/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread

Is RMS right? Are we using GNU with linux?

>>62098593
Yes.

>>62098593
Well we're certainly using gnu software, even if it's only to compile our kernel.

is it worth making your own distro from scratch?

How do you pronounce 'GNU/Linux'?

>>62098675
Unironically just install Gentoo

>>62098675

Are you an idiot? Are you going to maintain all the packages that you use and their dependencies and keep up with their updates, security patches and other best practices?
Are you going to create new software, like a package manager, despite there already being package managers out there?

>>62098675
Don't listen to this homosexual >>62098700
Install Source Mage, it's literally LFS with a package manager.

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Wizards Assemble!

Advanced users of GNU/Linux (and I mean advanced), remember to try Source Mage GNU/Linux. True source-based distribution, and (in contrast with Gentoo and Arch) is:
Free from obfuscated and pre-configured code.
Fully committed to GPL, uses only free software (as in freedom) in their main package.
With even the documentation licensed as FDL.
Without 3rd party patches, sensible defaults or masked packages.
Doesn't need obfuscated python libraries, only bash.
No systemd (they've implemented their own init scripts system http://sourcemage.org/Init).
Uses clean dependencies as they came from upstream developers, which by the same provides instant updates.
Can heal broken installs.
Can also use flags.

Do you like Arch Linux's AUR? Do you like Gentoo's portage (or ports-like) package manager? With SMGL's "sorcery" you get all that. Making new spells (package build files) not found in the grimoire (repository of spells) is easy http://sourcemage.org/Spell/Book

Bash hackers welcome! Come and join http://sourcemage.org/

Installing SMGL is easy, here's the simplified process:
>boot a live Ubuntu (or whatever) USB drive
>go to SMGL website and download compressed archive of the base system
>partition and mount partition(s)
>extract the archive onto the new partition(s)
>chroot, set root passwd, hostname, configure network and locale, write fstab, install grub/lilo
>reboot
>compile a kernel (preferably the newest stable one from kernel.org)
>update sorcery, grimoires and the build toolchain
>rebuild the system (hold spells you've already built, so you don't build them twice)
The install guide will hold your hand through the whole process http://sourcemage.org/Install/Chroot
Do the chroot method, since the regular live ISO method guide is out of date currently.

Here's a list of common commands: https://pastebin.com/i4DALaNV

>>62098679
"gnu slash linux"

>>62098723
Gentoo is also basically LFS with a package manager. And so is Exherbo. Literally every source-based distro is LFS with a package manager, because that's what it means to use LFS.

>>62098679
"ɡnuː ˈlJnəks"

>>62098918
Does Gentoo get code directly from upstream in it's default state?
If no, then it's not "basically LFS with a package manager".

>>62098939
Do you pronounce the 'slash' though?

>>62098948
But SMGL doesn't do that either. Granted, they're a lot less hands-on with their packaging, but they still have to modify the packages in order to adhere to file system hierarchy.

tfw installing

>>62098971
No.

>>62098745
>reasons to use source mage over gentoo
>
>
>...

>>62099005
Doesn't that imply that Linux is a GNU project?

Linux system administrators, how well paying is your job?

>>62099090
does this imply anyone cares?
we know what you mean.

>>62099111
But other people might not.

>>62099138
anyone who doesn't know the gnu/linux, the meaning/meme behind it won't care what you call it, it's going to be 'linux' no matter what you do

>>62099099
>implying anyone here even has a job

Although I don't play games nearly as much as I used to. I'm looking for a good Linux or BSD distribution that will be an all over good experience when it comes to basic use, doing research, typing up documents, some programming but can also run games well. I don't need to be able to run absolutely every game in the book, but I'd like to be able to play most of my steam library and all of the blizzard games.

>>62099090
Personally, when I write, I often use slashes to list comparable objects/people/topics together when a list in itself (delineated by a comma) doesn't seem to convey the right message, and I'll talk the way that my prose reads, so I'll sort of make verbal "/"s in my mind during conversation, which generally sounds a lot like me making a list, except I won't pause between words.

t. autist

>>62099250
What you can do on one distro, you can do on others.
Next, read the OP.

Does anyone know the setxkbmap
equivalent of the following xmodmap commands? I have been unable to find anything straight forward.

xmodmap -e "clear mod4"
xmodmap -e "add Mod4 = Super_L"

It comes from this question. i3 is not recognising my Super key presses and I need to remap it.

I'd appreciate your input.

https://askubuntu.com/questions/557029/super-key-the-windows-key-not-working-in-i3wm-in-14-04-1-lts

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Do I bite the bullet and install Manjaro on my new XPS 13? I need my rice.

>>62099505
give me a reason for not installing ubuntu first

>>62099505
at least install arch like a non retard
but then again, you are a dumb frog poster

You don't need to learn anything terminal-related besides whatever software package manager you use. And that's perfectly documented and is easy peasy.

I used Debian back in the day. Rolling Fedora now. Pick whatever you want, as long as it's easy to install you will be fine. There's no need to restrict yourself to Ubuntu.

>>62099505
>>62099557
>>62099518
Meant to quote you, frogfriend.

>>62099518
I figured that I could use Manjaro to learn proper Arch.

>>62099600
go use arch if you want to """""""learn proper arch"""""
no such thing though. there's no reason to use arch over debian unstable or even ubuntu

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>>62099557
So Manjaro should be a good starting point?

>>62099627
kill yourself, frogfag

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I guess I'll go ahead and go for it. I'll see you on the cozy side

>>62098562

B-but...where's systemd?

>>62099645
The thread says friendly, dude.

>>62099645

You first, cockfag.

>>62099701
>>62099710
get out of my thread, frog posting shit stain

>>62099738
dude its a frog ok calm down

>>62099738

I posted no frogs, false accuser.

>>62099738
>>62099762
Everybody calm the fuck down. Frogs were posted, but that's no reason to go apeshit.

Why do programs need glibc installed to run?

If it's a library that you use in your program written in C and then compile the program, why do you still need the library files around? Won't the various features from the library end up in your program? Also, if it's just an uncompiled text file, how can programs use it?

Do I have this wrong and somehow glibc is in compiled for and then other programs can use features from it?

>>62099788
have one shared libc so every program isn't being bloated up by having the library with it.

>>62099738
>Tfw I cause massive asspain by posting a fucking frog

>>62099808
you think too highly of yourself

>>62099624

> there's no reason to use arch over debian unstable or even ubuntu

Fucking retarded meme poster.

There are reasons. The reason are the same as with any other distribution. Ubuntu has a fixed release, while Arch and the Debian branches are rolling release. Debian and Ubuntu patch software heavily from upstream and not just modifications so they run on different architectures. Arch keeps the packages as close to upstream as possible. Arch has non-free software in its repositories by default, Debian doesn't. They use different package managers.

Stop posting you retarded meme spreader.

>>62099825
i'm trying to keep it contextual. does this manjaro user really need """"""heavily modded packages"""" for his very obscure cpu arch? i dont think so. does he really need 30 minute old software? again, i don't think so. reasons to use pacman over apt? i don't see any - and it isn't hard to add the nonfree repos to debian.

>>62099825

What's upstream of Debian?

>>62099852

>does this manjaro user really need """"""heavily modded packages"""" for his very obscure cpu arch?
Debian patches it, you retard, not Arch and its shitty downstream distributions like Manjaro.
Lay off the quotation mark memes, you retard. You don't even know what it means. Just like you have no idea what you're talking about in the distribution sense.

>>62099859

Distribution wise? Nothing.

>>62099874
you didn't read my post properly. i never said manjaro / arch patches them - which is why i said does he really need them patching. you know what i mean, you're being a moron on purpose
what made you pick arch over ubuntu...?

>>62099788
>what is dynamic linking

>>62099460
Bump. Maybe I should post a frog to get answers.

>>62099852
>why have a choice if I don't like it?

>>62100210
you're missing the point

umm I found some mysterious '.swm' file in my home directory
it's mostly garbage, but I found a part of my firefox css crammed into a single line
it's 19G
what could it be?
how do I proceed?

>>62100287
probably a file from vim. it keeps files starting in .sw as a backup incase the program crashes. just get rid of it

>>62100304
if you say so

>>62100304
u have been hacked lol

>>62100387
meant to>>62100287

>>62100387
ok thanks for the tip bro

>>62100304
isn't 19G a lot though?

>>62100409
did you open something by accident in vim or whatever?
i looked up the .sw files on askubuntu and people have seen large files too, exceeding 14gb. bugs happen i guess, just get rid of it and forget it.
capcha public humps for

>>62100433
>did you open something by accident in vim
I might have opened some non text file by accident

>>62099859
Red Hat. Especially now that Debian is a systemdOS

>>62100479
debian fags btfo

>>62099460
>>62100153
Nevermind. Already posted in stack exchange.

Could that anon pls share the bash vi-key setup stuff? Goin' to try.

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>>62100656
Here you go, anon https://pastebin.com/r612QdVV

>>62100656
Read this if you haven't already https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/readline

How would I start compiling my own kernel ?
Any Guides or documentation for big guide lines about the different important/most used flags & their uses ?

>>62100897
start from learning how to use a search engine

>>62100897
download source
run 'make menuconfig'
tick some boxes
'make install'
www.startpage.com first please.

>>62100897
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/Configuration
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Kernel/Gentoo_Kernel_Configuration_Guide

>>62100897
>download the tarball from here https://www.kernel.org/
>make sure the source is clean

$ make clean && make mrproper

>configure (menuconfig is deprecated, use nconfig)

$ make nconfig

>compile (jobs is the number of cpu cores times the number of threads per cpu + 1)

$ make -j<jobs>

>install the kernel

# cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-<append_whatever>

>install modules (modules are in /lib/modules/)

# make modules_install

>make your boot loader detect it
>done

>>62100938
>>62101056
>>62100926
>about the different important/most used flags & their uses
I already looked that up.

I was looking for some sort of compilation about the "boxes to tick" themselves. There's a shitload of them, and I don't really have the courage to look them all up to see what they do. I don't really want to forget or "untick" important ones...

But thx anyway, I don''t really know what else I was expecting from asking here.

>>62101179
there's help sections built into the config menu. they are from the devs themselves - so i don't get what more you'll need. if you've managed to get to the stage of fiddling with your own kernels, you'll have enough knowledge to do fine. just ensure you read the help menu for each option if you're not sure and follow the recommendations or leave the default if you're unsure

How do i make linux partitions behave like in windows?
>2 partitions
>1 for root
>1 for media, games, etc
What should i use as mount point for my file storage partition? When i leave it blank, installer says it will not be mounted. Does that mean that partitions will be unacceptable for me? When i mount it as "/VIDEO GAMES" it blends with root folder. I want muh partitions separately like on Win. Pls help.

>>62101485
make root partition(/)
make home partition(/home)
or something similar, like /home/user/directory/101/
you can't mount /video games - it is not an absolute path nor is it valid and it can't contain spaces. i'd personally recommend you split between / and /home.

>>62101485
Make a separate partition for you /home ?
Or make a directory called video-games in it and mount your separate partition on it.

>>62101568
>>62101581
I want my "Video Games" partition to appear as separate entry similar like /home to /root. But i only could mount my partitions to either /root and /home as folders.

>>62101608
can you not make a mountpoint to /home/USER/video_games ?

>>62101608
Did you try in /mnt ?

>>62101608
why not put video games in home?

>>62101485
just have a single partition for the time being, until you stop being a noob

>>62101485

That's how the filesystem layout works. Stop living in the Windows mindset.

>>62101615
Why though? It will be basically the same but bit more organized, sure.
>>62101630
Nope. What it does?
>>62101642
Im a winfag and its unintuitive to me.
>>62101656
You think i should just make partitions and mount them wherever (like in /home) for time being?
>>62101713
Im trying!

>>62101726
yes it will be the same.
you won't notice a slightest difference in your games being mounted on a seperate partition in the slightest.
what are you actually trying to achive?

>>62098971
Yes; you must stick your tongue out and blink twice (quickly) before expressing the following statement.
e.g.:
("gahnoo %s linucks", tongue_blink)
I hope that clarified things a little.

How to throttle GPU fan in Ubuntu?

>>62101966
did you look it up first?
https://askubuntu.com/questions/42494/how-can-i-change-the-nvidia-gpu-fan-speed

>>62101988
But I'm using AMD

>>62101966
radeon-profile and radeon-profile-daemo. not sure if they're in the ubuntu repos but building it isn't too hard.

>>62102015
i literally searched 'ubuntu change gpu fan speed'
why can't you do the same if your case has specific requirements?
why didnt you think to google this before asking here

does anyone know if

wget -N http://example.com/
(check if the remote file has changed, and download it if it has)

executed every 1sec is taxing for the remote server? will it get me blacklisted?

>>62102052
Was too scared to Google

>>62102060
every single second??
what do you need to check so urgently??

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Lets say i have few unformatted hard drives and want to install Linux. How do i go about it in the most correct way? I need at the very least to have an OS partition separately in order i need to reformat/reinstall there. Where do i mount everything?

>>62102097
mount root and home on a seperate partition. wipe the root partition and all your configs, files etc are still there to read on /home

>>62102082
long story but it's running on a pi checking a remote txt file every sec, and launching a video record script when txt file is updated

>>62102113
Should i mount all hard drives for storage to /home? Or to /home/Drive1, /home/Drive2, etc?

>>62102157
if you absolutely must, it's probably better to use tcp keepalive rather than keep forming new requests with wget.
>>62102166
i don't know anything about using mulitple drives for a single partition, can't help out there i'm afraid

>>62098562
>Friendly GNU/Linux Thread
>Friendly
[it becomes quiet] Friendly how? What's friendly about it? You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it's me, I'm a little fucked up maybe, but friendly how, I mean friendly like it's like Windows, it amuses you? it make you laugh, it's here to fuckin' amuse you? What do you mean friendly, friendly how? How is linux friendly? How the fuck is it friendly, what the fuck is so friendly about linux? Tell me, tell me what's friendly!

omg mpv works from command line

comfiness just increased tenfold

>>62102187
the thread is friendly

>>62102176
thanks.. I'll look at tcp keepalive

just out of interest do you know if wget -N is any less taxing than plain wget?
like is just reading the page headers less bandwidth used?

>>62102204
Oh man, you ruined a good joke with your chronic autism. Kill yourself!

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In Dolphin,

is there a way to paste an image URL when picking an image, like you can do in windows?

I know in windows it just downloads the image in your temp files anyway but imo it's a hell of a lot easier than manually saving every image you want to post.

Thanks to the anon who recommended gmusicbrowser. It works fairly well.
The only major problem is the volume fucking up when using gstreamer 1.12.2.
This issue bellow describes the same problem I had: https://github.com/squentin/gmusicbrowser/issues/111.

The root of the problem seems to be related with some change in the internal values of the playbin after settings its state to null (i.e., https://github.com/squentin/gmusicbrowser/blob/master/gmusicbrowser_gstreamer-1.x.pm#L340).

Setting the volume again after the playbin state change has fixed the problem although this is probably not the ideal way of fixing this.

...
$self->SetVolume($self->GetVolume());
$self->{state_after_skip}=undef;
$self->{already_next_song}=undef;
...

>>62102234
Probably yes. Try it and report back? :)

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>>62102204
[takes a drink] Now go home and get your fuckin' virtualbox.

>>62102226
sorry, thought you had misunderstood compound adjectives

>>62102278
top kek

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This was fun. https://cmdchallenge.com

>>62102234
What do you mean in Dolphin? You mean when uploading an image to 4chan? Because that's not using your filebrowser.

It's a filepicker that your browser opens which is totally different, and if you can't paste the URL into it well then that's probably because you're using the new GTK3 filepicker which is absolute festering nigger diarrhea that is infinitely more useless than the already shitty GTK2 filepicker. But at least in the GTK2 one you could paste URL's

>>62100730
>>62100710
thank!

>>62102234
>>62102408
Actually I just found a way to do it in GTK3 filepicker.

You have to press Ctrl+L and that will make the path bar visible. In GTK2 it was always visible so it was easier.

But of course this setting doesn't stick, because why would they do anything right? So you'll have to press it every single time.

>>62102234
for 4chan you can download 4chan x, which will add a little "post from URL" icon next to the file uploader

Is there a way to make KDE remember my favorite applications and always have it open certain applications on specific virtual desktops on startup?

>>62102528
>KDE
idk, but look into i3wm when you stop being a noob

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>>62102408
>>62102495
No, it's KDialog. Maybe part of KDE? I just assumed it was Dolphin because everything looks exactly like dolphin. Unless it's just some system thing that hooks INTO dolphin.

>>62102527
>extension
Thanks, might consider it, but I'm trying to find a new browser right now, so not really big on the idea of committing to a chrome extension.

>>62102716
Have you tried just pasting the URL into the Name field?

>>62102716
>>62102770
Or the address bar at the top, where it says /home/john/Pictures/

>>62102770
>>62102789
Yep, hence why I'm asking here, lol. It just does nothing when hitting enter or open.

How do people get these cool looking desktops with only a mosaic of terminal?

Bonus point if that would be only one virtual desktop and I could use the others normally

What does /fglt/ think of the runit init that void linux uses?

Should the ESP partition be formatted in vfat or fat32 ? I see contradicting stuff on the webs.

>>62102838
We think init systems are actually pretty irrelevant to most desktop users, so anything that isn't shitstaind is good

>>62102097
>>62102166
Bump. Help pls.

>>62099700
Good suggestion. There really should be a link in the sticky to a good systemd / systemctl cheat sheet now that it's an integral part of most mainstream GNU+Linux distributions.

>>62102825
see >>62102629

>>62102854
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EFI_System_Partition

>>62103003
I'm the same anon that asked the KDE question

>>62102226
It wasn't a good joke, sorry.

>>62102629
yeah this looks perfect thanks

>>62103039
then that's a sign from god that you should install i3

>>62101568
>/video games isn't absolute and can't contain spaces
Both of those things are wrong.

>>62102825
I think you're referring to a tiling window manager, such as i3wm. I don't know how you could have that only on one workspace other than running a virtual machine with a tiling wm.
You could use i3 with stacked or tabbed windows on most workspaces, but it would still be i3wm.

>i3, i3, i3
There are other and better wms around guys.
Why is everyone copy pasting each others setup?

Whats the best program to manage partitions on Linux?

>>62103156
gentoo

>>62103156
gparted

>>62103156
linux

>>62103156
parted for terminal gparted for gooey

>>62103156
there's only fdisk or gparted.

I think gparted is easier to use because of the ncurses interface but I prefer fdisk because it feels less bloat (no fancy interface)

What is the best Linux defragmenter?

>>62103316
mkfs.ext4

>>62103316
e2defragfree
But you won't need it

>>62103219
Does fdisk even into GPT yet?

When do you want to use primary partitions on Linux?

>>62103488
yes ofc

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Anybody got any guides for SSH? I'm looking to basically just stream stuff to my phone and figure out whatever else is possible to do with it

>>62103529
man ssh
man sshd_config

>>62103529
easiest way to do that is through samba, although android supports only smbv1, so if you're a security freak you might not like that.

how can I watch a youtube video with vlc or mpv using youtube-dl and without writing on the disk?

Wow LibreOffice looks really nice. I always thought free software looks like crap, but the ui is very modern.

>>62103763
ramdisk

What is the best Linux kernel?

>>62103978
v4.12.9

>>62103978
GNU Linux-libre 4.12-gnu

>>62103156
fdisk, cfdisk (TUI for fdisk)

>>62103978
WSL

What is the best "What is the best" question?

>>62103472
does fragmentation happen on ext2?

>>62103491
>>62103316
>>62103156
GNU/Linux*

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>>62104186

>>62103763

$ mpv <link>

>>62103978
the one I'm using

>>62104151
the one you're asking

What do you guys have your hard drives mounted to?

>>62104235
your mom

>>62104235
There is a rack for HDDs in my case, they are screwed in that.

>>62104251
naked_banana_thumb.JPEG

>>62104251
>>62104253
No, i meant as in folders.

>>62104278
yes

stop running downstream distros

I heard rclone was the best Google Drive sync program, and I set up a remote, but how do I get an actual "google drive" folder in say ~/googledrive or something?

>>62104235
hdd1 - root and /home separate partitions
hdd2 - 1 partition for media at /mnt/hdd2

>>62104278
/ /mnt/backup ~/media

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>>62098562
Can someone tell me how to not make this fuck ugly? Who the fuck designed GNOME to make FireFux lose a quarter of it's space to the fucking status bar?

>>62104313
>Google Drive
eat led

>>62104344
Install stylish.
>>62104313
Uninstall Google.

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>>62104344
>gnome fags will defend this

>>62104313
>using botnet
>>62098562
/g/uys, i just Installed Gentoo on raspberryPi.
When i emerge "$(random_shit)" gcc takes whole CPU making impossible to log in with SSH.
Any tips?
I set portage nice to 19

I want to use it as SFTP/SAMBA/posiibly_IRC

>>62104278
dual boot windows on same hd
>click on my computer to automount windows part.
/media/$USER/$UUID

>>62104350
>>62104357
>>62104404

Why do I even bother coming to these threads anymore.

>/fglt/ - faggy google-lunatics thread

>>62104344
gnome is irredeemable garbage
use literally anything else

>>62104313
not gonna get much help here with that shit here. would suggest searching for it elsewhere with more pragmatic users. don't use either of those services so can't be of much help.
>>62104344
get a theme and some extensions, should make it a bit better.
otherwise go to another DE/WM solution.

>>62104332
>hdd1 - root and /home separate partitions
Why do you need separate /home? Is it good idea to mount all hard drives and partitions to /mnt or it doesnt matter really?

>>62104419
>thread focused on free software and getting away from the botnet
>people telling him to get rid of the botnet
wow who would've thought

What is the best way to share an external hard drive between different user accounts?
I hava a different user name on each of my computers.
Just make it 777?
Or should I make a user group that's allowed access?

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>>62104344

>>62104576
Use fat32

>>62098562
Does anyone have a bluetooth mouse that actually fucking works with linux

>>62104592
I want to be able to have >4G files and don't want to risk corruption.

Is it possible to mount multiple partitions to the same mount point?

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? There are no zombie or background chromium processes.

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.

>>62098679
geh-new linux

>>62104620
try it and find out

>>62104617
me

>>62104619
>4G files
Split.
>don't want to risk corruption
What are you afraid of? vfat is well supported on Linux

>>62104576
>make a user group that's allowed access
this
>>62104592
read>>62104590

>>62104627
which one

>>62104624
>using chromium

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>>62104650
>look mom i posted it again!!!!

>>62104483
It doesn't matter, separate home is good for distro hopping because your settings stick around.

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All I want is to boot a Live USB SO inside Oracle VM Virtualbox on linux. I can't find the answer, please help!

>>62104484
>thread focused on free software and getting away from the botnet
Projecting much?

>>62104712
Vbox is pretty well documented.

>>62104712
>using Oracle VM Virtualbox (TM)
use qemu+kvm like a non retard
>>62104718
read the op, shitforbrains

>>62104740
I only found Windows answers, using cmd and shit.
I thought it was not difficult since all the setup is done. I just want to plug the flashdrive, open the VM and use it.

>>62104750
Why should I change? Give me good reasons and I may go for it

>>62104750
> read the OP
I did, it says the thread is about using Linux and gnu, not about reasons for using them. You are projecting your own reasons on everyone else in the thread.
I understand it is easy to think this way if you hang out in echo chambers all day.

>>62104788
kvm (kernel virtual machine) gives you near native general processing performance
it acts in conjunction with qemu, a standalone hypervisor/cpu emulator that can serve as a sort of frontend to kvm
you can do all sorts of cool things with them like PCI/USB passthrough, including GPU passthrough (giving you near native graphical performance), etc etc

>mounting point = shortcut
Correct?

>>62104878
i'm projecting my projectile into your mother as we speak faggot

Loonix sucks shitstained ass

>>62104883
Is it more difficult to install than Vbox? I installed it some months ago since I started to be a full time linux user and it was a pain in the ass to configure everything.
I dont want to take larger steps than my legs if you know what I mean.

>>62104936
no

>>62104949
>Is it more difficult to install than Vbox?
it's easy to install, it might be a bit tricky to set up a VM, but luckily for you, there are graphical frontends for noobs
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/QEMU#Graphical_front-ends_for_QEMU

>>62104949
although, if it's windows you're putting there, the graphics performance will suck, although there are ways to make it not suck, like using SPICE and GPU passthrough, they are not noob friendly
GNU/Linux should work perfectly though

>>62104991
Doesn't VBox support kvm too?

>>62105056
no

>>62105074
I use it at work and didn't notice slow down.

>>62105080
what are you even talking about?
what do you mean by "support kvm"?

>>62104750
>using Oracle VM Virtualbox (TM)
>use qemu+kvm like a non retard
VBox + KVM + guest additions performs way better for some operating systems including windows than QEMU + KVM without GPU passthrough if you dont have a motherboard that supports it, let people use what they want if you don't know about their needs, retard.

>>62105074
they do.

>>62105094
>what do you mean by "support kvm"?
Use the "raw" cpu.

>>62105128
>>62105107
>>62105133
what the fuck are you smoking
>"raw" cpu
what the fuck is that

>>62104967
How is it wrong?

>>62105150
A mount point is where you take a hardware device and mount its filesystem.

>>62105146
I mean, getting the full power of the cpu. Seeing no difference in speed, like in the host.

>>62105146
virtualbox let's you choose KVM paravirtualization interface in the GUI.

>>62105172
do you even know what kvm is you mental handicap
>>62105187
i srsly hope you're baiting
and stop samefagging you dumb cunt

>>62105218
I'm not samefagging you stupid fuck and you're replying to more than one person, What's so difficult to understand? You can manage your kernel virtual machines through virtualbox given you loaded kvm kernel modules on the host.

>>62104350
>>62104357
>>62104404
>>62104484
Alright, I get it, using linux means you must by definition be a freetard. I am sort of like that myself but I've just been using google drive up till now to sync my documents in windows and am trying to make the transition.

So, is there a better cloud service that I should be using and that syncs my home folder in real time?

Completely new to bash scripting. If I need a file for a second, is the following method okay?

<code>
var=URL
if [ -z ${var}]
then
echo "Invalid URL"
else
wget ${var} -O /tmp/file.ext
*insert code here*
rm /tmp/file.ext
</code>

>>62105336
<

var=URL
if [ -z ${var}]
then
    echo "Invalid URL"
else
    wget ${var} -O /tmp/file.ext
    *insert code here*
    rm /tmp/file.ext

>>62105261
you need to stop posting
come back when you've learned what kvm is

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>>62105187
>virtualbox let's you choose KVM paravirtualization interface in the GUI

>>62105363
no argument fuck off retard

>>62105336
>If I need a file for a second, is the following method okay?
yes

Is there any tiling window manager that actually works well with a touch screen? Looking for something for my tablet.

>>62105218
>do you even know what kvm is you mental handicap
Yes.

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>>62105382
Thanks. I've created my first Bash script and it's absolutely worthless! I can Neofetch the album art of currently playing Spotify song automatically.

>>62105381
why don't you offer an argument, like for example, posting a screenshot of what you're talking about
i'll stop giving you any more (You)'s until you've done that, because i'll assume that you're either really fucking high, severely mentally challenged or just baiting
also, your samefagging is obvious >>62105398
wanna know why?
because there's only one person on this planet retarded enough to claim that virtualbox works with kvm and that's you

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gotta love linux

>>62105375
grow up virgin, you're not a child anymore

>>62105446
take your meds, boi

>>62105438
what are you plotting, anon?

>>62105436
not posting a screenshot dumb nigger a simple search could clear things up but you are obviously uncapable of this
https://superuser.com/questions/945910/how-to-select-paravirtualization-interface-in-virtualbox
>b-but samefag
again wrong

>>62105475
"real time" usb scope values, sine is mains picked up from my body, other is radio output

>>62105458
take your meds virgin weeaboo

>>62105491
>>62105545
how the fuck are you even able to utilize enough brain power to draw breath is beyond me
http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/FAQ#What_user_space_tools_does_KVM_use.3F
https://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Management_Tools
in the link you provided, they talk about presenting different interfaces to the guest system
it has nothing to do with what does the actual work on the host

>>62105491
>>62105545
learn what paravirtualization is

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>there is an actual discussion ITT about whether virtualbox can use kvm RIGHT FUCKING NOW

>>62105545
anime website

How do I get my browser file picker to use dolphin by default instead of whatever the heck file manager thing it's using instead?

>>62105735
by installing OpenSUSE or Arch.

>>62105446
>>62105545
>using the word "virgin" as an insult here
you need to go back

>>62105735
by installing gentoo

>>62105721
>the ABSOLUTE state of loonix generals

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>>62105740
by installing source mage

>>62105661
>>62105685
So what's your point? What I said was >>62105187

>>62105739
>>62105752
are you guys anti-linux shills?

>>62105763
>https://superuser.com/questions/945910/how-to-select-paravirtualization-interface-in-virtualbox
> Presents a Linux KVM hypervisor interface
> VirtualBox's implementation
That doesn't mean it is using KVM, just a KVM looking wrapper around its normal method of virtualization.

>>62105783
No, seriously. If you're using Firefox only OpenSUSE and Arch have the modified version to enable Dolphin afaik. I guess you could compile Firefox with the modification but who knows, I'm happy without thumbnails.

>>62105763
yeah, you also said >>62105056, >>62105107, >>62105133, >>62105172
and especially this >>62105261
>You can manage your kernel virtual machines through virtualbox given you loaded kvm kernel modules on the host.
which proves that you actually thought that virtualbox can act as a userspace frontend to kvm
and had no fucking clue about what you were talking about when you posted this >>62105187

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>>62105261
>You can manage your kernel virtual machines through virtualbox given you loaded kvm kernel modules on the host.

jesus christ, this thread is embarrassing

>>62105763
kill yourself, life is probably just suffering for you anyway
>>62105804
kill yourself for shitting up the thread by humoring a retard

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>>62105133
>>what do you mean by "support kvm"?
>Use the "raw" cpu.
holy shit

anyone >>62104160?

>>62105956
Friendly thread!

>>62104160
you don't need to defragment ext2, if that's what you're asking

>>62105735
Chromium uses qt filepicker on KDE if you don't mind about the botnet

>>62105982
In fact I was confusing it with VT-*. Because the option to use VT (or AT) in qemu is called kvm.

>>62106021
>if you don't mind about the botnet
t-thanks

Should i partition my hard drives during Linux installation or from live CD with gparted?

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What are some cool terminal commands?

>>62106127
Like you prefer.

>>62106052
>Because the option to use VT (or AT) in qemu is called kvm
it's true that kvm uses Intel VT / AMD-V, but it's not "an option" for qemu, jesus christ
please, read something before you post, you're making yourself look like an idiot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QEMU

>>62106127
during installation would be most convenient

>>62106135
:(){ :|: & };:

>>62106160
no bully

>>62106142
Which option do you pass to qemu to use VT/AMD-V? Maybe I use qemu incorrectly.

>>62106052
>AT
what's that

>>62106135
ul <file>
Shorter than cat. :^)

>>62106172
I was not sure of the exact name.

>>62106171
you pass `-enable-kvm`, but kvm itself is not an "option"
`-enable-kvm` is the option that tells qemu to use kvm

>>62106167
it's not a bully a fork bomb is a pretty cool thing to learn for someone new to the loonix

>>62106195
OK, so STFU. That's what I was saying since the beginning.

Why Linux wont let me to format partition as ntfs during install? Also what happens when your partitions have no mount point during the OS installation?

>>62106199
no, it's not
if that's what you meant to say, you need to fucking learn english

>>62106233
>Why Linux wont let me to format partition as ntfs during install?
With arch you can.

>>62106196
Thats not really "loonix" related tho.

>>62106199
1. learn english
2. lurk moar, newfriend

>>62106196
>loonix
rude

>>62106239
I said "Raw" cpu. SHut the fuck up, you lack abstraction and try to hide behind the actual name of that idea. In 20years the idea will still be there, and your vocable will be out. Sorry anon, you'll be always behind people like me. Arguing about words when only the core matters.

>>62106269
pls no bully

>>62106269
>>62106239
maybe you're just being too pedantic?

Its a friendly thread you idiots!

>>62106271
based on this post, I'd say you need to lurk at least 6 months before posting again, newfag

recommend me a lightweight Linux OS for my gaming laptop

should I install gentoo?

>>62106303
You just missed an enlightenment baichi.

>>62106307
>gaming laptop
bwah
>should I install gentoo?
mhm

>>62106307
What do you mean by lightweight? beacause you need a lot of bloat for gaming anyways, but if you're willing to compile stuff maybe gentoo will perfom better because of the optimization.

>>62106307
>Linux
GNU/Linux*

>>62106320
you missed a grey matter cluster

Something different: What is the most bloated distro around?

>>62106362
kubuntu

>>62106362
arch

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>>62106320
babies first time on anonymoose squid posting plank?

>>62106250
that depends on context, sure the concept isn't constrained to linux but this is a command that will work on a standard linux terminal

>>62106380
>kubuntu
I hope you know GNOME 3 and it's derivatives waste way more system resources than KDE

>>62106270
sorry friend i mean gnu/systemd/xorg/linux

>>62106413
does it mean, when I install firefox it's gnu/systemd/xorg/firefox/linux ?

>>62106447
It's just GNU/Linux, a combination of two systems. Firefox isn't an OS, nor systemd, nor xorg.

NEW THREAD

>>62106474
>>62106474
>>62106474

no bullying the newfriends edition

>>62106412
really? I didn't know that , just remember and old chart posted on /g/ some time ago showing the opposite, it's good to know since I'm a KDE user myself.

>>62106502
KDE is lightweight as fuck according to todays standards

>>62106487
>nor systemd
soon

>>62106487
neither is the gnu userland anon

>>62106576
Fake News

>>62106142
>it's true that kvm uses Intel VT / AMD-V, but it's not "an option" for qemu
-enable-kvm
Enable KVM full virtualization support. This option is only available if KVM support is enabled when compiling.
It seems optional

>>62106737
see >>62106800