/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread

>be me in HS
>ask nerd friend to help me understand linux
>he comes over and for some reason ubuntu didnt start x
>he creates new tabs of terminal and tells me thats linux whilst smiling

>>62066804
clicked on this nigger's video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eN0CIyF2ok [Embed]
at some point he yells DENIED a few times, really loud which led me to:
http://alsa.opensrc.org/Ladspa_(plugin)
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Advanced_Linux_Sound_Architecture#Using_mbeq

Im looking for compressor/normalizer/equalizer? to set an upper limit to prevent ear rape from fags like the one above

any audio masters lurking?

what do

>>62062814
>>62064331
>>62063497

>>62067439

>>62067462
>>62059599

>>62066854
>something breaks in windows
you're fucked
>something breaks in linux
>you can fix it yourself 99% of the time unless you're borderline retarded

>>62067550
why did you link that?

>>62067596
>something breaks in windows
>search around for 30 minutes until you finally find a promising forum thread
>"nevermind i figured out" or "pm'd you the fix, thanks"

>something breaks on linux
>search around for 30 minutes until you realise how fucking retarded you are, and fix the problem

>>62067639
>why did you link that?
i saw something about i have never installed archlinux should i use a helper so i linked it, the end is almost the same from a user pov just a lot simpler to do

>>62067656
oh
guy was asking about arch specifically, perhaps i shouldve added "and if you're not comfortable with linux, use ubuntu".

not exactly something i can relate to, arch was my first proper linux desktop experience, and with the amount of support arch has i've never had an issue

i accept your notion that the end result is almost the same, though the same is true of countless distro choices

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-3160-Wireless-Bluetooth-Supports/dp/B00IOS19E6/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1503598316&sr=1-2&keywords=INTEL+Dual+Band+Wireless-AC+3160

Is this a good WiFi card for my Asus X552C? I need to change my MT7630E because it doesn't work on Ubuntu 16.04.

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I recently picked up a macbook and i want to dualboot macOS and some linux distro, heres the info i can give you.
(pic related is specs on the machine +500GB 5400RPM disk)
>Linux/BSD experience: Moderate to High
>Apple computer experience: Low
>im afraid of even trying to install linux on this thing with the way the process is so tedious
>i want something thats ubuntu easy but gentoo level freedumbs (no systemd or associated softwares, no unreasonable bloat)
>im a former distro hopper and these are what ive used in the past
>ubuntu
>ubuntu MATE
>xubuntu
>lubuntu
>debian
>arch
>manjaro
>funtoo
>gentoo
>B.L.A.G (as a joke for a week)
>fedora
>openSUSE
>Slackware
I want to use this computer for:
>Learning and programming in C and C++
>Respecting my FreeDumbs
>managing my finances
>writing long documents in LaTeX
>watching downloaded movies and TV shows
Can you guys help me make a decision and maybe dumb down the Linux on a mac process?

>>62068003
why is installing it on a mac any different to any other computer? use whatever distro you want.

>>62068154
There's like a 40 step EFI meme and using a bootloader is apparently a pain in the ass, i remember using linux on tons of BIOS and even EFI windows boxes before and its never been this needlessly complicated.
The distro recommendation asking was more for "where do you recommend i settle down after using all this shit"

>>62068003
>late-2011
>recently picked up
christ, why

its just a laptop anon
pick a distro and install it.

>>62068181
really? have you tried installing a bootloader? where are you getting your information?
other than hybrid mbr bs (trivial to work around) i had no issue with setup

>>62068003
sell it for a Oryx Pro from System76. The true Linux rig. -Lunduke

>>62068212
Do I still need to bridge the wlan interface to the Ethernet one? That's where I'm fucking up at the moment - clients can connect to the AP just fine and get assigned an IP by the router's DHCP server, it's just that when I bring up the bridge the IP of the host machine turns into a black hole for anything addressed to it specifically.

I am in dire need of a distro recommendation.
After Arch broke my XMonad install after updating, I thought it may be time to switch to something a bit more stable.
Now I am on Debian 9 with xfce, and its the most horrendous system I ever used.
Holy fuck, everything randomly brakes all the time.
Sometimes it can't even properly turn the PC off without taking forever.
Network Manager randomly decides that it doesn't want to connect to my wlan.
Alsa and/or pulseaudio crash randomly too.
Is there anything that isn't bloated?
Maybe I should just go back to arch and never update...

>>62068463
ubuntu...?

>>62068470
>that isn't bloated

>>62068516
ubuntu minimal...
fucking idiot

How do I change what applications are on the list when I right-click in X?

>>62068524
t. retard

>>62068541
what's bloated about ubuntu minimal?

I've switched my primary system over to GNU/Linux - but 85% of my experience programming has been with .NET C# on a Windows platform.

I understand that .NET Core is out and expanding, but there isn't much there for it (Console applications, web API.)

My other 15% is split between Java, and minimally C++.

Has anyone else made this transition, or have any ideas on how to cope with seemingly handicapping my self? I'd like to continue programming on GNU/Linux its just a bit difficult to kind of 'start over'.

Any recommendations on languages/libraries/frameworks that would make this less painful would be really appreciated (and friendly, if possible - I do understand i am an easy target).

>>62068550
systemd

@62068660
are you even the person im ment to be talking with
you're not worthy of my yous

What happens when you use

sudo apt-get install firefox

? Does it download a package called "firefox" from one of the package lists youre subscribed to?

>>62068701
checks the packages dependancies are installed, installs them first then installs the package you asked for. you'll be warned about any conflicts if they are any.

>>62068724
Thanks. Was i right about?
>download a package called "firefox" from one of the package lists youre subscribed to

>>62068746
yes.

>>62068524
I'll try it.
Debian is working really horribly for me, so I pretty much need to change, and at least proprietary driver support is alright in ubuntu (fucking broadcom... should have known better when buying my mobo)

>install ubuntu mini
>untick everything under "software" in the process
>try to install kde-desktop
>it downloads whole fucking Kubuntu with all of the bloatware apps
I tried to install just plasma but it couldnt find that thing. What did i do wrong? I just want a Ubuntu+DE without any unnecessary apps.

>>62068806
don't install the meta-package. you clearly know what you want, so just install those bits.

>>62068822
I thought that Kubuntu-full is the whole thing but i was wrong... Ill commands to install just plasma failed for me.

>>62068335
Sounds like you are doing the bridge wrong. You are supposed to put the IP on the bridge interface, not on one of the slave interface. Try forgetting about the bridge and just enabling ip forwarding with sysctl (and iptables if relevant). Assuming you are using different subnets.

>>62068806
I got the same thing in Debian when trying to install konsole, I think it is just how the kde stuff is packaged.

>>62068923
i think the switch you want is --no-install-depends or something similar. try it out. give apt-mark a try too

>>62068923
Youre probably right.
> kde-plasma-desktop --- This will install the core -- the bare-minimum required-- of KDE. That is, kdebase-apps, kdebase-runtime, kdebase-workspace and kdm.
This is as bare as it gets. Still installs various software like firefox, ktorrent, dolphin, etc. That command didnt even work for me, had to use "kde-desktop".

taking votes for cutest music player

>>62069177
deadqueef

>>62069177
deadbeef is the best

>>62068660
so remove systemd, brainlet
notice the guy he was replying to said debian, which also uses systemd

>>62069177
gmusicbrowser
shame its fucking perl

>>62068947
It's recommends, not depends, and I did use that you nubbins.

>>62069691
--no-install-recommends
??

>>62069691
>>62069703
oops just read the post again ignore that
you mean it installed all the other things although you told it to not install dependancies / recommended packages...?

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>>62066804
>>62066804

>HDD almost full
>installs a distro on removable HDD
>nothing in grub menu
it's supposed to boot on /dev/sdb4
all I get is /dev/sbax

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>install tmux
>busy 24 hours setting it up (fucking escape sequence madness!)
>tfw I don't even start new terminals anymore
>ftw terminal in fullscreen with 5 panes, doing work with great overview
>ftw don't need X anymore
>ftw living on tty1
>once a day switching to X for browsing chinese imageboards

>>62070036
>not just starting 2 terminals
autism

What does "End of Life" mean for non LTS releases?

>>62070088
It means that you woun't get any upgrades anymore and the repos will shut down soon.

>>62070117
Upgrades as in application updates from package manager subscriptions? Or OS updates?

>>62070152
Package upgrades. You can still upgrade to a new distro release later (but you should upgrade ASAP). If the repos are already down or more infos in general, check this guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades

Whats Kubuntu equivalent of

apt-get install xubuntu-core

? I need the most possible barebone KDE DE!

>>62070233
Guess what the K in Kubuntu means.

>>62070242
I know that K stands for KDE. I need the least bloated KDE package.

>>62070266
>bloated
What do you mean?

>>62070289
I want the least number of preinstalled applications.

>>62069551
And that guy is also a retard. Not to mention fixing all the shit you break by removing systemd takes more time than installing Gentoo/SMGL.

>>62070370
i was joking, i know how much of a pain in the ass it is to replace systemd

>>62070370
>SMGL
Been playing around with it in a VM and it's a really beautiful little distro.

What is the best terminal irc client (if any exist)

>>62070415
does any1 outside of /g/ even use it

>>62070219
Thank you!

>>62070430
The only I'm using.

>>62070415
I'm having trouble making a boot usb, how do I do this shit?

>>62070430
irssi

>>62070453
thanks

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>>62070430
weechat or irssi
You must choose.

>>62070036

>he has to start a display server every time he browses the web
>claims not to be browsing the web all day long, which he is
>has to stop his "work" while he does that
>can't just use a terminal emulator within X because that renders his alleged tty usage retarded
>is already retarded

Abort yourself.

>>62070508
Friendly thread. Bullies pls go.

>>62070531

You should campaign against idiots. Then your thread might become friendly.
Get rid of the retards, no one will have the need to be unfriendly to them.

>>62070544
Users of all levels are welcome, this includes retards. If you think something is stupid, provide better ideas. If it makes you feel better to bully on retards, this thread is not for you.

What is the most patrician way to install applications on Ubuntu? Default packages often have VERY old software. Should i use launchpad for everything?

>>62070611
Use an updated GNU/Linux distribution like Arch or Gentoo.

>>62070628
I am too stupid for that.

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Linux screenshot from 1994.

>>62070611
launchpad, get into snaps if you find what you want, etc.
>>62070544
agreed

>>62070683
No you're not. Help yourself and embrace the true GNU/Linux spirit.

>>62070544
your a bullying retard and your mum sucked the cock of the anon you insulted

That's how it feels to be bullied, I didn't actually mean it but here, take a sip of your own medicine

>>62068590
This might sound stupid, but try some simple scripting. Something simple and personal for you, in bashscript or your favourite scripting language. Google around for a handful of videos about the unix environment. Learn about pipes and stuff.

I admit I don't have any experience in 'real' professional programming in big projects and stuff so I don't know how that'd work for you, but the thing that makes linux fun for me is that the whole operating system becomes your framework, your library.


Also, learn vim.

>>62070885
vim is evil
this is friendly thread

MODDDDS

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>>62070885
>Google around
>the unix environment
>linux fun

Copying my chromium profile from my backup location(which i was running it on while i was restoring data) no longer works.It presents this error message.I checked for any lock files in the profile, and there are none.However if i point via command line to my backup profile, it works as expected.How do i restore my profile?

Failed to create a ProcessSinzgleton for your profile directory. This means that running multiple instances would start multiple browser processes rather than opening a new window in the existing process. Aborting now to avoid profile corruption.

>>62070943
Install firefox.

>>62070704
nice

>>62070943
>chromium
delet this

>>62071044
>>62070977
>>62070966
Stop dubsposting.

>>62071124
no

>>62070943
It says "existing process" so maybe kill chromium process(es) and try again.
>Fucked if I know.

What is the most correct way to uninstall applications so they dont leave any garbage behind?

>>62071195
uninstall them with you package manager

>>62071195
use the package manager

>>62071195
Depends on the distro ant its package mangers. Options differ.

>>62071195
Install GuixSD or NixOS

>>62070430
sic

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What are some cool terminal commands?

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im currently using fedora 26, im thinking of switching to rolling release distro.
can somebody recommend me a decent distro?

>>62071336
tmux
emacs
bash
gcc
sed
shred
gpg

>>62071336
curl
nano
atool
htop
maim
parallel
pwgen
tmux
units
xclip
locate
qmv
rsync
tree
exiv2
cuetag.sh
shntool
youtube-dl
nmap

>>62071336

test "$(uname)" = Darwin && exit

>>62071207
>>62071209
>>62071234
>>62071253
Should i use synaptic for that? Is it the best package manager available?

>>62071471
trolling too hard

>>62066804
Is there a way to downgrade a package using aurutils? firefox-nightly shat the bed on me and aurutils cache contains only .bz2, .asc, and .txt files for each version I installed (not counting the most resent one that I want to replace).

>>62071471
Judging on your posts, I guess you're running Ubuntu, with the package manager apt. To completly uninstall a package, inclusive automatically installed dependencies and configurations (excluding configs in your ~) run this:

sudo apt-get autoremove --purge <some nonfree software>

Can I use Arch as my first distro and while I'm doing basic Python stuff in beginner CS classes? I also want to rice it.

>>62071513
Only if you're a very clever guy.

>>62071513
Just start off with Manjaro. All of the advantages of Arch (almost) but with a lot less bullshit.

>>62070594
muh hugbox
if you cant stand to be called a retard unplug the network

>>62070831
underage

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>>62071548
rude poster pls go

>>62071543
just fuck off
manjarofags OUT

>>62071513
yes
use antergos if you're a pussy faget without basic literacy and 45 minutes to install normally

arch openrc if you're sure you're ready

manjaro is utter shit

>>62071573
>worst tank
fits desu

>>62071336
why zsh the macfags' shell of choice?

>>62071589
>manjarofags OUT
I actually use Arch. My girlfriend was sick of windows so I installed Manjaro on her laptop. Granted I had very limited experience with it, but from what I've seen it's pretty great for beginners.

>>62071604
M3 Lee is worse. Sherman was an ok tank and got pretty good once they equipped it with the 17pounder gun

I just installed Arch Linux. Is there any way to change the mouse cursor?

>>62071589
>>62071618
Also, can you give me some valid reasons why it's shit? I'm not saying it's not, but it would be nice to hear from someone who have had experiences with both.

>>62071486
>>62071503
Sorry i needed to add that im a complete newfag and use Xubuntu. Whats the best way to uninstall things on Ubuntu like systems?

>>62071513
I am same as you and I did it. If you are too brainlet use youtube. Just set aside 1 to 2 hours for some basic troubleshooting and you're set

>>62071624

sudo pacman -Sy lxappearance; lxappearance 

>>62071624
how about installing a different cursor theme, did that occurred to you?

>>62071618
>>62071638
its pointless, most benefits of using arch are taken away and all you're left with is the AUR
and its green

ubuntu is better than manjaro imho
go with antergos if you cant into manual install
but with manual install you shouldnt really have an issue

>>62071655
>youtube
christ dude what was wrong with the wiki

>>62071621
ugly though
centurion #1

>>62071624
yes

>>62071643
with apt-get

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Is the guy who made these still around here?
If so, pls share that script.

>>62071375
I've really been enjoying OpenSUSE Tumbleweed. Lots of good software available, rolling release, and it took me no time to get set up.

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>>62066804
>tanenbaum
\o/

>>62069551
>remove systemd
>from ubuntu
haram

IS there a way in bash to detect if the user running the script is using WSL?

>>62069307
that's a funny way of saying audacious

>>62071624
yes there is but i wont tell you :^)

>>62071886
WSL kernels usually have the -Microsoft suffix. You could check for that.

I want to dual boot Xubuntu with muh Windows. I have SSD drive. Should i just shrink it and install Linux or delete everything and create two partitions a new? I never shrinked partitions. Not sure if there is something bad to it which can affect performance or something else.

How can I manage internet connections from the command line?

>>62072043
nmtui is probably the easiest way

>>62071886
Somehow my post triggers connection errors.
https://0x0.st/5P5.txt

>>62071336
Which
Man
Apropos
Grep

>>62071177
There are no other chromium processes

>>62072043
define manage?
wpa_cli - for wifi
dhcpcd interface - to switch

>>62072277
Yeah, wifi mostly. Thanks!

Arch fag here.

When you insert an USB stick where does it mount and how can I access its contents?

>>62072712
Arch is for advanced users only.

>>62072712

/run/media/faggot

is usually the directory

>>62072735
>

/run/media/f

what is this faggotry? why not /media?

Any good email software?

>>62072759
No, sorry.

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What's the best guide for installing gentoo and how do I download ice cat on gentoo

Which programd do you use to check for malware such as rootkits or other malicious things?

>>62072792
install gentoo

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Reeeee install faster.

>>62072727
>You're a faggot and you know it

>>62072735
>>62072748
Just checked and there's not "media" directory under /run

>>62072824
>using "REE" as expression for casual anger
>>>/reddit/

>>62072727
This.

All these noobs installing Arch, feeling 1337 not even knowing where the home directory is.

>>62072840
did you mount the usb-stick?

why is arch so popular?

>>62072807
I'm

>>62067596
>>62067639
In my experience windows doesn't 'break' in the sense you're talking about. It's too restrictive for that. You get unexplainable/unsearchable errors though.
I once had a busted SATA connection and it loaded windows corrupted. Sometimes it wouldn't log in. Sometimes I'd get very strange artefacts. That's pretty much the only windows error I've had which wasn't a complete failure or the OS working completely fine.

>>62072948
>windows
who cares

>>62072915
Remember when cutting holes in your jeans was popular?

>>62072890
well... fuck. didn't mount it.
not it shows up, damn.

Whats a good browser for daily use which doesn't spy?

how to duel boot?

>>62072915
Rolling release means that you're always up to date (more that you don't have to manage release upgrades), and the AUR means that you basically never have to do something yourself (custom compiled variants of something or wrapping some dependencies for a game or other program). The cherry is the smugness that must come from having people dislike you / your system for no tangible reason (this leads to elitism).

It's important to remember that an archfag's sense of superiority can quickly be crushed by asking how they would have solved X problem someone's experiencing (that they're commenting on) without relying on the AUR.

>>62072915
people think they can only rice on arch

>>62073079
AUR really is a terrible replacement for a lack of packages.

>>62073048
firefox

>>62073168
he said
>which doesn't spy

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>>62072796

>>62073174
yes, firefox

>>62072712
You manually mount it unless you have some udev rules and have it set to automount within fstab

>>62073202
Reading up on how to auto-mount volumes now.
Thanks anon.

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How to find a qt GNU/gf?

Systemd is not respecting

 noauto,x-systemd.automount 

anymore(systemd 234)
It sits there and times out waiting for the drive,
which is a crypto disk and i manually mount it when i need it, but there are alot of mount options i need for it.It times out the tty for 2 minutes while the drive times out(i enter my user name then it takes the password then times out for 2 minutes), it does it on every tty no matter how long its been since boot.
What could cause this? Its been working fine since systemd 208?

>>62073224
visit conferences IRL

Currently a noob on Xubuntu and Slackopup, would the Linux Bible be good for a comprehensive overview of everything, I also want to get a good foundation before I start school, one of the certs during my schooling will be Linux+

How to make tmux work with keys I've set up with "bind" in bash? Some work, some don't (like shift+up arrow). Been searching the web allday with no solutions. The exact bind I which doesn't work in tmux (just in urxvt without tmux):

bind '"\e[a":history-search-backward'
bind '"\e[b":history-search-forward'

So is Ubuntu 17.04 running Unity or GNOME?

>>62073425
dwm

>>62073425
Unitiy isn't developed anymore. New Ubuntu releases will ship DWM.

How to git gut with emacs? Can you recommend any guides? I'm a vim user, but it world be cool to have some Emacs skills also.

>>62073511
same way with any other software
- read the documentation
- force yourself to use it exclusivly

>>62073425
Unity is deprecated and GNOME uses Wayland

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>Linux just werks
I only used the recommended settings

>>62073858
>>Linux just werks
Nobody ever claimed that.

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>tfw too used to Debian/Ubuntu-based distros so I'm afraid of using any other distros

>>62074273
dude, the only difference is what packagage manager you use. it's literally just learing a few different commands or learning a new, self explanatory, and easy to use. that's literally the only difference in all linuxes unless you count out of box defaults

So, I've been wanting to upgrade from m'lady to gentoo for a while now, but I dont want to lose my files which are mostly images and video files because it would be a pain to get all of them back afterwards, is there any way to move to gentoo and not lose my files?
>inb4 external HDD
I'm not going to buy something to only use once or twice

>>62070266
Use opensuse netinstall, kubuntu really blows thats why kde neon came to existence.

>>62074499
partitions

Any tips for making my RHEL 5 with KDE 4 work setup more comfy? I have to VNC in so theres lag and it has that non-native look.

I mean toolwise, not rice.

>>62073858
>I had the same thing earlier today
start with basic graphics mode

>>62074540
X forwarding

>>62074499
shouldn't be an issue at all m8, I mean you do have /home on a separate partition right?

>>62073858
Nomodeset

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Can someone explain to me what the difference is between things like dnf, yum, apt, zipper?


Why do different distros have different commands?

>>62074550

You mean from Linux to Windows?

>>62074607
NT*

Is it possible to make a Gentoo 32-bit USB with Windows, or do I need to install a different distro first?

>>62074540
download more ram

So I'm the only guy who uses CentOS, because I actually have a job?

>>62074576
it's what happens when you get a lot of strong minded individuals working on a project that is easily forked and changed if you have a different approach you think is better. I mean why argue with people when you can just do what you think is better?

X200 ~]$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 08ff:2810 AuthenTec, Inc. AES2810
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

How do I disable the device on Bus 004 Device 002. It's a fingerprint reader and I dont/cant use it. its throwing a warning at boot that is increasing my boot time by like 5 seconds

>>62074824
blacklist its module

>>62074859
How do I find what module need to be blacklisted?

>>62074753
Ah I see, but are they any different functionally or is it just a naming thing?

>>62074901
Find it in /lib/modules then add it to your modprobe blacklist file
Google your manufacter and find the name of what it could load

>>62074962
They're all package managers so they have the same general use. But they have different functionalities, otherwise they wouldn't go in different directions.

I can't tell you many differences but I know yum automatically updates the list of packages, while with apt-get you need to use "apt-get update".

>>62072712
Some file managers have automount functionality. Thunar has the thunar-volman add-on for instance.

>>62074499
You could end up using it more though, like as an external backup for instance.

If you really want to save some pennies you can just burn it onto some cd-rws if you didn't plan ahead like >>62074559 did.

Is there any GOOD reason or advantage for me to change from Ubuntu to other distro? I'm new to Linux and the only real reason I chose Ubuntu is because it's on every computer at my university so I already knew how to use it, and I kind of like how it flows.

All I'm really doing is coding in C and C++ and using git to send in the assignments, and studying in general. I don't know many distros but Fedora seemed the most interesting for me.

>>62075195
no

>>62075195
You could try it out in a VM. The real answer on whether or not there is a good reason to switch is going to come from within anon. Just as there are many different distributions, there are many answers to the question "what do I want from my OS?"

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>>62074547
>>62074573
Too Late!

What are some cool aliases?

anyone got the command to stream random vids from pornhub with mpv?

>>62075195
None, unless you like KDE

>>62075195
yes, ubungo is a former botnet and it's just a matter of time for someone to check the source religiously a find new sneaky stuff, just install Debian.

>>62075936

mpv pornhub.com/random numbers or whatever the fuck

it works like that right?

I'm making the switch from Windows to Linux. A friend mine who uses linux reccommended me Manjaro.

As someone who knows little linux is this a good choice for me?

>>62075936

mpv [url]

been wanting to give a laptop to my grandma who doesn't understand crap about computers, what distro should I give her?

>>62076082
oh right, thanks

>>62076085
yes, once you're more familiar with the environment swith to arch

>>62076082

mpv http://pornhub.com/random

>>62076141
https*

>>62076100
Trisquel

>>62076141
kek, even easier. was too lazy to check

>>62076100
gentoo

>>62076166
troll

Considering dualbooting Windows 10 and Ubuntu, but my friend laughed at me and called it Ubotnetu and told me to get Debian instead.

Is Ubuntu really botnetty? I'm just looking for Linux for everyday use so I can keep Win10 for games and shit.

>>62076183
install gentoo

>>62076138
I see, thanks for the help.

>>62076162
trisquel seems nice

>>62076183
Lol, install Arch.

>>62076183
yes Ubuntu is not trustworthy FUCK YOU CANONICAL

>>62076202
I agree. FUCK YOU CANONICAL

what is the best daily driver beginner distro

What are some cool terminal color themes?

>>62076216
install ubunut

>>62076217
https://terminal.sexy/
http://www.xcolors.net/

>>62068528
X doesn't provide a right click application menu. You're running either Fluxbox or Openbox, and should RTFM.

>>62076217
Anything but solarized is fine.

>>62076217
Green on black.

>>62076232
CloverOS says it's starting X, then I get to that.

>>62076183
>dualbooting
make sure to encrypt you ganoo/linus partition

>>62076257
>cloveros
what fresh new meme is this?

>>62076260
Why?

>>62076257
RTFM.

huh.. so this is the power of arch linux
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/16702

>>62076268
so your linux doesnt get the windows

>>62076268
If you care about privacy... you can acces your windows files through linux right? How do you know windows can't the other way around? even if ext4 isn't supported for the user, with closed source is always a bet.

>>62076276
Arch is always a bit slow. Took them years to even sign packages.

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>I like offending people, because I think people who get offended should be offended.

>>62076295
Literally the only reason I use Arch is that Flatpak isn't mature/popular enough for me to use Debian Stable for laptops. I already run Debian or a BSD everywhere else other than my phone.

>>62076229
beautiful bastard. thought i was stuck with dotshareit
found some good ones

>>62076344
>tfw there are rumblings of flatpak and snaps doing something
gotta happen, it's how we move forward from now.

>>62076374
The existence of modern browsers for old distros and EPEL/Debian Backports is like 80% of the way there. We just need a few more flatpaks and appimages.

>>62076381
yeah i, use ubungu lts on my laptop, and it is full of ppas for a lot of shit.
would love to just move over to containerized up to date applications with a stable base.

is there something better (more aesthetic or visually impressive) than Psensor?

>>62076381
>We just need a few more flatpaks and appimages.
maybe windows is more your cup of tea?

>>62072712
>>62072735
this is with udisks/gvfs which pcmanfm for example uses

you can also use devmon / udevil from the spacefm guy

devmon -s -g --ignore-label "3G Modem" \
--exec-on-drive "notify-send -i drive-removable-media-usb \"USB %l is mounted.\" ; pcmanfm %d && devmon -r" \
--exec-on-disc "notify-send -i media-optical-data 'New disk found.' ; pcmanfm %d && devmon -o" \
--exec-on-audio "st -g 50x10 -e mpv --no-stop-screensaver --cache=512 cdda://" \
--exec-on-video "mpv --no-terminal dvd://" \
--exec-on-unmount "udevil clean" \
--exec-on-remove "udevil clean" > /dev/null 2>&1 &

>>62076441
No, no, I mean like actually less than ten.
>Firefox
>Chrome (because fuck un-sandboxed .deb spyware browsers)
>Libreoffice
>GIMP
>maybe a few others

i'm having trouble installing Manjaro. Whenever I try to load from the usb it gives me the following error

:: Mounting ‘/dev/disk/by-label/’ to '/run/miso/bootmnt’
Waiting 30 seconds for device /dev/disk/by-label/…
ERROR: ‘/dev/disk/by-label/’ did not show up after 30 seconds…
Falling back to interactive prompt
You can try to fix the problem manually, log out when you are finished
sh: can’t access tty; job control turned off
[rootfs ]#

>>62076482
You're trying to mount a directory instead of an actual device node you dumb motherfucker.

>>62076500
rude poster pls go

>>62076507
Dumb baka please learn to read before editing fstab.

In vi-mode on the command line, is there any way to enter command mode other than hitting escape? It's too far

where can I download the newest linux?

>>62076500
And how would I would I correct this?
is not me >>62076507
>>62076517
I've edited nothing.
I booted from usb it gave me a 4 options the 1st one being default. I chose that one and the error showed up

>>62076528
kernel.org / git.kernel.org

>>62076532
stop pretending to be me!

>>62071513
I wouldn't recommend it.
Arch is a very good distro, but you need to know what is wrong with other distributions before you go with it.
You will waste more time than the average arch user if you don't know how you want your system to be setup and while CS is not a hard education, you will end hating to spend time on the distro when you don't have it.
There are so many distros where they made choices for you which is much better.
Manjaro can give you a taste of what arch could be, but it breaks more than arch so I wouldn't use that either.
Unless you know better, use the one the university recommends, it is more likely other people can help you out with problems you might have.

>>62076528
https://archlinux.org

This is a legitimate post! <-That exclamation mark adds legitimacy.

I have a few projects I am working on and i thought it a good opportunity to try GNU/Linux.

These are serious questions:
I tried a couple of distros on my Intel Nuc and they didn't detect the network drivers, neither did Ubuntu LTS but regular Ubuntu just werked.

I see all these nice riced out interfaces on here, can you imagine my horror when that Gnome desktop arrived, I cursed it's orange and purple hues and fischer price side menu with buttons visible from space... I went outside kicked a puppy then installed Cinamon, which is nice default in a Windows 2000 sort of a way, are there any better Desktop environments?

My other question is around fonts, why do they look so horrible an a 65" screen and what can I do to make them less blurry?

Lastly, is it possible to install Cassandra on an ARM system? I had horrible trouble on my PCDuiono and gave up.

>>62076441
assuming you are implying windows is bad, which i don't argue with, and by extension appimages/flatpaks, why are you against them?

>>62073249
i think there was a bug about crypto something with 234

>>62073425
gnome, its objectively visually, technically superior

>>62075195
no, ubuntu is supposed to have best HW support and compatibility ie just werk™
you may want to check out ubuntu gnome or >>62059599

>>62075997
unity*

>>62076085
no, >>62059599 is better (objectively)

>>62076100
ubuntu gnome or something with gnome - it is best for old people imho

>>62068528
stop using x

>>62076561
lts is for servers
regular is for desktop
unity is crap, use gnome and see scaling and stop kicking puppies

Does pacman actually break shit/act like a pain in the ass? The AUR looks neat as fuck so I'm thinking about moving to Antergos, but if it's going to shit the bed every few weeks I'll just stick to Debian.

>>62076544
>Arch is a very good distro
meme distro for kiddies and wannabes
claims to be lightweight, but is bloated
claims to be simple but is broken
inane memes about "KISS"
users unironically praise insecure user repo which exists because the offical packages are lacking

>>62076584
>ubuntu is supposed to have best HW support and compatibility ie just werk™
You sir, fell for a stupid marketing meme.

>>62076620
>claims to be simple but is broken
How exactly is Arch broken?

>>62073425
no one read it i think.
pretty sure they are using gnome starting 17.10 to work out the kinks for 18.04. don't use vanilla ubuntu, just getting the info from podcasts and what i read about it.

>>62076646
hm?

i just downloaded xubuntu on my shit laptop
im at a loss as to what i do now besides find a wallpaper and find a browser/get extensions

>>62076688
Hardware suport is the same on all distros. Linux has drivers, not Ubuntu. All this "compatible with Ubuntu", or that "our favorite distribution is Ubuntu" Steam meme, etc. is pure marketing. A game, graphic card, wifi, whatever which works on Ubuntu will also work an any other distro in the same way.

>>62076741
FUCK YOU CANONICAL

>>62076620
The community is a bit toxic, sure.
I still liked it when I used it.
The KISS idea is that the distro gets better if you don't do anything and I tend to agree.
Take it to the extreme, android is by far the worst Linux distribution. Everyone is managing so much and everything is just making it worse.
I wish incompetent people would just recognize what they were and took the lazy solution to most things.

>>62066804
/fgt/ — Friendly GNU Thread when

>>62076741
you misunderstood obv
it maeks things easier

>>62076761
>The KISS idea is that
devs do as little as possible

arse is dev not user focused

>>62076759
lol

>>62076761
Dumb people don't know they're dumb. That's why OSes for normies are so user hostile.
>NOPE, FUCK YOUR OPINIONS, WE'RE DOING IT MY WAY
This is actually better for the plebes since it lessens the damage they can do to the Internet. Remember when literally every networked unpatched XP machine was sending spam? Good times.

>>62076769
stop, right now

>>62076769
good idea

So if Arch is the shitty son of a Meme and Gentoo is the fat big Daddy Meme and Ubuntu is so botnet it's like licking the floor of a public bathroom.... FU CANONICAL! ..

What distro?

If you say Void, I will know you frequent glory holes with knee pads.

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>>62076838

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>>62076838
Debian

>>62076769
>faget
or
>faglet

>>62076838
mine ;^)

>>62076866
rip in peace ian

>>62076882
he was an alcohol

>>62076532
>>62076482

>using manjaro aka bug introducing abstraction layer

Arch doesn't have that problem.
People that aren't idiots don't have that problem.

>>62076522

Swap escape with caps lock.

>>62077271
Friendly thread.

>>62073006
... no?

>>62076342
can't argue with that

>>62076838

If you don't want Arch, the only reasonable alternatives are NixOS/GuixSD, but they are not very mature as of yet.

>>62076838
>Ubuntu is so botnet
Unity is botnet

>>62077428
Developed by Canonical which developed Ubuntu.

>>62077442
Canonical is botnet.

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>>62066804
>ln -s /usr/bin/st ~/bin/xterm
>bindsym $mod+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal -e tmux

>>62077449
they service nasa and google

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>>62077452
>alias clearscreen='clear'

>>62077449
They worked together with Microsoft to create "Bash on Ubuntu on Windows". Thats even more than botnet.

Can someone please create a new thread?

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>>62077468
>clearscreen='clear'

How do I pass URL in the clipboard as an argument for a command?

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Are there any terminal color schemes that are designed for maximum contrast between all the possible combinations of colors and backgrounds?
I just made this one from http://ciembor.github.io/4bit/
It seems ok but some combinations are difficult to read. In particular white on yellow, which is used a lot in vim for highlighting.

>>62077514
ctrl-shift-v

>>62077514
$(sselp) or $(xsel -something)

>>62077524
I'm doing it, but it doesn't work
I'm using XFCE if this makes a difference
Exec=mpv --player-operation-mode=pseudo-gui -- "$(sselp)"

>>62077539

sh -c 'mpv "$(xsel -ob)"'

>>62077556
Still doesn't work.
What I'm trying to do is create a desktop shortcut so when I copy a link into the clipboard it would open it.

>>62077539
you don't have sselp installed do you

Look mom, new thread: >>62077602

>>62077607
sselp is installed so does xsel.

>>62077638
are you sure you are clicking this modefied .desktop and not the default mpv.desktop

>>62077662
Yes, I've even change the comment so I know which is which.
It's not the first .desktop I make, I've made few before for several twitch and chatubrate streams.

I want to open a terminal run an application, then be able to close the terminal window without having the application closed.
What's the best way to do it?
& Or & disown?

>>62076838

Fedora

>>62077684
sselp has a PRIMARY priority but in firefox it also works for clipbord(right click - copy link), i suppose you use another browser or copy url from somewhere else?

if with "$(sselp)" try to highlight the url instead of ctrl-c

else test xsel

>>62077731
*tips distro*

Whats the point of Fedora again?

>>62077539
on arch this works
just sayin

>SYNOPSIS
> sselp


>DESCRIPTION
> sselp prints X selection to standard out.


>OPTIONS
> sselp has no options.


>SEE ALSO
> Homepage <http://www.suckless.org/>

literally useless

>>62077752
I'm using arch.
>>62077738
Somehow copying links from plain text works.
Highlight doesn't work
Xsel work the same to sselp.
Older version of firefox seem to work, but only with https sites, newer version doesn't.

>>62077770
Hey cool, I'm using Arch too!

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What am I doing wrong?

>>62077777
Nice get you stupid cocksucker

>>62077797
install nixos

>>62077797
Using Linux

>>62077816
GNU/Linux*

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>>62077777

>>62074529
>opensuse
Is it good? I need something newfag friendly.

How to you type a command without it being saved in history?

>>62077902
Put a space in front of the command.

>>62077770
ff5502 from mozilla
arch

Exec=mpv --cache=no --sub-auto=no --ytdl-format=worstaudio --no-stop-screensaver --script-opts=osc-visibility=always --player-operation-mode=pseudo-gui
-- "$(sselp)"
Terminal=false

this worked with just highlighting the url in ff

try to kill/off your xfce-panel and start it from a terminal to see if it will show any error msgs after you click your moded .desktop

>>62076260
>make sure to encrypt you ganoo/linus partition
Only the root partition or all of them? Are there any downsides to it? Drop in performance?

>>62077907
Tried that, didn't work.

>>62077934
What shell are you using?

>>62077941
Bash

>>62077962

export HISTCONTROL='ignoreboth'

Put this in your bashrc. To see what it does, run:

man -P 'less +/HISTCONTROL' bash

>>62077972
Now it doesn't save any at all.

>>62077993
Change "ignoreboth" to "ignorespace".

>>62078002
That worked.
Thanks.
Why ignorespace worked while ignoreboth doesn't?

>>62078010
ignoreboth ignores commands beginning with a space and duplicate commands (when you run ls 10 times, only one ls will be saved into the history). You propably tested it with the same command.

How safe it is to install apps from launchpad?

>>62067596
This literally just happened to me on Wednesday.
>Been having severe wireless connectivity issues on my laptop since Windows updated. completely dropping from the network and data rates dropping so low programs would come to a halt.
>Having had problems with shitty drivers affecting the speed of my network card when it was new, which were later patched in updated drivers, assume it may be that a generic driver is to blame.
>Decide to use the driver rollback on Windows' Device Manager to hopefully rollback to a working version, assuming I can just update again if it's not fixed.
>As soon as I do this, Windows bluescreens for the first time ever since owning the laptop.
>"Something Happened"
>Crashes on boot every time, causing a bootloop.
>Decide I'm too annoyed to deal with this right now, Windows' automatic recovery is doing fuck all, and just boot into old Arch partition instead.
>Update all my packages and reboot it.
>Try to start X but it's broken, only thing visible is mouse cursor and ghost of the TTY I started it with
>Troubleshoot for a while and eventually fix it.
>Various other things are slightly broken from lack of maintenance and updating.
>Easily troubleshoot and fix them, have an errorless system again in less than 30 mins.