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Now you have to add mpd to autostart on login. Ubuntu settings manager should have a "session" option or something like that. Just add an entry and the command should be just "mpd".
Reboot
Jace Johnson
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John Russell
>Ubuntu settings manager should have a "session" option is it this?
and do i have this correct?
im assuming i dont as i just restarted and it still doesnt work :(
Camden Ross
Something really minimal I guess. Can it run modern DE's ? I'd say some lightweight distro that handles lxqt or lxde. Even XFCE maybe but I'm unsure.
Connor Butler
Something lighter than puppy.
Michael Morris
Is Void lighter ? that seems to be a meme though. Then just go straight for LFS.
Sebastian Murphy
it's okay.
have you masked the service and the socket?
post ~/.xsession-errors
what happens when you run mpd from the terminal?
Luis Wood
There's a nice pitfall newcomer struggle with. mpd usually starts a root daemon, which reads configs from /etc/ rather than ~/mpd. Solution: Configure mpd to be a user daemon or disable the daemon alltogether and start mpd when you need it yourself. >>Dec 03 09:51 : socket: Failed to bind to '127.0.0.1:6600': Address already in use This basically means that mpd is up and running, a "it already works, retard"-error.
Landon Jackson
>have you masked the service and the socket? i dont know what this means. sorry, this is my 3rd day using a linux distro :) >post ~/.xsession-errors again, dont know what this means. when i copy and past that command into the terminal, i get :Permission denied >what happens when you run mpd from the terminal? still getting the failed to bind message
>Configure mpd to be a user daemon configure to where exactly? or more easily how can i just disable mpd altogether in that case?
typing mpd into terminal is a hell of a lot less work than what im dealing with right now hehe
Jack Martinez
Why did you even want to install mpd?
Christopher Parker
>i dont know what this means. sorry, this is my 3rd day using a linux distro :) I told you what commands you have to run in this post run them with sudo/su
Dominic Cruz
IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FRIEND!
Mason Ortiz
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Landon Perry
Two Questions
I went from Windows to Gnome one month ago.
Absolutely loving it.
But what's the best way to structure and organize all my files w/ linux?
Interested in optimization and increasing my efficiency. I am also looking for ways to master core essentials master the command line.
Share your primers please.
Liam Phillips
xdg provides basic infrastructure.
documents go in ~/Documents, music goes to ~/Music etc etc
Of course there will be autist
Nolan Miller
>copy files around >just for fun check the SHA1 hash >it's different than the original
What can cause this? My drive is relatively new. I copied it from an ext4 to ext4 partition using cp. I just spent 3 hours trying to fix something which turned out to be caused by a "corrupted" file. That's not even the worst thing. I'm worried about future file corruption.
Adrian Walker
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
Elijah Murphy
Reading up on xdg now. I want to be specific in my definitions. Already have I installed multiple dictionaries, that I use diligently. - So many extremely interesting things here ... So share your primers! So far I've been fanatical in trying and learning new things.
Anthony Hall
Why is Debian a SJW distro again? I've seen their page for feminism or some shit, but it seems like it was there to shut the retards up. Do they have a movement? I won't switch because of a trivial reason, but I'd like to know.
Andrew Martinez
Just a stupid forced meme.
Xavier Phillips
my networkmanager applet is tripping balls guys.
>NO SSID shown >Says I am auto connected to my default AP on i3 bar,but all I see is a Disconnect button not telling me which SSID I am connected.
anyone know why this is?
Mason Reed
There are two pages on their wiki. "Anti Harassment" and "debian women". Both inactive.
Lucas Smith
Did you suspend and then resume when that happened? I'm getting the same and other people too. Apparently the bug was fixed, which it was for me, but then it started appearing again. Check the Arch forums, that's where I saw it and they have a link to the upstream bug report.
Brody Hernandez
How different is systemrescuecd from the official gentoo ISO?
Colton Robinson
If you mean suspend and resume as in the entire computer to get it to function then yes, or I just restart NetworkManager.service
>bug happens close laptop lid let go in suspend >open it up internet!!!
Jack Martin
I have enabled netctl profile, when I'm at home it connects fine but when I'm away from home I must wait 90 seconds for timeout. Is there a way to skip that?
Leo Cooper
I'm trying to install Lubuntu from a USB drive as only system on a empty HDD and the shit keeps bitching with "unable to install bootloader, fuck off and die" so I can't finish the install after that
I'm reading that it might be some kind of permissions issue, there is any command to install the liveusb after loging as root?
Owen Nelson
No, I mean that the bug happens when you suspend and resume. Suspending again won't fix it. Only restarting NetworkManager and its applet might.
Camden Thompson
Idk then, it just happens at random, i restart the service to fix it and then it happens again.
Daniel Moore
It's really bothering me how Ubuntu doesnt save the position of program windows
For example, the terminal always opens up in one of the corners of my screen, even though the last position was, let's say the center of the screen.
Grinds my gears
Also, is there a way to make the terminal a little prettier? Maybe with come colors or something?
Aiden Collins
It has way more features.
Juan Morris
Right click and edit profile prefernces.
Leo Richardson
Change the window managers. Some of them have a setting to position newly opened windows in the center.
Tyler Cook
I need to set up scrolling on my touchpad. Is synaptic always the driver used or are there other ones? How can I find out which I have?
Josiah Moore
xinput list
Jose Watson
How to disable every shadow in compton?
Liam Morris
Does someone know how to clone an entire Debian server to get it running again in no time ? > inb4 Docker => the whole server please
Justin Long
man compton
Jordan Foster
-z don't work, so fuck you.
Cameron Wilson
how do I set a custom resolution in ubuntu 16.04 using nouveau drivers? For whatever reason my monitor is capped at something like 400x600 (found with xrandr), and this wont let me set a custom resolution at 1920x1080. Even using arandr, I can't set a resolution to anything over (or under) 400x600.
At this point I think I need to write a custom xorg.conf file? But I am unsure if that is the right answer, and I am even less sure of how the fuck to do that. I am using an nvidia gtx 1060 video card if that helps any. Thanks in advance for any advice
Kayden Wilson
I've never owned a UEFI machine before but my desktop boots Windows 10 through UEFI. What do I need to do differently during an arch install to account for this? I've heard that Windows 10 is not that friendly to other operating systems on the same machine. Will grub and os-probe work or do I need to do something else?
Dominic White
a) read the manpage b) fuck you woun't help you c) read manpages before asking stupid questions
Henry Perry
not all resolutions are available by default create a new resolution set the new resolution
Jaxon Lewis
>he fell for the arch meme
Cooper Evans
I just like it because I prefer minimal installs. Everytime I try another distro's minimal ISO like Ubuntu server or whatever it lacks a ton of basic CLI utils that arch doesn't and it's fucking annoying.
>nvidia gtx 1060 Unless they added support for it in the last few weeks Noveau doesn't support your card. Get the propietary drivers.
Blake Rivera
Looks good. Thanks a lot user !
Adam James
>nouveau It's dead. Not only is it using blobs, it's irredeemable shit. You have to go proprietary.
Lucas Diaz
Ubuntu is acting odd and not allowing me to use my headphones. If I go into alsamixer and try to unmute them (everything else can be muted and unmuted freely), they'll be on for a second then go back to mute. What can I do?
Christian Turner
i've tried this, I run into an issue where the terminal tells me I can't set a resolution that is over 400x600 or whatever tiny res it's set to by default
Adam Ross
Ubuntu is using pulse, so use install pavucontrol, which is a comfy GUI program to control it. Stop using alsamixer.
Julian Jenkins
haven't been able to get prop drivers to work which is why I'm trying with nouveau. Even with prop drivers that are compatible with my card (367.57 comes with ubuntu 16.04 and is compatible with my card) but it does not work. When I try to install it, I reboot into a frozen boot with a black screen
Nolan Ross
i've tried proprietary, it just as big of a shitfest as nouveau. Even the nvidia drivers that are listed to be compatible with my card don't work and won't even let me boot
Henry Lewis
Then you have to fix that. Free drivers are no option for your card.
Colton Green
arch wiki goes over it
Zachary Peterson
Just remember that most of those "CLI utils" are arch specific programs that don't even exist on the other ones. I like arch for those tools too, but prefer gentoo.
Kevin Butler
Like what? pacman?
Justin Hall
yeah, ubuntu doesn't have it
Carson Brooks
How surprising
Evan Parker
hmmmmmmmmmm
ubuntu irc chat seems to disagree with you.
>user2 is me
Wyatt Miller
wifimenu and mkinitcpio and stuff like that.
Jayden Nelson
Maybe since you didn't tell him that little important information you use a GTX1060?
How about you do your own research about if the free drivers even support your card if you don't trust this thread?
Elijah Torres
>Maybe since you didn't tell him that little important information you use a GTX1060?
was stated above where the screen shot cuts off. My research has led me here
Bentley Perry
how do I make urxvt properly render ANSI text art?
Brody Reyes
I already responded to you last thread
Christian Johnson
>I'm too retarded for Arch but I'll try to post a reply anyways
Connor Garcia
I'm going to go back to GNU/Linux and want to go full bleeding edge because of KVM running Windows with GPU-Passthrough
Which distro is better for rolling, Arch, or Gentoo? Is there any other alternative?
Angel Moore
solaris
Leo Nelson
Gentoo easily. Fedora Rawhide is rolling release too, if you'd prefer that.
Isaiah Jones
how do I get kde to not look like crap on a retina display?
Christian Allen
Good thread.
David Johnson
So, what is the command to show the directory I'm in?
Brody Brown
>kde found your problem
John Peterson
echo $PWD
Aiden Russell
If i have a very old motherboard with onboard AMD graphics using Ubuntu
Should I disable Compiz? what would you do?
Grayson Brown
or just "pwd"
Hudson Stewart
Hello i have some problem with the openbox i use to make some change to rc.xml file to disable all of my title bar. But now when i am trying to put the code back in its gives me an error to the line i have write it. This is the code i use
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John Roberts
has anyone used openshot to make a youtube video? All I want to do is make a video with a static image and music. So I can get everything going fine in the preview but after I export it the audio becomes choppy when played back in a player like MPV. My computer isn't that powerful or anything but should that have any affect on the final outcome? It's not like I have to be rendering the video in real time to export correctly right? So why does it come out choppy?
Just tried my very first attempt at installing linux. I chose Antergos as someone recommended it and it seemed to be an alright distro.
Basically, I now have no idea what I'm doing, and am wondering how I should start off, as in what essential programs might I want to download. I chose the GNOME DE and have Chromium already.
Angel Powell
do bear in mind that chromium is still botnetted, albeit a lesser degree. you may wish to pick a music player, like clementine or foobar, and libreoffice for working
Jose Roberts
>All I want to do is make a video with a static image and music. just use ffmpeg ffmpeg -loop 1 -r 1 -i picture.jpg -i music.m4a -shortest -c copy -c:v libx264 -g 7200 -crf 0 output.mkv
Levi Ross
I chose libreoffice at installation and I'm only dual booting; I didn't replace absolutely everything (I'm not THAT committed yet). I'll look into music players though.
Any other software that you'd recommend?
Also, I chose to install Steam and PlayOnLinux during installation, but I have no idea what the latter is and I have 2 versions of Steam: "Steam" and "Steam (Native)," of which I don't know the differences between.
Elijah Jones
Native Steam being the Linux version, will only run Linux games. The other will be ran through WINE and be the Windows version, allowing you to play those games. But do be aware of compatibility issues and it being slower / choppier. If you're looking for a torrent client, Transmission is the best way to go.
Brayden Hughes
Thank you for answering what I assume are mind-numbing questions for you, lol.
Adam Robinson
thanks
Joseph Bell
>Linux games
Caleb Rogers
Mark my words. One day all PC gamers will be using Unix based operating systems to play their games.
Blake Nelson
You called? I play some of Linux. Gog and steam have me covered for a while adn there's always emulation. I sure wish more games were ported, it would be great if Widnows would jsut disappear.
Daniel Rodriguez
>loadable as modules
Joshua Anderson
>I don't understand what systemctl is
Go back to Windows if you aren't willing to use Google
