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>>57707840
First for Freedom.

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http://www.slideshare.net/jaguardesignstudio/why-zsh-is-cooler-than-your-shell-16194692
OMZ is just the bonus atop the speed advantages.

>>57707877
Nice digits, but this topic is deprecated.

New topic: tmux or screen and why?

>>57707915
>tmux or screen
For what? I just use screen

>>57707877
I wasn't aware of how useful Linux Mint is
· runs programs
· you can install more programs
· 99% of what you now from ubuntu still works

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Have you guys seen the Humble Book Bundle? It's a bunch of unix stuff pic related.

Which ones are recommended, if any at all for a linux bab like me?

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I just want to let you know that I love all of you. Really.

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>>57708003

>>57707915
tmux: Change the bindings, change your life

>>57707994
Check the copypasta stuff in OP for the shell pasta. In my very holy opinion, when it comes to shell stuff, Greg's wiki is the only good ressource to read. There are so many books full of failures like examples with uppercase variables, useless use of cat, etc. Greg's wiki is simply ebin. Also good: http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/ This guy can teach you sed, awk and regex and you'll actually understand it and become a true wizard.

>linux bab

Read LOTS of manpages.
Re-Read LOTS of manpages.
Repeat.

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>>57707994
>not torrents

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>>57707994
Free Software Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman, 3rd Edition
https://www.gnu.org/doc/fsfs3-hardcover.pdf

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>>57708177
magnet or gtfo

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>>57708217
this

How can I convert all images in all subdirectories into grayscale?

>>57708425
use the program "imagemagick"

it is free software under the BSD 2 clause licence

here is the website with information about command line usage: https://www.imagemagick.org/script/command-line-processing.php

please access it using a free software web browser such as mozilla firefox or Midori

>>57708501
Exactly what I've been looking for, thanks!
I'm using GNU IceCat, if it matters.

since it's perfect answwers thread, I'm using Arch Linux if it matters, and I'm searching for a screenshooter that also captures the mouse pointer

>>57708544

the gnome screenshot tool has a tickbox that allows you to capture the pointer.

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i am considering to actually try gentoo. do you have to compile software that you want to use in it? or do you only compile gentoo itself for installation/updating?

i dont care about optimization i just want to try to have it as a desktop OS. i already tried ubuntu and mint

>>57708589
what the heck, just checked the manpage and it even supports selecting a screen region

someone please remind me why I'm suing scrot

>>57708608
if you want a good KDE distro try opensuse
if you want a tinker toy try arch
if you want an optimized distro try plain debian

gentoo is for masochists

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>>57708608
>he fell for the gentoo meme

>>57708616
because using command line makes u a badass c0mpu73r h4ck3r.

and the funny name

>>57708616
>As seen on %random_persons% screenfetch
>>57708668
you can use gnome's screenshot program via cli too

(or jsut use imagemagick like a true haXX0r)

>>57708659
Now I'm wondering why I don't have a delete_this-gentoo.png meme in my archives. What the hell.

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>>57708659

>>57708683
Seconding imagemagicks import

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Hi, so im still on this arch to USB install... well ended up using YUMI and am noob lost... usually i follow the instructions on the wiki, but i guess yumi does more than i am aware of.

Partitions are created and mounted and just ran the pacman -Syu... which begs the question where am i on the arch install according to their wiki?

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

anyone please direct me to where i need to continue or pick up at?


-pic not related

>>57708859
>im still on [...] arch
The only part that matters.

>>57708859
install gentoo

>>57708939
Gentoo would be nice, if the devs only would stop recommending nonfree software and providing tutorials to install them.

>>57708939
why? whats wrong with arch?

>>57708982
Literally everything. Everything you believe that Arch is, is a meme, because it's always the opposite, that's the whole joke about Arch.

Install Arch is of neo /g/'s way to say Install Gentoo

>>57709015
except that people actually don't learn anything by installing arch, but by installing gento they may... so it's not quite the same thing

>>57709042
Aight, let's sattle it as:
Install Gentoo: Lurk moar
Install Arch: kys

>>57709060
upvoted

>>57708651
>>57708659
i take it that you have to compile every single software you would like to use

i guess i will stay with mint then

>>57709060
archfag here, tbqh, the only reason I'm using arch is the aur, and it's a good readon, proof me wrong

>>57709118
HOLY SHIT NO
DUDE, seriously, whatever comes into your mind; it's better than mint
install gentoo right now
it's not hard, just follow the guide

>>57709122
git clone program
make
make install
"the ebin aur"

>>57709138
but... mint just werks for me. i use my laptop for web developing, browsing, studying, watching videos/porn, and torrenting. if i can use gentoo for these without compiling entire programs then i would try it. but i am not sure from the answers here

noob has underestimated his arch question... carry on

>>57709230
Use Mint as long as it works for you. If something happened(TM) come back. The problem with Mint is basically that it doesn't get security updates and if you enable them manually, you can break it. That's why people recommend not to use Linux Mint..

>>57709295
WHY IS IT RECOMMEDED THEN BY SO MANY TECH BLOGS?
GOOGLE BEST DISTRO
FIRST RESULTS: UBUNTU / MINT

>>57709138
arch inst that hard if on hdd using vb. done it 2-3 times, but now i want to do it on the usb and it seems i can get vb working, so now trying other alternatives and not sure of how far they go with the install as i see partitions created and my sdb1 is already mounted, so am at lost with this arch usb stuff? any good videos u can share on live arch usb?

>>57708978
are you too retarded that you can't stop yourself from installing it? you shouldn't be using a computer in the first place then

>>57709316
Normalfags.
>guise, mint is just like windows, get it!!! it just werks
while having no idea about gnu/linux in general

>>57709340
I'm not, but I don't support developers who support nonfree software. I'm aware that I can add a license filter, which is cool, but
a) it should be default
b) devs shouldn't recommend and give instructions to install malware

>>57709370
nah it shouldn't be anything but what the devs decide. i'm glad they aren't so retarded as to stop other people who need malware from installing it just because of a few autists like you who can't control their compulsions to install all the software they see (a habit from their windows days)
that's according to your shitty opinion and nobody really cares about that especially not the people involved in maintaining gentoo so yeah, tough luck buddy

>>57709440
What do you think about this article: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Skype

It would be okayish if they would add a disclaimer and inform the users about surveillence and PRISM, or at least warn them and add link, but they don't.

>>57709475
i'm sure it's fine as most articles on that wiki, the arch wiki is overall better though
you have to be literally brain dead to not know about this beforehand. or are you really telling me someone is going to install a niche distro and not know this? i guess they deserve it then.
i don't think people should be prohibited from doing harm to themselves if they really are that retarded.
>It would be okayish
why do you think your arbitrary metric matters here? why do you think you can prohibit people from installing something they want even if it's total shit.
you can tell them about it, no need to try and stop them from downloading it since that isn't going to work anyway and you'll just make yourself look like a retard, which wasn't that hard to begin with

nigger, you can jump out of the window right now, but would you recommend it to your kids and tell them exactly how to do it, so they die whatever happens? there are things that are cool and there are things that aren't cool and things that arent cool is spreading buttcheeks for the nsa in the holy name of gentoo

>>57709589
Why even reply if you didn't read the conversaton and the related article?

^(skip 1 post)
literally couldn't comprehend your retarded post
try again next time or something
>>57709699
idk. just felt like replying
is there a problem with that?
are you gonna try and stop me from posting here as well?

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How can you take a screenshot by selecting a rectangle, and not leave that inverted line on the left and top?

For example, scrot and

import -quality 100 -window root -crop $(xrectsel) +repage "/tmp/out.png"

do it.

>>57709843
read the copypasta in OP and check the screenshot pasta
there are basically 3 solutions
a) kill your compositor
b) use xrectsel
c) find a program with hacks (locking the X11 selections will give you clean screenshot but also lead to faggotry)

Your best bet is to use the screemshooter your DE ships, since they're basically all c tier.

>>57709673
>but would you recommend it to your kids and tell them exactly how to do it,
i wouldn't recommend it but i wouldn't try to shield them from reality and tell them that they won't hurt themselves by doing so
i'll leave the possibility open so to speak

>>57709878
>kill your compositor
Thanks, that works.

>>57709906
nice strawman

>>57709940
where exactly did you notice a "strawman"

>>57709930
The bad side effect is that you don't get transparency. Get xrectsel or slop to calculate the region and use import to screen it. I guess everyone of us has a script like that.

>>57709956
>try to shield them from reality
didn't he actually request reality here: >>57709475

>>57710000
Thats not the same anon, newfag

>>57710018
>he thinks that Anonymous is different persons
you need to go back: >>>/r/eddit

>>57710018
found the redditor

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install trisquel

>>57710000
nah
he tries to deny its existence by trying to say that developers shouldn't include info on proprietary software
i mean if you have such a compulsion to install proprietary software that you need all mentions of it purged from the internet then you shouldn't be using a computer. easy enough right?
or at least do it under supervision so you don't spread your mental illness to other people through the internet.

>>57710066
... or just get Debian unstable and ignore the wiki

same with gentoo, btw

>>57710108
I guess you're right and at this point its just about ideology and support, so here my ideology and support: Why supporting people who recommend nonfree software?

>>57710156
That question was already answered at the last thread: >>57703913

>he pretends that he doesnt use proprietary software
kek

>>57710167
that answers the why use but not the why support

>>57710223
Isn't it basically the same thing?

>>57710254
doesn't it make it even worse?
>microsoft forces skype on people
>nsa collects skype data
>everyone uses skype
when you use skype, you support the "you can communitcate with me, but only if you have skype" thing, which leads to supporting surveillence

>>57710290
>this is what these delusional fags truly believe
i guess your definition of "forces" and "everyone" is pretty different from the one normal people use

>>57710329
He's not wrong. I installed skype 2 times, just because I don't wanted to be the "weird guy".
At this point you actually ask youself if literally everyone around you is a tech illiteratre, which isn't bad, but stuff like https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Skype or https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/skype doesn't help, right.

>>57710369
>replies to bait
please
go to /pol/, read the OP (should be addedd to /g/ IMHO)

>>57710369
so did someone force you to install it? because that's what he said microsoft does.
do they have some kind of armed forces which force people to install and use skype?
>>57710387
i can't tell if you're serious or not.
do you seriously think that every time some one disagrees with your obviously wrong views he is baiting? must be a pretty sad life your'e living.

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>>57710369
>eh, chicka, what's ur phone
done

>>57710369
>he thinks anyone gives a fuck about the wikis of two obscure distros
Go outside some time. You'll find that most people don't even know what Arch is. I know, big surprise right?

>>57710436
It's actually saddening.

>>57710404
>>eh, chicka, what's ur phone
ZU 0666’, 0, 0; Drop Database Table

>>57710488
found rm -rf / guy

Seriously, so you guys even... no you don't.
reddit everwhere

>>57710488
epic as they say on reddit.com

>>57710480
this
>current year
computer basics should be tought in school already

>>57710528
>Good morning everyone
>>Good morning dr ovbious
>Today's topic: arch and the dank memes
>>YEEEEEEAAAAAH

>>57710528
>thinking that teaching something in schools will result in more people caring about it
You really should go out some time. That or just stop making any statements about the outside world.

>>57710554
I'm on Arch if it matters and I diagree with this post.

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Reminder to contrubite to our amazeballs /wg/ thread: >>>/wg/6767536
OC highly welcome!

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Just cut out this meme person, not sure what to do with it. Please help.

>>57707840
I'm doing all the Videos in the Linux section on install Gentoo. But I'm confused as to witch order to do them in?

Id think I'm a medium lvl wizard where should I start?

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>>57710896

>>57710923
install gentoo

>>57710932
evil

>>57710962
why?

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>>57710982
Torvalds actually dislikes GPLv3 (says, GPLv3 should be a new licence, not an upgrade).

Long story short:
GPLv2 had a grayzone, which allowed people to ship hardware with GNU/Linux systems, which had restrictions, eg: you could run the system, check the source, but you can't change the source and/or run your own version. Hashchecks fordbit that. More about the topic here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoization
GPLv3 got related upgrades, that make sure that GPL software has all 4 freedoms https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html even in such systems. Torvalds thinks, that it restricts the developers freedoms, while RMS thinks, such restrictions restrict the users freedoms.

>>57711123
[cititation needed]

>>57711210
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaKIZ7gJlRU

>>57711233
Still wondering when this guy will learn what software freedom means. He's maybe a good programmer, but has no idea how freedom about software means. Wondering how he would act when he has a piece of hardweare in front of him, which runs Linux, eg his own software, and he fucking can't change, fix, do, anything with it.

>I give you souce code and you give me source code back
opem source failure in a nutshell

>>57711327
>Wondering how he would act when he has a piece of hardweare in front of him, which runs Linux, eg his own software, and he fucking can't change, fix, do, anything with it.
he doesn't care, watch the video

Hello FGLT's

what's the best way to 'automate' tailing a log file ?
i want to read the temp/humidity values from my raspberry without retyping and entering the directory everytime, .bash_aliases doesn't work

>>57711429
Not really sure what you want b/c drunk, but will

tail -f file

do it? -f makes tailf wait (and [f]ollow), printing what happens

>>57711456
good tip, might find it useful,
but i want to print the last values when log in with SSH by typing an alias e.g. 'humidity', which then tails the log.txt

Is it possible to encrypt a drive if its full of data?

>>57711483
I see, when you ssh into a remote shell, you own shell configs vanish and you have the remoute configs, that's why your own ~/.bashrc etc don't work.

>>57711456
Kill yourself, you worthless white trash piece of shit.

>>57707915

screen all the way. I don't care for the way tmux organizes all my shells into windows with panes. Most of the time I am only looking at one shell or want to flip back and forth between vim and a shell. Tmux looks cluttered if you have many windows open. Also the tmux pane separation characters are ugly and there's no way to change them.

>>57711527
-bash: alias: tail /var/working/Adafruit_Python_DHT/examples/log.txt: not found

when i login (from win machine)

>>57711535
>friendly thread
>kill yourself

>>57711554
>using windows

So I'm pretty sure this is going to be a no, but is there any way to run a gtk 3.12.0 application inside of my gtk 3.10.8 environment (Mint 17.3 MATE)? Even if I have to hack something a great deal, I'd like to do so. I can't update this system to Mint 18.

The application is Fsearch, indexed instant searching similar to Everything search engine on Windows. It just doesn't have real time index file updates, from what I can tell. I'm mentioning this since it is a new program and I hear a lot of people missing a program like this in Linux.

>>57711574
hey, i'm trying

all the stuff at work is windows related too

>>57711598
1. open terminal
2. $ locate somethint
3. done

dont be a gui fagget

>>57711608
but what if he just likes gui stuff?
dont' force your opinions on him

Good thread.

>>57711586
Unpack a gentoo stage3 into a directory, chroot into it and install gtk 3.12.0

>>57712373
Hi there!

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

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

I have a laptop that I use for downloading tv shows and watching tv shows.

I like to plug it into tvs even completely new tvs that I'll never use again, because of this I'm thinking of installing windows because it just werks. As in it automatically changes to the right audio channel, changes the display output and displays on the new screen in a normal resolution.

Anyone know a distro that works better preferably out of the box?

>>57712402
one day, when moot3 arrives, a big rain will come and wash all the tripfags away

>>57712486
>implying
4chan is got p0wned by normalfags. The future is either up/downvotes and accounts like plebbit or 4chan simply vanishes.

>>57712504
Do you honestly think the people that create the generals on /g/ are normal?

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>>57712504
well, it's always the site owner who decides, not the webs status quo
>>57712511
pic related

Every fucking time when this faggot appears you faggots reply. When will you learn to simply ignore him? It just derails the thread every single time.

>>57712653
kek

How do I go on about making my mouse cursor only work on one monitor?

I have achieved this effect on my wacom tablet using xsetwacom to use my pen only on my second monitor. But when I want to click on something on my first monitor, I have to move the mouse a full monitor to reach my button or something.

I looked around, but none worked. Is there a way to do this?

>>57713379
I guess I need to figure out a way to map the mouse, specific device input to my screen resolution? How do I go on about doing this? X.org config or something?

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guys, steam wont start. any suggestions? thanks

>>57710369
>https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/skype doesn't help, right.
But anon they have a section explaining that skype is bad;

>Restricting Skype access
>>There are a couple of reasons you might want to restrict Skype's access to your computer:
>>The skype binary is disguised against decompiling, so nobody is (still) able to reproduce what it really does.
>>It produces encrypted traffic even when you are not actively using Skype.
and explain steps to prevent possible security breaches which stem from using skype. Obviously it's assumed (I assume it anyway) that all communication through the platform is compromised.

>>57713578
Copy paste that error code into google.

>>57709158
install inox faggot

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>>57712417

>>57712417
any that uses gnome, kde or mate.

xfce should work too but beware cause the multi display support is wonky.
But if all you're doing is watching movies you won't notice a difference.

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Thinking about buying a raspberry pi or one of those credit card size computers to learn Linux. About time I try something new

>>57713987
Sure if you want, a raspi is capable for more things. If you just wanna learn linux, install it on a VM and try it out.

Though, I would suggest installing it side by side your main OS and booting from it like a real OS to learn it the hard way because that is how I did it due to a slowass computer. Xubuntu is good.

I would suggest using the graphical interface, then trying to dip your toes into the command line (terminal.) From there.

Look in the OS settings from the GUI settings menu. If there is something you want to do that isn't there, look it up on a search website and find solutions. This is a good way to get to know the terminal and how to using it. I would also suggest typing down the commands instead of copying and pasting them into the console.

Good luck and have fun regardless of how you get to know the system, a raspi is good, but if you're a poorfag, just install it next to your main OS if you have space.

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I'm using a usb to boot mint with yumi on a thinkpad x220 that has windows 7 installed on the only HD. My problem is if I have the usb plugged in and I choose the option to boot from the main HD in the yumi boot menu there is just a blank screen with 'booting...' on it and nothing happens. Is there any way I can fix this? I know I can just take out the usb but it's really bugging me.

>>57714948
change the primary booting device in your bios/uefi

i think ive decided to install ubuntu as my first distro

but i remember reading some posts on /g/ that its basically a botnet or at least something something not free as linux distros ar supposed to be and uto use xubuntu or lubuntu instead

can anyone shed some light on this or was it all just a meme

>>57715661
look up ubuntu amazon spyware in google

>>57715661
Take everything posted on /g/ with a grain of salt.

Ubuntu is fine. Try it and if you don't like it try something else.

>>57715661
it did exist, but doesnt now. it was just canonical selling search terms to amazon for money

Is it possible to setup sendmail on laptop?
I installed it but emails are not getting sent

What are the brass taxes when it comes to chkdsk? Apparently fsck is the standard answer, but some people are saying it can further damage a drive which may have bad sectors.

Guys I need help. On ubuntu 16.04 I get a lot weaker wireless signal than on Windows 10. It also cuts off most of the time and can only reconnect by rebooting the machine. On windows I get full bars and never have issues with it. My machine is a dell latitude e6230 and my wireless card is intel centrino advanced-n 6205.

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Is there any mspaint "clone"? I heard about kolourpaint but this shit has so many dependencies there's no fucking way I'm going to install it.

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>install kubuntu
>it just werks they said
>blu ray doesn't work at all
>constantly "forgets" my settings and restores defaults
>even restores default wallpaper
>battery life is non-existent
>default package manager is a disgrace
>could easily access my server in winodws
>now plex doesn't work. can't even stream without it. can't even edit files on the server

which one of you will take responsibility for this

>>57716280
>Kubuntu has no warranty
i guess you are

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I'm trying to read a pdf with evince, but it doesn't load my system fonts, resulting in unreadable shit.

According to the properties tab, Times-Roman is being substituted by Nimbus-Roman, although I installed the microsoft fonts and the adobe-base-14-fonts package from the AUR.

I'm trying to put some audio files on a CD to play in my car, but for some reason theres a lock symbol on the track that's already on the CD. I can't format the CD or delete it. What commands do I need to run? On Fedora 25

>>57716532
CD-ROM aren't rewritable.

>>57716547
oh

>>57716280
install KDE Neon dummy, I don't like KDE. Use Manjaro Gnome

Hey /fglt/, I haven't used Linux as a desktop OS much, but I have years of experience with it on headless servers, both at work and at home.

What distro would you recommend for the following criteria? Ideally I'd like it to be Debian-based, since I'm very comfortable with Debian.
>works with Pascal (GTX 1080), proprietary drivers are acceptable
>multi-monitor taskbar support, can configure which windows to show on which taskbar (i.e. all of them, only the same monitor, etc.)
>configurable hotkeys for window management: move to adjacent monitors, tile windows to half/quarter of the screen
>some sort of searchable launcher for software
>no tearing on ANY monitor in desktop use
>stable/reliable
>ideally access to new software too, such as up to date browsers
I've tried a lot of the Debian-derived distros, but a lot of them either have the features I want but are unstable (Kubuntu) or are missing things. The desktop tearing seems to be pretty bad too, especially on my 2 secondary monitors.

>>57716622
debian stable
with gnome?

>>57716566
Gnome sucks the "simplicity" bullshit they keep pulling keeps making it come up short. Its unfortunate because Gnome has tons of potential.

>>57716472

PDFs can embed their own fonts.

Is it possible to have full disk encryption on a headless box? What would I have to do to make it work and not have to physically go to the machine and type in the password after every reboot?

>>57716648
idk mate, I run gnome on every computer that can handle it and then rice it to pieces. I would have recommended XFCE but that takes a ton of effort to get a nice compositor that doesn't tear everything to pieces. Gnome has the tearing fixed on chrome but not on FF afaik

>>57716669
apparently so.
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/5017/ssh-to-decrypt-encrypted-lvm-during-headless-server-boot

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well got arch finally running on my usb, used architect installer. FML :D

https://sourceforge.net/projects/architect-linux/
everything is running upto firefox OHY!

>>57716696
ill check it out thanks

>>57708516
Also, be warned there's a lot of security issues with image magick, but for the purposes that you're using them for you won't need to worry. Check out imagetragick.com.

>>57716231
pinta
a little bit more features than ms paint but should do

>>57716622
>>works with Pascal (GTX 1080), proprietary drivers are acceptable
Ubuntu LTS

>>57716646
OK, I'll give Debian with Gnome a shot. Last I tried Gnome was like 1 year ago on Ubuntu, IIRC back then I had tearing on my 2nd and 3rd monitor, but I hope they improved shit.

I also forgot to mention that some sort of high-DPI support would be nice, as my main screen is 4K 27". KDE had pretty much all the features I wanted, but it was so wonky it wouldn't even remember task bar/panel settings on reboot, fuck that shit.

>>57716819
Any suggestion on a DE? Gnome as the other anon suggested?

>>57716829
>Any suggestion on a DE? Gnome as the other anon suggested?
whatever floats your boat buddy

with your specs you shouldnt' have problems with kde/gnome/unity

>>57716833
>kde/gnome/unity

I am not here to critisize you or your opininion but i personally think all 3 of those suck

>>57716833
I'm not worried about performance, rather features and perhaps more importantly than that the issue with tearing on my 2nd/3rd monitor.

I had another attempt at desktop Linux a few years back and the only way I could get reliable VSync on secondary monitors was with some option from AMD's proprietary driver, but I use NVIDIA now so that's obviously no longer something I can do. That's why I'm asking, maybe somebody knows something about it.

>>57716862
what do you like anon

>>57716885
awesome-wm

>>57716532
you need to use CD-RW discs to be able to remove content
CD-R is (typically) only writable once (if the session is left open, it's possible to add additional tracks, but you still can't remove existing ones)

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>>57716231
Tux Paint :^)

guys would thread IDs be a good idea

>>57716231
krita

>>57717280
no, pissing on others would become too easy

is a chroot as secure as a bsd like jail? what are the differences

>>57717904
google for differences between chroot and jail

>>57717904
Never used BSD but chroot is only secure as long as the program has no way of obtaining root privileges. I heard a kernel hardened with the grsecurity patch is supposed to make chroot (almost) as secure as a container.

I get the
"Error loading \vmlinuz-linux: Volume Corrupt"
when trying to boot Arch(thanks Windows fastboot) and I can't manage to fix it.

I've tried to use the live cd and
mount /dev/sda5 /mnt
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/boot
where sda5 is my linux partition, and sda3 is the UEFI partition. However it says it can't mount to the sda3, something about write protection I think.
I've then chrooted into the install and run
pacman -Syyu linux
but it haven't fixed the problem.

Is it because I couldn't mount the /mnt/boot? If so how can I fix this?

>>57718263
>something about write protection I think.
Such vagueness doesn't really help.

Which filesystem type should I be choosing for my first install of linux?

>>57718459
ext4

>>57718459
ext4

>>57718459
ext4 for root
fat32 for uefi boot partitions
ext2 for bios boot partitions

>>57718452
>>57718263
So I checked it again, it is:
mount: /dev/sda3 is write-protected, mounting read-only
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda3 missing codepage or helper program, or other error

You think I can just change sda3 so it's read-write to fix the problem?

>>57718459
E
X
T
4

Anybody else here on Debian unstable with an nvidia card? A few days ago, I absentmindedly updated and broke the driver and now it's not letting me install it. It whines about depending on xorg-xserver-video-nvidia which depends on some other packages which can't be installed (namely, it seems the version of xserver-xorg-core being a bit too high or so).

Since it seemed like a package problem, I just let it sit there for a few days hoping that the maintainers would update the packages, but I'm starting to get annoyed. I dunno how to fix this, so any help would be appreciated

I tried installing a program from source, but when I run make I get the error:

fatal error: iostream.h: No such file or directory

Am I fucked or are there any modifiers I can add to make to get this to compile?

>>57720300
you need iostream.h
look for a development package that contains it

next time specify what software you try ty compile

Is Ubuntu 16.04 Stallman approved?

>>57721061
https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html

What's wrong with Ubuntu MATE? Seems perfect to me.

>>57721153
>Seems perfect to me.
Then why the fuck are you asking?

alright I installed linux

does anyone have a link to a beginners guide to "ricing" or whatever it's called

just want to fuck with firefox and make it a bit more minimalistic

>>57721209
installgentoo wiki.

the link is in the sticky

>>57721245
I couldn't find anything on there about it

>>57721274
then you're out of luck buddy.

>>57721202
Because someone here perhaps knows something about it that I don't

>>57721380
This is very likely the case, however you have to keep in mind that ricers are dreaded by the thought of someone having a similar looking set up to theirs and rarely share their finding/methods

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looks suspiciously like gnome3 with window buttons removed don't you think?

>>57721274
>I couldn't find anything on there about it
Fucking kill yourself.

https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/GNU/Linux_ricing

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>>57707840
Every time I plug in my Android tablet, I get this message. I can see the tablet's icon in Nautilus but I can't see or access any files on it. I can plug it into my MBP just fine and can see all the files.

How do I fix this?

So I recently stopped using Linux and why aren't you using the masterrace fedora with wayland yet, anon?

This really shows that fedora really is the best Linux distro there is.

>>57722515
because a recent update of firewalld rendered me unable to access my smb network

>>57722515
It lacks a lot of packages for audio production.

>>57722515
why should i believe you, anon?

You know what I fucking hate?

Programs that don't generate a configuration file when you install them. You have to autistically go online to their support page and copy a template of their configuration file and paste it in your home directory

I had to do this with MPV and livestreamer.

>>57723266
>he can't into info/man

>>57723266
>Programs that don't generate a configuration file when you install them.
>MPV
/usr/share/doc/mpv/example/example.conf

Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 or Fedora 25? Pros/cons?

Also, should I be switching away from Firefox equipped with privacy extensions? Are other browsers really better-performing and privacy-protecting, or are they jut memes?

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>wget is not a crime
le haxx0r stickers

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>>57723698
why would you not have a PS1 that includes current working directory?

>>57713379
>>57713571
Pls send help!

>>57723749
That picture looked cool until I saw the stupid terminal commands holy shit.
>cd/bin
>regardless, directory doesn't change
>-search
>flag, not a command
>not greping
>getting a grep-like effect
wew

>>57724051
yeah it's silly that they show a glimpse of "wanting to make it look believable" only to ignore such mundane mistakes

I guess on the big screen you don't have enough time to pay attention to such details.

At least they actually SSH'd to another server.

[spoiler]who the fucks keeps databases in /bin[/code]

>>57724114
Maybe it's a modified version of Ganoo /+/loonix because you know, h4x0rz

Though, isn't that a good idea? Or it means you have to modify every damn software to be compatible with your modified OS?

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o/

Anyone know how to get Zenity on Cygwin?

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Slow thread.

a few updates ago on arch, my internet got super fucking slow. I wasn't using the internet much at the time so I didn't notice, and therefore I don't know which update it was. I can't even load speedtest to see how slow I am.

Does anyone know how to fix this? I updated again just now and it's still fucked.

>>57725168
I'm connected via ethernet by the way

>>57722150
not very friendly :^(

>>57725168
if you have a 10/100 router, try restarting it. too many open/dead/ghosting connections can cause them to chug along

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How do i fix this?

>>57725367
»Open source is an awful place to be if you don't have a thick skin.«
- L. Pottering

>>57725459
>I don't usually talk about this too much, and hence I figure that people are really not aware of this, but yes, the Open Source community is full of assholes, and I probably more than most others am one of their most favourite targets. I get hate mail for hacking on Open Source. People have started multiple "petitions" on petition web sites, asking me to stop working (google for it). Recently, people started collecting Bitcoins to hire a hitman for me (this really happened!). Just the other day, some idiot posted a "song" on youtube, a creepy work, filled with expletives about me and suggestions of violence. People post websites about boycotting my projects, containing pretty personal attacks. On IRC, people /msg me sometimes, with nasty messages, and references to artwork in 4chan style. And there's more. A lot more.
People really need to stop bully him.

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>>57725503
>>57725459
"""Open Source"""
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.en.html

>>57725503
>People really need to stop bully him.
He really need to stop being a cunt.

>>57725789
wat, he literally writes shit for free so others can use it, nothing wrong with that
if people dislike the programs he writes, simply don't use them

>>57725814
>he literally writes shit for free
no, he doesn't retard.

>>57725545
That "Fear of Freedom" part is really nice, thanks for posting.

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>>57726038
may the freedom be with you

Can I add a delay in milliseconds to subtitles with ffmpeg?

>>57716280
>anything to do with Linux minus GNU
>just werks
you've been lied to

What's a good WM that is easy to setup and configure?

>>57726549
i3

>>57726549
fluxbox

>>57725407
use a better distro

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Reminder to drop your OC papes right here: >>>/wg/6767536

>>57725407
see >>57726613

>>57726549
Tiling: literally i3, it's babbies first tiling wm
Stacking: Openbox is the way to go, enjoy your pipe menus
If you know C, check out dwm, which is just a simple .c file
If you know LUA, check out awesomewm, a dwm fork with ebin rice features
If you want the best, most ebin lightweigh bombing good tiling wm ever, get bspwm

>>57708651
Not the same person but, since you mentioned openSUSE, how is KDE/kwin on it as far as stability?

I'm using Neon at the moment and, while it is fine most of the time, I can usually count on at least one instance a day where I'll wake my laptop up from suspension and something has broken. Usually kwin.

>>57726700
>check out dwm, which is just a simple .c file
Not him, but didn't know that. I guess check I'll check it out now that I'm learning it.
How does it compare to i3?

>>57726700
>have to learn scripting language to configure basic settings
>good
>easy

>>57726700
my 2 cents right here:

niggers, just use the de you like and script your tiling with hotkey (xbindkeys) and wmctrl or xdotool
the profit is that you can use ANY de or just a wm, with your personal, portable, perfect tiling features

>>57726737
>he doesn't know a scripting language
please leave /g/

>>57726723
basically the same, the cool thing is, there are some patches available at the suckless website that give you gaps, binary tree style, or even fibonacci sorted windows

>>57726723
oh, and the downside is that you need to recompile it every time you change your "config" but it compiles in less than a second

If anybody using KDE has had issues browsing and playing media off of network folders in Dolphin use this to mount those network folders http://www.uvena.de/gigolo/

>>57726773
cool. i'll check it out.
>>57726841
that's not really a downside since i'm already using a source-based distro.

>>57726891
>unironically using KDE

>>57726995
T H U M B N A I L S
I N
F I L E
P I C K E R

>>57726995
>unironically using the best de
yeah, seems fine to me

>>57727020
>unironically installing a 1,5 GB file picker

>>57727036
>he things a DE isn't something made for helping noobs to get used to linux

>>57727045
better than guh nome

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>>57727064

>>57727064
>he things wms and des can be compared on a same scale even though their different and nobody has even mentioned them yet
>he things the statement best de says anything about something that isn't a de

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>>57727020
But I already have thumbnails in my filepicker

>>57727097
the files themselves don't have thumbnails which could be made whatever size you want.
why are guhnome devs this ratarded? it can't be that hard to just make that an option, right?

>>57726891
me from
>>57716280


When I was on windows I could turn my server on, navigate to the network center and open the server like a normal folder. No need to sign in, I could delete and move files and whatnot. I could stream media without even using plex or other software.

I installed kubuntu and now suddenly I need to sign in. I cannot stream from it, I can't even move or delete things, even though I have signed in with admin privileges I set on the server itself. it's FTP.

I just tried that program, setting the URi as

ftp://[email protected]:2100/

and it won't connect. I'm obviously not doing the right thing. I honestly have no fucking idea how networking behaves and I'm getting pretty rustled by the whole thing. trying to connect as a samba share won't even work. All I can do now is connect with FTP, copy the media I want onto my laptop and then watch it from there, which defeats the purpose of having a server.

>>57727120
Im using gigolo to mount samba shares for some reason the bult in networking in Dolphin doesn't work as well as gvfs

KDE is the NOOBUNTU of DEs

@57727185
your thinking of gnome here bud

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>>57727117
>the files themselves don't have thumbnails
Are you blind?

How do I configure the media keys at the top of my x220's keyboard within arch linux?

>>57727193
>he can't read the language he's typing in
Are you blind?

Hey fellow /arch/ers. how can I take a screenshot of the current window? I'm on KDE if it matters

>>57727199
Script them yourself using a scripting language like python.

>>57727209
I think its called spectre or something like that

>>57727209
>Hey fellow /arch/ers
found the archanywhere, manjaro, antergos, architect, whatever noob

>>57727218
but anon, python is a turing complete progeamming language

>>57707840
The "friendly" part is a meme, right?

>>57727295
Why do you think a thread can be friendly? How can an inanimate, completely passive thing possibly be described as friendly?

>>57727248
I should've noticed that when I was scripting in it. So I guess you're wrong.

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what do I need exactly to make this work? I read the README and they aren't clear, it just says the same thing here about a "qt installation"

>>57727517
Use your package manager...

>>57727540
oh wow, I didn't think that package would be in my repository. I saw a thread about it on another board and they linked to the sourceforge source of it, so I assumed it that was the only way to get it.

>>57727540
if he's using KDE he should already have qt

>>57727517
try

export QTDIR='/usr/lib/qt4/'

>>57727602
No matter what always check your repository first before trying to install something from source

>>57727517
>KDE
found your problem

>>57727665
>try

export QTDIR='/usr/lib/qt4/'

Wow it's like 2012 again

>>57727840
what do you use?

>>57727883
Not him, but I'm using Arch Linux, if it matters.

>>57727905
Arch Linux is a cool desktop environment, not as good as Gentoo though.

>>57727905
>>57727926
arch is not a de, it's a distro
I know it because I'm using it, plebs

>>57727020
Rekt

installing debian
it goes through every phase like normal, including the "installing the system" one
about to finish installation

/cdrom/: Please insert the disc labeled: 'Debian GNU/Linux Jessie_8.6.0 amd64 CD in the Drive '/cdrom/' and press enter.

why is this installer so fucking awful
is there a solution to this?

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

>>57728092
You chose the wrong image to install from.

>>57728116
then could you link the the xfce nonfree firmware iso that i should be using on a usb? i'm pretty sure i got the right one

>>57728133
>nonfree
why would you use potential malware

>>57728228
because i can't carry an ethernet cable with me everywhere i go

>>57728246
not him but if you care, thinkpenguin has some nice use adapters that work without nonfree drivers

Bit of a problem here. Should be a simple fix, but I can't seem to find it.

I installed CentOS 6, and I'm only getting video when my monitor is plugged into the motherboard dvi slot, my GPU slot is displaying nothing. I assume this is a driver issue, but I can't find any information about it online.

>>57728355
>I installed CentOS 6
found your problem

>>57721540
the process named in top suggest osx
the windows do look like gnome3 though, perhaps it's running under osx's X11 app

Yo, i have to make a usb boot drive to go into my windows install and copy a lot of files to another hdd since my windows install has stopped working and nothing is working. What distro is best for this?

>>57728355
genuine question because i have only used debian based distros for everything, what is the appeal of centos, particularly with managing servers?

>>57728415
RHEL

>>57728415
desu, I only chose it because a lot of companies here in the US seem to use RHEL and centOS is the free alternative to that. Honestly looks pretty comfy. Used Ubuntu and Mint a bit in the past but never actually learned much besides basic apt-get shit.

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>>57727020
>>57727117
like this?

>>57728460
>have to patch it because gnome devs would rather remove more features instead

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>>57727602
sourceforge is cancer

>>57728489
yes, gnome devs are dumb, which is why i don't use gnome3, or gtk3 stuff in general

>>57728460
Yeah. what's this patch called?

>>57728550
ahodesuka (github name) made it
in the AUR they're called;
"glib2-patched-thumbnailer" and
"gtk2-patched-filechooser-icon-view"

>>57728602
>in the AUR
literally who cares?

>>57728550
Do you faggots even read the OP?

>>57727020
>>57727097
>>57728460
Why is this still an issue today? I was reading threads on this the other day and people were complaining about it 10 fucking years ago. It such a tiny thing and yet it is so obviously needed.

>>57728602
>I'm on Arch Linux if it matters and you should too

>>57728656
i don't even use it
literally the only times i've used it is to post a screenshot to show people that it's a thing

>>57728659
very funny

How do I enable thumbnails like that in KDE?

>>57728671
You don't like seeing thumbnails of things before uploading? Having to select each file one at a time to see the thumbnail is a pain in the ass. It just seems like a bizarre oversight.

borig thread: >>57728692

>>57728678
install gentoo

>>57728695
i figured that as well, but it turns out it's a non-issue for me, i just use the arrow keys to scroll through images until i find what i want

>>57728678
press preview

Why can't I just use the KDE file picker without having to install KDE?
I just have a simple i3 WM

>>57729412
Where do you want to use it?

>>57729493
firefox, on 4chan

>>57729550
Use the openSUSE patched version of firefox with kmozillahelper. It might actually work with just kmozillahelper, be sure to have konqueror installed as that's what Kdialog uses to display thumbnails.

>>57728621
people that are not debshitters