/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread

what was that program that sits in the tray and displays the output of some command? I want a clock and battery level thing from stalonetray.
please respond.

>not using proprietary software
>using """""""libre""""""" crapware
>not knowing the feeling of actually getting shit done
How can anybody be this delusional?

you're just obnoxious.

>>58018957
I'm using Arch if it matters.

>>58018887
OS name?

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>>58018829
Saved.

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>he doesn't use bitmap fonts

>>58019208
dumb trump poster

>>58019208
can i get the fontasta?

>>58019208
based trump poster

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>>58018829
>>58019167
both saved

>tfw captcha calle
>tfw the botnet is visiting some spanish street

>>58019360
>pretends to be pro free software
>posts on 4chan, a site which has Google™ captcha
How does it feel to be an inconsistent failure?

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>>58019412
kind of sad, but then again, I come here to help some people to become botnet free sometimes

pic related

>>58019412
Sometimes you need to walk through piles of shit in order to rescure people from nonfree software.

>>58019445
You're doing the exact opposite right now, with this very post by being inconsistent. I have no reason to trust or believe if you don't stick to your "principles"
>>58019446
Whatever makes you sleep at night. Just don't think you are pro free software.

>>58019472
Are you pro free software?

>>58019445
Is it possible to debotnet chromium?

>>58019472
troll detected

obvious bait should be avoided, we both made clear our stay here and why sacrifice the use of google captcha

I even have firefox-esr with umatrix fagget

>>58019485
there is a guide, but I strongly recommend you use firefox-esr/iceweasel7icecat

>>58019483
No, since I'm posting here right now. I'm not a liar or someone with inconsistent morals. I do prefer free software to proprietary software though.
>>58019485
Yes, it's called chromium (an open source browser). Also please don't use the word "botnet" in such a way. It sounds really really retarded.

I can play sound just fine using aplay, when I specify the device - but I can't select the right device in pavucontrol.
So I get no sound.

Why the fuck can't I figure this out? What files should I be looking at?

>>58019520
Dont be a faggot, faggot. "botnet" is a /g/ meme and everyone knows what it means.

>>58019520
He already meant chromium

here is the guide to ungoogle chromium btw https://github.com/Eloston/ungoogled-chromium

>>58019537
you are right, I was thinking that the other day, botnet is already a concept deeply rooted in the community

>>58019518
I don't sacrifice though, I don't believe in the same exact things you do. You think all proprietary software is evil and shouldn't be used, you can easily do that yet you still choose to defy your principles. Maybe your ideas are good, but I have no reason to trust you or your ideas since you can't consistently apply them yourself.
>>58019537
Botnet doesn't mean the thing he tried to imply in that post. Use correct English or fuck off, "it's a /g/ meme" isn't a justification.

>>58019552
>Python
no, thanks

>>58019786
kill me then kys

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>>58019786

Is Gentoo also suitable for watching anime? Can I watch animations on it like I used to on Arch?

>>58019917
no, gentoo criminalized animes

>>58019917
nigga you serious? I've been seeing more weaboos posting anime than archfags in the years I've been on /g/

>>58019923
nigga you funny

>>58019923
Is this true?
>>58019943
Why not? Anime is pretty good so I could easily believe that many posters here enjoy it.

>>58019953
Somehow among the oldest screencaps from gentoomen I have show an anime girl as the wallpaper. Of course you can watch anime in gentoo.

This was once a occasionally a place for otakus to share their screencaps, even if now they banned the desktop threads.

>The exploit ending in .flac works as a drive-by attack when a Fedora 25 user visits a booby-trapped webpage. With nothing more than a click required, the file will open the desktop calculator. With modification, it could load any code an attacker chooses and execute it with the same system privileges afforded to the user.
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/12/fedora-and-ubuntu-0days-show-that-hacking-desktop-linux-is-now-a-thing/

what do

>>58020001
Tell arstechnica that security breaking is called cracking.

>>58019995
Thanks. I have an anime girl as my wallpaper though. I hope it will help me with this new distro. Can you share some of these images?

>>58020001
use a mac

>>58020001
interject

>>58020001
install firejail

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>>58020037
can't find many right now, here is one at hand

>>58020108
This is indeed a very anime-like desktop. Thanks!
Could you share more if you find any? I like collecting images like this.

>>58020108
I'm on Arch Linux, btw

>>58020122
not on my computer right now but fvwm site has some

meanwhile on linux mint
>Linux Mint has configured Yahoo as default search engine in the search bar of Firefox. That's not ideal: most people prefer Google. :(
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=221816

Can I dualboot Arch and Gentoo?

>>58020412
yes

How can I hide the shortcut arrow icon?

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>>58020315
Nice. Does anyone know if there is a site which collects just anime images like this? I really like them for some reason...

>>58018887
fucking answer me you cunts
I know you fucking despise every operating system other than microsoft windows 10(tm) and apple macOS(tm) but just fucking answer me
A program that puts the output of some command in the system tray, updating it at some specified interval. Im almost certain this exists but I cant find it with a search engine.

>>58020560
google seems to accumulate them
also >>>/w/desktop for new ones

Is compiling for the same architecture but a different processor with a different instruction set considered cross compiling? For example haswell -> celeron. If so, is there an easy way to set it up in gentoo? I remember having trouble with cross compiling to raspberry pi a while ago and I wondered if anything has changed.

I'm in the process of building my own OS from scratch for a class project, and for my first task I have to build a cross compiler. This is supposed to be the easiest task but two days later I'm nowhere and I'm starting to worry that I took a bite I might not chew. What to do senpai.

>>58020747
>and for my first task I have to build a cross compiler.
>for my first task
this seems like bullshit.

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Holy shit. Scripting is way more fun than I'd imagine.
I just made a script for binary files that edits certain bytes (either with a file or typed out) and moves everything to a specified directory.
At first, the script was just supposed to launch dhex on the files so I'd edit the specific offsets myself but now it's done automatically.
Feels good man.

>>58020784
Wrong tab, mate.
You're looking for /dst/ (daily scripting thread)

Should I use radeon or amdgpu(free version) for GCN 2.0 card?

How do i build a deblobed minimal libre-kernel,preferably only loading modules read from modprobed-db?

>>58021031
>gentoo centriuqe parts
There aren't any, genkernel is bad for configuring your kernel. Just use it to make an initramfs if you need one by doing genkernel --install initramfs
Just follow this and you should have no issues at all.
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/Configuration
Also check everything you use LVM, pulseaudio, amd gpu, etc. on the gentoo wiki. They usually provide info for enabling kernel modules you need.
>>58021085
By using gentoo's delob useflag and building modprobed-bd from git, it isn't in the main portage tree.
It compiles in about 7 minutes for me if I do a make localmodconfig.

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>>58021119
Can you fuck off?
I'm not using nor do i intend on running gentoo.

>>58021130
wew laddy

>>58021130
>epic image
Stay with your shitty arch then lmao
It's more suitable for redditors like yourself who can't follow simple commands

>>58021130
>3MB jiff, just to post that stupid image
Hiroshima would be ashamed of you.

Thoughts on Linux Mint? Is it really good?

>>58021357
That seems quite stupid to run

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>>58021119
Sitting here 38 minutes.
Takes 3 minutes to compile arch kernel

linux seems appealing because i'm getting into programming but i don't care about the "botnet" and i like games, some of which can't be played on linux. i'd be okay with setting up vm passthrough, but i've seen it has some bugs

is it worth switching to linux

>>58021482
>>58021502
Bet that doesn't get as many honks as the assman

>>58021581
where is a screenshot of the make running though?
>he thinks compile times are somehow tied to your distro and not to your compiler flags and the amount of bloat your config has
>4.4.26
also fucking kek'd at this

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>>58021581
>4.4

>>58021665
There is no make,its loading the patches and then shits on its self
>4.4
Stock kernel is stock

what is the difference between linux?

>>58021734
Exactly the same as the difference between computer

>>58021734
nonfree software

Is arch the official distro for lolicon?

>>58021694
>There is no make,its loading the patches and then shits on its self
Exactly, why did you even feel the need to mention compile times then?
Post your make.conf here.
>Stock kernel
What the fuck do you mean by "stock"? You do realize that 4.9 is already in the main portage tree and has been since the very day it became mainline?

>>58021581
>emerge gentoo-sources
kek, that shouldn't take more than 3minutes, arch babby

>>58021865
No, you want Mac OS X, and this isn't the thread for that, you're looking for /fag/ - Friendly Apple General.

>>58021865
No, Windows 10

>>58021581
Are you sure you have mounted /proc and /sys?
Looks like you haven't properly done that before chrooting.
also this lmao >>58021877

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>>58021866
>>58021877
Arch would have compiled over 20 times :^), while gentoo just sits in the corner playing with its self
>stock
gentoo-sources

>>58021906
Yes,/proc,/sys and /dev are all mounted

>>58021927
Installing gentoo sources does not compile the kernel. It only installs the sources. It should only take a minute or so. To install the kernel you have to do it manually or by genkernel, compiling the sources that you have installed.

>>58021927
reread second (2nd) line of >>58021665
>gentoo
nah, it's your retardation. i've installed it more than 10 times at this point on literally everything i could get my hands on and i've never had this. It's just untaring an archive so this behavior is really strange.
Explain the steps you did excluding the partitioning. Do other packages download properly? Try emerging 4.9 and delete your previous ones in /usr/src. Also do emerge --depclean after or before that.

>>58020599
A system clock and stuff like that? Are you talking about conky maybe?

>>58021981
I'm aware.But it just gives up and does nothing
>>58021991
Im following the GENTOO WIKI VERBAITAM.Please read the installation wiki and make sure it is correct if this is the case.
>just untaring
Then why does it cease to function at this point? tar worked for stage3

extract stage3
do locale
do networking
mount /proc /sys/dev
chroot
emnerge-webrsync
eselect "desktop"
emerge gentoo-sources
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................
.........................

>>58022050
do emerge -avuDN @world
post the output here. Also, try compiling something simple like vim, is everything fine with that?
>Then why does it cease to function at this point? tar worked for stage3
because you weren't untaring anything in your chrooted environment, you did that from a livecd.
Maybe the install does something else too, but it sure as fuck doesn't compile anything at this point. All emerge gentoo-sources should do is get the sources, apply necessary patches and copy them to /usr/src/

>>58022126
>emerge -avuDN @world
It found packages to update,and then updated them.

I am in the chroot environment.

>about to start installing gentoo
>only used ubuntu before
>also retarded at using linux

will I be daijobu?

>>58022183
I want to see what packages exactly, just interested in this problem. It seems too strange to me.
So something like vim compiles normally?
Try the 4.9 kernel by writing =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-4.9.0 ~amd64 in a file in /etc/portage/package.keywords
>I am in the chroot environment.
Yeah, I know, there's no emerge on the livecd. I was talking about you previously untaring stage3 to /mnt/gentoo from your livecd.
>>58022196
How long have you used it for? You should be fine if you have basic problem solving skills and the ability to read.

>>58022009
No, I want it to be in the systray/"notification area". Ideally by just printing the output of "date" and "cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/capacity"

>>58022243
about 2 months. haven't gotten too deep into it yet though but I figure if I'm gonna get wet I might as well go swimming.

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>>58022050
COMPILING

>>58022298
I think it's fine. Might wanna try it out on a laptop or something first though since you might make some retarded mistakes at first. I know I did.

can i use aircrack-ng on ".cap" files if that ".cap" file is still being written on by airodump-ng ?

>>58022277
Write a small python program.
Search the web for a systray example.
Add your own code.
Profit.

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Guys.

Want to install Ubuntu. What's the difference between installing XFCE/LXDE/etc desktop environment compared to getting the "spin-offs" like Xubuntu and Lubuntu?

>>58022349
Leave your neighbours alone, faggot.

>>58022372
Distros with preinstalled DEs usually have added rice and patches. When you install a DE manually, you get the vanilla DE.

>>58022373
i like feminine dicks, therefore not a faggot
are you like a SJW but defending wifi instead of society ?

>>58022316
how do you run a C program without compiling it?

>>58022373
I'm a socialist and I believe i'm entitled to their wifi. Now fuck off and please answer the question.

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>>58022409
really jogs the noggin.........

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>>58022422
yeah... im really thinking right now...

>>58022406
>>58022421
Leave them alone, faggot. How would you feel when someone fucks around with your wifi? Also stop bruteforcing like a fucking skid and learn2wps.

>>58022459
>WPS
so should i switch to automated tools like GOYScript or Geminis Auditor ? not all APs will have WPS
also i used aircrack-ng on myself before to make my wifi more secure, why shoulndt i help my neighboors too!?

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Is there a way to add a nonfree driver to linux-libre or can someone point me into the right direction for kernel hacking? I tried Trisquel and it works like a charm, except for the wifi and I don't want to go back to ubuntu just for one driver.

>>58022549
Install Debian. It comes with a deblobbed kernel out of the box. Enable the nonfree repo, install your driver, disable nonfree, profit.

I have a question about mpd + ncmpcpp. Is there a way to quickly switch between directories for my library? The reason is I have a bunch of soundtracks, but I don't like them in my main music library so they're in their own directory. Any way I can switch back and forth between the 2 without editing the config files?

Hey on fedora 25, whenever I try to log onto my pc I don't know if its going to freeze on a page with only my mouse moving. If there's any way to try to find out more info on it, like if its a bug or anything that'd be a great help.

>>58022568
>Install sjwbian
nope... Stopped reading right there.

>>58022549
>he thinks adding a module to a kernel is kernel hacking
LMFAO
so i guess i'm an "epic" kernel hacker now. fucking kek

How do you encrypt larger directories on GNU/Linux? Standard programs default to leaving the original file after encrypting meaning you have to remove the original yourself. There are no flags that fix this problem.

This means that you have to have as much free space on the disk as the original file which is not ideal.

Is there a solution to this (besides custom scripting)?

>>58022549
Kid, just stop. There's no need to try to sound cool if you don't know what kernel hacking is. I have more respect for honest noobs than for tards like you who think they are more likely to get an answer if they use terminology like 'kernel hacking'

>>58022568
Thank you, didn't know debian does remove blobs. Seems to be the easiest solution
>>58022617
I don't know much about configuring kernels, please no bully

>>58022622
Explain your use case, cause you're wrong

>>58022622
just do full disk encryption and use encrypted containers for your smaller stuff.
>GNU
Also no need for the GNU here, luks is handled by your kernel and will be the same on GNU/Linux, busybox/Linux BSD/Linux etc, etc

>>58022636
>>58022605
stop right now, the thread was pretty good so far

>>58022630
then don't fucking add words you do not understand. simple enough, don't you think?

>>58022643
I can't stop if I don't know what I'm supposed to stop. I guess you could tell me if you think I somehow made this thread worse, not that you actually have an argument but I'll entertain that possibility for a second.

>>58022644
What's wrong with the terminology? Indeed, adding a nonfree module to a freedom kernel without knowing what you're doing is a hack. Go back hacking the gipson, faggot.

>>58022633
need large dir encrypted

typically (afaik) you would use something like openssl or gpg after taring the dir (notice how tar has the --remove-files flag so you don't run into a space issue)


Both gpg and openssl default to leaving the plaintext file there after encryption.

This means you're stuck with two large files at the end of the process.

>>58022636
>fde and containers
while fde is not part of the use scenario here I will keep that in mind. Thanks

>>58022684
and by openssl I mean openssl enc

>>58022666
lmao
look up what "kernel hacking" is you fucking retard.
if you didn't modify or even see a single line of source code you weren't kernel hacking

>>58022651
you start:
~100 cancerous shitposts about sjw in the gnu plus linux community
~100 cancerous shitposts about "HAHAHAHA I CAN RUN LINUX WITHOUT GNUUUUU" plus "fuck off faggot"
and even worse, you know exactly what you're doing, nigger

>>58022704
most people on this board have to resort to non-tech related conversation (despite this being supposedly a tech board) because they are clueless about using any tech beyond the superficial level of editing conf files

>>58022704
>~100 cancerous shitposts about sjw in the gnu plus linux community
No need for even a single post since this is common knowledge.
>~100 cancerous shitposts about "HAHAHAHA I CAN RUN LINUX WITHOUT GNUUUUU" plus "fuck off faggot"
Hasn't that been the case for a long time now? Don't even see the reason to discuss such obvious things.

Not me though. Point out the things wrong in my post here >>58022636
How can luks or fde possibly be handled in the userland? This is just outright retarded.

>>58022704
+100 commie /pol/ posts
-100 commie /pol/ posts
It's not like that I'm bored too of that crap. Nope.
>>58022733
Upvoted.

>>58022704
>nigger
Also, fuck off back to /pol/. We don't need your crap over here.

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Let's change the topic to sex. Is there a program which can extract rar files, which is free as in freedom?

So I installed ubuntu on my mom's pc last week. Next I discover she has skype (which is proprietary software) installed and she has been using it. I fucking smacked her right in the face and forced her to perform a blowjob on me as punishment. I don't even know... why did she do this to me? She left somewhere, how do i find out if she's been to the police? fuck...

>>58022811
There is https://packages.debian.org/sid/utils/unrar-free which should do the job, but it doesn't have support for rar3.

>>58022918
>rar3
The heck does that even do? Does it mean I cant extract some file? Seems I'm a rar noob.

>>58022958
>>58022918
>>58022811
the better question is, when will people stop using fucking rar already

>>58022968
When windows users download some software that secretly injects
>send this file to a .tar.gz archive
into their right click file menu.
So pretty much the same way rar became popular.

>>58023002
This, but it's also the warez scenes fault for being fucking slow with changing standards. Took them years to drop avi for mkv and rar is still standard.

>>58023058
>>58023002
>reeeee

>>58023002
Don't they have zip with a vanilla install? Didn't use Windows in a while.
>>58022918
Will try it, thanks.

>>58022811
>Software is like sex; It's better when it's gratis.
ftfy

How I play games on muh Linux? I want to play skyrim special edition without windows

>>58023264
PlayOnLinux

>>58023286
Is legit? Is not botnet? I hear it's botnet

>>58023302
Yes.

Installed Debian as my first Linux distro, how well did I do? Choice motivated by Debian being a little freer than Ubuntu, plus I wanted to install something with a large community.

>>58023381
You installed literally the best distro in existence. Stay with it forever, maybe upgrade to unstable.

I'm real new to this board. Can figuring out how to use an operating system manually help you learn to use a game engine?

>>58023302
It's free software.

>>58023448
>this is what debshitters literally think
kek, even arch(!) is better than your garbage "distro"

>>58023543
>sjwarch
>good
Pick one.

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>>58018829
I bought a machine with Windows 10 and unfortunately I need a Windows OS for work/school. How do I securely create and use a Linux OS partition where Spyware 10 can't touch it, and which OS would be best for this? I'd been using Mint 13 before my old machine finally started breaking too much, I've used Tahrpup a few times, and that's the extent of my Linux OS experience.

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Enough of GNOME. Wayland is genuinely a step up but GNOME is trash as always.

>>58023613
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dual_boot_with_Windows

>>58023613
>securely
2 hard dists

but usually a dualboot is enough, just make sure to install windows first, because it doesn't care if linux is already intalled and may kill it. go with ubuntu.

>>58023656
>>>/f/unnyjunk/

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>>58023671
>flash
>2017

>>58023613
>best buy

>>58023656
Oh look, Dr KuckDE Shill is rocking the thread again.

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>>58023613
just keep windows if you're keeping it regardless. not even worth the hassle. just get a vm .

>>58023690
At least he's not shilling GNOME.

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>>58023706
I'm wondering who is behind this post.

>>58023706
That's some pretty nice art picture.
May i save it?

>>58023613
>I need a Windows OS for work/school
Which programs do you need? Maybe they will run in WINE.

>>58023828
>wine
windows software belongs into vm where it can't do bad things
imho running windows stuff in wine is only acceptable if the source is available since wine is not an emulator and interacts with the filesystem

>>58023568
>better == good
nice sjwbian logic
>>58023593
sorry i shit upon your garbage "distro" feel free to "argue" further LMAO

what do people normally use nmap for ?
sometimes i do a traceroute to 192.168.1.* to see if theres other people connected at once

also where could i find the meaning of zenmap icons in the "topology" tab?

>>58024126
>people
There are no people here. this isn't the OSX thread.

>>58023613
Then run Windows for work/school, and keep a VM open running whatever Ganoo Linnucks you want for all your browsing/haxoring or whatever else you're doing. This isn't difficult to run a Virtualbox or VMWare window with another OS in it while on Windows

Does anyone here actually use Free Software? It seems so inferior and buggy compared to windows counterparts... I've tried many things and they all fail in comparison to the Windows programs I know and love

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>>58023656
Thanks, reading through that now.

>>58023671
>>58023689
I impulse bought a cheap-ish computer because I needed one and my circa 2005 Toshiba Satellite was giving me enough trouble so as to be unreliable. It came with Windows 10 installed. Is it worth using an external for a second hard disk, or are USB 3.0 speeds too slow for that to be tolerable?

>>58023706
>>58023870
>>58024326
How do I into VM? New concept to me, reading the Wikipedia entry now.

>>58023828
Eventually I'll need SolidWorks, but right now just DirectSOFT and playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

>>58024517
I do. SMPlayer works heaps better than windows media player.

With proper configs you can get SMPlayer to play videos as smooth (if not smoother) than Splash Pro Ex.

>>58024679
But I'm not a programmer, I'm just a simple user. Why should I have to create 'proper configs' for stuff to just work? This is why Free Software is trash.

>>58024760
You don't crate proper configs you go to a forum and look for various presets. It's not programming. Also, if you are a ""simple"" user you should not be in /g/ in the first place.

Note that every computer illiterate people like you in the world use windows.

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>mfw STILL configuring kernel in gentoo installation

its been weeks now

>>58024790
I'm not computer illiterate, I just don't know C or C++ to create my own proper configs. Sorry if I don't want to learn programming languages. I think a user should be able to use any program comfortable and without bugs while.
>It's not programming
That what is it? I'm writing code in config files to make my programs work as they should by default. Why can't those who create this Free Software include some defaults for non programmers?
>Also, if you are a ""simple"" user you should not be in /g/ in the first place.
I've been here for a while now and just decided to try out Linux, which is complete and utter garbage due to the reasons stated above.
>Note that every computer illiterate people like you in the world use windows.
Well, I've used Macs before too but I don't like them that much. I truly feel at home with Windows.

>>58024801
What kind of CPU you working with?

>>58024801
what is there to even configure? are you manually turning off each module?

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>>58024517
>>58024760
>>58024814

>>58024820

virtualbox before i do the real thing

>>58024824

yes

>>58024814
>create my own proper configs
You don't need to. It's defined there already and you do not need to know C or C++
>I'm writing code in config files to make my programs work as they should by default
By your definition you are programming in asm everytime you send a suspend signal to your machine or add a start up program.
You are not really using your brain to come up with a new code, you are pasting stuff in a box
>I've been here for a while now
Wrongfully, yes

>>58024839
>yes
why? are you mentally ill?

>>58024847

how can i just skip things that might be required

>>58024832
I'm really sorry that I'm not a programmer. Laugh at me all you want now.
>>58024846
>you do not need to know C or C++
But what are these configs written in? I opened a config once and there was some kind of code in it.
>You are not really using your brain to come up with a new cod
But I do have to write some instructions then "build" them, right? I've done it before in school. Is it the same or a little different?
>Wrongfully, yes
Why?

>>58024858
i didn't get you're question matey

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>>58024869
You don't need to learn programming to define presets. Even if you are pasting configs into a config file, you don't need to learn programming. You need to know how to paste things.

Sorry but free software is going to challange your brain with hurdles like "how to paste in a config files" kind of "programming"
>Why
Because you are tech inept

>>58024895

i want to turn off everything that isn't required but not accidentally turn off something that is required

this sometimes involves a lot of googling if its not immediately obvious

>>58024908
You understand this process will need to be repeated from scratch outside of the VM right?

>>58024908
why the fuck would you wanna do that at this point in your install? do that from a working system with modprobed-db. just get a working kernel first even if it's bloated as fuck, it'll just take longer to compile. i hope you have enough cores allocated for your vm

>>58024922
lmao
soon he'll learn the entire config and where every module is located. it's easier to navigate even the second time around though.

>>58024617
>VM
https://www.virtualbox.org/ Download This

Then get any Linux distro .ISO (install disc)

Start up Virtualbox, add the Linux.iso image file and click start

>>58024922

yes, but i am learning stuff, so it'll be quicker when i do it for real

>>58024929

nigga i didnt know about this, looks good.

guess i just use my system with a bloated kernel for a bit and plug in all my controllers, wacom, camera, tablet, kindle etc

>>58024617
>How do I into VM?
Easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS3ANNEnRDE

>>58024990
How does KDE run on an i7 6700k paired with 3000MHz ddr4 ram and a gtx 780?

>>58024974
yeah, wait for modprobed-db to fill up and then build an unbloated kernel with it from a working system. the first kernel can be as bloated as it needs to be, you aren't going to compile it more than 1 time anyway if you don't fuck anything up like forgetting to enable device mapper support while running full disk encryption like i did lmao

>>58025004
Smooth as long as you are using nvidia's non free driver.
KDE will love your CPU though

>>58025027
You're running gnome now, right? Should I try it out if I really like KDE? What are some good extensions?

Is there a way to create a non-sparse empty file that does not allocate disk space until it's actually used?

>>58022666
just like installing skype on windows is a hack, right?

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>>58025041
>You're running gnome now, right?
Not any longer, I was testing wayland. Wayland is awesome
>>58025041
>Should I try it out
Of course. But only try the wayland session.
>extensions

1. mailnag daemon: incompatible with 3.22
2. Getting things gnome integration: incompatible 3.22
3. Pixel saver: actually works

>>58025078
>wayland
It works fine with the latest non-free nvidia drivers, right? I'll try it out soon then.

>>58025097
>nvidia
Not sure. Nvidia doesn't like wayland. However this conjecture of mine is from the last year and things might have changed.

>>58018829
I get screen tearing only when I turn my compositor on. What could be wrong? It helps for window dragging lag but I wish it could just leave the inside of the windows alone, because it's tearing them massively. Any option for compton to remedy this?

>>58020389
He can't into search engines

Is KDE Neon a botnet?

Should i stick to LXDE or should i risk going for LXQt.
LXDE just wErks on my netbook... but LXQt is brand new and shining and stuff.

>>58022050
eselect kernel set 1 and compile kernel

I have a core 2 duo 1.73ghz, 2GB ddr2, and Intel GMA 950, what distro + fat cutting techniques can I do to get the most out of this dinosaur?

Literally the main reason I use Unity (Ubuntu) is because it's hardware-accelerated/composited out of the box

Are those WMs like Awesome or i3 also hardware accelerated/composited or can they be? I didn't like how Xfeces was clunky to set up for compositing even though I got it working okay with Compton.

>>58026182
Hardly a dinosaur at all. Just put 2 more GB of RAM in it and run full-fat Ubuntu just fine. If not, then run Xubuntu.

How well does Cinnamon work on Ubuntu 16.04? I'm considering using Cinnamon, but I'm too lazy to install Mint.

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Did any of you faggots hear how "russians" got Podesta's e-mails?

They sent him an e-mail to reset his password or something and one of his retarded interns actually clicked on it and believed it

this election was decided by a shitty scrip kiddie phishing retards... I fucking love it

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import time
import os
dirdl = '/home/username/Downloads/'
dirp = '/home/username/Pictures/'
dirv = '/home/username/Videos/'
dird = '/home/username/Documents/'
dirm = '/home/username/Music/'
dirs = [dirp, dirv, dird, dirdl, dirm]
while True:
    time.sleep(10)
    
    for u in dirs:
        os.chdir(u)
        items = os.listdir(u)
        for i in items:
            if i.endswith('jpg') or i.endswith('png') or i.endswith('gif'):
                os.rename(u + i, dirp + i)
            elif i.endswith('webm') or i.endswith('mp4') or i.endswith('mkv'):
                os.rename(u + i, dirv + i)
            elif i.endswith('mp3'):
                os.rename(u + i, dirm + i)
            elif i.endswith('pdf') or i.endswith('epub') or i.endswith('mobi') or i.endswith('djvu'):
                os.rename(u + i, dird + "books/" + i)

made this to sort my files, chmod +x'd it and put it in startup apps. Such a simple script yet it saves so much time on organizing shit

>>58026623
burn the coal pay the toll means the nigger kills or bashes the woman because he's a retarded chimp, not because he's mind-controlled

>>58026703
that's the joke you retard

https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2016/12/redux-compromising-linux-using-snes.html

Linux BTFO! What a piece of shit OS, even windows is more secure.

>>58026713
the joke doesn't make sense in that context then, you fucking faggot retard

>>58026731
>tfw your brain is so underdeveloped you can't grasp humor

>>58026745
your brain is so underdeveloped it doesn't even comprehend that jokes need a context otherwise they're not funny

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>>58026755

I'm guessing you guys are more knowledgable about security protocols? I'm interested in learing more about them, and since my degree is supposed to be about them, what are some good books to read about? I'm focusing on IPsec, ssl, tls, ssh and pgp. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

>>58026768
>so fucktarded he doesn't even know the context of the meme pic he posted

Literal nigger spotted

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>>58026805

Is Debian a good distro? I did a netinstall and now I want to get sid, should I just rename all instances of jessie to sid in /etc/apt/sources.list? No bully please. I'm not an SJW, just wanted to try out this distro.

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>>58026804

Interested in security books as well

>>58026804
>>58026859

Search "infosec books" on GitHub for some good stuff

https://github.com/enaqx/awesome-pentest/blob/master/README.md

>>58026881
While I appreciate your help, could you point me more in a specific direction regarding the protocols I mentioned? Some of the books only dedicated a page or so to them, I'd rather like something more extensive.
Sorry if I seem needy, but I mostly have no idea where to look, and since I'm not from the US, makes it even harder.

>>58026995

Almost forgot about this site:

http://docstore.mik.ua/orelly/bookshelfs.html

Enjoy

>installing gentoo
>accidentally omit a - sign in make.conf
>nothing works
>takes me 30 minutes to discover what I did

jesus christ my typing is terrible as well all it takes is one mistake. I have to say though for a learning experience I'm not learning a huge amount just yet. The handbook is very much "do this because you have to, then do this and this and move on'.

>>58027038

Just finished installing Gentoo for the first time (compiling plasma atm)

Would missing a - sign cause something to not work? If you didn't miss it wouldn't you just gain an extra (unneeded) feature?

>>58027017
Thanks for the link, I will check it out in detail later, but at just a glance, it mostly doesn't have what I'm looking for, which would be security protocols by layers, and their workings or use. That's why I mentioned IPsec, SSL, TLS, SSH and PGP above.

>>58027127

Hmm you could try googledorking some infosec textbooks or networking cert textbooks. They should get into enough depth

<name of book> pdf

>>58027064
it was for -march=native so it was pretty important

can someone recc me a ftp program for (l)ubuntu with a gui? i want to connect to an ftp

>>58027360
Nemo

>>58027360
FileZilla.

>>58027038
Why would you expect to learn a lot?

>>58027038
>because you have to
While I agree that it is pretty straight forward, it does explain what you're doing and why.
If you want to learn a lot, read TLDP.

Hi, I know this is not specific to GNU/Linux, but I'll post here because you guys are friendly.
I want to buy a (not too expensive) 1TB SATA HDD (not SSD) to install my OS in.
What are the best choices concerning the brand, etc.?

>>58027360
FileZilla

>>58027539
>>58027453
FileZilla?

>>58027626
yeah, just do apt-get install filezilla

>>58027626
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FileZilla
http://filezilla-project.org/

>>58027650
>>58027667
ftp

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>>58027677

>>58027453
>>58027539
cool, didnt realise there was a linux version

>>58027626
filezilla?

>>58027734
FileZilla

>>58027741
>>58027734
>>58027697
>>58027677
>>58027667
>>58027650
>>58027626
>>58027539
>>58027453
>>58027428
And I couldn't get an answer to this >>58026499

>>58027814
>>58026499
i3 doesn't have any animation or anything that needs to be hardware-accelerated.

how am I supposed to install debian? I downloaded the live iso and copied it to an usb using rufus, but it didn't boot. also, their website is shit and they overcomplicate stuff that should be simple.
why can't they be like ubuntu? ubuntu's installation just works.

>>58027869
But it's still drawing stuff to the screen, unless I'm mistaken. Basically I just want to make sure my graphics card is being put to use, even in a small way.

>>58027879
use mkusb or win32diskiamger

rufus and unetbootin have been broken for a long time

>>58027879
bro, whenever i install debian i get no gui, just a screen with terminal.

use ubuntu, its user friendly and good because of the low learning curve and gradual intro to terminal. xu and lu are good

Does anyone know what compile time options I should use to compile the latest firefox with addon signature checks disabled?

>>58027945
try ./configure --help | less
You should get all the options available

>>58027943
I am using ubuntu but for some reason whenever I play a music/video, the sound comes out distorted. I've spent a lot of time trying to solve this, but nothing worked. Meanwhile there is no problem when I use ubuntu in a virtual box.
I'm trying other distros to see if I can find one that just werks. If I have to boot windows whenever I want to watch a video, better stay in windows then.

>>58027989
Do you know if Debian or any other distro packages Firefox with signature checks enabled? I'd rather use an already existing mozconfig than having to write one myself.

>>58028048
What are signature checks and why are they important?

You could email whoever maintains those packages and ask him about it.

>>58028048
>with signature checks enabled
Totally meant without there...

>>58028032
sudo apt-get install mpv

system preferences > additional drivers > use propietary driver

or is it virtual box

>>58028078
The newer versions of Firefox won't let you use addons unless you give them to Mozilla to cryptographically sign them.
I wrote a bunch of addons to improve my workflow a while ago, but now Mozilla won't let me use them unless I surrender my code to them.

>>58028112
Oh yeah. That signature thing really sucks.

>>58028092
proprietary drivers aren't some sort of universal solutions, kek

>>58028112
I found this: https://f-droid.org/forums/topic/please-do-not-drop-firefox-support/page/2/#post-18439

It seems that unsetting MOZ_ADDON_SIGNING and MOZ_REQUIRE_SIGNING in mozconfig is enough to turn off this "feature". I'll give it a try later.

>>58028195
they tend to be

>>58028092
The problem isn't the player.

There is no proprietary driver for audio in my options for additional drivers.

As I said, virtual box is fine. The problem happens only when I boot the Ubuntu that's actually installed on my machine.

Hey sup guys linux newfag here. I fell for the fucking le ebin haxor maymay. Installed Kali-Linux and going to browse the darkweb not and solicited neighbour wifi hacking xD

>>58028309
Accessing a network without the owner's permission is a federal crime

>>58028309
That's not very friendly. You don't belong to this thread.

>>58028309
GNU/Linux*
wifi cracking*

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Hey /g/, what's the best lightweight and user-friendy distro for daily use?

>>58027192
Question about distcc from /sqt/, maybe I'll have better luck here.

lol

>learn a bit about webrtc
>find https://mozilla.github.io/webrtc-landing/gum_test.html
>scared
>go to about:config
>search for screensharing
>is enabled
>addresses in whitelist
pure horror

anything else I forgot to de-botnet on firefox?

>>58028803
Wow, good find. Here's the full list of Mozilla approved snoopers:

webex.com
*.webex.com
ciscospark.com
*.ciscospark.com
projectsquared.com
*.projectsquared.com
*.room.co
room.co
beta.talky.io
talky.io
*.clearslide.com
appear.in
*.appear.in
tokbox.com
*.tokbox.com
*.sso.francetelecom.fr
*.si.francetelecom.fr
*.sso.infra.ftgroup
*.multimedia-conference.orange-business.com
*.espacecollaboration.orange-business.com
free.gotomeeting.com
g2m.me
*.g2m.me
example.com
*.mypurecloud.com
*.mypurecloud.com.au
spreed.me
*.spreed.me
*.spreed.com
air.mozilla.org
*.circuit.com
*.yourcircuit.com
circuit.siemens.com
yourcircuit.siemens.com
circuitsandbox.net
*.unify.com
tandi.circuitsandbox.net

>>58028517
Manjaro or any Ubuntu fork, MATE is probably the best one.

>>58028517
Antergos

I'm sick of debian/Gnome and would like to move to KDE Neon. Am I making a good decision?

>>58029050
I'm not him, but I've been wondering, Is there any point in using Antergos if I can manage to install Arch on my own, albeit consulting Arch wiki some?

>>58029097
maybe KGnome?
also, is it pronounced 'Kuh-Guh-nome' or 'nome'?

>>58018887
i3status and i3blocks both do this information i3 at least

>>58029104
No.

>>58029104
Probably not unless you don't want to spend the time to install Arch

>>58029139
>>58029155
Does Antergos have any inherit disadvantages to Arch then?

what's a decent looking arial equivalent font with good UTF-8 coverage?

I'm using liberation and it's not very good in that regard.

>>58029200
It's not arch. Just like manjaro is not arch.

>>58029218
Liberation is the best sadly.

You could install the microsoft fonts but then you'd be a cuck.

>>58018829
>>58019360
I want to bear the children of whoever makes these Tron images

>>58029231
Ok. Guess I'm installing Arch then.

>>58029291
nice, then you'll be able to regularly remind us you're running it

>>58029308
If they don't mention the distro then people will ask "what distro"?

>>58029346
yeah posting desktop images is a good way to pique their interest too!

2bwm is the best wm I've ever used.

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>>58018829
>>58019167
>>58019360
Very nice.

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What terminal should I use in debian? I always used termite, but its not supported by debian.
>Inb4 sjwian
>mfw

>>58029583
xterm or rxvt

>>58029583
Xterm.

How to set thumbnails preview in ubuntu 14.04 while posting on 2^2 chinz?
I have nomacs

>>58029583
I like urxvt. But xterm is okay too. If you view japanese files than urxvt with a fallback font is a no brainer.

>>58029727
forgot to add it defaults to nautilus or whatever the default one is though

>>58029583
It is supported by debian, you just have to git gud.
I personally use st with scrolling patch but you would probably like gnome-terminal first.

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>>58018829
>>58019167
>>58019360
>>58029538
Found this in the archive.

>>58030169
this is shopped, I can clearly see it by the pixels

Installed gentoo.But when i reboot to exit the liveusb,when i log in as root on the actual install, i have zero permissions,i cant edit system(fstab,sudoers,etc) files or add user,
What do?

>>58030235
can you log in as root?

>>58030246
Yes.

>>58019520
Not him, but you can be pro free software in that you wish to see Free and Open Source development more widely propagate, but don't necessarily use free programs exclusively

You can support something without being a militant

>>58030235
did you preserve permissions when you extracted the stage3 tarball? If not you must start again.

>>58030466
Yes, stage3 was extracted using 'tar xvjpf'.

Any useful tips for a new i3 user? I'm used to using floating WMs only. This is going to get some getting used to.

>>58030235

mount / -o remount,rw

>>58030589
Use dwm instead and RTFM

>>58030651
Will this delete all my files?

What the fuck is up with crontab

* * * * * /bin/sh /root/foo.sh[/spoiler]
This is my crontab file
#!/bin/bash
echo "test" >> foo.txt 

Any idea why i can see the command executing in /var/log/syslog but it doesnt print the output into the file?

>>58030653
>suckless
These programs are just satire anon. They aren't made for actual use.

>>58030704
>[/spoiler]
holy fuck im retarded

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>>58030689
>will remounting my system partition in read-write mode delete all my files?

>>58030711
Sounds like something someone that never used them would say.

The linux gaming boom is over because valve dropped the steam machine project and developers stopped giving a shit.

I doubt civ 6 will even come to linux at all :(

GNU/Thread: >>58030721

>>58030651
Didnt do anything

mount : / not mounted or bad option

>>58031958
please show us the output of

cat /proc/mounts

>>58031981
I have no way to relay this information.I cannot create a file due to it being read only.

>>58031991
Do you have a camera?

>>58032000
I don't

>>58032011
We need the output of that command.

>>58032021
What are you looking for within the output?

>>58032021
at least
>>58032026

cat /proc/mounts | grep -e ' / '

>>58032031
returns
'/'

>>58032040
OK, massive trolling. GFY freindly Linux doesn't imply trolling.

>>58032079
I'm not trolling.

>>58032090
So gimme the output of my command >>58032031.

>>58032147
I dont have a way to output it.I am not able to create a new file due to the system being read only, if it wasnt read only i could ssh it over to and post it.

>>58032157
The output is short. Paste it with your eyes and fingers.

>>58032169
I did here:
>>58032040

>>58032180
No. The command didn't output that.

>>58032192
But it did...

>>58032202
No.

Why is
'(perl-)rename 's/(\d+)/$1+1/e' *
deleting intermediary files?

The problem occurrs with this structure:
Name_09[info1].mkv
Name_10[info1].mkv
...
Name_13[info1].mkv

Name_10[info1].mkv to 13 get deleted for reasons unknown to me (only leaving a Name_14[info1].mkv file behind), because with -vn everything is going well (increase the first number by one in the filename).

>>58032913

>>58032913
>>'(perl-)rename 's/(\d+)/$1+1/e' *

I think I know the problem now:
'Rename' tries to rename the file Name_09[info1].mkv to Name_10[info1].mkv, since it already exists, the file gets deleted (?!).