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From the previous thread: It seems to lack a .deb package, do I need to compile from source? I'll check it out.
Ryder Ross
Trying to get VM working properly. Currently it's displaying through the passed-through GPU, but it's in some wierd low color mode. I'll try installing windows.
I'm running xeons and I don't really know the differences in BIOS's
Carter Thompson
right click the title bar in terminal
go to more settings
should be right there.
Isaac Foster
am begging for help here, this is over my head
I was on a live cd session of lubuntu, encrypted a USB, and saved some files onto it.
when I go onto my main OS, even though I have the password, it shows that I have no permission to access it. I went back onto the live usb to see if it made a difference - it didn't. then I followed the instructions on screen, and I get pic related.
what can I do, Sup Forums? please, I'm stumped
Dylan Phillips
>right click the title bar >go to more settings >should be right there. that's what i did/do but nothing shows up
>in terminal what
Jace Garcia
Xeons can also have iGPU. And you really should be using UEFI EDK2 OVMF if your pass-through GPU can use UEFI. But how about you make this easy, and list your hardware?
Ryan Price
nothing in this thing is UEFI Supermicro X8DAI 2x Intel Xeon X5570 32GB DDR3 AMD HD 5770 (linux) NVIDIA GTX 660 Ti [(passed through)
John Martin
I really like the Slackware philosophy and don't have trouble getting it installed.
Is it particularly more difficult to use on a daily basis than another distro I'm considering, Fedora?
Any tips from those who use it? Not a total Linux newbie but I'm coming from the world of Ubuntu.
Noah Cooper
I can’t boot on my flash drive unless my motherboard is in CMS mode. When installing Gentoo, should I keep the motherboard in CMS mode and follow the BIOS steps or is it possible to follow the EFI steps and deactivate the CMS mode when it’s done?
Zachary Sanchez
If I'm setting up system for a complete tech illiterate like a grandparent or a gamer friend who needs help resetting a router, would ubuntu or manjaro be a better choice?
Ryan Sanders
Install Debian.
Angel Ross
there should be a "more options" button is there not? post a screenshot
Parker Rodriguez
I'm looking to change my old laptop from Windows 7 to a GNU/Linux system, but I am not sure where to start. I know it's trial and error, but I'd like suggestions to some distributions that are clean and minimalist to a degree. Something that isn't bloated or doesn't feel bloated. I'm still browsing the wikis though.
Also, for when I do switch, what are some alternatives for foobar2000 and irfanview image browser? I'd like a music player that has folder structure or folder browser capability so I don't have to worry about tagging everything.
Jeremiah Collins
>56087832 yes there is
>hover over more options >click window manager settings >nothing
Levi Diaz
When I boot up, SDDM shows a black screen until I switch to another virtual terminal and then back again. Is this a known issue at all?
Nolan Butler
Well install gentoo so you can be a meme lord. Follow the wiki and the install isn't hard.
Landon Gutierrez
So I've spent a lot time on beginner distros and several versions of Ubuntu/Mint. I'm wanting to step up my privacy/security beyond Ubuntu, and I have enough skill that I can adapt if I need to, but I'm not "looking for trouble". I'd love it if I could deploy a distro without too much extra tinkering. Is Debian a good choice? Is it a lot harder to use? Which version is best? My other big concern is that whenever I've had to leave the repositories for third party software, websites have always had a neatly labeled little Ubuntu installer or PPA. I'm assuming those won't just work for Debian? I still don't have a firm grasp on how software is released for different distros and how cross-comatable they are. Hence why I've spent so much time jumping around between the *bunutus. Any input is greatly appreciated
Tyler Carter
ncmcpp is horribly complicated
u - update database space - add to playlist p - pause tab - switch list and folder view +,- volume up/down r - repeat
i cant see anyone remembering that...
Asher Williams
Dont listen to faggots here, ubuntu is perfectly fine nowadays, debian is more maybe more stable but also bigger hassle. If you really want something secure just use SELinux or something...
Cooper Hall
>more maybe more
just woke up...
Blake Cook
>I'm wanting to step up my privacy/security beyond Ubuntu
Come back when you actually used the options you have on Ubuntu.
Mason Mitchell
Debian and ubuntu are the same thing
Jeremiah Rogers
Ok, I should have been more clear. I don't trust ubuntu since the amazon search thing, or just the general direction they've been going in. And going down the foodchain to mint feels like a half-assed solution. I realize that any distro can be reconfigured if you get down to the nitty gritty, I'm just trying to figure out if there's any good reason to stick with ubuntu.
So I can install any ubuntu package on debian?
Brody Carter
SElinux is not a distro you dolt.
Wyatt Hernandez
Apparently, you like to add PPAs to your system, which is on the one hand a pretty Ubuntu-specific thing and on the other hand a nightmare from a security point of view. Somehow, this isn't a concern for you at all. Get your priorities straight.
Nolan Hall
>I'm just trying to figure out if there's any good reason to stick with ubuntu. There is: reasonable trade-off between stability and newest software in repos, including security patches and fixes. This means that Ubuntu, unlike Debian, doesn't need to have a bunch of devs developing their own custom security patches, like with iceweasel. You get all the lates security fixes right away.
I understand you don't like the Amazon thing. Uninstall unity-desktop and install xfce or lxde instead.
Hudson Moore
I never said it was, i said ubuntu is fine if you want security just use SELinux as install it
Sebastian Sullivan
Oh, okay. Sorry
Ryder Rodriguez
There is not amazon shills in latest ubuntu so you dont have to worry about it, besides nobody is forcing you to use unity. Install xfce or something and problem solved
Robert Myers
No problems, i might have put it bit odd.
Adam Robinson
If you got as deep as Slackware, you should realise that all distributions are more or less the same shit.
Joshua Hall
I understand the problem with PPAs, and I take it seriously. That's actually the same reason I'm not particularly drawn to arch's AUR, because anyone can just make an account, sign a package and just throw it in the pile. What I'm saying is that sometimes there's something you want that happens to not be in the repositories, and if you trust that developer it's nice to have the option to install that way. Which is why I'm trying to understand how cross-compatable distro packages are. Also it just seems like something useful to know in general.
I guess what I'm saying is I don't trust Canonical, and while I realize a mostly open source system can't pull microsoft levels of shit, this doesn't feel like what I left windows for. Would debian testing really be that much more of a pain in the ass?
Ethan Watson
How would I decouple mpd's volume from my system main volume?
I have mpd set to use Pulse. It had separate volume control all until I updated my system a couple of days ago. Now when I change the volume in when listening to music with ncmpcpp, it changes the system volume.
Tyler Reed
>I don't trust canonical >not what I left Windows for Go install trisquel or gnewsense and go suck on rms. You should use Linux because it's convenient and powerful, not because you're some tinfoil hat wearing freetard.
Debian testing is basically like a retarded big brother of Ubuntu. You miss out on both debian's and ubuntu's stability as well as ubuntu's fast release cycle.
Debian isn't any longer the King of stability. A lot of other distros have matured and grown up, and modern-time Ubuntu is what Debian-testing should have been IMO.
Henry Taylor
So in a "friendly" linux thread, in the middle of Sup Forums, I'm being called a tinfoil for wanting a version of linux not made by a blatantly sellout company? I'm not saying I need the FSF's stamp of approval, it just seems like Canonical went to shit around the time they scrapped their Manifesto for being incompatible with their attempts to sell out. Anyway my reasons are my reasons. If ubuntu didn't exist what would be the next best choice?
Jacob Torres
Why is apt-get considered bad? What is it that yum or pacman do that apt-get doesn't?
Ayden Brooks
dont listen to this jackass, hes just trolling. i cant speak for debian testing but ive heard good things about it. i use the aur daily and youre right, its risky in theory. but how risky compared to other distros methods or windows style downloading exe files, or even manual compilation, well, you can see where this is going, you wont be finding 100% security anywhere. go ahead and give debian a try, theyre one of the most respected distros and take freedom seriously.
Ryder Moore
>canonical >blatant sellout Wtf are you on about? You've fallen for too many Sup Forums memes
>I don't know anything about it but I still feel I'm entitled to have opinions and call people who disagree "trolls"
Ayden Morgan
Just apt is better, apt-get can be a tad messy with dependencies
Chase Garcia
>I don't know anything about it but I still feel I'm entitled to have opinions and call people who disagree "trolls"' know anything about what? the only thing i am criticising here is your view that you're entitled to come here and tell someone who obviously cares about their freedom that they shouldn't care, and im pretty damn sure considering this is the friendly gnu/linux thread you've got to be trolling.
Isaiah Hernandez
How do I install gvfs with pacman? when I do "pacman -S gvfs" it returns "gvfs: command not found". I'm pretty sure gvfs is the correct package name archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/gvfs/
Juan Anderson
I have a old netbook with windows 7 Specs are really low, any suggestions on what I could switch it over to?
Don't have it on me atm but in a couple of hours I will. It has a decent battery and keyboard so I'd like to make it useful again
Jeremiah White
Distro doesn't generally matter, except for the ones that force a heavy Desktop Environment on you.
>I'm not particularly drawn to arch's AUR, because anyone can just make an account, sign a package and just throw it in the pile. nobody is stopping you from looking at the pkgbuild
Isaac Adams
Limited but I installed on several machines. I know enough to get into it but also that there is a lot I don't know.
well, kde MIGHT be easier on the specs than windows, but I'm not willing to bet on it. XFCE or openbox are your best bets if it's a real concern. What are you hoping to do with it? web, video, etc
Sebastian Martin
I appreciate your input, but what I'm trying to say is that I don't want to use ubuntu period. I'm not really interested in debating it, I only elaborated in case it would help with suggesting OTHER distros. I only mentioned AUR in the context of discussing PPAs; I wouldn't choose arch specifically for it, but I've got nothing against it either.
Samuel Campbell
Web, note taking, maybe try to learn a bit of coding. Don't need to do video other than maybe in browser
Benjamin Morales
Win7 runs ok but I can get quite sluggish at times. I'll post back with the specs when I get home tho
Parker Walker
What DE does /glt/ use? I'm currently on Sugar and it's sweet.
Parker Butler
Slackware is not only source-based, it has no package manager. Packages are downloaded and compiled using commands and shell scripts, and there's all the hassle of the manual install.
Fedora, conversely, is a "just werks" distribution with the second-best package manager in the business (portage is king).
In terms of difficulty to use, Slackware is on a different level.
Noah Bailey
> contract diabetes from that screenshot
I use KDE Plasma.
Jaxon Hill
Is there an "origin" for linux? Like somewhere it comes from before it hits debian and the other upstream distros?
Gabriel Ortiz
>Fedora, conversely, is a "just werks" distribution with the second-best package manager in the business But it doesn't have YaST.
Nathaniel Gray
>it has no package manager It has. The package manager just does not resolve dependencies.
Cameron Rivera
kernel.org
Jace Green
Okay so if found the netbook
>originally winxp device (for some reason it has win7 installed) >atom n280 >1gb ram >32bit system >500gig hd
Should I just reinstall winxp or is there something that would work well for what I wanna do on this netbook?
Just wanna: note take in class, research on Web, maybe put email client.
Aaron Ortiz
Install GNU+Linux.
Anthony Ross
Pretty much any distribution will do, you want a lightweight DE or window manager though. I'd recommend Xfce.
Thomas Nelson
how do I use the old default xcursor theme and not Adwaita?
Camden Gutierrez
I run Lubuntu on eee pc 1101ha.
it works for reading and coding but codeblox crashes sometimes
Andrew Thomas
I have this issue with XFCE, when the mouse pointer "disappear" but still function normally. Mostly happens when mpv is playing a video and I move the mouse. To get the mouse pointer back I either have to restart, logout and login or change virtual consoles. Any idea how to fix it?
Ryan Johnson
It's not an XFCE issue but an MPV issue, since I get similar problems in KDE
Ethan Barnes
>MPV issue I thought it's XFCE related since the converter script crop function didn't work well with me. So is there a fix?
Julian Evans
Use another player, I guess.
Kevin Lewis
Other than that? MPV is really nice, though I admit it causes the CPU temp to reach 70-80 C when watching 1080p Blu-Ray files.
Xavier Cook
Help me /fglt/
what was the URL of that site with a clip of some anime shoujo transformation scene with linux jargon in the subtitles
Chase Thompson
>mouse disappearing Use a different build >CPU temps Use a different vo profile
Is there a lightweight fork of Evince/Atril without the Gnome/Mate dependencies?
Blake Green
>Use a different build What build? I'm on the GIT master. >VO profile Tried similar results, currently I'm on opengl-hq:no-deband since it's the besst quality for temps with SW decoders.
Parker Hughes
Never mind. I just found out there's evince-no-gnome in the AUR.
Easton Taylor
Exactly that. I was looking for the meme site, but it seems to be down (ho.tlo.li).
Camden Martinez
What's the best password manager for gahnoo / linux? I was assuming keepass but was wondering if there was anything else suitable?
Bentley Hernandez
GNU/Brain
it uses revolutionary storage based on connecting abstract concepts to each other
Adam Foster
But I have so many different passwords there's no way I can remember passwords of that length for every single account I have
Isaiah Wright
Write them on a piece of paper and store into a special container. Storing passwords digitally is a very_bad_idea for reasons that should be too obvious to explain.
Sebastian Martin
I'm using the non-git build (0.18.1) and haven't had that issue ever on openbox or xfce.
David Cruz
>writing on a piece of paper that's a very bad idea, unless you have very poor hand writing.
Easton Green
But then I'd have to take a piece of paper everywhere with me, and people could easily find it. What if I forget it or leave it in a pocket?
Landon Jenkins
Encrypted spreadsheets
Jace Peterson
/fglt
in bash scripts how do I compare a variable to a range of string values. like $number == ['a-z'] is that correct???
Caleb Miller
write them on a piece of paper you carry in your wallet or somewhere, however don't write the real passwords, but something that becomes the passwords after applying an easily memorized modification (like appending something or inserting something at easily memorizable positions) while that would probably be cracked with a dictionary attack, nobody will ever take the time to run a dictionary attack over random letters they found on a piece of paper.
Jose Collins
If I purge openssh-client and openssh-server on Ubuntu, is the SSH login disabled? Will I be safe from brute force SSH login attacks?
Ethan Sullivan
You don't need to remove openssh-client, but yes.
Connor Scott
I just installed Ubuntu and ran "sudo apt-get purge openssh-server."
Got this.
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package 'openssh-server' is not installed, so not removed 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
Does this mean it is not pre-installed? Can I just forget about it?
Jeremiah Gray
>taking them with you Just memorize those you need everyday.
Wyatt Rivera
In case anyone was wondering, the solution to the terrible lagging problem with MPD over HTTP is to have it encode to FLAC. Surely a better idea would be to not have it encode at all.
Easton Bailey
I wish to install Lubuntu on a laptop.
Connor Davis
I could do that then. But currently I use a gpg encrypted text file.
