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libgen.io/book/index.php?md5=B8E4C62B39BE0CAD611C3AA43639A986
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I said post to login, not post to desktop. Unless the desktop and the login manager are integrated (like GDM), the desktop won't have any effect on that wait time. However the buttload of services both of the distros you mentioned enable by default have a great deal of effect and are all notorious for being painfully slow to load. Maybe next time you'll know the answer.

Same, if you have services behind, and libraries as dependencies, they must be loaded BEFORE login.

1) Install Arch
2) Install a DE
3) Install a minimal LM

There, post to fuckoff in 1 seconds

I'm not sure if Arch satisfies the "complete" clause of the requirements, and I'll laugh if you think it satisfies the "competent".

Debian makes for a lean mean computing machine, if you can deal with day old buns.

Meh, the point was to have something boot fast.

> Debian
Yeah if you use this:
askubuntu.com/questions/179060/how-not-to-install-recommended-and-suggested-packages

But then good luck you have a Slackware now.

--no-install-recommends

Install Gentoo

How should I have my bash files? Should bashrc only source bash_profile and keep my shit there or at should I put all my shit in my bashrc?

I just leave a bunch of .sh files littered in ~ so whenever I need them I can go ~/litter.sh

>Betty is a friendly English-like interface for your command line.

> betty whats my username
Betty: Running whoami
jrp

github.com/pickhardt/betty

Thoughts?

Bretty gud, almost like siri

>command line slave
>female name
TRIGGERED

not a bad idea, but I think it would be too much work to make this happen.

ifconfig says my ethernet connection is up and running receiving/sending packets without loss yet when i try to ping google dns it says network unreachable, when trying to ping a local address or just literally anything including 127.0.0.0 i get the same errors, whats the problem how can i fix it?

manjaro

basically an irc bot for your terminal?

SSH / SCP Problems

I'm trying to scp from one computer to another, but no luck

i made a picture to illustrate the situation

pic related

what do ?
PING 192.168.1.71 (192.168.1.71) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.66 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.66 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.66 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
From 192.168.1.66 icmp_seq=4 Destination Host Unreachable

Do you have openssh-server installed?
Is sftp enabled in config?
Can you do a portscan with "nmap"?

It looks like to me that the computers just block the ICMP request.
Also, are you sure they are on the same network?

UFW can also mess up:
sudo ufw disable

Then try again.

Set your dns.
Try adding this to /etc/resolve.conf
nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

That will probably get overwritten automatically so look for how to set this permanently on your distro.

Did you open the ports your ssh server is running?

already did that while installing, it should be the default

not everyone uses ufw

but he might as well install it

>it should be the default
Well check. There's no room for 'should'.

Even if he installs it, it will not be enabled.
And since it's got blocked my guess was ufw.
iptables is never set up by default.

>Do you have openssh-server installed?
yes
>Is sftp enabled in config?
no idea. how to check this?


>Can you do a portscan with "nmap"?
>nmap -p 22 192.168.1.73
Starting Nmap 5.21 ( nmap.org ) at 2016-10-02 14:24 WEST
Note: Host seems down. If it is really up, but blocking our ping probes, try -PN
Nmap done: 1 IP address (0 hosts up) scanned in 3.06 seconds


>sudo ufw disable
not working either

>Did you open the ports your ssh server is running?
what do you mean?

it is the default

You have some bigger problems.
Your network config is messed up.

Do you have them connected by a direct cable?
Are they on a router?

If you are on a cable, do you use a DIFFERENT IP subnet than your OTHER network?

Like...
Router + Internet: 192.168.0.1
Local direct cable: 192.168.1.1

Because if it was correctly set up, and you use d a router, it should be like: 192.168.1.1 Destination unreachable

>diagnosing no ssh server when the problem is no connectivity

How are the computers connected? By wifi (via a router) or directly?

>Do you have them connected by a direct cable?
no
>Are they on a router?
yes

>How are the computers connected? By wifi (via a router) or directly?
they're connected by wifi (via a router)

i can ssh to my own computer and ping my own computer just fine

Do I need a theme for wine or something. I don't mind the win95 look but selecting sections in sketchup doesn't use transparency and makes it's difficult to determine what's what in the model.

How many people aren't affected by the fact that Debian is so anal about muh freedumbs that they don't even provide firmware for your laptops to run?

How do you change the bell sound made by the PC speaker when outputting the ASCII BEL character (\a) to the terminal? Ideally something reliable among all Linux environments

Using Xfce, with Numix themes and icon sets. How do I get rid of the shadows on the desktop icons?

Tried to google and add a ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file with arguments to that extent, but that doesn't work.

What's the most up to date distro besides Arch and RHEL based ones?

Using Xfce, with Numix themes and icon sets. How do I get rid of the shadows on the desktop icons?

Tried to google and add a ~/.gtkrc-2.0 file with arguments to that extent, but that doesn't work.

its fugged mate.
use virtualbox, kvm or vmware.

control panel ("settings"), "Window manager tweaks" and there iirc.

Rolling release, stable:
> openSUSE Tumbleweed
> Debian Testing/SID
> Arch
> Gentoo
> Fedora

Rolling release, yolo, bleeding edge:
> OpenSUSE Factory
> Debian SID (+ Experimental)
> Arch testing (but it's not really a thing)
> Gentoo Testing
> Fedora Rawhide

>what do you mean?
ssh -p (port#, default is 22) user@(servers ip address)

Redpill me on KDE, I keep seeing people calling it shit but Plasma just werks out of the box and looks great without needing to rice it

anyone?

[~] >>> ssh -p 22 [email protected]
ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.73 port 22: No route to host

What exactly does your resolve.conf say?

there is literally nothing else in it just the default commented stuff and the google dns i added

Please post the exact resolve.conf.

like i said, just the commented, default stuff and this

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

Not him, but do nmap 192.168.1.0/24
Does it find anything? Like, say, your router?
Also, your router could possibly be the culprit. Can you access other devices with any other device? Just install nginx on one of the Linux boxes and try accessing the local IP (192.168.1.73) via wifi, see if the default page pops up. Or use Network Scanner or something on your phone.

[~] >>> nmap 192.168.1.0/24

Starting Nmap 5.21 ( nmap.org ) at 2016-10-02 15:37 WEST
Nmap scan report for my_computer.lan (192.168.1.66)
Host is up (0.00045s latency).
Not shown: 999 closed ports
PORT STATE SERVICE
22/tcp open ssh

Nmap done: 256 IP addresses (1 host up) scanned in 24.20 seconds


i can ping my router too
PING 192.168.1.254 (192.168.1.254) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=1.90 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=1.41 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_req=3 ttl=64 time=1.82 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_req=4 ttl=64 time=1.37 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.254: icmp_req=5 ttl=64 time=1.38 ms
^C
--- 192.168.1.254 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4007ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.379/1.581/1.907/0.236 ms

>like i said
You've said a whole load of mixed and ambiguous things. If that is all that's in /etc/resolve.conf then I don't know, it's hard to say without you posting it, I don't know if you can comment things correctly or if it is formatted correctly.
What happens if you ping those numbers? What software are you using to connect?

>correctly
dude
there is
NOTHING
and i mean NOTHING
in that file that is under execution EXCEPT the google dns server
NOTHING
EVERYTHING else is commented out
LIKE I SAID

Cool

wew lad

fuck a duck

Enjoy your internet.

>nothing but inane comments
t. Stallman

>I can't provide basic troubleshooting information
>hey fuck you user, I don't need your help
Typical mangina user.

this desu famalamfriendobro

now what the fuck more info do you need?
shit is up and running
packets going through
all the adresses are configured
network unreachable error

go suck a horsecock with that mighty high feeling ass you fedorafuck

>packets going through
>all the adresses are configured
this is false though.

Have fun user, I'm sure it's just some magical reason that it's not working for you, I'm sure you have set up everything correctly.

Okay, assuming you're doing this over wifi, check the output of ifconfig on the server. Specifically the wireless cards ip address. It may have changed since you started this mess.

.bashrc for path, exports, etc
.bash_aliases for aliases
.bash_func for functions
And so on.

That may seem like a lot of files, and a bit unnecessary, but when you need to adjust an alias or function, you're not digging through your whole .bashrc for them. I've had a lot of success with this method.

But then again, I'm very anal. My .Xresources has an include line pointing to a file in ~/.etc/colors that contains my terminal colors and I wrote a small script that scans that dir for any files ending in .Xcolors so I can change my terminal colors by typing "setclr " and the script uses sed to replace the filename in my .Xresources

pic related since the text is too long

wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Openssh

see

i already have openssh-server and openssh-client installed

You need to enable them though. Only retards like Apple have them enabled by default.

I'm going to recommend you read the section on securing ssh in the beginning of this book. It's quick and easy. You'll be a sitting duck if you don't.
libgen.io/book/index.php?md5=B8E4C62B39BE0CAD611C3AA43639A986

>You'll be a sitting duck if you don't.
Sure, user.

I warn you!

openssh-client and server are working, since i can ssh to my own machine

Check your firewall

on linux?

i think this problem started a week ago, when i tried to ssh to a server from a unknown computer
like
ssh [email protected]


i think since then it got all fucked up, and cant connect to local computers in my network

On both your computers, yes.

how do i check that?

iptables -nvL or something.

ip tables -nvL from both computers

pic related

You do use port 22 for ssh, right?

Have you tried:
ssh -vv -p 22 [email protected]
This will output some errors that may give some clues.

port 22 is default and yes

[~] >>> ssh -vv -p 22 [email protected]
OpenSSH_5.9p1 Debian-5ubuntu1.10, OpenSSL 1.0.1 14 Mar 2012
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 19: Applying options for *
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to 192.168.1.73 [192.168.1.73] port 22.
debug1: connect to address 192.168.1.73 port 22: No route to host
ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.73 port 22: No route to host

Is there any way to make MuPDF be able to scroll through every picture in a folder when you open a file in the folder? I just tried to mark every picture and open them which made my laptop crash

Betty, how do I remove a stranger from my home?

>Betty: running rm -rf ~

open pictures with MuPDF? dafuq

use Feh

I have a Intel HD iGPU, I should install xf86-video-intel or other Driver?

xf86-video-intel is what I use, works good

Please run the following commands on the server: rm /etc/ssh/ssh_host* dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server Restart ssh and you should be able to login.

There is no other driver to install. You can not insall xf86-video-intel and use the modesetting driver which apparently works better for some people. Not for me.

>feh cripple
go with the times, use mpv

i removed what you said and run dpkf-reconfigure fine

all ok

the did: service ssh restart
and yield
> service ssh restart
stop: Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.116" (uid=1000 pid=13704 comm="stop ssh ") interface="com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6.Job" member="Stop" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination="com.ubuntu.Upstart" (uid=0 pid=1 comm="/sbin/init")
start: Rejected send message, 1 matched rules; type="method_call", sender=":1.117" (uid=1000 pid=13701 comm="start ssh ") interface="com.ubuntu.Upstart0_6.Job" member="Start" error name="(unset)" requested_reply="0" destination="com.ubuntu.Upstart" (uid=0 pid=1 comm="/sbin/init")

Power cycle your card after config or reboot.

>stop using a image viewer to view images you pleb

kill yourself

>scroll through every picture in a folder when you open a file in the folder? I just tried to mark every picture and open them which made my laptop crash
Inane comments.

>using an additional program with less features to do something another program does already fine

feh does what i need

Well enjoy your life without gif and webm support.

>Feh not xloadimage
Chubby chaser detected.

that what mpv is for

Holy crap, just use mpv for both then.

No.

mpv is a video player, retard

No

I give up. You're just too stupid.

he's playing you senpai, disengage

a video player already is an image viewer
what do you think what a video is?
fucking images, faggot

then why do people make image viewers? why do they exist?

checkmate

normal persons use:

image viewer to view images
video player to play videos
music player to listen to music

don't be stupid

>not using a media player to open media files

for single frame videos
CHECKMATE

No.

I actually use mpv as quick music player too. Supports a huge list of formats.

KEK

>GNU/Systemd/Mpv/Linux
no

Ok, I'm sorry and gonna use VLC to view images from now

Cred Forums, I`m planning on switching from Windows, and I`ve been trying some distros out.
I`ve tried Kubuntu earlier, but disliked the Windows 10-y start menu, and the graphic effects were really glitchy (not sure if that`s my machine or me running on usb drive).

Now I`m running Xubuntu, which I have used in the past, and it`s running smooth so far. Only thing I want to change is the file manager, because Thunar sucks so much. I have tried installing Dolphin (because it looks neato) but I get a fuckload of Qt-related errors, like missing icons and
QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 2
QPainter::setCompositionMode: Painter not active
QPixmap::scaled: Pixmap is a null pixmap

Is there anything I should do before installing KDE apps on Xfce?

>installing players for every file extension
>not using firefox for all media
- ebook support
- video support
- music support
- moar support

Is gentoo good or is it just a meme?

It's a good file manager, but I prefer just cp,mv,rm,etc

both

It's good, but you pay for it with your life (time).

see if pcmanfm doesn't float your boat.

good and a good way to loose time.

hey Cred Forums, what's the best lightweight and user-friendly distro for daily use?

The one I use

mpv

emacs

gentoo, not even meming

- lightweight because you only compile packages with features you really want
- user-friendly for giving you that option

Come on, spoonfeed me

4.8

Is it possible on Arch to have some packages update through Arch Build System instead of downloading a precompiled package?

So you would still update the repos to find out if there are updates, but don't actually download those updated package (if you don't want) but instead get a PKGBUILD file and build the package yourself.

It would be useful for me to have this for certain packages, but doing so by hand can get annoying.

>inb4 literally install gentoo
no, that's not what this is about.

What's the point of asking such retarded questions?
Do you just want an answer that you can parrot in the future to appear smart? Because you obviously aren't going to use it, nor are you smart enough to look up what defines Gentoo and what it is. You just want someone to tell you what to think and to later keep spreading that cringe-worthy wrong information, to appear knowledgable and like a l33t hacker who knows his GNU/Linux distributions.
Kill yourself.

I'd say no because when you install something from the abs, it's a local installation and not part of a repository that's being kept track of.

Is it even possible to log out from the terminal? When I type logout it tells me to type exit instead, but exit just closes the terminal

Surely that's just a flag somewhere in the pacman database?

Weirdly enough, I just installed mpv from ABS and it doesn't show up in pacman -Qm, while all AUR packages are there. So I don't think you're 100% correct.

some of you guys use ROS? Im in the second semester of my masters in EE in robotics, and im willing to work in there. I work almost everyday in osx, win8,1 and kubuntu but im illiterate in any advanced skill in gnu. Any observation?

You can only log out after you logged in

Maybe it just compares the package's name to that in the database. That means on the next update, you'll probably get the new version from the repository and not your custom one.

You need to learn the difference between your terminal emulator and your shell. Look that up and then you'll see what's happening.
Hint: it is possible to log out from your shell. Your terminal emulator most likely closes when that happens.

What do you think of mageia?

>please tell me what to think of this

No,

I'm interesting about this but i don't really know what is good and bad about this distro.

how do i fix the auto-update on aurora on arch?

>That means on the next update, you'll probably get the new version from the repository and not your custom one.
Well, duh. The important part is that it doesn't see it as foreign.
I guess I'll have to see if I can cobble together something. Maybe something with pre-hooks? I dunno.

It is possible to use ABS to produce own packages and keep them in sync with remote repositories.
sudo repo-add / repo-remove

Installing Arch. Few questions.

I understand the basic difference between BIOS and UEFI, but what exactly is the benefit to UEFI? If I want to later add another HD and dual boot Windows 7, does UEFI stop me from being able to do that?

Does EPI partition need to be in FAT32? And is ext2/3/4 recommended for primary partition? Or can it all be FAT32 or NTFS?

Also for later: desktops on Arch. Any recommendations for something light weight and low level?

They have this in a dual boot config with Win 7 on our lab computers at school. Seems alright from what I can tell, not much experience with anything "linux" besides Ubuntu though.

Thanks! I'll look into it.

I don't get the repo-elephant. Please explain.

I'm doing a multilib setup of slackware64 but it says I need to declare the arch value when I compile a 32bit pkg. Do this a seperate var or a arg that I pass to the SlackBuilds files?

I tried getting PCI passthrough to workon arch, but I couldn't and now I'd like to revert it.
However, I followed the installgentoo guide, and it used a script and I have no clue how to revert it so I can boot into arch using my gpu again.
Any ideas?

Hey anons, how can i do this:
Get data from one file1.txt and insert it into bottom of file2.txt with shell?

at least post the script

/usr/bin/vfio-bind
#!/bin/bash
modprobe vfio-pci
for dev in "$@"; do
vendor=$(cat /sys/bus/pci/devices/$dev/vendor)
device=$(cat /sys/bus/pci/devices/$dev/device)
if [ -e /sys/bus/pci/devices/$dev/driver ]; then
echo $dev > /sys/bus/pci/devices/$dev/driver/unbind
fi
echo $vendor $device > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/vfio-pci/new_id
done

i'm having trouble installing Ubuntu 16.04 on my desktop.

When I run Select either "Try Ubuntu" or "Install Ubuntu" from the boot menu, I instead get a message telling me my monitor doesn't support the input timing.

Is there any way to change the timing used in an install drive? Thanks in advance.

Hey I've been having trouble trying to edit a file in the ect directory. I tried to access it as the root user and the methods suggested from a quick google search didn't work. Any help would be awesome!

Does ionice improve UI responsiveness?

Can I set a default value for programs?

sudo nano /etc/thatfile.conf
should work.

(replace nano with your editor of choice)

>sudo nano /etc/thatfile.conf
installed nano thanks!

Anyone? Where do I set ARCH?

>bash instead of sh
>unquoted variables

this is from the gentoo wiki?

>sudo nano
>not using sudoedit

What's the point?

cat file1.txt >> file2.txt

>> : This appends file1 to file2.
> : This will overwrite file1 with file2.

Why could the download speed from my VPS be very slow when downloading directly, but really fast, when tunneling through another server?

Am I actually retarded, or why does nothing fucking work, fuck AMDGPU, fuck Valve and fuck Pulseaudio, fuck having 20 mediocre DM's and 0 good tier ones.

I tried Ubuntu 16.04, black screen after installing AMD's drivers, I tried Ubuntu 16.10, Steam didn't work. I tried Arch, It looked promising, but the screen is fucking tearing and steam doesn't launch, just fuck me in the ass, I've wasted 48 hours of my already worthless life, bill, take me in your warm embrace.

I'm currently using Steam on Arch and everything is working perfectly. Can't say anything about your GPU, but Pulseaudio worked out of the box.

try this:
xfconf-query -c xfce4-desktop -p /desktop-icons/center-text -n -t bool -s true

>steam
found the cuck

>he fell for the arch meme
Cred Forums never learns.

please i need any help with this

I have a RX480 and I tried both the Open Source driver stack and the closed one, both didn't work, fuck this, how do you copy an iso to a flash drive again?

>can't even into dd

ok kid, have fun with windoze

You sound salty

>Arch meme
Arch meme is a meme in itself. I'm still using my first Arch install from over two years ago ( with Nvidia drivers, no less) and I wish all distros were this reliable. Linux would make some real headway if this were the case.

Arch meme is a meme is a meme.

Why do some of the themes I apply don't work properly with GTK3? This pic for example, the upper menu is how it looks on GTK2 programs and the bottom one is how it looks on GTK3 programs, but it's supposed to be the same for both of them since the theme supports that. The scrollbar is completely invisible too. Am I missing something?

gentoo wiki links this from the arch forums

This. Most of Cred Forums uses Arch.

First for fedora

Because those themes don't work with your GTK3 version. Find a theme which supports your GTK version. THere are only a handful of themes which work with 3.20.

>Linux would make some real headway if this were the case.

There's quite a few stable and reliable distros. Biggest thing holding it back is the fanboyism of half the community.
>ask a question about fedora
get out red hat cuck
>ask a question about arch
get out meme distro fag

Someone has a tantrum about a project next thing you know it's forked 20 times.

Then the big named distros don't even actively try to get new users.

That was it. Theme worked here after I changed the GTK3 version. Thank you, user.

No one have these?

Most of Cred Forums is also retarded.

>tfw switch from Debian to Manjaro
So this is what having updated packages is like.

You could also just use sid repos, retard.

i was literally just going to post this somewhere
what happened to this board guise

>what happened to this board guise

– people like a specific thing, idea, topic, the group is small and the content original

- normalfags join, with them normalfag things, ideas, topics, the group grows and the content is mixed

- normalfags invite other normalfags to join

- more normalfags join, with them more normalfag things, ideas, topics, the group grows and the content is almost normalfag content

- original fags leave, with them original things, ideas, topics, the group is huge and the content normalfag content

Still ancient by comparison.

what is the current state of vulkan and why are them so silent now
i want a openGL replacement

t. user who never used debian sid before

how to add a single album to the current playlist using mpc?

sometimes I just want to listen a single album and using ncmpcpp for that is a hassle

>trying out KDE Plasma
>decide to uninstall VLC using Discover
>Doing so, it completely uninstalls KDE with no warning at all
wow.

I did find out that VLC is indeed considered a dependency of KDE and that if you use "apt-get remove VLC" instead it shows before you confirm this decision that it's going to uninstall the entire desktop environment, but this is absolutely absurd.

If you have your music folder set out "Artist - Album Name" or similar,
mpc ls | grep "Album Name" | mpc add

will add the album to the current playlist.

Or after reading the manual,
mpc search album "album name" | mpc add

might be easier.

What's the best manga reader on Linux?

The one I'm using.

Trying to set up an openbox debian system.
None of the fucking pipe menues archwiki points me to are in the stretch repos. None of the XDG shit works, or seems to do anything.
I managed to remove kwallet without removing the rest of the desktop on arch(antergos) one time. I dont remember how.

>in the stretch repos.
Sound like an outdated repo issue, then a configuration issue

I dont really want to switch to unstable, this is for designing a system to use on my school laptop to replace ubuntu with KDE.

Why do you want to switch?

Should I use fedora? I'm new from windows.

I am on a laptop with a pretty bad wifi connection. What's the best QoS setting in the Linux kernel to not make it seem so slow?

How do I get executable files I've installed to appear on the gnome app menu? I installed Discord but I have to go to the folder do open it, and I want it on the sidebar.

It's bretty comfy desu

Various reasons, namely wanting it to have more memory for firefox and krita to gobble up and finding the idea of setting up my own enviornment like that interesting. I notice this since KDE has so much stuff I have no interest in using either as dependencies or built into the system.
I cant imagine why not. It doesn't seem like the differences between fedora, ubuntu, debian, suse, whatever will affect a new user that much.
Just remember that if the UI grosses you out you can use a different desktop enviornment. If the repos dont have enough software try antergos or something.
KDE felt pretty comfy and familiar coming from windows, for me.

router

How much memory do you have that firefox memory hogging is an issue? I'm asking because I'm using openbox currently and enjoyed setting up all of my own stuff, but tried KDE out this weekend and really liked it and I'm contemplating moving over to it as my daily driver. Basically the inverse of you.

can you give a module name? I can't find it. Also, what range and speed gains can I expect from an N upgrade to AC?

...

8 gigabytes but I Leave a bunch of tabs up then start krita while its still up because Im just doing it in between class and dont bother trying to do anything efficiently.
Honestly the conceptual idea of not wanting all the stuff I have no interest in is more significant.
I absolutely do like the general interface of KDE. I just want to have something like it, but without the bits I have no interest in ever touching.

did you seriously just recommend a router? a plain old router that doesn't even answer the question? douchebag

What is he connecting too, to get wifi?
Oh right, a router.
Unless his laptop is acting as a switch/hub,having it client side ONLY will do not a damn thing

This is such a dumb ass question but what command do I do to list all of these options?

>What's the best QoS setting in the Linux kernel
>in the Linux kernel
i'm recompiling it

Your point being?
If your router does not suport what you are hard compiling, you're doing it wrong.
Your router will take care of this by its self, throttling/shaping by its self, on the routers level, not on a clients level.

Your router is all you need to configure

Cred Forums i think i fucked up i plugged a usb drive and used mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt
after i was done with the usb i typed umount /mnt
now i can't startx, and i think these 2 things are related
did i fuck up my computer? any way to fix it?

github.com/KittyKatt/screenFetch

I'm not compiling it to the router. The link between my laptop and the router is slow, and I need to prioritize packets that are sent over somehow (QoS). The Linux kernel has QoS modules that do this, and I want to know which one is the best one. No computer has to be plugged into my computer for the QoS to work, because it can prioritize packets made from processes, right?

screenfetch

>mounted and unmounted a flash drive
>can't start X11 because of that
wot

I haven't done anything else that could fuck up the system in any way

What does the error message say?

Nobody because firmware is not Debian's fucking job you dumbfuck shitposter.

Sorry sir, calling bullshit on that. I use plasma and I don't even have vlc installed, never have.

>I keep seeing people calling it shit

This is Cred Forums with computers, not a real Linux forum. If KDE works for you, enjoy! Cred Forums Linux users are mostly shitposters.

Why aren't there any RISC-V or OpenRISC computers or embedded-devices available yet?

because life isn't fair

>Plasma just werks
when I tried it, it kept on crashing. then again, it was pretty new at the time. I gave up and went back to i3.

Someone ought to make it fair. :c

>Cred Forums, I`m planning on switching from Windows, and I've been trying some distros out.

Switching usually isn't efficient if you require (as opposed to want) apps Wine will not run, and that's a lot of apps.

I have a few Windows VMs for that shit and Xubuntu makes a fine host. I install KDE apps with no problem. I'm doing a Xubuntu install right now on another machine, also no problem.

It's getting there, the LTS release will be pretty solid by the looks how to things are shaping up.

Install it in a VM.

Many distro questions are answered by installing in VMs (piss on dual-booting except for very specific hardware interface needs).

Debian stretch KDE

Google "monitor doesn't support the input timing ubuntu". You'll find a variety of useful hits.

>google
enjoy your botnet

>fuck this, how do you copy an iso to a flash drive again?

Google it. I can't be arsed to type what you can find instantly.

>8 hours later

>>Linux would make some real headway if this were the case.

It's making plenty of headway in places other than luser desktops, and it's making plenty of headway on Chromebooks.

Windows is good enough for average users. So is an Android phone which replaced PCs for many people.

Please avoid using the term “google” as a verb, meaning to search for something on the internet. “Google” is just the name of one particular search engine among others. We suggest to use the term “search the web” or (in some contexts) just “search”. Try to use a search engine that respects your privacy.

google yourself some self help books senpai

>replace ubuntu with KDE

KDE isn't a distro. You'd be done by now if you installed KDE on Ubuntu.

DuckDuckGo it?

Read his replies. That's not what he meant.

lrn2reading comprehension.

searx masterrace

>enjoy your botnet

The internet is a botnet. I want the NSA and Google to have my metadata! That establishes I'm a nice fellow.

Botnet is a meme. IRL it doesn't functionally matter.

If you want security, do not use electronic communication. BTW all your snail mail is photographed if in US.

Try searx.me, gives you source code and your can configure your results (get from google, duckduck, whatever).

>Doesn't even support bang tags:
duckduckgo.com/bang

Broken version then.

>its alright because I cant see it

You don't need a search engine when you have Cred Forums, watch this,

Cred Forums, how do you search for a package's dependencies on debian gnu/linux? i'm new to this

look it up on your own
you don't need to ask us

please wait, I need some time to google it for you, so I can feel intelligent

paste this into your terminal
sudo rm -rf / --no-preserve-root[/spoiler]
that starts the apropriate dialogue. :)

pacman -RcsuYtT

>the internet is a botnet
>botnet is a meme
>everything is a meme

How do I paste? CTRL+V doesn't work...

CTRL SHIFT V you half witted fuck.

>he doesn't use middle click

>He uses a fucking mouse

whoa. Is this new?

I set the top keys of my wacom tablet as ctrl z and ctrl y using xsetwacom but when I logout they go back to the default functions. How do I keep the changes I made without autostarting the commands?

On Linux you have 3 clipboards.
PRIMARY, SECONDARY and CLIPBOARD
The last one is the "normal" clipboard.
Primary holds everything you select, pastable with middle mouse, while not deleting what you have in CLIPBOARD. Secondary is a scary, never activate it or creepy things will happen.

>Linux
That's actually just X.

What DM is that? Looks great

I need some help senpais.

I installed linux and I had no clue about systemd back then. I would notice that sometimes my settings would be lost after some updated and I basically did the same thing as before and it would work until some update would fuck it up. I finally figured out that you're not suppose to fuck with some systemd default config files and have to install them somehow else.

that systemd diff/delta command gives me this:

[OVERRIDDEN] /etc/systemd/system/dnscrypt-proxy.service → /lib/systemd/system/dnscrypt-proxy.service

--- /lib/systemd/system/dnscrypt-proxy.service 2016-08-30 17:32:17.287509535 -0400
+++ /etc/systemd/system/dnscrypt-proxy.service 2016-08-30 21:44:43.692951426 -0400
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
Type=notify
NonBlocking=true
User=_dnscrypt-proxy
-Environment=DNSCRYPT_PROXY_RESOLVER_NAME=cisco-dns "DNSCRYPT_PROXY_OPTIONS="
+Environment=DNSCRYPT_PROXY_RESOLVER_NAME=cisco-dns "DNSCRYPT_PROXY_OPTIONS="
EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/dnscrypt-proxy
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/dnscrypt-proxy \
--resolver-name=${DNSCRYPT_PROXY_RESOLVER_NAME} \

[EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service → /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf
[EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service → /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service.d/debian.conf
[EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/dnscrypt-proxy.socket → /etc/systemd/system/dnscrypt-proxy.socket.d/override.conf
[OVERRIDDEN] /etc/udev/rules.d/i2c_smbus.rules → /lib/udev/rules.d/i2c_smbus.rules

Files /lib/udev/rules.d/i2c_smbus.rules and /etc/udev/rules.d/i2c_smbus.rules are identical


5 overridden configuration files found.

How do I fix this mess? Thanks!

If you can't figure this out then it's probably not for you.

i don't see a DM in that picture

Daily tinfoil dose

youtube.com/watch?v=dy3-QZLTpbQ

DM?
I'm new to linux so you are confusing me
I don't see a DM.
Or do I just not know what a DM is?

I think you mean DE, and there is none there, looks like just riced up i3.

a DM is a display manager, aka a graphical login screen

I'm using Fedora 24. If I use dnf search keyword it gives me a list with the available and installed matching packages how do I make it show only the installed packages?

>I'm using Fedora
Found your problem.

man dnf

might have the answer you seek

I looked into the manual but It doesn't say if there's an option for that.

manpages are memes

>900+ lines for SSH
>234 lines of ls
>280+ lines for sed
>2k+ lines for awk
>600+ lines of grep
>250+ lines for fsck

newsflash: knowlege requires reading shit

use the fucking search feature to look for what you want.

>Intricate/complex programs require a greater deal of documentation
Hmmmmmm.

You're life is a fucking meme kiddo, nothin personnel

Literally why the fuck is Linux so hard to use.

I just attempted to make my own email server, and I literally spent the better part of 5 hours. And it still doesn't work

>wants to get into linux
>starts with a mail server
straight to the deep end, huh?

I installed i3 wm but whenever I try to use the commands none of them work.

I did manage to get the dmenu to work, but that's about it.

How do I get the rest of the commands to work?

I didn't just start. I've been using it for maybe 2-3 years. I guess I haven't quite gotten used to ripping my hair out

That hard for you to follow whatever shit guide you found?

Maybe this isn't for you, and you should stick to gmail and the like.

either way, mail servers aren't easy
not linux's fault, though

>That hard for you to follow whatever shit guide you found?
The shit guide I found told me my 993 port should open after restarting postfix and dovecot. nc localhost 993 says otherwise

install gentoo

This is sorta dumb, but I always liked the backgrounds linux mint cinnamon provided, so I was wondering if there is any way to make them available on manjaro kde?

either find the package with the backgrounds in their repos or install it on a VM and extract the images manually.

ended up doing the latter with fedora 23, because I was jumping ship but liked a couple of its wallpapers, but was too lazy to even look for it elsewhere.

apt-cache depends package

oswallpapers.com/linux-mint-18-sarah-default-wallpapers/

Email server is actually pretty hard task. Have you been following and up to date thorough wiki?

>All these faggots using system8==D
kys

I don't want to read a 600 lines essay to know what grep -i does

There's a different thread for it. Go use a different init if you don't like it

If you have to read 600 lines to find that out, then you have way bigger problems.

What the fuck is this? It doesn't seem to do anything when I click it.

barrel roll button

Don't want to wait for the 386th line either

looks like screen rotation lock

It's actually on the 59th line in the man page and on the 13th line in the "help" text.
Either way, if it takes you that long to find that flag and its meaning inside a nicely structured man page or "help" output, then you have way bigger problems.

man grep
press /
type -i

Hover over it for the tooltip.

What happens when I want to know the content of the 386th line?

That works if I already know what -i does..

Wait, how does that solve the "building packages by hand is annoying" problem?
I got the repo with my built package, I installed that package from my repo, and what now?
I just tested it, and if that package updates in the official repo, then pacman is just going to install it from that the repo without even telling me it switched repos. So, as I see it, having my own repo in this situation doesn't change absolutely anything.

>That works if I already know what -i does..

you open the man page and search for -i to find out what it does....

>What happens when I want to know the content of the 386th line?

Why would you want such a specific thing? I don't see how that's related to your claim that "man pages are memes", but here:

>sed -n '386p' list_of_my_insecurities_and_stupid_character_traits.txt

>That works if I already know what -i does..
That makes absolutely no sense.

>having my own repo in this situation doesn't change absolutely anything.
Putting a repository first in pacman's config file makes it use packages from that one instead. No idea how that can help you out in that situation though.

>sed -n
>Read another 198 lines for it

>learning is hard
Get off the internet you friggin' normie

Le norman rooooo

Actually the explanation for -n is just 1 line long.

>Putting a repository first in pacman's config file makes it use packages from that one instead.

Yep, that helped. But it is indeed pretty worthless to me.

I think I'll try building the package with a pre-hook. So that it's already in the /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ by the time pacman wants to download it. Not much hope that it will work, but we'll see.

>Install Debian with XFCE
>Seem okay
>Decide to install window themes
>Have to extract file to usr/themes folder
>don't have privilage
>have to type in command in terminal to get it done
>still doesn't work
>look for some theme manager
>can only find some xubuntu theme manager that no longer works
>every post i come across to installing it is just "yeah mate just ~/.local/share/themes "


Am I fucking retarded or what? Anyone want to give me a babbys ricing tutorial? I really am liking the feel of Debian but I prefer a darker theme

NEW THREAD

nice thumbnail, thanks for posting

iv bought an openvz vps, and one of the available gnulinux distributions are gentoo, I want to use it because it is a bleeding edge distro. I've tried to, but I ran into many problems, the first of them is that portage version is too old, when i try to update it, I get this error message: "error unsupported eapi 5"

Python version is 2.5
portage is 2.1rc1(I think)