/fglt/ - Friendly GNU/Linux Thread

Consider the following:

# mirror dir 1 to 2 on change
function mirror
  fswatch $argv[1] | \
  while read file;
    echo (date "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S") "$file"
    cp -r $argv[1]* $argv[2]
  end
end

When first starting this function, I can exit it with ^C or whatever. I can't do this after it has copied a file. I suspect the issue is with the while loop.
How do I more easily kill/end that function than doing `pkill -f fswatch $argv[1]`? Preferably I'd just press q, but if I can get ^C working that's fine too.
(Fish shell, but shouldn't matter too much for the problem?)

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.

Hello, GNU/Linux friends! I recently got a free computer with 4 GB of RAM, AMD E-350.

I've never learned Linux before but really, really want to. I was thinking about setting this PC up as a personal VPN. Do you guys think that is a good idea?

If so, what distro would you recommend? I don't mind jumping into the deep end with a tough to learn OS. I don't do much with my free time.

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What are some cool terminal commands?

>>62138314
sudo rm -rf /

>>62138376

rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on `/'
rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe

Doesn't work. ;_; why are you trolling me.

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I just installed Ubuntu. What AMD GPU driver should i install? Which is the best?

>>62138421
The free ones.

>>62138421
It literally took me an hour to find the right drivers. Look for codenames, there you should find the hint for the right drivers

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>he uses fedora

How can I ignore/disable/block proprietary drivers for a while?

>>62138707
uninstall them and install the free ones? It's not like they are huge

what the fuck, literally, 10 years ago I tried linux, tried it today again, and it STILL DOES NOT HAVE THUMBNAIL VIEW IN THE FILE UPLOADER???

what the fuck are linux developers thinking not to implement such a basic feature in all the years?

>use linux
>its better than windows
reality:
>no drivers
>no adobe suit
>gui from 1980
>like 10% game support
no, srsly, no thanks, well meme'd, that was the last time I'm trying this crap OS

Where's solus these days?

i was thinking of giving it a go, especially since my name is kevin

used ubuntu/debian/fedora/solaris in the past, not like a wizard or anything tho (i'm just tired of coding in windows ATM)

>>62139039
It's not meant for consumers like you. It's for a certain demographic which is why it has such a low usage share. And there's nothing wrong with it. Bye.

>>62139039
GNU/Linux*

you obviously haven't tried and the first time you hit a wall you throw your hands up and say "I quit."
Install Ubuntu and try again.

>>62139039
there are different file browsers retard ... And most of them can enable preview

But yeah if you care for 10% game support linux is not for you

>>62139104
he's talking about the filepicker, and the only one that has that feature is I believe dolphin

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>>62139039
Linux developers develop Linux, the kernel, not the GTK filepicker.

I got shit on a few threads ago asking about Rclone and other Google Drive clients.

Is there a better non-botnet, real-time syncing cloud service I can use to manage my documents?

/r/ing Windows 8 fuck you

>>62138202
>not grub rescue>
do you even

how can I stop gpg from creating gui pinentry windows asking for confirmation and passwords?

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>>62139039

>>62139253
sounds like you're implying google drive isnt botnet
rclone supports encryption, using that is unfortunately your best cheap option

>>62139253
encrypt your files, waste their botnet resources

how to fix the screen tearing when browsing websites?

Whats a good video that teaches regex so i can use programs like grep better?

>>62139039
>falling for the GNU/Linux meme
lol, idiot

>>62139656
install compton
compton --config /dev/null --backend glx --vsync opengl-swc --paint-on-overlay -b

>>62139661
http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/Regular.html

>>62139671
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

>>62139484
tried gpg --no-options ?

>>62139253
there is no cloud, its just someone else' server
use what you want, but encrypt or set up your own

>>62138202
so I have a thinkpad right
I want to know what commands I have to do to change the sensitivity on my trackpoint. Anybody know how to do this?

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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

>>62138314

alias animal='curl -w \\n https://animals.ivolo.me'

Recommend me a distribution for my restored Dimension 4200 (Pentium 4).

Is Puppy as fully fledged as any other distribution?

No LXDE spinerinos. It's shit.

How to completely remove all display drivers and reinstall fresh drivers?

>>62140031
Forgot to mention, I'm mainly salvaging IDE hard drives.

Would be nice to play emulators, since the GPU has a S-Video out.

>>62139539
>>62139561
>>62139717
Lol, these don't really help me. Ok so I guess I'll just continue using Drive.

In that case, I set up a remote in Rclone, but I can't figure out what to do now to get a syncing folder? Do I have to perform an initial command to tell rclone what files/folders to sync?

Do I have to mount it as a system drive?

What is a distribution that operates similar to Gentoo but is much easier to use?

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>>62138288
Setting up a personal VPN will only really benefit you if you have other resources you're trying to access remotely (to ensure only trusted parties get access), or if there are many users connecting through the internet through it (to hide your IPs amongst all the other traffic). If you're looking for an excuse to get into Linux you would be better off setting up a file server or something.
As to distros to try, "stable" is usually the keyword you want to look for. Check out Debian, OpenSuse leap, or CentOS for instance. There are plenty of options, and it can be daunting to sort through them all to find the one you like; just keep exploring until something makes you want to stay with it.

>>62140273
Source Mage

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>flashed Unbuntu to thumbstick via Rufus
>change boot option to otherOS in BIOS
>Try to boot into thunbstick
>This happens constantly
Not sure what i'm doing wrong...It is my GPU? The fact that i'm using DisplayPort? How the stick was formatted?
Tried installing Mint and i'd just get a black screen...

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>>62140398
Also muh specs

I'm about to install Source Mage, what should I expect?

>>62140398
I'm guessing the GPU, driver issues or something, I've used Rufus dozens of times with dozens of different distros, always worked

I see many people taping their laptop cameras, but what do you do with your microphone?

>>62140266
Update, nevermind, signed up for MEGA and had no idea it was this easy. AUR has a client specifically for Dolphin and it syncs immediately in realtime. Heck to the hell yeah.

Now just gotta figure out how to set my documents folder to point to ~/MEGA/Documents instead of the regular ~/Documents folder. Ideas for the simplest way to do this? Symlink maybe? Mega doesn't seem to like my current symlink I just made to ~/Documents.

Linux has no video games

>>62140903
But it does

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>>62140903
0/10

>>62140892
Lemme just add that I'm guessing I should just delete ~/Documents and add a symlink with that name to ~/MEGA/Documents, but will that fuck with the way programs save by default to my documents folder, and more importantly, get rid of the nice "page" icon on my documents folder? :3

Trying to use grep or sed to extract battery charge from acpi output:

Battery 0: Discharging, 100%, discharging at zero rate - will never fully discharge.

Something like

 acpi -b | grep -o '[0-9][0-9][0-9]%'
100%

but less retarded

>>62140661
I hope you know how to read bash scripts

>>62138314
curl wttr.in/(your or any city name, escape spaces with a \)

example:
curl wttr.in/new\ york\ city

>>62140939
Update again, I just said fuck it and symlinked ~/Documents to /MEGA/Documents and it works fucking perfectly. Totally forgot you could change the folder icon. Man mega is the way to go, so much better than google drive.

>>62140948
awk '{print $4}'

>>62140948
>>62141085
or if you insist on grep stop being a nigger monkey and

grep -o '[0-9]*%'

>>62141085
includes the comma

>>62141164
hurr durr stop being a nigger monkey and look at my second post bitch

>>62141170
Fuck you

is it ok if i install a bsd flavor on a shitty little server i have?
don't want to cheat on linux, just want to try i.

>>62140948

printf -- '%s%%\n' "$(( $(cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_now) * 100 / $(cat /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/charge_full) ))"

>>62141275
>>>/g/sqt

>>62141392
>long ass command
gues why acpi exists

What factors influence your choice on which distribution you use?

Seems like the main differences between distro's are what DE they're running and then second to that how often they update the Linux kernel with Arch being frequently and something like Debian less so? Forgive my ignorance I am a noob trying to embrace Linux.

I've read write ups on how to choose a distro and half of them are just talking about and comparing features which are really just DE elements and prepacked applications all stuff that (as I understand it) can be put on any distro anyway.

So far I'm leaning towards Arch but using the slower update path as I'm more interested in stability than bleeding edge updates and the only reason I'm leaning towards Arch is because it seems to be what most people consider the best around here and then I plan to pair it for KDE as that seems to be the most developed DE and I predict the stability concerns are not as relevant today as they once might have been however if they are my fallback plan is Xfce.

>>62141474
Long ass command runs multiple processes which are faster than acpi.

>>62141509
Just go install antegros and start programming, browsing the web etc.. when you want to game, do visual work and so on switch to windows.

>>62141509
>What factors influence your choice on which distribution you use?
The logo.

>>62141509
Also gnome is the most developed DE and the one backed up by corporations and will probably still exist in 20 years from now.

KDE is backed up by normal people and it's a mess.

>>62141509
install gentoo, it's exactly what you want

>>62141548
>open source
marketing cancer

>>62141548
I love how one fag removed the other "proprietary" car from the pic, but left the tesla quote. kek

>>62141410
friEndly

>>62141622
no problem

>>62141509
What factors influence your choice on which distribution you use?
The package manager and how the devs operate with the community.

>and then second to that how often they update the Linux kernel with Arch being frequently and something like Debian less so
Not only the kernel, but any software. Arch is "bleeding-edge", which means it tries to offer the latest version of everything. Debian is more conservative in this aspect.

>half of them are just talking about and comparing features which are really just DE elements and prepacked applications all stuff that (as I understand it) can be put on any distro anyway
correct

>I'm leaning towards Arch but using the slower update path as I'm more interested in stability
stability is a meme, stick with bleeding edge updates

>KDE as that seems to be the most developed DE
it isn't

hey /fglt/ can you recommened an IDE for developing in c#?

>>62141649
>C#
What is wrong with you. Learn a real language.

>>62141649
I think that only Java have this autism of having an whole IDE focused on one language

>>62141649
rm -rf is pretty good

rm -rf project

>>62141649
Emacs, Vim. Also drop C# and Learn C.

>>62141649
ed is the standard text editor.

>>62141665
>>62141683
no
>>62141678
It doesn't have to be for c# alone but I do need it to work with c#.
>>62141703
>>62141721
thank you

>>62141703
which is better, vim or emacs?

>>62141793
vimacs

>>62141509
Stability is a meme. It's good for servers because you don't have to update it as often. That's the point of stability. Less updates. For a normal user, more updates is usually better. Wouldn't you rather have the latest programs than being a year or two (or more) behind?

>>62141886
>a year or two
debian programs are more than 20 years old

>>62141509
I'm not sure what your noob level is, but I'll give you my personal experience FWIW.

I see all the Arch circlejerk in the thread and like the idea, but I'd only ever used noobuntu, so when I learned about Manjaro I went full normie and installed that shit in the KDE flavor and have been loving the shit out of it.

It holds my hand enough in the parts that matter (initial driver and system software, etc) but is open-ended enough for me to tinker with, and importantly, to force me to LEARN how to tinker with it. It's mostly stable but you can install bleeding edge whatever from the AUR. [spoiler]and piss off real Arch users by asking dumb questions and mentioning that you use manjaro...but still learn nonetheless[/spoiler]

Anyway if you don't want to go the full DIY install gentoo kind of route, I've found manjaro to be an awesome stepping stone to the Ye Olde Arch Master race.

can someone make an infographic for which distro gives how much ebenis?

Any book recommendations that have examples/exercises that will help me understand my operating system?

>>62141983
>I'm a girl
mint, fedora
>micro benis
*buntu, other downstreams
>medium benis
debian, arch, gentoo
>huge benis
guix, nixos, lfs
>need to carry it on your shoulder
machine works witout nonfree software
>could you please open a window just in case I get hard
source mage
>the largest benis of the universe
the one I'm using

>>62141983
>benis breaking into extra spacial dimensions
OpenBSD

Yo guys what trackers / dark regions of the internet I have to browse to find updated Linux native games like the ones released by steam GOG etc.

All the games I already play or want to play are native on steam trough porting or development there lol.

I primarily want stellaris for now and fallout 1.

Want to install a new OS, but obviously I want to test it out first.
If I test it on a VM and fuck around with the settings there, can I install it with those settings on my SSD later on?

>>62142381
Yep, just copy them from your vm to a flash drive or something after you're done testing.

Also another question can I reset the trail of CLion so I can use that beautiful IDE indefinitely?

>>62141509
try kde neon, it's ubuntu with the rolling version of kde strapped on top of it.

's good y'know

why are fdisk/parted so complicated instead of being simple and straightforward?

>>62142671
use gparted if you can't handle it

>>62142689
that's what I finally did, but I'm installing arch and cli options for partitioning are all that are available unless you boot a live distro and use gparted

I need some help, I'm using GNOME3 as DE and in some random times, the desktop start to show icons when it shouldn't. And if I enable icons, they'd be doubled. What the shit is happening?

>>62143046
dunno, but have you filed a bug report?

What OS should I use if I want to learn how to make it work? I don't want something already made for me like Ubuntu.

>>62139697
>Missing the joke

>>62143138
Gentoo

>>62143150
Now I don't know if you're memeing or not.

I'm a noob so please don't laugh... What should I format my ssd as coming from Windows?

>>62143138
Arch forces you to learn basically every part of the operating system. From choosing and configuring your bootloader to picking your filesystem and window manager. It's a lot of work but you learn a ton.

>>62143167
I'm not. If you want flexibility Gentoo is a solid choice. Look up some info about "portage" and what "USE flags" are and decide for yourself.

>>62143167
Well, firstly, you can do a stage3 install for basically any distribution. Look up ``debootstrap" on ddg, and you would know that.

Notwithstanding, Gentoo, in itself, provides a fair share of freedom for its users, while still providing the convenience of good, abundant packaging. One could argue that Gentoo's development methods are obtuse and monolithic and opressive--and they'd be right--and that Gentoo's ebuilds are idiosyncratic and just an overall abominable mess, but there's a few things Gentoo has that other source-based distros don't: stability, consistency, popularity.

I actually, personally, love Slackware the most of all other distros, but slackpkg and sbotools, imo, is a bit tedious to refine the way I wanted to, so I settle for Gentoo because of the convenience. In no way is Gentoo the compromise you might want, but it's the compromise that works.

>>62143206
Clearly you've never tried LFS in your life, or you would realize how painfully wrong you are, stupid archfag.

>>62143173
ext4 with trim enabled

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh I really want to install GuixSD but I can't because of muh games
Why must life be so difficult?

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>>62143251
Why are you trying to install a distro that's still in a formative state when its primary feature, Guix, is distro-agnostic and also perfectly functional on Debian?

>>62142704
There's cfdisk too

>>62143271
What the hell is the point of using a declarative package manager if I'm not _declaring_ my system?
I want to jerk myself off over how awesome my config is. I'd barely even get a half chub just installing a few applications here and there.

>>62143240
Don't have trim enable option on Ubuntu, but thanks man

>>62143210
Portage makes Gentoo plenty flexible--at least, in comparison to most other distros--but I disagree with your saying that Gentoo is /the/ distro for flexibility. Because, on closer inspection, Portage is practically the epitome of what not to do if you want a source-based distro.

There's a lot of specific things I can harp on about, but just take this one specific example of how not to do ``flexible'' distros: layman and overlays. Layman is a testament to the fact that Portage doesn't natively support multiple repositories. That isn't a great precedent for ``flexibility'', I would imagine. If you need to supplement portage in order to get things to work, you've already lost your enterprise audience. That's why Calculate even exists. If a distro is really that flexible, it shouldn't even have its own forks, and yet it has three of them.

>>62143206
I already replied to you, but I just want to reply to you again just to tell you that you are a moron.

>>62143304
Well, do you want to play games or not?

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What Desktop Environment is super duper on Arch?

>>62143358
They're all literally the same on every distro. And if they aren't, and the distro maintainer is willing to waste their time adulterating the experience of a DE/WM, then you probably shouldn't be using it.

>>62138314

telnet mapscii.me

>>62141649
Can you even compile C#?

>>62141886
>>62141886
>you don't have to update it as often

you have to update it as oftem as any, because it needs secutity fixes.

>>62142355
>>62142452
Bump.

>>62138202

mpv dvd://
Playing: dvd://
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 5.0.3
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
libdvdnav: DVD Title: THE_MATRIX_REVOLUTIONS_D1
libdvdnav: DVD Serial Number: 304D8117
libdvdnav: DVD Title (Alternative): THE_MATRIX_REVOLUTIONS_D1
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00ed0000. Regions: 2 5
[dvdnav] Selecting title 0.
[dvdnav] DVDNAV, switched to title: 1
[dvdnav] Error getting next block from DVD 1 (Error reading from DVD.)
[dvdnav] Error getting next block from DVD 1 (Error reading from DVD.)
[dvdnav] Error getting next block from DVD 1 (Error reading from DVD.)
[dvdnav] Error getting next block from DVD 1 (Error reading from DVD.)
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpeg: probed stream 0 failed
[dvdnav] Error getting next block from DVD 1 (Error reading from DVD.)
[dvdnav] Error getting next block from DVD 1 (Error reading from DVD.)
[dvdnav] Error getting next block from DVD 1 (Error reading from DVD.)
[ffmpeg/demuxer] mpeg: Could not find codec parameters for stream 0 (Video: none, none): unknown codec
[ffmpeg/demuxer] Consider increasing the value for the 'analyzeduration' and 'probesize' options
 (+) Video --vid=1 ()
     Subs  --sid=1 --slang=en (dvd_subtitle)
     Subs  --sid=2 --slang=tr (dvd_subtitle)
     Subs  --sid=3 --slang=ro (dvd_subtitle)
     Subs  --sid=4 --slang=bg (dvd_subtitle)
File tags:
 Title: THE_MATRIX_REVOLUTIONS_D1
Failed to initialize a video decoder for codec ''.
Video: no video
No video or audio streams selected.


Exiting... (Errors when loading file)

what do

>>62142452

>using a proprietary text editor
Just go back to Windows with that mindset.

>>62143311
It's called "discard" for ext4.

>>62143676
Check the bottom of the OP.

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g-guys I need help

>>62143985
It's an IDE dear neet friendo.

>>62144063
I've managed to find my answers outside of the archived page, but I cannot find satisfactory results to help with the trail reset for that IDE.

>>62144085

Add the "blame" option to see what's causing the longest delay.

Is it a good idea to start with Arc if you have basic knowledge in linux?

>>62144177
plymouth-quit-wait.service (30.211s)

>>62144179

Arc is too advanced. I suggest you start with Adwaita, which is the default and supports all GTK3 versions, despite the theming being stable now.

>>62144210

Check its logs and see what it's doing and look online for similar problems.
Why do you expect random people to know what your computer is doing?

>>62138202
Free Pasta:
>YouTube without pulseaudio
http://ix.io/xoM
>Better fonts thanks to bohoomil
http://ix.io/w6A
>Arch without systemd
http://ix.io/yqr

>>62144179
no

https://www.ubuntu.com/download/alternative-downloads
>Network installer
would give you a similar end result

you'll have a working base system in minutes
>skip last step of installer (don't select additional pkg groups)
reboot and install what you want, for example:

apt install i3 lxappearance pcmanfm arc-theme breeze-icon-theme

>ib4 ubanto autistic screeching
/ ~1gb; ram usage less than 100mb

>>62138421
if the gpu is one of the new ones amdgpu
if its not one of the new ones xf86-video-ati aka radeon
fglx is deprecated

>>62140031
>>62144347

>>62143358
all of them are fine, they all are upstream stable

>>62143374
>They're all literally the same on every distro
they aren't, arch has gnome 3.24 since forever, ubuntu gnome is still on 3.22 or some mix of .20 .22 and .24

>>62144420
Polaris RX 470. AMDGPU? Not AMDGPU-PRO?

>>62138421
Bump.

What is the best distro to learn about linux command/terminal for a beginner?

>>62144309
>Why do you expect random people to know what your computer is doing?
b-botnet?

>>62144572

Every distribution can run the same terminal emulators and software.

>>62143344
Haven't used layman in ages

$ cat /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf
[DEFAULT]
main-repo = gentoo

[gentoo]
location = /usr/portage
sync-type = git
sync-uri = git://anongit.gentoo.org/repo/sync/gentoo.git
auto-sync = yes

[steam-overlay]
location = /usr/local/portage/steam-overlay
sync-type = git
sync-uri = https://github.com/anyc/steam-overlay.git
auto-sync = Yes

>>62144572
Windows 10 with Linux subsystem.

Is there a "perfect" terminal emulator?
The best ones I've used so far are:

>rxvt
No font ligature support

>konsole
Bloated, image preview is buggy

>>62144836
>No font ligature support
???
Fucking why? It does unicode combining characters fine. What do you need special snowflake font shit for?

>>62144892
Not him but rxvt isn't wayland-compatible.

>>62144940
>wayland
>relevant

ITT: Why doesn't someone make me a terminal emulator that makes pretty pink cupcakes? I need it because reasons!

>>62142355
rutracker is pretty decent for linux games

>>62144966
Enjoy your screen tearing, granddad.

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>>62141067
>better than google drive

>>62144991
Yea, ty man it's exactly where I managed to find all the games I wanted - ty for bothering to answer tho maybe someone who is curious will see it.
Tho fallout 2 had only russian language so that's problematic.

>>62144992
>not configuring your driver properly
>not using a compositor
enjoy your buggy piece of shit wayland

>>62144992
Only a handful of vocal retards have screen tearing, really. If that was a feature of X we would know of it because everyone would have it. not just have a few arch babbies whining about it without know how to read logs now and then.

>>62144299
Agreed. Arc is a slippery slope: one moment you're trying out a dark theme, and the next moment, you're using a solarized theme or something equally as hideous, like a low-contrast dark theme.


>>62144179
Stay on the righteous path, anon. Don't use Arc. That's what Jesus would do.

>>62144466
pro is addon for amdgpu or something afaik
see arch wiki

>>62144984
Lunduke, I know that's you. Nobody likes you, and it's your fault LAS was shit.

>>62145036
doesn't gog use wine for most gaymes anyway?

use wine staging with galium nine
make another unprivileged user for it
get all the pre dx10 shit you want

>>62145240
For now I was interested in stellaris and the developers were nice enough to make it native on linux and the fallout 2 I found was native on linux as well but agian it was full russian I will have to dig more... but until then I have to finish desiring to play stellaris, which I can't because there's a major dlc coming soon.

Also I think cities skylines is also native on linux which I might grab.

How do i install xf86-video-amdgpu package on Ubuntu?

>>62141649
Visual Studio with ReSharper. If you're on Linux then Project Rider or MonoDevelop.

>>62145292

That's the Arch package name. Learn how to use your package manager and look for the key part of the package's name. That will display the package name Ubuntu's repository uses.

>>62141067
I couldn't help but thanks for updating, I just mega now too with your method, works like a charm

>>62141509
distrochooser.de
has also american language

>>62144572
I'd recommend Cygwin or VM if you don't want to install windows 10 for the subsystem.
But cygwin is really stripped down, so you eventually want to move from that

>>62145411
Thank you! I got the idea now. Do i still need to install xorg if my Ubuntu 16.04 supports my AMD GPU in the kernel? I came to conclusion that i only need to update mesa, since it seems to come preinstalled.

>>62145642

I'm not sure, but I think the driver you want to install is something called a DDX driver and it's used in X for 2D acceleration. I think it would be good to install that. Without it, I think, it uses the modesetting driver which is apparently something like a default one.

Hey guys. I really don't want to be a windows cuck anymore. I was going to get a used thinkpad, maybe a x220. What are some good tips for making the transition from windows to Ubuntu or mint? I wish I could be on your level.

How do i enable FN keys on my laptop?
When i start it touch-pad is always off and i cant turn it on because FN is off also

>>62145982
There are no tips except don't expect linux to work the same way windows does.

>>62145985
There's probably a setting in your bios.

>>62145985
you might want to check the BIOS/UEFI setup.

>>62145982
Before you switch, you have to take stock on what programs you really use (not like once a month, but daily). Try to find a free replacement for it or test it out in Wine.
The biggest issue is software compatibility. If you can sort that out, do the switch, because any Linux Distro will be more comfy than Windows, but otherwise you should probably stay with Windows until somebody gets what you wants working on Linux.
Or you could always dualboot in that case. Just make sure you have at least thought about this a bit.

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just fuck my shit up, senpai

>>62145985
Download "xev", and check their codes.
Use your favorite X Hotkey manager (I recommend sxhkd) to set up to do whatever the fuck you want.

>>62146572
autohotkey

Is there ever a reason to reload the config in i3 rather than just restarting?

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>>62146565
how
my decade-old laptop with spinning HDD boots in 18 seconds on sysvinit.

>>62146755
If you just made a small change why restart the whole X session?
You probably should ask this question the other way around, is there ever a reason to restart i3 rather than just reload.

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>>62139039

>>62146792
It's just as fast, and certain changes require a full restart.

>>62146794
app? I can't get Thunar to have one on arch for some reason.

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>>62146955
also Thunar, didn't do anything to it
pic was taken with Chromium but it seems to work with FF aswell

>>62146565

Check the log and see what's taking so long.
Mine takes 10 second for the hard drive to become ready and 10 seconds for it to flush the journal to it. I didn't know why, so I checked my drive's write speeds and they were atrocious (bought a new one when I started noticing that).

>>62146770

>every hardware is the same
Stop posting you retarded retard.

>>62146955

>apparently needs arch
>doesn't know how to read its baby suffering from ADD accessible documentation to see how to get what he wants

But good thing that you informed us that you use Arch.
Also good thing that you're an idiot who thinks software behaviour is exclusive to certain distributions.

>>62147049
ah, yes it does have one in the file picker, just not in a normal window.

Can you send me a WhatsApp Message? I have a new phone and want to test the LED indicator etc for whatsapp..
Number: +43 699 11632709

>>62147096
Actually you do need to install a certain library on arch manually to get thumbnails to work, so it's not farfetched.

mpd works as it should over wifi
is there a way to tune in and stream from the regular network? so I could be miles away streaming music from home?
ssh maybe?
or do I really have to set up an entire server for that?

i should upgrade my debian server... how much time should i calculate for such an action? there is services running, so i will probably do that at night/early in the morning.

are dist-upgrades straight forward or should i expect some troubles upgrading from 8 stable to 9?

>>62146755
almost always, because reloading is faster

Do you think Trog should be nerfed to be at a similiar power level of other god or would that be a no fun allowed change?

Did you know that when you read 'scroll of aquirement' with Trog as your god, you always get a manual?

>>62147222
damn, wrong thread sorry

>>62147147
You are asking how to stream mpd music over the Internet, right?
In that case, mpd has a built-in http stream server. You only need to add a httpd output in the config.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Music_Player_Daemon/Tips_and_tricks#HTTP_streaming
Of course, you need to also redirect the port with your router.

>>62147252
yea I've done that, that's how I'm streaming with wifi
no go over network
haven't redirected any ports though... thanks for the heads up

>>62147123

You need the same library on Ubuntu, Fedora and on every other distribution.

>>62147390
Well, you always have to forward the port if you want to access a server in some local network from the outside. If you have the mpd set up on say 192.168.1.5 on port 8000, your router needs to forward port 8000 to 192.168.1.5, otherwise the outside request never reaches the server.

>>62147519
yea... I'm on it
I'll give it a thorough run around

>>62138202
I'm trying out xfce in favor of Gnome, but I REALLY miss the supersearch/workplace zoom out that's assigned to the windows key in Gnome. What's the easiest way to replicate it in xfce? Is it something I can look up semi-easily in Gnome and copy over to xfce?

>>62147698
>>62147390
yeah

>>62148185
install a launcher like synapse or something

they all have extensions that do nearly the same thing

Installing NVIDIA drivers gives me a black screen after reboot, what do?

>>62148536
Use Nouveau

>>62148536
uninstall nvidia driver

>>62148546
One line explanation, would you kindly give more information?

>>62148563
How? black screen all I get after bootlader

>>62148566
Maybe this will help:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/nouveau

>>62148599
Depends on how you installed it. If you installed it with a package manager, you can uninstall it with the package manager. This is a distro-specific task.
Anyway, you need to regain control first. Can you switch to a TTY (Ctrl+Alt+F[1-6])? If so, then just issue the uninstall command from there. If you can't switch to a TTY, you will have to change the options in the bootloader (try setting the nomodeset parameter, and if that doesn't work, set runlevel 3. This will drop you in a command line). Alternatively, you can chroot from a live distro and work from there.

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I'm so fucking dumb. I have 2 audio outputs: the HDMI output on my monitor's speakers, and my headphones, plugged into the front audio port.

Also have a mic plugged into its front port. Now when I plug in the headphones, pulseaudio switches to Analog Stereo Output as it should, and I can hear sound through the headphones. But mic doesn't work - and when I switch to say, the "Analog Surround 2.1 Output + Analog Stereo Input" which I would assume would make the mic work, not only does it still not work, it shuts off the output sound entirely.

There are about 15 profiles in the drop-down for the built-in sound card btw. WTF am I doing wrong here, and why did pulseaudio come so fucky out of the box? Pic related, not mine but almost exactly the same as what I'm looking at.

>>62148936
Doesn't pulseaudio use totally separate dropdown boxes for selecting recording and playback devices? I don't see why messing around with your recording device should have any effect with the playback.
You are using "pavucontrol" right? On the "recording" tab?

>>62149066
O, now that you mention it, there's nothing at all in the recording tab.

Still googling around but not sure what to do from here to get it to show up.

>>62149103
If I remember correctly there should be a dropdown box at the very bottom of the recording tab that says "Show: Applications" and you can set it to show all, otherwise it only shows up when being used. Usually mics work out of the box though

How can i completely turn off mouse pointer acceleration? I only could set it to 0.1.

>>62149103
>>62149169
Or actually, it might be the "input devices" tab you're looking for. Sorry, I'm not a pulseaudio guru, just guessing here really

>>62149171
install gentoo

>>62149171

xset m 0 0

Usually does it. If not post back here

How can I make my speakers work even if I have my headphones plugged in? kind of odd that there isn't a way to select them, but looking trough google there isn't.

>>62149242
install gentoo

>>62149226
I am a newfag. Should i put that into terminal?

Is that normal for ASUS Xonar sound cards to appear as "ASmedia something Virtuoso (card name)"?

>>62138202
I was enough of an autist to fall for the Gentoo meme and now I'm fucking furious. I did the install on a VBox VM and it went pretty flawlessly. Now I did it on my machine and I can't boot, the boot process seems to freeze at the start, the last line being "fb: switching to nouveaufb from EFI VGA". From my understanding "nouveaufb" is something Nvidia graphics (which I have). I tried recompiling the kernel with all Nvidia shit disabled and with everything graphics related except the Nvidia shit disabled and it always does the exact same thing. Will re-doing the whole process help? Is this a known issue? I searched it up briefly but I couldn't find a definitive answer. Pls halp a brainlet out.

>>62149278
yes

>>62149278
lol yes

>>62149294
Try enabling "VESA VGA graphics support" (pic related, taken from: http://kernel-seeds.bloodnoc.org/working.html)
Also, you know that configuring your own kernel is not necessary. If you're having trouble you can always just go the "genkernel" route. It's explained in the Gentoo installation handbook

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>>62149377
whoops, forgot my pic

>>62149377
The thing is, configuring the kernel is not that hard. Besides, I fell for the Gentoo meme because of muh customisability so now I'm trying to use as much of it as I can (tried USE flags as well, still not sure how exactly they affect the compiling of packages). I did the following kernel configs:
Nvidia + Intel + EFI VESA VGA
Nvidia + EFI VESA VGA
Nvidia
EFI VESA VGA
All with the same result. (Side note, do I need to redo the whole grub-mkconfig when recompiling the kernel?)
I've managed to boot into Gentoo using the iGPU (yes, I am an Intel+Nvidia /v/ermin). I read about this error and possibly fixing it by installing the proprietary Nvidia driver, could that be it? My Nvidia GPU is a GM204 chip if that makes any difference.

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How do I make Gnome look less like trash without being autistic about it?

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Whats the problem ?
>inb4 arch itself

>>62149475
yeah dude that looks like arch to me
might wana put some wd-40 on that (ubuntu)

>>62149475
arch itself

>>62149490
>>62149491
unfriendly!

>>62149451
Yes you need to do grub-mkconfig.

When compiling the kernel you should run:
make && make modules_install && make install
I don't know if the last one is in the handbook but it automatically places the new kernel in /boot for you. Then once that's done you have to update grub or it'll still be using the old one

and yes I'm pretty sure if you're leaving out nvidia from your kernel and using vesa vga for the framebuffer you should install the proprietary nvidia-driver. But don't install it manually, just set nvidia as your video_driver in make.conf and it should get pulled in I believe.

>>62149294
try booting with adding the "text" parameter to your kernel command line like in

linux /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda1 text

This forces text mode for the kernel. If this fails booting then the problem is not with the graphic drivers.

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>>62145240
a few d3d10/11 games work in wine these days, too
not nearly as complete as d3d9, of course

pic related, ffx hd remaster with d3d11 debug tracing enabled in wine to see d3d11 related calls
not exactly the best example of a d3d11 game, considering it's basically a ps3-tier port of a ps2 game ported to windows, and probably didn't really need more than d3d8, but that's what they went with

interestingly, i first tried the game in wine just last week or so ago, and a new release of wine has come out since, and now a couple noticable things are now working, name some animated textures, and alpha textures, so it seems they're still working on d3d11 support. the game was already quite playable, though the missing alpha was a bit annoying in some areas, like places with lots of grass and trees, since there's heavy use of that there

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>>62149490
>>62149491

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>>62149294
>>62149377
>>62149390
>>62149451
My dude, you probably enabled some legacy framebuffer stuff. They're incompatible. It fails to load when it tries to switch from EFI fb to legacy nouveauFB shit. Take note from my example. I'm using AMDGPU drivers but same apply to nouveau.

why is my python script not closing itself properly on debian 8

ive tried it on multiple distros and windows and they all work fine when i invoke scriptname.kill(), its specifically on debian 8 that the script just kind of floats around still taking up ram and cpu when its already been killed

>>62149451
You might want to read this:
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/NVidia/nvidia-drivers/en#Kernel_compatibility

>>62149592
Note on that link, in the yellow box that says "!Important" it tells you what you need for framebuffer support

>>62149561
and here's the drivers themself. You'd enable nouveau instead. Use module (M) instead of builtin (*) to easy your life (no need to compile firmware into the kernel, they load automatically if present, emerge linux-firmware)

>>62149242
If you are using pure alsa, you can simply unmute the speakers in alsamixer and disable auto-muting.
If you are using pulse, you have to read about "paths" or "ports" located in /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths. They control what's muted. The simplest way to achieve what you want is to overwrite the [Element Speaker] section in analog-output-headphones.conf with the [Element Speaker] section copied from analog-output-speakers.conf
A cleaner approach would be to add a custom port file and configure in accordingly, though.

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>>62149620
forgot image. Enjoy Gentoo. If you can't get it to work, just use genkernel. You can easily configure your own later, when you have a working system and all. Trust me

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browsing 4chen on my comfy, beautiful ubuntu 17.04
>4chan.org dns_name_not_resolved
5 minutes later it doesn't even detect my wifi card
it happens since ubuntu 13.04 and I've wasted countless hours trying to fix this and in the end reinstalling ubuntu every month or so
I'm back on botnet 10 ;_;

>>62149526
I always do like it says in the handbook:
make && make modules_install
Wait for it to be done and then: make install
Good to know.
Will try
>>62149529
and
>>62149561
I'll report back when I'm done, please don't leave, I have very little understanding of what I'm doing.

>>62149592
>>62149609
Will do, am currently phoneposting because, well I only have a phone and a desktop. I wish the handbook had warned me of incompatibilities.
>>62149620
>>62149646
I am seriously considering just genkernel and be done with it but I did this also as a learning experience and I sure am learning stuff. Especially patience.

I've installed Ubuntu but my screen looks kinda blurry compared to Win. AMD RX570 GPU. What might be the cause?

>>62149749
non-native resolution, probably

>>62149655
>10
At least use 7, what's wrong with you.

>>62149761
Oops, forgot to add. Native resolution.

>>62149561
>>62149646
I have the options configured exactly like on those pictures. According to the Gentoo wiki linked by:
>>62149592
There's an issue with the framebuffer in the driver provided by the kernel. It just says to disable stuff which I have and kt didn't fix anything. As I said, the only way I can boot is with the iGPU. What do?!

>>62149849
Samefag here, could it be I'm not compiling and setting up the new kernel properly? These are my steps:
Save the changes in "make menuconfig"
Enter "make && make modules_install"
Wait to finish, enter "make install"
Delete *.old in /boot
Enter "grub-mkconfig -o somethingwith/boot"
Is this correct?

How often do you actually use vim or emacs in your daily pc usage?

Swap partition or swap file?

>>62149916
partitions i think are easier to set up, especially during installation. so if you're doing a fresh install - use partition. otherwise, a file.

>>62149915

It's a text editor, so whenever one needs to edit text.

At first I used vi only because I could edit text in a terminal emulator, which was more convenient than having another text editor window pop up. Then I started to get used to the way it works. Then I finally switched to vim because it offered more convenient features.

>>62149916

There is no reason to use a swap partition.

>>62149947

You have no arguments to back that stupid logic up. If your installer doesn't allow you to setup a file during installation, create it yourself after installing.

>>62149999
swapfiles have filesystem overhead

>>62150011
No.

>>62149581

What? Post the script.

>>62149999
what?? why are you being so hostile?
all i'm saying is it's convenient to setup a partition at the installer because it's usually selected by default to create a swap partition, and if you didn't want a swap partition then, don't go fiddling with partitions just make a file
>>62150011
i don't think this is true. it doesn't function as a normal file, in the way that device blocks in /dev do not function as "files"

>>62150037
there's a reason btrfs developers advise against it
>inb4 btrfs is shit
not an argument

>>62149728
Anyone?

>>62150129
what is your question?

>>62150011
they don't
they are normal files, but they need to be immutable and unfragmented, because they're not accessed through the filesystem driver like a normal file, but rather directly on the disk itself, by it's physical sector position and span
performance is identical to a swap partition, for this reason
this is also why btrfs doesnt support swap files, an immutable file would get in the way of some btrfs features, plus i'm not sure if btrfs can do a >1GiB file as one contiguous chunk, due to the way it works internally (btrfs has a kind of lower-level 'filesystem' of 1GiB chunks, allowing for various features most filesystems can't do, like mixed raid/live raid conversion, or even live migration to another disk)

>>62143046
Bumping it because I'm having the same problem on my notebook

>>62150147
Read the backlog. Essentially, Gentoo freezes at boot with the last line being "fb:switching to nouveaufb from EFI VGA" I've tried all possible different combinations in the kernel config with no luck. It looks like it's a known issue and removing all the nvidia stuff from the kernel should fix it but it doesn't for me.

>>62144085
remove plymouth or disable "splash" option in grub. You should do it even if it doesnt cause problems imho

I know it may sound stupid but i'm trying to get a working vm om a android smartphone so i can get a working linux machine in my pocket
That is handy i think when i try to learn from the linux bibble plz help btw i'm new on 4chan

>>62149912
>grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
yes. Although now that I think about it since you're just remaking the same kernel with the same name you shouldn't even need to regenerate the grub config.

But are you really still seeing the exact same symptoms? You shouldn't be seeing this anymore
>"fb: switching to nouveaufb from EFI VGA"
if you disabled nouveau in the kernel

>>62150157
>live migration to another disk
if anyone is wondering, this means you can do something like switch a single hdd system to a single ssd system, completely, hdd removed and all, without rebooting.
it's not even hard to do, just;
1. add the ssd to the hdd's btrfs volume, creating a spanned volume of both disks
2. remove the hdd from that volume, the chunks on the hdd will be redistributed to remaining disks (the ssd) automatically
3. remove hdd

>>62150265
i don't think you need a vm - a chroot should work fine.

>>62150265
what about setting up an ssh server somewhere and using an ssh-client on android? Seems easier to me

>>62150272
I know, that's the most baffling thing. I've just now tried it again with the steps I described, making sure everything Nvidia was disabled and nothing. The only way to boot for me is to use the integrated Intel graphics.

>>62150333
did you give the gentoo irc a try?

When installing with "sudo dpkg -i" where the .deb file have to be?

>>62150340
anywhere. dpkg will extract the contents of the .deb to the required location, so you can put the .deb anywhere you have write permission

Will gaming on open source drivers be viable with Vulkan? Can't wait to ditch the blobs, I'm sick of nvidia holding me back from wayland and from using free distros

>>62150363
no harm in trying for yourself right?

>>62150337
Sadly no, I currently have nowhere to install an IRC client. It's also a way of communication I've never used, I've always stuck to emails. Any clients you could recommend for Gentoo?

>>62150265
try this;
https://github.com/meefik/linuxdeploy

basically chroot-made-easy, a chroot is a better idea for most purposes, android is already linux-based, so you don't really need a vm, just a gnu system to run alongside android, natively

>>62150389
#gentoo is on freenode. Maybe you can install an IRC client on your phone or use the webclient https://webchat.freenode.net/
#gentoo will help you for sure. They know how to ask for the relevant info and give the right medicine

>>62150389
try hexchat for a gui version or weechat for CLI

>>62150351
How does it know where all of my deb files located? What kind of magic is that?

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>>62150424
Thanks, I appreciate all the help from you and the other Anons. I'm now off to newfag in the Gentoo IRC chat, wish me luck.

>>62150333
Honestly if you're still seeing that message then I'm inclined to think you might still not be installing it right somehow.
Since you're not using genkernel try building the kernel, and duplicating it under a different name.
Then run the grub-mkconfig again and try rebooting. You should see the new entry, if not something's seriously messed up.

Also which command are you running to open the kernel config? Try actually opening up the ".config" file from the kernel directory in a text editor and verify that it contains some of the options you've changed, maybe you're not saving right or something

I see no reason why you should be seeing "switching to nouveafb" if you have it disabled.

>>62150452
it doesn't. when you install something via apt, it downloads a .deb file into a cache. the contents are extracted and a database marks the package as installed, so you don't need the deb file anymore.

>>62150454
just don't be a retarded memer, don't spam and you'll be fine. They're kinda autistic about language too. just a heads up

I try to do
iptables-apply < /etc/network/iptables
but it tells me
Error: rulesfile not readable: /etc/network/iptables.up.rules

What the fuck is going on? Why would it try to read a different file that doesn't exist?

>>62150471
Ugh, i dont follow. I downloaded deadbeef audio player. It comes in a .deb file. It sits on my desktop right now. On the players website it says to install with "sudo dpkg -i". So do i need just to run "sudo dpkg -i deadbeef.deb" and it will install? I can remove .deb file afterwards, right? Im a total noob, sorry!

>>62150521
yeah that's right
once you install a program with a deb file you can remove the deb. think of a .deb file as a zip or tar archive - apt extracts the contents, puts it into the correct location on the system, puts a mark on the database for the package being installed (so you can use apt to remove it if you want). now the system has the deadbeef executable under /usr/local/bin or some place similar, so you don't need to keep the deb archive anymore. does this make more sense?

>>62150521
Why don't you just install it through the package manager normally? Is it not available?
Messing around with .deb files yourself should only be necessary when something isn't available in your distros repositories

>>62150580
i saw a message once when i tried using deadbeef about why it isn't in a PPA or the repos, and the author replied with something along the lines of "it'll be in the repos when you put it there :DDD"

How can I make my terminal look cool? at least like cmder on windows

>>62150457
I might have found a potential culprit: I'm an autist and almost every time I chroot I forget to mount the /boot partition. I feel like am idiot now. That still doesn't help fix the fact that I have no drivers for my main GPU though, will have go visit the channel after all.
I'm using the "GUI" tool
>make menuconfig
for the kernel config by the way.
>>62150482
Thanks for the heads up, I'll try not to meme and autism too much. Cheers

>>62150068
The reason swap files aren't advocated by btrfs devs is because btrfs lacks the functionality necessary for a swap file to work, not because swap partitions are inherently better or anything. They don't work on btrfs because btrfs was made in such a way that it can't take advantage of a swap file. The tradeoff is preventing file system corruption--which isn't a consequence of swapfiles, mind you.

>>62150049
He's being hostile because you're a moron.

And it's true that swap partitions are slightly more efficient under very specific circumstances, but swap is inherently slow. Allocating a fixed amount of space just for a minor boost in convenience is just dumb.

And if you genuinely think it's hard to spend the five seconds necessary to make a swapfile and edit your fstab, that's really pathetic.

>>62149169
>>62149196
Thanks for the help, I'm not sure which exactly made it work but I added the lines in
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio/Troubleshooting
Under "microphone not detected" and I think it might've done the trick. Works fine enough now, thank god lol.

>>62150590
>>62150521
>>62150452
Try out this cool, secret super hacker command, anon:

man dpkg

>>62150373
>>62150363
Am I mistaken, or doesn't Vulkan and most other AMD GPU's have some kind of proprietary microcode in them?

>>62150633
THAT WAS IT BOIS! I was just always in too much of a rush to recompile the kernel I forgot to mount my boot partition! Thanks for all your help /g/. Onto more adventures with Gentoo spawned by my own idiocy!

does fglt irc ever get posted in?

>>62150560
I understand now, thanks!
>>62150580
Its not available in Ubuntu 16.04 official repos and i dont trust that one popular starw ppa with the player.
>>62150894
I-is that equivalent of remove system32? Spooky...

I can chose between OpenGL 2.0, OpenGL 3.1 and xRender for composition. Which one should i chose? The default one is OpenGL 2.0.

>>62151204
stick to the default - if you find issues with it, try the other one

>>62138202
Does anny one of you guys know how to get linux on your phone? I just want the terminal

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Is it possible to mount a loop device if I am not root?

>>62151376
what did that message say anon :^)

>>62151381
What?

>>62151393
did you not try mounting an image with -o loop as user and it didn't let you?

>>62151436
>Only root can do that.
But why? I ask them to fix that for decades, but they didn't. Sometimes GNU/Linux is a fucking joke.

>>62152136

>>62151204
gl 3.1 is the best of those, if your machine is new enough (doesn't have to be very new for 3.1)

>>62152231
i5 + Radeon RX 470.

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>>62152145
but it's comfy here

>>62149915
all the time, I have vim open at any given point usually

>>62152646
post you're vim

your*

>>62151533
You're altering the main system, of course you're going to need elevated permissions

>>62152949
>You're altering the main system
How? I wan to mount a loop file in my home. There is no differences with creating files and folders in my home.

>>62152978
You are accessing loop file system, which alters the system.

>>62153012
How? I just want to mount a file in my home. There is no security issue here.

>>62153050
Learn exactly what mount does, instead of bitching.

>>62153090
Please, provuide concrete evidence of how it can compromise the OS. I see no arguments here.

>>62153120
Im not here to do your homework
Read or fuck off

>>62153120
omfg

>>62153152
Ok, you're trolling.

>>62153165
No, you're just incompetent.

>>62153152
fagit

>>62153182
Oh yes. Please get the fuck out of fGlt.

>>62153199
Says the guy who is having a bitch fit because mount requires elevated privledges :^)

>>62153212
Ho nice arguments. I understand now why I can not mount a loop filesystem as a regular user. Thank you for providing concrete evidence of security issues.

GNU/Linux has huge flaws, accept it.

By the way I just read that maybe they fix that with namespaces (at least, after 15 years they start to listen to me).

>>62153252
stop replying to him, he's baiting you hard

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