/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread

>>60227404

Not in Ubuntu (it's in a separate utils package) nor on Arch. I didn't check other distributions.

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>read about software freedom
>start making changes in my life
>read about RMS
>bored at work
>do nothing productive all day, might as well have stayed at home
>check FSF homepage
>missed an RMS talk in my city by an hour
>could have gone if only I had known about it earlier
That was months ago and it still haunts me.

how does rms travel on planes if they aren't open source?

>>60227415

Hey /g/, what meaningful differences are there between Plasma and lightweight DEs like lxqt and others. I've heard that lightweight DEs don't have thumbnails, advanced search, poor USB compatibility. What other things are there? I like minimalism but not at the expense of critical functionality.

>>60227511
Planes aren't software.

GOD DAMN IT I MISSED ANOTHER TALK LAST WEEK

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>>60227511
Hello there! You seem to have used the term "open source".
The term "open source" was created by a group of people that did not want to be associated with the free software movement. When I say "free" software (which is one of the alternatives preferable to "open source"). It's not about price; in that case I would say "gratis", or "free as in free beer". It's about "freedom"! This is what the free software movement is fighting for.
So what is "free" software? Free software is any software that guarantees the user the four essential software freedoms:
> 0. Run the program as you wish.
> 1. Study the source code and change it so it does what you wish.
> 2. Redistribute exact copies of the program.
> 3. Distribute your modified version of the program.
Some people decided that they wanted to restrict the user; but being able to study and modify the "open source" code is not enough! This is directly hurting the cause of the free software movement because it takes away the sociological "freedom" aspect of free software and turns it into a technological one.
So for those reasons I ask that in the future you use the terms "free", "free/libre" or, if necessary "FLOSS" (short for "free/libre and open source"), though the latter should still be avoided.

I have a problem with my Samsung monitor.
Under Windows it displays colours normally, but under Linux it's too contrasty, I thought it was the drivers, but I dont think so anymore.
It's not the output either because screenshots of Linux viewed under windows look normal
Then I got the idea it might be colour profiles, so i started tinkering, but the Gnome/Unity colour tools wont let me calibrate, the button is greyed out.
I even had Samsung Techsupport "IT specialist" call me and all they told me was "yeah uh, I dunno about Linux man, I cant even read out the basic colour profile delivered via the driver. You're on your own, man!"
Any help?

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Is there decent keyboard without fucking windows logo on it?

Why a program that is not supported in a distro works in that distro if you compile it from source?

>>60227627
Get a mechanical one poorfag they dont cost that much

>>60227516

A DE is a collection of software.
Thumbnails depend on the file manager. Every one I know has a thumbnail/preview view.
Advanced search is built into the file manager, so it depends on that.
USB compatibility is on the kernel level and it works the same.
You fell for meme and myth spreaders.

>>60227627
if it bothers you that much you can use this http://www.unixstickers.com/stickers/linux-keyboard-stickers

>>60227632
Most of the Time the creators just can't be bothered with making a Binary

>>60227632
because then you compile it with tools an against libraries supported in the distro.

>>60227632

What does not supported even mean?

>>60227648
Fuck of, what year it is, grandpa?

I want low profile, silent keyboard with low travel time and no windows logo

>>60227662
Would rather physically scratch that logo than have sticker on it

He's so cute I want to cuddle him.
https://audio-video.gnu.org/video/short--undated--rms--free-software-four-freedoms.ogv

>apt-listchanges: News
>---------------------
>
>apt (1.4.2) unstable; urgency=medium
>
> This release uncouples the the downloading of new package
> information and the upgrades from the installation of the
> upgrades. The downloading now takes place randomly throughout
> the day (thus spreading the load on mirrors), while the upgrade
> only starts between 6 and 7 (am) (so it is predictable when this
> runs and administrators can react quickly if anything breaks).
>
> -- Julian Andres Klode <[email protected]> Thu, 04 May 2017 22:54:02 +0200

hol' up, did Debian just add Windows Update to debian?

>>60227662
>linux-keyboard-stickers
>linux

>>60227659
>Thumbnails depend on the file manager

Doesn't KDE ship there own FM? Won't using a diff one under Plasma cause error?

>USB compatibility is on the kernel level and it works the same.

Yes I know but some DEs make USB usage easier by detecting it when plugged and mounting automatically.

>>60227732
Sounds annoying

>>60227730
so fluffy :3

>>60227769

Yes, KDE has their file manager. Every desktop environment has one. That doesn't mean you can't use other software "with" KDE Plasma.

>Yes I know but some DEs make USB usage easier by detecting it when plugged and mounting automatically.
Most file managers implement some sort of automatic removable drive monitoring. At worst you have to install additional packages.

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What are some cool terminal commands?

>>60227788

So you're telling me the only diff between Plasma and the most lightweight DE is just eye candy?

>>60227922
and resource usage

>>60227922

No, the difference is the different programs.

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>>60227828
Privacy related?

torsocks. In a script with wget, curl, whatever, just prefix with torsocks.

curl wttr.in becomes:
torsocks curl wttr.in

>>60227415

Giulia Innocenzi?

>captcha: PRUDENCIO DRIVE

>>60227985
>torsocks
What that Linux guy wears on his feet?

>>60228087
GNU/Linux*
https://shop.fsf.org/tshirts-hoodies/gnu-socks

>>60228105
I'm talking about Torvalds, he has no affiliation with the complete OS comprised of the GNU system plus Linux, the kernel.

>>60227950

Are you trolling or just exceptionally stupid? If those diff programs have diff functionally then we end up at my original point.

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>>60228105
>Proprietary code? PUT A SOCK IN IT! Freedom flowers in your footsteps when you sport these high-quality, crew-length socks. Rendered in black on a field of burgundy on each sock are the image of the GNU Project's emblematic smiling gnu at the front ankle, and the text, "GNU" to the rear - you will spread the message of freedom as you arrive AND depart.

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>>60227985
>contact lens case
>always wears glasses

Trying to limit mpv to only 1 instance. My approach was to check if one is already running, if yes, kill it and start a new one. Here's the Bash script, but it doesn't work. It terminates the new instance as well. What am I doing wrong?

if pidof "mpv"; then
  pkill "mpv"
  mpv "$1"
else
  mpv "$1"
fi

>>60228204
pidof isn't executing

replace

if pidof "mpv"; then

with

if [ "$(pidof mpv)" ]; then

>>60228227

Still getting the same "Terminated" output in my terminal emulator.

>>60228256

$ cat mpv-wrap
#!/bin/sh

pid="$(pidof mpv)"

if [ "$pid" ]; then
    kill "$pid"
    mpv "$@"
else
    mpv "$@"
fi

Try this.

>>60227528
>Planes aren't software.

>implying

Circuits lives matter too anon, where are my open source schematics? CAD drawings? Mechanical diagrams?

and yes, lots of software on board, all proprietary REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

>>60228204
why not simply kill all instances of mpv and then executing it? why the check?

alias mpvs='pkill mpv; mpv'

>>60228358
kys retard

>>60227922
>between Plasma and the most lightweight DE is just eye candy?

>>60227931
>and resource usage

Its like they dont even use XFCE

>>60228306

Thanks, this works.
What's the catch? Was it the fact that mine somehow terminated all mpv instances, including the newly started one?

>>60228364

Tried it, but with the same results as before. It also kills my new instance.

>>60228377

I was shitposting as RMS.

I personally see no problem with trade secrets and closed source

>>60228409
>closed source

>>60228409
Lets say theres a security bug in a program you must use every day. If its free, you can fix it, most likly someone else already fixed it. Show me how you do this with nonfree software, cuck.

>>60228409
The problem wasn't that you shitposted as a free software advocate, but that you did it in relation to a problem where it doesn't apply. Yes, planes use proprietary software. However, the passengers aren't using the nonfree software. It would be more appropriate to ask why he still uses nonfree javascripts to connect to McDonald's WiFi.

how does /fglt/ stay up2date?
do you read rss feeds?
do you read news sites?
which news programs are you using
what sites aren't complete bull and interesting?

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>>60228409
>closed source
That implies that having the source code matters in order to have freedom, but it's freedom that makes a program a free program.

>>60228575
t. well drilled gnutard

>>60227501
k
You didn't miss anything aside seeing him alive.

good thread

>>60228483
sudo xbps-update -Su

On Linux, can you browse the insides of an archive using a regular file manager? On Windows you have to use an app like winrar, File Explorer doesn't support it.

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>>60229153
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called Linux, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called Linux distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux!

>>60229153

You can use gvfs to mount it if your file manager supports gvfs.

>>60229153
just double click it

>>60229153
7z l archive

>>60227732
Sauce?

>>60229153
GNU Midnight Commander supports this for all major archive types via gvfs.

>>60229567
apt-get dist-upgraded'd today on debian sid and after downloading the packages I got that message. Both on my live sid GNU/Linux system and inside a vm running GNU/Hurd sid.

>>60229586
That text isn't in the official changelog.
http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/a/apt/apt_1.4.2_changelog

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Thanks to my external hard drive, my T420 now only has 2 working USB ports instead of 3. Thanks WD

>>60229639
I found the text on this page:
https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg104687.html

>>60229649
dude cardbus/pcmcia USB expansion cards lmao

>>60229182
dat rapeface

>>60229660

>>60229691
I do not want to lug around hubs and shit like that. It's meant to be a portable computer, I bought it to be able to pull it out in public and play around with it. Having to carry extra shit defeats the purpose of getting a portable device.

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>>60229715

>>60229682
Oh, it's an off-by-default systemd timer. That makes sense.

Do any of you contribute to the kernel or related FLOSS?

>>60227617
I dont think it's the samsung monitor. I have that issue with the Intel cpu IGP in my notebook. I even have color issues with blacks. In Linux VGA and HDMI output have different color levels than the integrated lcd panel.

what is the best distro for 1366x768?

>>60230354
GNU/Linux

>>60230354
GNU/Hurd

>>60227415

switched from windows 7 to mint linux in mid 2015. cold turkey but kind of okay since i only play dota2.

so far it's a surprisingly uneventful transition.

i just want to make hope for you guys, that linux as desktop isn't a complete joke for the average user.

>>60230435
GNU/Linux*

>>60230354
arch

>>60230447

Go home, Richard.

>>60230465
Jokes on you, I'm not really Richard Stallman.

>>60227985
Fuck, Snowden is one sexy bastard.

>>60230666
checked
>>60229064
good post

I'm about to set up Pi hole. Is there anything wrong with it?

>>60230354
Some minimal thing with a tiling WM and a vi-like browser (Qutebrowser is currently best) for maximum screenspace. I've run similar setups based on Debian, Arch, Gentoo, Slackware, and OpenBSD, so the particular distro doesn't matter too much.

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Okay, I have a REALLY weird problem:
I have a USB connected Harddrive with MOST of my stuff on it. It's called "MyBook"
On the previous Linux installation (Ubuntu 16.04) it one day decided to be called "MyBook1", which fucked up my bookmarks and filing system
On THIS installation (also Ubuntu 16.04), it just decided to be called "wwn-0x50014ee2....."
Why does that happen and how can I reverse/prevent it?
it's still called "MyBoon" in the explorer, just the adress seems to be fucked up

>>60231023
How would a vi-like browser maximize screenspace? Do the keybindings make your screen bigger? Genuine question, I use VimFX myself.

I used firefox with a small theme on my old 720p laptop no problem.

>>60229204
>>60229583
Thanks.

>>60229863
I was thinking about learning kernel dev but it looks like they publish your real name and email address and this is required. ;_; I guess if one makes something cool they can always maintain it out-of-tree for anonymity and less hassle.

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I don't know what to choose between MATE and Xfce. Try to sell me either, /g/

>>60231617
You can clone the git tree and hack into that tree.

>>60231617
So? Register [email protected] and post as John G. Smith.

>>60231814
Spoonfeeding that hard.

hello /fglt/

>>60231723
get a VM, test both

why didn't upstart catch on?

>>60232313
oi

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I want to install a opensuse version and I've done everything but the BIOS order. So I restarted my computer pressed (ctrl + s) to get to the (Intel Boot Agent) Boot setup and I wasn't able to set the dvd drive as the drive I can start it.

>>60232313
we

so you are saying if i dont find this tedious shit fun, i can never ever use linux?

I know tedious i am a math major but this can be too much

>>60233095
hi, who are you talking to?

how do I tame GRUB

>>60232781
>open source
>gnu

also
>communism
oh dear is this the average intelligence of /g/?

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>>60231166
By also customizing the user interface.

wew lad, tippers get mp3 support https://fedoramagazine.org/full-mp3-support-coming-soon-to-fedora/

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>>60233745

Ubuntu 17.04 or 16.04.2 LTS?

On windows dual boot, is it possible to just symlink my firefox profile from windows to linux, or do I need to take some special steps?

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>>60233935

>>60233993
just remove windows, all problems fixed

>>60231723
Who is this semen demon?

>>60234031
Richard Stallman

>>60234036
more?

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>>60234031
>>60234036
>>60234067

>>60234020
Unfortunately I need it for university working with unity and hololens.

Seems like I'll have to experiment myself.

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>>60234067
https://rms.sexy/

>>60233935
There are six countries highlighted, though. I know which ones are on the list, but what's that one in directly to the left of northern canada?

>>60227415

How would a newfriend go about writing a script of some sorts that configures my repos, downloads what I need and then updates? I assume bash?

>>60234010
> using the smiley with the carat nose

>>60234230
What is your question?

>>60234467

So I've been learning about *nix and transitioning over to Xubuntu from Windows. Each time I learn something and subsequently break something I wipe and start playing again.

Now, every time I do so I have to add a few repos to manually to get access to things like Spotify, messenger for desktop, chrome etc. So, is there a way I could write a script that once executed will enter the commands and execute without me having to interact after each wipe and if so, how would I write such a script.

I installed xubuntu in an old 2gb ram netbook and neofetch is showing it has only 1.4 gb of ram. Why?

>>60234868
Could you paste the output of?

grep -i total /proc/meminfo

>>60233993
>>60234098
>Seems like I'll have to experiment myself.
For the record, no it doesn't work

>>60234900
MemTotal: 1480020 kB
SwapTotal: 1519612 kB
VmallocTotal: 34359738367 kB
CmaTotal: 0 kB
HugePages_Total: 0

>>60234945
and

grep pae /proc/cpuinfo

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>>60234246
kek

>>60234968
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt topoext perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_l2 hw_pstate proc_feedback vmmcall bmi1 xsaveopt arat npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold overflow_recov
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf eagerfpu pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 movbe popcnt aes xsave avx f16c lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt topoext perfctr_nb bpext perfctr_l2 hw_pstate proc_feedback vmmcall bmi1 xsaveopt arat npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold overflow_recov

>>60235046
now post your passwords

>>60235046
So it looks like you have PAE cpu. That's strange. Sorry I can't help you.

>>60235082
That's ok, thanks anyway.

>>60235082
I just realized I've installed the 64 bits version, could this be the problem?

>>60235188
I don't think so. But try to boot on a 32bits livecd or something like that and check.

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>>60227679
Get a Corsair RGB Strafe and replace the Windows key with a blank cap.

>>60235213
I'll try that. Thank you.

How do I disable a device on Linux? On Windows I just go to the device manager and click on a button.

I'm trying to mount a .vhdx file using libguestfs-tools so I can access some files from an old windows backup. The command to do this is

guestmount --add yourVirtualDisk.vhdx --inspector --ro /mnt/anydirectory

In my case, I'm trying:

guestmount --add //media/root/My Book/WindowsImageBackup/Steves_Computer/Backup 2017-05-03 215309/8d5ab3a8-0da8-11e4-81d7-806e6f6e6963.vhdx --inspector --ro /mnt///media/root/oldfiles/

In the hopes that this will give me a bunch of files I can look at in the file browser with the original structure intact inside //media/root/oldfiles/.
But there seems to be a problem with folders that have spaces in their names, because it gives me this:

//media/root/My: No such file or directory.

How do I get this to work? (and yes, I know I'm an idiot, I ended up in this situation because I am an idiot)

>>60235286
Not that troll again. Just blacklist the module anon.

>>60235286
install gentoo

>>60235286
pull the plug

>>60235307
>>60235313
>>60235328

Damn, I was going to see, what replies I got, in the morning, just wanted to check if my post got through and I already got 3 replies. I take it this is a hot topic. Is there no elegant method to disable a device?

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>>60235456

is it safe to talk about anime here?

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>>60235518

too bored to set up a vm to dick around?
https://www.termbox.io/

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>>60235561
meh

>>60235653
Shouldn't the kernel panic after a while when you run rm root?

Can someone explain to a relative linux newbie how I use this script to make mpv only utilize on instance at a time?

https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/TOOLS/umpv

>>60235716
on a real machine

>>60235734
just do
alias umpv='pkill mpv; mpv'

>>60235716
No.
>>60235739
There is no difference.

>>60235754
can you elaborate a little bit? I don't know anything about using scripts like this.

>>60236042
Create a "bin" directory in your home directory.
Download the script and make it executable (right click on it, or run chmod +x umpv).

Thats it.

multifunction printer recommendations? hp and brother seem like the best choice but hear both had issues with scanners.

So I flashed my BIOS and now my mobo doesn't recognize the GRUB bootloader. I used the Arch install CD, chrooted in, regenerated the fstab and remade the GRUB config file but that still didn't work.

How stable is Xubuntu?

I am thinking about making the switch from Winblows.

I have a couple of other concerns. Do dual-monitors work nicely on Linux?
I have a mass storage drive with tons of shit, but it's formatted in NTFS. Will I be able to access it?

Sorry, I know it's a lot of questions.

>>60236750
install ubunut

>>60236968
stable, yes and yes.

>>60237020
Cool, thanks anon. Do I need to install something to read/write to the drive?

>>60236968
>How stable is Xubuntu?
Ubuntu is good and XFCE is reliable. Good choice for Just werks.
>I am thinking about making the switch from Winblows.
Do it. There are ways to run Windows programs if needed.
>I have a couple of other concerns. Do dual-monitors work nicely on Linux?
Yes. Also we call it GNU/Linux.
>I have a mass storage drive with tons of shit, but it's formatted in NTFS. Will I be able to access it?
Yes.
>Sorry, I know it's a lot of questions.
It's OK this is a friendly thread.

>>60236750
Well I figured it out, had to reinstall the GRUB EFI vars to the boot partition using grub-install.

>>60233959
LTS

>>60235295
Okay, I figured it out. Here's the correct command, if anyone else wants to know.

guestmount -a "/media/root/My Book/WindowsImageBackup/Steves_Computer/Backup 2017-05-03 215309/8d5ab3a8-0da8-11e4-81d7-806e6f6e6963.vhdx" -m /dev/sda2 --ro /mnt

>>60236465

bump

>>60227511

because he isn't running the proprietary firmware. It is just minding its own business and doesn't know he exists.

It isn't on his computer, which would be his property

>>60237874
can u run exe on linux

>>60237913

Yes because file extensions are more of a suggestion

>>60237930
how

>>60237913
On GNU, everything is a file. Files have magic numbers; run $ file yourfile or $ man file to learn more.

>>60237935

$ printf '#!/bin/sh\necho ur gay' > my_sexuality.exe
$ chmod +x my_sexuality.exe
$ file my_sexuality.exe 
my_sexuality.exe: POSIX shell script, ASCII text executable
$ ./my_sexuality.exe 
ur gay

redpill me on vim vs neovim
I'm pretty fine with vim, but the cool guys seem to use neovim so I'm curious, what makes neovim better? Is a switch worth it?

so i understand that linux systems generally are far more secure and less likely to get viruses on them, but if you do get infected by something that do you do? serious question since there seems to be so few antivirus programs for linux, and also because i only really know windows

>>60238107
On GNU/Linux you install software via package managers from repos of the distro maintainers. It's almost unlikly that someone would ever create something malicious and it goes into these repos (except when you have repos with nonfree software). So, whatever you install, is basically clean, but be aware of community repos where everyone can contribute, since these are usually not audited.

You really don't need any Antivirus. There is clamav which can check for windows specific malware, which can be useful when you dualboot.

Most Antivirus programs/personal firewalls are scam anyway. Read this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/security for actualy security on GNU/Linux systems.

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I want to move to Fedora but their bin of Chromium doesn't support html5 h256 live streams. I started to compile it but after cooking my pc for 4 hours and only getting 1/6th of the way done I said fuck it and installed Arch.

>>60238309
You did good. Except that you use chromium instead of FF or Icecat, because less botnet. When I must choose between Fedora and Arch, I would choose Arch.

>>60238309
>>60238338
Use inox

>>60238309
>compiling a browser
absolute madman
not even gentoo kids do it

>>60238309
Install mpv. Watch videos with mpv.

>>60238366
>Install mpv. Watch videos, watch pictures, listen to music with mpv.
FTFY

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>>60238338
>Except that you use chromium instead of FF or Icecat, because less botnet
I hate FF. I love Chromium, I sign in and everything under a pseudonym of course. They are fingerprinting some old man named Richard Stallman. I like to think that he appreciates that.

>When I must choose between Fedora and Arch, I would choose Arch.
tfw no proper SELinux

>>60238366
>Install mpv. Watch videos with mpv.
I was doing that. It's not the same I just want everything to be normal.

I'm going to install kubuntu and it's my first Linux installation, just waiting on an ssd to do it. In the meantime I've been reading around that it has bloat, apart from turning off some menu stuff and removing programs I don't need, is there anything else I should be doing to remove "bloat" and getting to use the least resources as possible?

>>60238508
I'm pretty sure that's a meme, at least with modern hardware. Just try it and if you don't like it switch to something else.

>>60237044
probably but it's super simple just lookup how to use ntfs on linux

>>60238541
Fair enough, thanks anon.

>>60238508
kubuntu comes with bloat that is definitely true, it has 3 calculators ffs.

if it's your first install don't worry too much about it. if you really want later on you can do a minimal install which gives you the bare minimum to get started,m then you can install KDE ontop of that again with only the programs you require. like >>60238541 said you will be fine unless you are running a really old shitty computer from like 7+ years ago.

>>60238697
Yea, I want to do that instead, sounds like a better idea. Minimum install of Ubuntu then KDE and everything I need after?

I've installed and enabled tlp, and made sure my Nvidia GPU is disabled, but my battery life on gnu/linux is still 1-2 hours worse than it was on windows. Is there anything else I can do to save power?

So I finally got a Pinebook coupon code for the 14'
Anyone get one? Is it good?

>>60238756
if you don't mind having to tinker a bit more go for it, it's not hard at all.

>>60238832
>pinebook
It's fucking garbage, stay away.
>no programs because ARM
>shit CPU, screen and build quality
Literally no reason to not just get a used thinkpad instead for the same price, with actually good performance, build quality and upgrade potential.

>>60238809
Check powertop? And see if you have link power management. Lightweight DE or WM can add 20-30 minutes I hear.

>>60238840
Thanks anon.

>>60238387
enjoy your botnet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjMZssWMweA

>>60235307

https://wiki.debian.org/KernelModuleBlacklisting

Does module == driver in Linux, or does it have a broader definition?

I've heard Linux consumes more power, is this only under load or while idle as well and if so why?

>>60240120
Most drivers are kernel modules.
Most kernel modules are drivers.

>>60240194
where'd you hear that

>>60240237

Thanks, so the term module is applied only in relation to the kernel in Linux. I should be able to blacklist drivers outside of the kernel as well.
When a driver is blacklisted it makes the OS stop talking with it's associated device but it doesn't disable the device from receiving power right? Is there a way to do that?

>>60240387

https://www.google.ro/search?q=linux+high+power+consumption&gws_rd=cr,ssl&ei=YnkNWejKOemagAa7tYnAAg#spf=1

>>60240493
>romanian google

how exotic

>>60240525

Yeah browsers and sites these days force certain settings based on country. It's annoying really since I always want the English version. The Debian ro wiki is outdated as fuck for ex. Changing the address to en for every page is pure torture.

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How can I make XFCE to change layout when key combination is released, but not pressed?
It would stop layout changing when I try to select whole words with Ctrl+Shift+arrows.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Firewalls
I'm confused by all these alternatives.

Which one is /g/ approved?

>>60240677
>/g/ approved

>>60240623
Use a vpn.

>>60240623
Choose startpage.

>>60240691
Last time I used a vpn I got pages forced to whatever location the vpn server is at.

Not really a solution.

I'm looking for a really lightweight OS for my 6 year old laptop (i7-2760QM, 8GB RAM, Windows 7) Currently thinking of trying Lubuntu on Virtualbox before installing. Can you /g/uys please recommend some other alternatives. Thank you very much.

>>60240872
Nothing is more lightweight than gentoo with i3 or something similar.

Arch is acting a bit sluggish after a heavy update.
Strangely enough, Top says
>GiB Mem : 19.8/15.561
but none of my currently running programs are actually using up a lot of memory. CPU usage is also low.
Is there a way to see what's taking up the RAM (ramdisk? caching?) and clear it up manually?

>>60240918
>Nothing is more lightweight than stripped kernel+ash+toybox.
FTFY

>>60234775

Put the "commands" in a file, save it and run it.

>>60235754

Doesn't work, it kills your newly started mpv too.

>>60235734

I had the same request yesterday. Umpv doesn't work for me, because it only appends videos to the end of the playlist. I want it to replace the current video.

With some help I managed to find a simple solution. Basically use this script, make it executable, put it in your $PATH.

#!/bin/bash

pid="$(pidof mpv)"

if [[ $pid ]]; then
  kill "$pid"
fi

mpv "$1"

Then add this desktop file (in .local/share/applications if you don't want it globally). Then you can associate it with video files from your file manager.

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=mpv Media Player - Single Instance
Comment=Run only one instance of mpv
Exec=mpv_single %f
Icon=mpv
MimeType=application/ogg;application/x-ogg;application/sdp;application/smil;application/x-smil;application/streamingmedia;application/x-streamingmedia;application/vnd.rn-realmedia;application/vnd.rn-realmedia-vbr;audio/aac;audio/x-aac;audio/m4a;audio/x-m4a;audio/mp1;audio/x-mp1;audio/mp2;audio/x-mp2;audio/mp3;audio/x-mp3;audio/mpeg;audio/x-mpeg;audio/mpegurl;audio/x-mpegurl;audio/mpg;audio/x-mpg;audio/rn-mpeg;audio/ogg;audio/scpls;audio/x-scpls;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio;audio/wav;audio/x-pn-windows-pcm;audio/x-realaudio;audio/x-pn-realaudio;audio/x-ms-wma;audio/x-pls;audio/x-wav;video/mpeg;video/x-mpeg;video/x-mpeg2;video/mp4;video/msvideo;video/x-msvideo;video/ogg;video/quicktime;video/vnd.rn-realvideo;video/x-ms-afs;video/x-ms-asf;video/x-ms-wmv;video/x-ms-wmx;video/x-ms-wvxvideo;video/x-avi;video/x-fli;video/x-flv;video/x-theora;video/x-matroska;video/webm;audio/x-flac;audio/x-vorbis+ogg;video/x-ogm+ogg;audio/x-shorten;audio/x-ape;audio/x-wavpack;audio/x-tta;audio/AMR;audio/ac3;video/mp2t;audio/flac;audio/mp4;

>>60238856

>Lightweight DE or WM can add 20-30 minutes I hear.
[citation needed]

Your window manager has no significant effect on it. It's the programs you run. It's the tasks you do. It's the hardware you have working. It's the backlight of your screen.

>>60240872

>that hardware
>wants "lightweight"

My laptop is worse than that, runs "heavyweight" software and flies like a breeze.

how far can openbox's autostart go? can it be used to size, place and also undecorate windows?

how else could that be done?

>>60240872
archbang, its openbox and tint2, a good setup to build on, very light. my install with some other packages is ~2.5gb

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ive been sitting here trying to use the ./configure command to install a program onto my laptop but it just giving me the ol "not a file or directory"
nothing on any forum has helped
am i missing some basic files or some shit
im running lubuntu

somebody please help before i crack this cute lil x61 thinkpad over my knee in frustration

>>60241378
Yeah, and the network manager applet that chokes on a full cpu core to show one fucking icon. Try your loadavg with Gnome/unity/kde and then with dwm, or even lxde. Doesn't need powertop to see the difference.

I'm at 0.00 and about 10 wakeups/s, when I just read something. That means, my cpu spends more time in c6, taking way less energy.

>>60241070
go on

>>60241558
well does the configure file exist if you type ls?
did you chmod +x it?

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>>60241642

>the network manager applet that chokes on a full cpu core to show one fucking icon
Works on my machine.

>Try your loadavg with Gnome/unity/kde and then with dwm, or even lxde.
You're an idiot who is comparing all of the additional and optional programs running in those environments to just a window manager on its own (dwm). No one is forcing you to run all of the programs that run in GNOME or KDE.

>>60241534

>apparently "need" arch
>doesn't know how to install 2 packages on his own
>uses a shitty downstream distribution
What an idiot.

>>60241509

The autostart file just runs the things mentioned in it. If you find a way to undecorate windows or place with commands and you want it to run at the start of your session, then it can work.

Look into Orcsome[1]. I use it to dynamically remove window titlebars (decorations) on maximized windows with Openbox.

[1]https://github.com/baverman/orcsome

>>60241667
no i didnt
i have no idea what that means or does
i didnt come across that when looking for a fix
i did try sh ./configure

could i be missing some essential files of linux
i installed lubuntu cause it was supposed to be light ubuntu
didnt expect to be missing shit like this though

>>60241704
I think you are missing the knowledge of linux shell.
Might read into that.

>>60241704

look up how to run scripts
look up what chmod does
look up what the dot before a slash does (the ./)
stop using sh, use bash if you're using bash to run bash programs if ./ fails

Anyone with a Pascal GPU here?
What's the current state of the 10 series GPUs on GNU/Linux? Last time I checked, power management and clocking were not working.

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>>60234220
>but what's that one in directly to the left of northern canada?

You mean Alaska?

https://medium.com/elementaryos/appcenter-spotlight-more-beta-testers-d9743aec2619

I don't even know any more. This is so dumb on many levels.

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here we go lads

>>60227415
>2) Dual boot the GNU/Linux distribution of your choice along with Windows
I don't have a whole spare partition and livecd behaves differently from an installed linux.

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joy emoji gun emoji

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I want to switch from win 7 to any distro.
I do mostly 4chins and light gaymen (Tf2,csgo, chivalry,etc)
I was looking at xubuntu. Is there something better?

>>60243570
stick w/ windows if you need to game
get a laptop/machine for linux strictly and try ubuntu on it, move up to mint if you think you can handle more serious linux-ing

I'm new the linux meme and just installed elementary os to learn about it so I can install it for my mom's new laptop which I'll be buying for her since her macbook is real old and busted.

Where do I put browsers I download? I downloaded the .tar file for firefox but where is the "Program Files" equivelant in linux?

Is Elementary OS good for beginners? Or should I just use Mint.

>>60243587
why aren't you using the automated package manager

Someone can help me with a issue with fedora?
I have a crappy stinkpad with 1,5 GB RAM and when i open mpv i can't even close it and the computer becomes unusable same at firefox when i open multiple tabs the computer got literally fucked and i need to open a terminal and pkill the process
What the hell my man? What do?

>>60243582
The games I play run on Linux, tho

>>60243592
how? friefox isn't available in the app centre

>>60243603
it's something to do with the rendering method
either stop using hardware rendering, or try to force it
or opengl. look around for that shit

>>60243618
does elementaryos not use dpkg? (apt)
apt-get install firefox

>>60243625
that's too difficult for my mom to manage

>>60243664
if you can't teach your mom how to use basic cli commands, i dont know what to tell you

>>60243671
what distro should i use for something that just werks

>>60243682
ubuntu or debian stable, pick your posion

>>60243615
please respond

>>60243682
"what distro should i..."
stop with this
ask yourself, "what tools do i need to...", not entire distro

such as this. http://www.nongnu.org/synaptic/
it is a graphical package manager w/ apt

>>60243615
>>60243697
what the fuck do you want me to say
"ok dude cool" is all i can think
imho linux shouldn't be used as a gaming system. linux is for workflow, not entertainment. if you want an entertainment station, you have an entertainment station - use the necessary packages/libs on an isolated linux distro based around gaming. if you want to have work-linux, get server-grade hardware, or use a business laptop and learn how to use linux

if you mix work and play you don't get good things

videogames are sold entertainment. windows is sold entertainment, too, as an extension to that

I'm using Mint 18.1

Should I use the proprietary Intel/AMD microcode available in the Drivers program?
Should I manually install the latest kernels from the Ubuntu PPA, and does that have any bearing on the first question?

Why the fuck is so hard to install Genymotion on fucking Arch?
Why is arch sucking dick?
And virtualbox shit, fuck this shit

>>60227415
>Your friendly neighborhood search engine (try to use a search engine that respects your benis such as searx, ixquick or startpage).

Is duckduckgo bad now?

>>60243830
>now

>>60243752
go proprietary, you don't want the frustration of not
>>60243794
"why is it so hard to install x? why does y suck dick? fuck y" t. you

>>60243830
i use whatever brings me the most contextual results
any information spilled is the same as anyone else's information spilled, therefore i am statistically alike everyone else and will only worry once a total compromise of all information takes place (which will affect everyone and thus put forward a push to fix the breach/impacts of said breach)

>>60243752
>should i use intel/amd microcode
It's supposed to give you more performance; only anti-feature about it is closed source, it's up to you. Latest kernel is not that important though, but it's your choice
>>60243830
type "woman are" and "man are", google doesn't censor this; although it uses different ways (type white happy couple on google images)

Anyone knows if Trisquel uses libre-linux? On their website it says they are using " patches" from libre-linux, but OS never calls itself "Trisquel GNU/Linux-Libre" it just calls "GNU/Linux" Parabola calls itself Linux-Libre, for reference

>>60228183
he is still "hiding" so they might be to change his eye color

Why can't I post on /adv/ using the quick reply box, but I have to use the reply form at the top of the page?

>>60241363
>Doesn't work, it kills your newly started mpv too.
how do you use that alias?
>#!/bin/bash
use sh, it's 2000x faster
replace [[ with [ and always quote variables

>>60244244
>>>/g/sqt

>>60243567
over the weekend? how slow is your system?

>>60243910
Trisquel uses Linux-libre.

>>60243752
>Should I use the proprietary Intel/AMD microcode available in the Drivers program?

>Should I give random people remote runlevel -99999 access to my machine?

>>60244299

>how do you use that alias?
Exactly like that. It works now though. I have no idea why.

>use sh, it's 2000x faster
Not really in this case and it doesn't matter in most cases. On my distribution sh is a symlink to Bash.

>replace [[ with [ and always quote variables
Fixed that now.

It seems like that chcking for running mpv processes, getting their PID and killing it specifically is overkill now, but it wouldn't work any other way while I was trying to solve it yesterday.

>>60244407

You're an idiot. Why do you think that a regular microcode update would add a backdoor? Why wouldn't there be a backdoor already installed?
Your idiocy is beyond comprehension.

>>60243298
that calculator looks pretty cool actually

>>60244428
>On my distribution sh is a symlink to Bash
if bash is invoked as sh, it behaves like sh

>Fixed that now.
[[ on bash [ or test on sh, bash supports both because it's compatible, but not vice versa

>>60244449

>if bash is invoked as sh, it behaves like sh
But does it affect startup time? Even if it does affect it, it's 0,0002 seconds in this case and that's negligible.

>>60244440
Remote access already is a backdoor.

What packages do I need to install for hardware video decoding on intel integrated graphics?

Is there a "just works" solution to transfer files between gnu/linux and an Android device on the same network?

>>60244616
Software Data Cable app on the play store sets up an FTP server on the phone you can connect to with your file manager or a command-line FTP client. I believe it has a read/write option.

>>60244616
Install termux on the android device and set up ssh. It will even work if your phone and your computer are not on the same network.

>>60244616
I use some ftp server app to host an ftp server with my phone, then access it to move files.

what is the best distro for surfing, listening to music and coding?

>>60244911
GNU/Linux

>WANT TO ESCAPE THE BOTNET
>HATE RICING
FUCK

>>60244961
>>60244911

Install Trisquel.

>>60244961
>HATE RICING
do you also hate cleaning your room

>>60244383
why it doesn't calls itself Trisquel GNU/Libre-Linux, like Parabola does?

what are the first 5 cli programs you install on a fresh install?

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I tried formatting 2 USB Sticks that I used for Ubuntu installation and running Memtest
Then i tried formatting them. This is the result. One is 4GB, the other 64GB. I can only access the frontmost partition, but it won't allow any pasting or creating of new files. The relation of total space and formatted space seems to be the same on both sticks.
All options in the dropdown menu are greyed out for the free space

Any pointers?

>>60245519
xorg-server
video driver
mesa
alsa
vim

If I'm not planning on dual booting, should install as Legacy BIOS or UEFI?


I'm currently installed it as UEFI, but it doesn't want to boot automatically. I have to manually select the efi file to boot.

>>60245519
git emacs-nox gcc make lynx

>>60244981
YES

>>60245648
>Any pointers?
word ptr ds:[kys]

>>60245519
links
gentoo-sources
grub2
mc
htop

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>>60245648
Well, I tried creating a new, empty partition and this popped up. I'm out of ideas

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My volume controls under i3 are not working. What am i missing ?

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>>60245909
this just keeps getting worse

>>60245930
Are you sure of the keysym generated?
Did you test the command in CLI?
Have you restart/reload i3?
Did you modify the correct config file?

>>60245964
Logging out and back in fixed the problem. And yes i restarted i3 after making changes.

I know I can resize images to a given resolution with ffmpeg or convert. How can I resize to a given percentage? Say I want to batch-scale all images in a folder to 50% their original size, but they all have different resolutions.

>>60246076
I hope you use an updated i3.

>>60246132

Took me 12 seconds to figure out how using my search engine of choice.
I recommend the keywords: imagemagick, resize, percentage.

>>60246235
>Took me 12 seconds to figure out how using my search engine of choice.
Holy shit, you're pretty smart!

>>60246235
Thanks.
>just add a percent sign lol
Why is this not in the man page REEEE

>>60246132
convert in.png -resize 50% out.png
>>60246235
kill yourself

>>60246279
https://www.imagemagick.org/script/command-line-processing.php

>>60246293
Thanks for spoonfeeding, but >>60246235 his advice was adequate. It simply did not occur to me to use a search engine after the manpage failed to give results.

>>60246271
Yes

>>60245819
>>60245704
>lynx
>links
whats wrong with w3m?

>>60244911
Source Mage GNU/Linux

>>60246534
>whats wrong with w3m?
i use links

qt thread >>60246559

>>60246554
why

>>60246534
>whats wrong with w3m?

~$ w3m
bash: w3m: command not found
~$ 

It does not work.

>>60246595
>why
i installed it on my system

>>60245931
I forgot what I did exactly to fix it a few months ago.

Try GParted and it must be easier than using Disks.

>>60248035
Used to use gparted on an earlier installation, thanks