${Package}\n' | column -t

>>57527164
>>57527174
>>57527181
thanks Gs
does "apt-cache show" include the needed libs or dependencies in the size shown?

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>>57519288
Linux Mint 17.3 noob here. I probably installed the Cinnamon version (64-bit) on an Acer Aspire 5051, I find the boot up not to my liking. Would replacing it with the XFCE make it any faster on a 10+ year old laptop? I just want it to be a portable typewriter.

What's your favourite GUI light text editor?

>>57527428
Yep, more lightweight

>>57527529
Great stuff. I know the main problem really is that I am still using a ATA HDD rustbucket as the bootdrive but what can I do?

>>57519288
Lula was based.
I hope he comes back in 2018.
Our interim president wants to go back to Microsoft.

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>>57527460

>>57527428

The difference would be negligible. Type "systemd-analyze blame" to see what's actually making your bootup process take so long and then eventually decide to get rid of it.

>>57527582
> The difference would be negligible.

Why is that? Surely Cinnamon taxes the CPU/RAM more? But thanks for the suggestion. Otherwise I like Mint for the most part.

>>57527549
You could buy a small SSD, I don't think one of those should be really expensive

Anyone here uses the webkit2 greeter with LightDM?
Is there a way to have my username written by default?

>>57527659
I could, but I would have to at least swap out the optical bay, which would require an adaptor. And then I would be spending €€€ on something that is 10 years old, which I am loath to do.
I also have only 2.5GB RAM DDR2 on the machine but I doubt that's any issue at all.

>>57527648

That has nothing to do with bootup times. You're complaining about the number of things being started during boot. Compare the time it takes to startup Cinnamon to Xfce or whatever you wanted to install and it will be nothing.

>>57527691
You're right. I think that If that's all the use you give it you don't need to change anything. Every old laptop is beautiful

Time to reinstall.

>The KDE Project has a little problem to report for users of the KDE neon distribution: "The package archive used by KDE neon was incorrectly configured allowing anyone to upload packages to it. There is no reason to think that anyone actually did so but as a precaution we have emptied the archives and removed ISOs built before this date." Once the process of rebuilding the archive is complete, users are recommended to upgrade to the new versions, or, better, simply reinstall.

>https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20161114-1.txt
>http://lwn.net/Articles/706418/rss

>>57519739
>>57519872
>>57519854
>>57520012
>>57527428
>>57527148
>>57519880
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Qftb2O--Y

>>57527710
OK, I will do "systemd-analyze blame" next time I am on the laptop.

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How do I add a package manager to Hiren's BootCD?

>>57527838
i

>>57519288
The ubuntu live usb gives me so much space, how do I apply the same to arch linux?

>>57527949
You can install arch on an usb key.

>>57524513
How would that help, it is not finding the file, it's not that there is something wrong with it. The file was copied from another system where it works fine.

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>Problem description
Can't see the full capacity of /dev/sdc (shows 1GiB out of 7)

>Background
I tried dd'ing /dev/null to the flash drive, cfdisk/parted/cgdisk still shows 1GiB storage capacity.

>Aim
I want to force format the whole device with msdos ext4 partition.


Help required here. Picture related

Just installed Linux on my laptop. What programs do i need?

Does Ms office work flawlessly in WINE

>>57528953

If you really needed them you'd know.

>>57528957

Stick to Windows.

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>>57528957
Runs flawlessly in virtualbox

>>57528957
That's like going into a brotel and asking for guys. What is wrong with you

Slackware does not contribute to the Linux community, it never did.
Ubuntu, Fedora, Redhat, SUSE Linux are trying their best to take linux computing further by actually developing stuff. What did Slackware ever do. It's been there for ages. It survived so long but yet to achieve ANYthing. Much like a cockroaches that survived ice age but never really obtained anything meaning full like Dinosaurs or Mammoths.
This might hurt you but Slackware community is a poison that Linux has no use for. What did they ever contribute to? Developing/contributing to BTRFS? Snapper? Kcraft/Kernel hotpatching? FreeDesktop? GNOME? KDE? Wayland? Mir? Snaps? Flatpak? LXC containers? OpenZFS? OBS? Convergence? KVM? High-end Xeon (or instanbul) support? GRO? Systemd-ui/kcm? KIWI?

I'll tell you what slackware ever did: Bitch and moan about systemd - because bitching and moaning is ONLY what Slackware is good for. It's pathetic and has a negative effect on the community.

I think we should completely exile them, they can move to BSD or some other garbage.

>>57529620
The slackware userbase is just as poisonous: they never did anything productive because they are too busy in going to online forums to show off their manual dependency management skills instead of getting real things done. They'll BLINDLY follow what their cult leader do: use an abandonware bootloader and preach its superiority over any toher bootloaders, or sperg about how vanilla their distro is.
When they are asked why they use the distro they ALL will give you the same brainwashed, mindless response: "Because of stability".
The users seem to forget the simple fact that Slackware does NOT fix ANY (again: ANY) upstream bugs. So if there's any bug in x-org or gtk, those packages will be just as buggy in Slackware as in Ubuntu. They just seem to forget that Slackware isn't more stable than other distros with the SAME bugs that causes instability.
Some of them will claim "Slackware doesn't have distro specific bugs"
However as I write this Slackware has had total of 35 security vulnerabilities: 9 of which is DoS, 13 remote code excecution, 10 Overflows, a memory corruption, a login bypass and 3 privilege escalations. (CVE details)

Now I know what you are thinking: "I should put my feet on the backpedal and claim it has ((less)) distro specific bugs"
Excuse me? I heard slackware is a "vanilla distro". If it were SO great, why are there vanilla bugs. If you are comparing to distros that are ten times more usable like ubuntu, I'd trade those bugs with usability and productivity. Ubuntu has paid, professional maintainers unlike an unemployed community of hobbyists.

[UPDATE] Now that systemd is in Slackware repos, some of the hipsters are moving to BSD with their tails between their legs.

Die, Slackware

how do I disable the virtualbox kernel module loading at boot time on debian?

What OS is best for a laptop?

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>>57521486
>>57525844
kys filthy commies

>>57529746
Gnu/Linux

>>57529738
f you do not want the VirtualBox modules to be loaded at boot time, you have to mask the default /usr/lib/modules-load.d/virtualbox-host-modules-arch.conf (or -dkms.conf) by creating an empty file (or symlink to /dev/null) with the same name in /etc/modules-load.d.
Among the kernel modules VirtualBox uses, there is a mandatory module named vboxdrv, which must be loaded before any virtual machines can run.
To load the module manually, run:
# modprobe vboxdrv

>>57529811
What distro

>>57529829
/usr/lib/modules-load.d directory is empty :(

>>57529831
gieb me da specs b0$$

>>57529831
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/images/1/12/Ospicker.png

>>57529800

Não tem nada de mau em ser comunista, o mau é ser ENTREGUISTA!

http://convergenciadigital.uol.com.br/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?UserActiveTemplate=site&infoid=43869&sid=10

>>57529845
Oh I was checking the debian wiki, it's not helpfull at all

However you'll probably have to do more research on https://wiki.debian.org/VirtualBox

>>57529800
Nice picture of a corrupt politician. Good to see the anti-PT shills admitting they weren't anti-corruption, they were pro-corruption all along and that was just an excuse to remove the only party that has ever done something for the Brazilian working class from power.

>>57529881
your copy/paste is from the arch wiki :(
your shilling wont work anon

>>57529910
What am I shilling?

>>57529998
go back to /bol/

>>57530006
hello kde shill have you had a good day?

>>57530017
It's 0910 only, I still have to make my breakfast. How've you been?

>>57529851
>imageboard
>links pic
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>/reddit/

>>57530031
not bad myself thanks, about to head off for tonight anyway, glad i managed to catch you before going. what you planning for breakfast?

>>57529746
GNU

>>57530051
Milk, cornflakes and a sadwitch. I ran out of my bacon stock

>>57530051
>>57530031
>>57530017
>>57530071
>>>/facebook/

>>57530087
My facebook is full of retarded normalfags that are too busy posting selfies with snapchats dog filter

>>57519416
Use KDE neon instead

>>57530108
>>>/b/

>>57530087
tfw only 10 friends, one is my mom, a couple cousins then a few of their pets fb pages

>>57530101
>>57530141
>having a facebook account
holy shit /g/ if full of cucks

>>57530160
how else am i supposed to keep contact with my nanna?

>>57530172
How did you before Facebook?

>>57530160
My ex made me keep my facebook. IDK why I still go there.

Probably for those edgy /b/ tier memes that I got used to in some pages

>>57530186
>going upstairs
I rather not see nanna boobs because she forgot to close her robe. fb allows me to avoid that.

>>57530213
kek

>>57530071
sandwich for breakfast?

hey /g/, what's the best video player?

>>57530282
ffplay

>>57530201
>having a gf
#notoneofus

>>57529846
T420 with i7

>>57519375
What desktop environment? Change your DPI scaling settings from your control panel.

>>57519564
Your display driver is probably fucked.

>>57520213
Ufw is just an easy to use frontend to iptables. I use it.

>>57520558
Hackernews, CVE details, Linux, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Redhat and some torrent RSS

>>57520575
Can you rephrase your question?

>>57520645
Try ChaletOS

>>57521149
Muon, Synaptic, GNOME software center are all crap.

Use your terminal, trust me it gets easy

>>57521344
Lack of drivers

>>57522728
$packer infinality

>>57523561
You can still get KDE 1 if you are a hipster

>>57523570
replace i3 with mutter, it's the way GNOME is supposed to be

>>57524366
Set your clock to localtime

>>57525085
Did you lock the partition anyhow?

>>57526634
$ xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /backdrop/screen0/monitor0/image-path -n -t string -s <image-path>

>>57526724
Clonezilla or GNOME-disk-utility

>>57527460
Gedit. However it crashes like shit. For general purpose kwrite is okay

>>57527732
Yep I saw it two days ago

>>57530363
>i7
Such vague term. I think it's a quad core CPU anyway
Ubuntu GNOME

>>57530274
Yeah, I have no good taste in food

>>57530336
Broke up a few months ago.

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>going to facebook

>>57530618
Is Eloise in a swimsuit or is that a yellow lab?

I installed i3. How do I change to it?

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>>57530658
Ellie is an ugly baboon

>>57530677
in ~/.xsession

#!/bin/sh

. "$HOME/.xinitrc"

in ~/.xinitrc

#!/bin/sh

exec i3

and try logoff logon

>>57530735
This window manager thing pops up but i3 isnt on the list

>>57530761
You must find a way to use your .xsession. It's the best solution.

Otherwise you'll be unable to have a shared environment.

So find a way to use your .xsession.
maybe the following line could help

chmod +x ~/.xsession ~/.xinitrc

Dell latitude 2100. Old netbook.
What is most lightweight distro I could run? I'm using lubuntu now and it's still very slow

>>57531276
how do you weigh data?

>>57531276
Probably any distro in which a fresh install leaves you with nothing but a command line should be light enough, providing you then install other lightweight versions of the things you need, like a lightweight window manager (maybe openbox or a tiling one)

>>57531351
That's what I thought. Just wanted to see if there were any prebuilt distros that would work. Thank you for not being pedantic

What's the most BSD-like distro? Anyone try FreeBSD before?

>>57531519
Don't use software that does not protect your freedom, anon.

>>57531519
not gnu related

>>57531519
Arch/Gentoo

Will any DE ever have good 2-in-1 support? I don't want to switch to a windows partition to read books in bed any more ffs

>>57531735

what did he mean by this?

>>57531753

Would you consider slackware to be similar to gentoo?

>>57531793
Does it have ports?

I installed kali linux on my computer but lost windows is there anyway to retrieve that lost stuff or not?

>>57531889
kek

I updated antergos and I can't boot into my system now after the update. The drive is encrypted so I can't access anything. here is what I'm getting after I decrypt the drive

error: resume: hibernation device UUID not found
error: UUID not found. skipping fsck
error unable to find root device UUID
you are being dropped to a recovery shell

>>57532006
try blkid then compare it's output to your fstab

>>57532067
its telling me that root device mounted successfully, but /sbin/init does not exist, then bails out on me

Could someone post /fglt/'s iptables/ufw infographic?

>>57532487
Check ubuntu's Wiki

>>57532570
gfto namefaggot

>>57532570
I just need the picture.

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>>57532570

what is the difference between linux?

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>>57532603
Oh I like you too
>>57532623


>>57532759
Linux and?

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>>57532759
Not much really, couple things here and there. Hardly noticeable.

>>57532806
Thanks buddy.

>>57530504
>>57519375 (You)
>What desktop environment? Change your DPI scaling settings from your control panel.
It is kde plasma. Where is the dpi setting?

>>57533000
system settings > display settings

did you even look

>>57533043
Yes. There is a scale option which changes the size of some of the kde aspects. It doesn't make a difference to many things in the environment still.

>>57531385
puppy linux

Would it be pretty stupid to build a high performance PC and then run a Linux distro on it?

I feel like half the reason to have a high performance PC is so you can play the latest games at ease but using Linux it seems that you'd miss out on at least 1 in every 3 games that are released. How good is gaming on a vm like Wine or something similar, does it cut performance that much?

i3 looks amazing, all the shit you can do through having control over your OS looks amazing but it seems like a lot of work for someone who barely knows beginner programming. Seems like a big hassle to switch from an OS that 'just werks' (and takes your data) to an OS that also does 'just werk' but requires a lot of time and effort to look half decent and has a bunch of compatibility issues because it's neglected.

Am I missing something? Will I ever understand what it's like to have full control over everything your PC does? Is it even worth the switch? help

New thread
>>57533128

>>57533112
try it

only you can say for sure if something will work for you or not
just don't expect to get the hang of things straight away, it's not another version of windows

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Hey /fglt/, I could really use some help here.

I'm running a very recent release of Linux Mint. I'm interested in setting up my own hotkeys for tab switching, copying and pasting, switching windows, and what not. However, when I set my hotkeys in the control panel, they often break when I try and run them. So I need to fix them.

I figure there is some source code I can look at for how these keyboard shortcuts are implemented so that I can debug these issues.

To find the source code, I started top and opened the control panel. Then I looked for the process and got the pID. But I'm not sure this is the right way to going about finding the source code, looking into the pid.

Can anyone help me? I need to find the source code for implementing keyboard shortcuts so that I can fix this bug and submit an upstream patch.

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>>57533112
Linux is very good for some things, and Windows is very good for some things.

Don't get Linux on your main machine if games are important to you; Linux is best suited to learn deep programming topics and completely control the software you run. Linux is great for web developers, security analysts, or ambitious students and scientists. It can also be good for graphics designers and 3d modellers.

But, the truth is that Windows has a lot of money to spend conquering the big markets like gaming and video editing. The money and effort that goes into Linux is not focused on those areas, it's focused on secure, stable distributions to run services on.

Windows has DirectX for progamming GPUs, which is apparently awesome. The kernel is super optimized and fucking fast. You don't own the software, but you can make an amazing product quickly and get more performance if you use a closed source OS.

Use Linux if computer science and programming are important. If game development and playing games are important, then it's not a wise choice to choose Linux because you lose out everywhere. That said I fucking hate Windows and will never pick a career where my paycheck depends on their black box bullshit. I prefer to not be spyed on and have my keystrokes logged, and I don't care for games.

>>57535369
>directX
>awesome
not really, it's just that it has a monopoly.

Any XFCE users here?
I want to test something, could you open this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yei8tVbNPk
I'm suspecting "" the heart symbol to be the cause of breaking the XFCE panel.

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Hey fa/g/s

I want to leave Wangblows behind, but i'm not good with computers how did i get here?

In order to make the transition seamless(so i dont run back to uncle bill immediately), i want something that can do the following with MINIMAL effort, as it will take some time for me to figure shit out.

-steam gayman with decent performance
-virtual machine
-basic hardware compatibility

I figured Mint would be my pick, but last time i tried Ubuntu and basically i couldn't get my drivers working, and something went wrong with the steam install and it was forever broke.

Any tips will be appreciated