/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread

Hi.

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>>60373225
First for
GNU/TempleOS

>>60373469
HELO

>>60373520
TempleOS is not GNU, that guy wrote it all himself.

>>60373225
Is there a way with which I can quickly switch between keyboard layouts?
Alternatively a way to type Umlaute on the us layout?

>>60373520
Nice OC

>>60373648
Hold Ctrl+Shift then press U, then release them and type F6 (not the function key, literally type F then 6), and then press any key.
Result: ö.

>>60373648
cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/00-keyboard.conf

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "system-keyboard"
        MatchIsKeyboard "on"
        Option "XkbLayout" "us,gr"
        Option "XkbVariant" "colemak,"
        Option "XkbOptions" "grp:shifts_toggle"
EndSection

What is the best and why is it what I'm using?

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What are some cool terminal commands?

i'm going to try Linux for almost my first time (by that i mean that i have tried linux when i was like 8 or something so i don't remember anything, i've also used Raspberry Pi Raspbian) i'm going with Fedora, what am i in for, was Fedora a good choice or should i try something else? Coming from Windows 10

>>60373866
install gentoo, its the best for beginners

>>60373863
kill -9 ""

>>60373838
arch + i3

>>60373838
mine is bigger

>>60373863
!23

>>60373863

printf '%s\n' 'rm() { mkdir -p ~/trash; mv $@ ~/trash/; };' >> ~/.bashrc; . ~/.bashrc

linux wrote an operating systemd which is backdoored by the nasa botnet

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>>60369662
>Qt file dialog is supposedly 'better'
>typing filename doesn't jump to it
>pressing enter doesn't save
Multiple thumbnails is in no way beneficial anyways. I prefer the Gtk dialog and I hope they keep it that way.

>>60374195
>$@
QUOTES, please add QUOTES

>>60374196
>linus is a virus that infects everything it touches

>>60374195
Reminds me to look up the specifications for Trash/files to make restoring files work. Thanks. No I have something to do tonight.

AAAA STILL NO DEBIAN 9

>>60374228
>QUOTES, please add QUOTES
Wouldn't adding quotes make the shell treat it as a single string?

Reminder there is no reason to use xterm or urxvt over something like xfce terminal.

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>run normal distro for main
>install pen testing distro on small partition
>chroot into it to pentest
Feels good man. Why have I not heard of this setup before?

>>60374308
Why not just install any pentesting software you need on your own distro?

>>60374308
Because pentesting distros are stupid. You get shitloads of tools for different topics and have no idea how the shit works. Its better to stick to a topic, research, learn related programs and move on to the next topic.

>>60374308
>not running kali as main distro

>>60373757
thänks.

Is kali the ultimative best distro?
>stable with uptodate packages
>no canonical dick
>easy to install

>>60374406
>Ubuntu-based distros

>>60374441
Yöü'rë wëlcömë.

>>60374458
You'd need to make some changes to make it a daily driver OS, like, creating a user, etc. But basically there's nothing speaking against it, if you're "that guy".

>>60374478
Debian-based*

Ubuntu isn't a base distro, its a Debian derivative.

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>>60374353
I don't want the clutter and the same tools never work as well as they do on dedicated distros in my experience. Wifite is one example. I've tried several versions from AUR and the black arch repos and used all optional deps. It's not very reliable. The Backbox version just works for some reason. It snatches handshakes fucking fast. I have no idea why it's different, I just know that it is. The kali version also sucks in comparison but that's a different conversation.

>>60374458
>Is kali the ultimative best distro?
Backbox is superior

>>60374478
Kali is not based on Ubuntu

>>60374578
>Backbox
never heard of it
yet another 1338 distro like black arch/parrot/etc?

>>60374578
Leave your neighbors wifi alone, faggot.

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>install manjaro
>switch to unstable repos
>~6 hours behind arch
>can just revert to stable if you run into issues you can't resolve
Is Manjaro the ultimate lightweight and user friendly distro for daily use?

>>60374693
It Arch made useable.

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>>60374687
No. I've been using my neighbors wifi for years and you can't stop me.

What happened to /g/'s wiki?

>>60374693
I think Manjaro is a fine distro. The only beef I have with it is the "turning back your system clock in order to access our forum" thing, which was VERY wired. Tried different versions of Manjaro in a VM before (really love the i3 and bspwm editions) but that system clock thing ... it's hard to take them serious after that happening.

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So is this

KERNEL=="usb4", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1d6b", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0001"

a valid udev rule?
Or did I forget to include something?

>>60374744
>that system clock thing ... it's hard to take them serious
That's pretty dumb. You expect people to be perfect? The people maintaining it are just people like anybody else and it wasn't really a big deal anyways.

>>60374744
When you search long enough, you'll find simliar things at all distros.

>>60374828
They did it not once
Not twice
But three times IN A ROW.
If they are that lax with their ssl cert, i cant imagine what else they lax in on their distro

>>60374964
I was using it. It didn't effect me.

>>60374977
Just because you dont use the forums does not reflect their managment.

>>60374730
Bot was spamming on it, everything seems to be cleaned up now.

I've been wanting to use arch for a long time now, but i'm not really an expert of linux. I heard there are a lot of arch automated installers and i'm wondering which one to use.

>TFW nexuiz owner went full Jew

And I wanted to go back to that game. Any other alternatives that are active?

>>60375058
It takes 15 fucking minutes to install it and you dont have to deal with the fuckery of some bullshit installer doing non standard configurations

>>60375058
install ubunut

>>60373225
>https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Babbies_First_Linux


The link in the OP is broken, that's why I ask: what distro should I go with if I've never used Linux before?

I'm between two choices here:
>1) Use a live image and to boot directly into the GNU/Linux distribution without installing anything.
>2) Dual boot the GNU/Linux distribution of your choice along with Windows or macOS.

does the first option allow for a real Linux experience? Tbh, the only reason I want Linux is to learn how to use it and be able to put it on my CV, improve my chances of getting hired.

What's the most common distro used in a work environment? thx guys

Is there a terminal browser like links/w3m that can automatically refresh a page so I can browse 4chan with it?

>>60375175
install ubunut

>>60374549
Ubuntu LTS is a stepping stone.

>>60375175
install gentoo, it's the best distro for beginners and looks good on your resume

>>60375175
Gentoo

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>>60375058

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>>60375346

Installed OpenSUSE with full disk encryption in both hyper-v and virtualbox. I can't get the disk encryption password prompt to show in normal boot mode. I have to use recovery mode to be able to be able to enter the password. Any suggestions?

>>60375377
Go compare Debian stretch to Arch in terms of stability and get back to me. That post is mostly bullshit btw.

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>>60375385
>OpenSUSE
Isn't that that new windows app?

>>60375377
>vanilla packages from upstream is bad
>gotta fuck with everything to make it 'good'
Fuck off seriously.

>>60375436
>ubuntu, suse, fedora
>only corporate dick distros
really makes you think

>>60375436
Pic related yes but I need to actually sandbox it in a VM.

>>60375559
They just want a piece of the cake.

Gentoo can do partial upgrades.

>>60375559
>really makes you think
are you really?

>>60375175
You can run it on a vm. I like debian.

>>60373866
Fedora is great for beginners and experts alike. You will enjoy using it, but you might want to look up some gnome extensions you want to install beforehand. Gnome3 can be very weird to newcomers.

>>60375581
They've lost the respect of a lot of people doing it too. I understand companies using them but it's hard to believe that average joe browsing /g/ is still using them.

>>60374516
you're not me

>>60375769
Neither are you!

>>60375589
t-thanks

>>60375740
>Fedora
>chromium bin is compiled without support for important shit like html5 h265 video playback
>windows app
It's not even good at being a sell out. It fails on multiple levels.

I really don't know what DE i like.. they all do something slightly weird that i dislike, yet all have things i like.

>>60375755
What are the alternatives if I don't want to spend my spare time tweaking my distro?

>>60375740
Thanks

>>60375809
Use one until you get burnt out and switch to another. Do you really want to just pick one and use it every day forever?

>>60375828
People are saying that Manjaro is the new Ubuntu

>>60375828
Install arch, xfce and xdm, and you won't need tweaking.

>>60375856
No, shortcuts are broken in xfce. I like using modifier-only ones and I don't want to change my habit.

>>60375856
>xdm
>better than lightdm
No thanks. Opinion discarded.

>>60375896
>shortcuts
What are shortcuts? The icon on which you click to run things? How are they broken?

>>60375896
>shortcuts
That's not very specific. What shortcuts?

>>60374308

https://www.maketecheasier.com/6-tools-to-easily-create-your-own-custom-linux-distro/

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>>60375740
>this whole post

>>60375913
Hotkeys.

>>60375916
Modifier only ones. You cannot bind Super and Super+D or Ctrl+Shift and Ctrl+Shift+C at the same time. It can partially be solved patching Xorg (see https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=865), but it still doesn't work in Xfce: you have to patch libxfce4-whateversuffix library, and it's not very reliable.

>>60376082
>Hotkeys.
Use xbindkeys, it's not the responsibility of the wm/de to bind keys.

>>60376115
That's not true for WM-specific shortcuts like "Show desktop / Hide all windows".

>>60376161
>That's not true for WM-specific shortcuts like "Show desktop / Hide all windows".
Yes, you're right. But some wm accet external commands. So you can still use xbindkeys for everything.

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should i install lubuntu or try to meme with gentoo?

i am stuck with a shitty 3gb ram laptop. i use it to program in C++, node.js, and php, and also watch videos while doing it since i still learn those languages. having a couple of tabs (any browser) while coding just makes ubuntu shit himself

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Do any of you guys know the name of this penguin?

>>60376233
install debian with xfce or lxde desktop

install a newer version of meme.js or php from backports if the shipped version is not high enough.

>>60376233
I'd go with Xubuntu. LXDE is dead, and LXDE-qt isn't ready yet.

>>60376308
s/LXDE-qt/lxqt/
ninja edit

how important is the root/sudo password?

is it devastating to my online security to use a simple English dictionary word as my root password?

>>60376402
It depends. Is your computer connected to the internet?

>>60375099
Xonotic is the active fork. It's breddy gud.

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>>60375436

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Guys, the /g/ wiki is down.
Someone needs to fix this! There is valuable information there.
http://isup.me/wiki.installgentoo.com

>>60376233

>meme with

I suggest you install a bullet into your head.

I'll install winshit 10 on the virtual machine, and then going to follow archwiki installation guide to install arch.
Will i succeed on the real machine? How much difference will it be?

>>60376233
I've been using lubuntu for a little over a year, I highly recommend it. It's fucking firefox that eats all my ram.

>>60376801
nice meme

>>60376814
>meme is now a substitute for something bad
>ftw 4chan kills itself

>>60376789
let me know when you're running arch

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SSD on linux

I have old notebook with 4gb of ram. My old hdd was kill so I bought brand new 128gb ssd.

Now what is the proper way to use hdd on linux?

Should I delete SWAP partition?

Or turning on TRIM is all I need?

I am stuck on 14.04.4 LTS due to HW problems with newer systems.

>>60376840
Linux 14.04.4 LTS is best Linux.

>>60376840
You install it and turn on trim

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>>60376855

>>60376863
I have trim on but later I was reading some articles claiming that SWAP should be deleted with pc with >8gb ram and some directories like TEMP should be turn off because it writes alot.

Now I do not know how harmful is SWAP in reality and if I have to do anything more thant enabling TRIM.

I'm trying out chicago95 and it's pretty cool, is there anything like this for windows xp and windows 7?

>>60374272
learn bash faggot

>>60376840
Since you have a modern ssd write endurance is not an issue. There was a test a while back that showed ssds taking hundreds of terabytes to a petabyte of writes.

>>60376929
You dont really need swap.
>/tmp
Your tmp files should be mounted via tmpfs on to your ram.
modern ssds will start to show ware around 2PB's of writes,having tmp on your drive does not harm it.

>>60377159
I have only 4gb of ram.

>wanted to toy with gentoo for ages
>decide to install gentoo
>miraculously get dev job after being unemployed all my life, need to install a linux distro *right now*

sigh, i guess it'll be manjaro again

Is there any point or advantage to using KDE? It looks like ass and full of bugs.

>>60377535
GNU/Linux*

>>60377535
What's wrong with gentoo?

>>60377547
There is zero reasons to be using a full DE in the current year.
Find a WM and build it as YOU lke it

Is there a downside to aura? I've been using it instead of pacman & yaourt

>>60377547
filepicker thumbnails

>>60377568
>4 hour install time

can someone give me a quick rundown on systemd? is it a botnet?

>>60377568
I have no confidence at all in my ability to install it in less than an hour tonight.

>>60374744
Manjaro seems like it's run by angsty teens. On more than one occasion I have seen their forum administrators get pissy with people who were having trouble with something arbitrary.

>>60377580
thunar on arch linux doesn't have that problem. None of the file managers on arch linux have that problem.

is there some way to make something unkillable even by root? do i have to fiddle with kernel shit? i have physical access to the machine.

>>60377570
Can I still install GTK 2/3 and QT themes on windows managers without the tools that come with KDE/XFCE/LXDE/whatever?

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>>60377620
kek

>>60375436
What benefit is there to having other distros be a subsystem on Windows?

>>60377644
Yes.You can change your theme using third party options. lxapperance is a popular one

>>60377655
shilling

>>60377677
I meant like command line or editing config files or is that such a pain in the ass it's better to just use third party tools?

I just installed Arch Linux

>>60377711
I have no fucking clue what you are on about.

>>60377719
now wget a debian iso

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>>60376801
Try killing the "Web Content" processes. It won't crash Firefox, but it'll free some RAM.

>>60377730
I'm trying to ask if it's possible to edit GTK or QT themes via config files or by the terminal rather than using a tool like lxappearance.

>>60377003
>"Friendly" GNU/Linux Thread

>>60377655
None. It's a stupid gimmick.

>>60377719
What instructions did you use?
I find myself too stupid to follow Arch Linux Wiki installationg guide.

>>60377759
Yes

>>60377719
Conglaturations!

>>60377655
Weeding out the sellouts

>>60377719
My favorite part about using arch linux is telling everyone I use it.

>>60377772
>partition hdd
>mkfs
>grub-installer
>chroot /mnt /bin/bash
>pacman -Syyu
>mkinitcpoio -p linux
>reboot

>>60377798
You forgot setting fstab

>>60377798
>grub-installer
If i want to dualboot with winshit is this enough

pacstrap /mnt grub-bios
grub-install /dev/sda
grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

>>60377779
Yeah, it looks like it can be a pain to edit manually, I'll just stick to using lxappearance. Thanks.

>>60377842
No,you have to leave something out so you know how to handle a mistake.

>>60377849
Install windows first then linux and let grub osprobe for the windows boot

>>60377798
What about with encryption with boot and key on a USB?

>>60377885
>Install windows
I thought this is a friendly thread.

>>60377886
You would have read beforehand for a non standard install :^).
This is a base install

>>60377885
GNU+Linux

>>60377772
Then don't bother with Arch. It's not really hard if you try to follow instructions tough.

>>60377849
No. You'll need to create a file named

/etc/grub.d/40_custom

with the following

#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.

########################

        menuentry 'Windows 7' --class windows $menuentry_id_option 'windows-7' {
                load_video
                set gfxpayload=keep
                insmod gzio
                insmod chain
                insmod ntfs
                insmod ext2
                insmod part_msdos
                set root=(hd0,msdos1) # Or whatever partition Windows boots from
                chainloader +1
        }

########################

Does anyone else hates himself for using Arch when you see all these cool kids running Arch, knowing nothing?

>>60378003
No, because I'm one of those cool kids.

>>60378003
Not really, I don't care what others do, I use what I like.
It's better to be perceived as a "cool kid" than a "newb" for running Ubuntu, say.

For anyone who uses xterm or urxvt, what advantages does it have over terminals like terminator or any of the ones that come with a DE?

>>60378037
Highly customizable and scriptable.

>>60378050
Example?

Not really sure if this is the thread to ask it in but what's the most seamless (from the user's perspective) way to map a linux directory from the web?

I dont actually use windows, fuse sshfs shit is ezmodo on linux but i need a way for my friends to connect without them having to install shit.

They want to be able to play anime right off the drive so i'm not sure ftp is an option there. Webdav is the only other thing I can think of since samba or nfs are a shitfest over the web to a consumer connection.

>>60378091
If its just for media, you can use a dlna server or plex to serve them media

>>60378003
TB-H i don't care ,but i've also become indifferent to using cli vs gui

>>60378119
dlna is lan only no?

I actually do plan on using plex but this setup involves them being able to write to an amazon cloud drive that gets duplicated to several google cloud drives for plex access. Plex passes end up just being cheaper than dedicated servers. I also just want the option for whoever wants to be able to just play the video files through their mapped drive.

where is the /fglt/ irc channel?

>>60378178
There is one?

>>60378178
#precure

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>>60378184
If not we need to make one on rizon and get it into the sticky

>>60378173
>dlna
You can expose your server to your network and still connect to it
>plex passes
What are you even on about?
You dont need passes.
It would just be a bookmark in their browser that would need a one time code added to their client that would give them access to your server.After that they just need to browse to what they want.You could put the code on your drive or w/e and they just copy paste it for access

>>60378207
But IRC ain't Anonymous. It won't be 4chan if we all have pseudo.

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>>60378233
But all of the cool boards and generals have their own channels. I would get it going but I'm not NEET enough to have ops let alone be the creator.

>>60378178
Why the fuck would you need one?

>>60378226
the problem is more of a how many streams I want to do issue. One or two simultaneous streams is fine but I need a bit more capacity

>>60378295
friendly gnu linux talk that's not gay

>>60378306
Have your friends pitch in a few bucks and build a nas plex server?
You're making this harder then it needs to be

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>>60378207
This

>>60373225
My mom has the same knife.

>>60378395
I don't get your joke.

>>60378326
it being complex is what makes it fun
I want to run it on a server I have with unmetered gigabit which will also download shit. Problem is CPU power on fucking cheap servers is a mess worse than Jeb. That's why I'm planning on just having plex handle the actual transcoding
consumer internet here is fine for DL but upload is almost non-existent which is why I cant just do it from home

>>60378530
Is /v/ leaking again?

Stop Putting install gentoo wiki links, the wiki has been out for a week or so now

I've decided to update my laptop and it decided that during the update installation it would be the perfect time for a restart. Upon rebooting, it got stuck in a loop between the nvidia splash and a blank screen and it continues to be stuck in it every time I power it on. I can access the grub cmdline if that can help, but my question is this: is it possible to break out of the loop and revert back to somewhat normal state or should I just reinstall?

Any advice before attempting to upgrade Fedora to the latest version?

I ruined my debian testing install a while ago upgrading to the next release without uninstalling the nvidia proprietary drivers beforehand.

Any "gotchas" I should be aware of?

>>60378701
Keep posting.

>>60378754
Don't stop, maybe you'll get banned for avatarfagging.

>>60378178
We had one, nobody joined so it was linked to #sqt, then it disappeared completly.

>>60378766
Who cares? I sure don't

>>60378792
I do. Why did you stop, it was going so well.

>>60373225
I have that same knife. It's a good knife

Okay I've experimented with Linux in the past, mainly in the form of Ubuntu and Debian and I ended up reformatting and moving back to windows because I found a lot of the choices that were made in their default set ups annoying and the communities for them insufferable, but I've been thinking about giving linux another try and I think part of the problem was I didn't really understand how the systems actually worked and how to get around them and avoid common traps the way I do on Windows

So if I wanted to actually learn how to get stuff done in a Linux environment should I install slackware on an old laptop and fight with it until I can make it work, from what I've heard about it its much more bare bones than anything I've tried before and more geared towards paring everything back to its most basic

Has anyone here messed with virtualbox enough to know how to set the extradata? I'm trying to run a software but it knows that it's in a vm and I want to see if I can trick it.

>>60378926
It just takes a while.

But you have to accept that you're not on windows anymore and things are different. ubuntu is probably the best place to start.

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Why does this shit keep happening?
I get more on startup when its fully installed too.
No details, no hint as to what the fuck broke.
32 bit Lubuntu on usb, happens on everything I install it on

Which distro has the largest and most up to date repositories?
It seems like AUR is very good with finding PPAs for Ubuntu through google next but perhaps I'm not considering something.
I just nuked all my boot drives so I'm reinstalling and don't care about anything but packages.
Also is there a debian based rolling release distro?

Why does arch base installation takes so long? Some packages are even skipped because it's too long. I've checked mirrors, seems fine there. What's wrong?

>>60379171
It dosent
You didnt pacstrap then

>>60379171
use unix time

>>60378964
nvm i found it. thanks for always telling me to google it, guys.

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>>60375559
>ubuntu now available at windows store
>no freedom, no linux, just gnu
>linux market share counter still increasing
>companies drop more and more money into linux
>canonical on sheckel spree, drops phone, drops unity, wsl motherfuckers!
>microsoft already gold member at linux foundation
>Linus Torvalds: "Microsoft Hatred Is a Disease"
>canonical stock market launch
>jobs appear out of nowhere
>ceos give speeches on "linux development on windows"
>meanwhile at red hat:
>"wtf canonical !§%§$"
>fedora now available at windows store

>>60379163
Something arch based is your best bet. I'd go with Manjaro.

>debian based rolling release distro?
Stretch, kind of. They freeze it when a new release is near because it transitions into stable. And it is really unstable during the dev phase in my experience. You'd think it would be comparable to Arch stable but it's not. My theory is that they since they patch everything for some reason it causes bugs that wouldn't be present with vanilla packages. I bought into the meme that Debian was better and ran it for a while that's just my experience with it.

Now this is fun. Just discovered "editres", which allows to view and edit resources of x11 applications.
>run xclock
>run editres
>commands->get tree->click on xclock window
>select an item
>commands->show ressource box
brb ricing!

>>60379925
there are lots of other X treasures
just type x and hit [tab]
editor, calculator, pdf viewer, there's a whole operating system hidden

>>60379968
this does nothing

>>60373520
What a lazy piece of shit. That's a shit-tier nigger project you fucking nigger.

>>60380315
In a terminal? You may have to hit tab a few times.

From man xload:
> -lights When specified, this option causes xload to display the current load average by using the keyboard leds; for a load average of n, xload lights the first n keyboard leds. This option turns off the usual screen display.
Does this work for anyone?

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Is Linux somehow actually more secure, or is it just security through obscurity?

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Trying to boot from the cd for this book, but it said "/bin/sh can't access tty" and then the screen just went black. What's the deal homies?

How does stallman/free software people feel about gog and DRM free gaymes? Obviously the games themselves are still proprietary but at least they aren't linked to a proprietary storefront with DRM.

>>60380427
Linux is a botnet.

>>60380427
You need privilege elevation,which isnt just clicking a "yes" button.

>>60380430
shit tier book, I wish I never would have bought it

What's better for someone new to linux, openSUSE Tumbleweed or Leap?

>>60380427
>security through obscurity
That's not what it means. Security through obscurity is when something is supposedly "secure" because nobody knows how it works and nobody can look for bugs in the source code. I think kernel developers have much higher standards for security than Microsoft, but Xorg is horribly insecure due to how bloated and hackish the whole thing is.

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>>60380332
Never does anything besides this. I've tried 'x space tab' 'x tab' executing 'x' and pressing tab. You are fake news.

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JUST

>>60380464
Really? Why? Please elaborate. I'm less interested in hacking and more on the first section which uses C and also Assembly, I just want a deeper understanding of programming.

>>60380497
hit y you fucking retard

When installing packages in Linux most connections are http, how is this secure?

>>60380546
checksums

>>60380518
A high amount of prerequisite knowledge with assembly is needed, it tries to be a beginner book and expects a non-coder to know what the fuck is going on from page 1

>>60380546
GNU/Linux*
Linux is a package itself.
>http
Read about package signing.

>>60380523
>listing programs that start with x
This is what you were talking about? Sorry I didn't realize that you were being a fucking dumbass. These are not 'x treasures'

>>60380546
>>60380565
Thanks, makes sense

>>60380579
2/10 kek

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>>60380324
Got rid of the duplicates and original monopoly names that this nigger left behind.

>>60380560
Ah yeah, I did notice his explanations for C would be impossible to follow for anyone who didn't already know, but I was hoping it'd mellow out further in.

How to find the biggest files on the hard-drive?

>>60381032
ncdu

>>60380560
Actually sounds like a good book for me.

>>60381058
I was expecting an one-liner, but ncdu looks pretty cool, thanks.

Whenever I take my USB stick out and in again (telling Nautilus to eject it before that, of course), fsck complains about dirty bit. What the fuck is this and how do I prevent it?

[aynon@localhost]# fsck.vfat /dev/sdb1 -a
fsck.fat 3.0.20 (12 Jun 2013)
0x41: Dirty bit is set. Fs was not properly unmounted and some data may be corrupt.
 Automatically removing dirty bit.
Performing changes.
/dev/sdb1: 0 files, 1/488250 clusters

[aynon@localhost]# fsck.vfat /dev/sdb1 -a
fsck.fat 3.0.20 (12 Jun 2013)
/dev/sdb1: 0 files, 1/488250 clusters

>>60377719
Wow!

Give me Debian 9. Now.

>>60381787
no

installed arch, installed gentoo, read lfs, riced, done everything, whats the next stage?

>>60373520
>>60380700
That is some excellent JPEGing.

>>60381848
LFS, then write your own kernel.

>>60381848
>>>/g/dpt/ and write Free Software

>>60381860
Actually install LFS I mean. Not just read it.

>>60381848
It's now safe to turn off your computer.

>>60381866
this

>>60381848
learn reverse engeneering and write us free wifi drivers

>>60381766
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b88a105802e9aeb6e234e8106659f5d1271081bb
>it sets dirty bit upon mount
o-ok

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>>60381885
>mfw

I want to use gnome because muh wayland but gnome looks like fucking shit

how do i rice gnome? is it even possible to make it look not shit?

help please ganoo/anons

>>60382004
buy a sack of rice, boil it, add some green shit, put next to your desktop, take photo, post on unixporn, get 1 billion lolz and upvotes

>>60375175
>the only reason I want Linux is to learn how to use it
A virtual machine will suffice

>>60382044
thanks for posting

>>60376233
Gentoo will be the best distro for you

easiest way to split .flac into separate songs, with no quality loss on gnu/linux? I have the .cue.

>>60373225
Which one of these focus on stability or proved to be the most stable? I don't mind much about repository size as long as it comes with a window manager and a web browser, at least.
https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html

Just installed Arch, today, got a internet connection via ethernet, install gnome interface and desktop environment. no internet connection. I made the user admin but it appears that the user is not "root" i think its because of that. how do i retrieve my connection?

>>60382374
Did you do

systemctl enable dhcpcd

?

>>60382381
tried it, doesnt work

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>>60381991
I just made this oneliner.

i3lock -ni <(ffmpeg -loglevel 0 -f lavfi -i "color=c=#000000:s=wxga,drawtext=fontfile=nouveau ibm:fontcolor=#E57732:fontsize=50:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=(h-text_h)/2-25:text='It’s now safe to turn off',drawtext=fontfile=nouveau ibm:fontcolor=#E57732:fontsize=50:x=(w-text_w)/2:y=(h-text_h)/2+25:text='your computer.'" -f image2pipe -c:v png -)

Rate/Hate?

>>60382363
Of those listed, most are actually dead or barely maintained. BLAG and Ututo are literally dead so don't use them. Dynebolic and Dragora are also basically dead. The only ones left designed for desktop are Trisquel and Parabola (i dont know about gnewsense, but trisquel is probably better). Parabola is based off arch and rolling release so obviously can be unstable and requires a little maintenance. In my opinion parabola is great if you like arch without the bullshit, but there's no real reason to use Trisquel. Do you care if it's actually endorsed by the Free Software Foundation, or just want 100% free software? Debian is 100% free software and has proprietary drivers removed, but it has an optional proprietary software repository, which is why the fsf disapproves. It's disabled by default, so you won't get anything proprietary if you don't want it. I'd go Debian because it's incredibly stable and well tested with a large community, especially compared to the endorsed distros. Many packages not available in Debian's large repos can be found as .debs.
Also keep in mind, all free distros+Debian have kernels with proprietary "blob" firmware removed. Much hardware needs them these days, especially graphics cards from both AMD and NVIDIA, as well as 90% of WiFi cards. (Basically all WiFi except ath9k needs blobs. GPUs work without them, but have bad performance.) Debian sounds perfect, as long as you don't care about the endorsement. I personally think it's silly that the fsf refuse to endorse them.

>>60382411
I believe gnome uses network manager, and that's the only way to get network settings integrated with it.
1: # systemctl disable every potential network tool (dhcpcd, netctl, networkd etc).
2: # pacman -s networkmanager
3: # systemctl enable --now networkmanager

>>60382461
>I personally think it's silly that the fsf refuse to endorse them
the main problem is not only the repo, it's that debian steers users to proprietary software by recommending it at their documentation (same problem with gentoo btw)
they're still trying to fix these problems, here's a talk https://caesar.ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/debian-meetings/2015/debconf15/Debian_and_the_FSF_Ending_disagreements_by_solving_problems_at_the_source.webm

>>60382438
saved

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>something about gnome fucking up sleep
>after a few reinstalls decide to go the long way
>accidentally nuke all dconf settings
>fixes the problem
>doesn't feel like I won as much as I made guhnnome lose
>whatevs.jpb

What's the wayland equivalent of startx? How do I start gnome wayland without gdm or a similar DM?

>>60382461
Nice, thank you for posting anon, guess I am going for Debian instead.

>>60382867
Wayland is just a protocol. It's entirely up to the compositor itself how it's going to start itself. There is no overarching X server handling all of that shit.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=211315

Does Xwayland still have much performance overhead? Does it have any extra input lag compared to Xorg?

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>tfw you get an old PC out of storage and put debian stable + mate on it

im too comfy

>>60378615
Please, answer.

Any dangers involving upgrading Fedora with "dnf upgrade"?

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Hey, my Ubuntu won't connect to a hidden WiFi network, how can I fix it. If some one knows please help me I can't seem to find the flaw

Is there a way for me to make my .Xresources file system wide?

Currently, I'm setting the size of URxvt using
URxvt.geometry: 100x50

However this only works as root because .Xresources is in /root When I xrdb .Xresoures it applies it system wide, but ofc I have to be root to do this.

>>60374693
My Manjaro KDE broke twice after a "sudo pacman -Syu"

Never using that shit distro again

>>60383340

Wait, can I just put .Xresources anyone and update its location in xinitrc?

>>60377535
Why not just antergos? Or even Fedora?

>>60377719
Good job man! XD

I'm using Arch aswell if it matters!

>>60378037
Xterm is simply reliable and very widely used among professionals and enthusiasts

>>60383340
cp the file to ~/

>>60383319
easy way: unhide it, connect, hide

>>60383398

>reliable
Yes, all my other terminal emulators are highly unreliable. My last terminal emulator had a downtime of 20 hours and I lost so much work-time during that.

>>60383432
kek

>>60383432
Damn that sucks, which terminal were you using? That's exactly why I choose to use Xterm

>>60378037
xterm is/was a long standing standard, then came rxvt, with added speed and rice, then came urxvt with unicode and even more rice

basically all terminal emulators are good enough, but when it comes to rice, most stuff is still based on xressources

there are people who love the urxvt daemon mode, which also saves ram, but IMHO on modern machines it doesnt matter anymore and the downside of daemonizing (one term crashes = all terms crash) makes me panic out

urxvt is also cool when you're a perl monk, since you can basically script everything terminal related with perl

>>60383401
Thanks

>>60383511
Which terminal will replace xterminals when wayland takes over?

>>60383533

wterminal

>>60383511
The only downside of urxvt is that fontawsome glyphs simply don't werk.

>>60383601
>not using bitmap fonts in your terminal
disgusting

>>60383614
>not using bitmap fonts system-wide
disgusting

How do I make fonts look good on Arch+GNOME? (preferably as close to Mac OS as possible). Can I just install fontconfig-infinality from the AUR? It also seems that gnome-tweak-tool has a few settings fonts.

gnome-terminal
no reason to not use it (aside from the fact that the gnome developers are gay and removed transparency for no reason)

>>60383857
I support GNOMEs decision; transparent terminals are gay.

>>60383950
>>60383857
>gay
You say that like it's a bad thing.

What about gcc 7 ?

>>60384138
botnet

>>60384138
freedom generator

>>60384163
>>60384181
How is this a botnet ?

>>60373225
>install linux on laptop
>CPU/GPU idles at 60-70C goes up to 90C on full load and starts to throttle
>google around about this
>tons of people have problem with Linux and power-management
>boot up windows again
>CPU/GPU idles at 30-40 goes up to 65C on full load

I thought Linux was supposed to be efficient and good, what is the problem???

>>60384238
Maybe you forgot to install an operating system.

>>60384275
Nah I installed Debian on my HP elitebook and it just heats like a portable heater for no reason.

is linux communism?

>>60384316
Linux is a kernel.

>>60384292
Install tlp.

>>60384343
Allow me to expand on that. It is 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!

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>>60384595
Also known as Linux.