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history -c doesnt work inside a bash script, so is there another way I can cover my tracks that I can use INSIDE a bash script?
Manually typing is not an option
Lucas Cook
Shell scripts don't write to your history.
Camden Evans
Maybe you are searching for: rm "${HOME}/.bash_history"
Adrian Turner
I dont want to delete the file itself though, that would be obvious
no but I use wget to download the script, plus other commands I write show up after I exit
Levi Garcia
You can prefix a command with a space, that makes the history ignore the command.
Ryder Watson
reposting from last thread: Yesterday I was asking for a lightweight linux version to run in Virtual Box. I had already tried Lubuntu and LXLE both failed because no pae and forcepae -- forcepae didn't help. An annon suggested puppy but the noPae version failed with "Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt". Any other Ideas or suggestions?
Aiden Lopez
Does anyone know if there is a dual boot option in the antergos installer?
James Hill
You can install LXDE on any distribution. Why do you people always assume that a desktop environment is a distribution?
Tried it, but no success. It says subtitles no. It works if I rename the subtitile file to match the media file, but I can't switch languages that way.
You dont have to configure Dual Boot most of the Time. When the Grub Config is created it searches all the Hard Drives for Operating Systems
Michael Hill
systemd*
Matthew Cox
Alright, thanks guys
Jose Hernandez
How do i set keyboard layout in arch? I need en_US.utf8 sr_RS sr_RS.utf8
this is what i get when i type locale -a and i need us, serbian latinic and serbian cyrillic letters
Josiah Reed
So I just installed my first Linux. What are some essencial things you do after a fresh install? How to turn off telemetry and stuff like that? I'm also searching for any good apps like antivirus, firewall, defragging, etc.
Jason Williams
>How to turn off telemetry and stuff like that? I don't think there is telemetry, is there?
Closest thing I can think of is Debian, when they ask during the install phase if you would like to volunteer in their (package) popularity contest. And it's more for stats on what kind of packages are being used/popular, as the name implies.
If only there was an article on the Wiki explaining it.
Nolan Phillips
you are talking about this? # Read and parsed by systemd-localed. It's probably wise not to edit this file # manually too freely. Section "InputClass" Identifier "system-keyboard" MatchIsKeyboard "on" Option "XkbLayout" "en_US.utf8, sr_RS, sr_RS.utf8" Option "XkbVariant" "alternatequotes,latinunicode," EndSection
this aint working
Ryan Cox
setxkbmap -layout us
Daniel Campbell
Yes, that. You set it wrong, those aren't layouts. Learn how to use it or read the article properly.
man localectl
Ian Parker
is it possible to write a shell script that installs gentoo?
Liam Bailey
I just infuckingstalled LXLE on my laptop because Windows 10 broke it (it just wouldn't boot up and it didn't have the Dell recovery image thing). Originally I downloaded LXLE for an older slower laptop but that one can't boot from a USB so for the hell of it I tried it on my newer laptop and it worked. Now I'm thinking I should have got a distro that isn't made specifically for old PCs like LXLE.
What are your thoughts on this and should I change distros?
Mason Ramirez
does it werk? keep it does it suck? switch
Carter Gutierrez
#!/bin/sh sudo apt install gentoo -y && gentoo
Joseph Young
Only idiots use pointless downstream distributions. Pick one of the environments you like and then get the Ubuntu spin which offers it. I know Ubuntu can be considered downstream from Debian, but it's en exception in this case. Once you familiarize yourself with it and you find yourself in a position that you need something else in terms of what makes up a distribution, consider switching then and only then. Do not switch for retarded reasons like "I like the looks of this".
imagine you could have macOS user interface on a windows machine
you'd install everything on windows and everything would be windows, but you'd have a massive theme change, with safari instead of edge and what not; you'd be swapping windows' desktop environment for macOS'
a desktop environment is a collection of tools and software; in linux you can have installed different desktop environments in the same operative system installation
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Google, is in fact, NSA/Google, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, NSA plus Google. Google is not an evil corporation unto itself, but rather another corporate component of a fully functioning NSA system made useful by the NSA PRISM project, Boundless Informant, and vital Bullrun backdoors comprising a full Ministry of Truth as exposed by Snowden.
Many computer users run a modified version of the NSA system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of NSA which is widely used today is often called “Google”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the NSA, developed by the NSA Project.
There really is a Google, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Google is the search engine, etc: the web apps in the system that direct the user's attention. The search engine is an essential part of an espionage system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete espionage system. Google is normally used in combination with the NSA espionage system: the whole system is basically NSA with Google added, or NSA/Google. All the so-called “Google” website is really the data collection frontend of NSA/Google.
Aaron Turner
GNU/Linux*
Owen Myers
GNU-GNU/Linux*
Liam Turner
see
Brandon Roberts
I like this thread because whenever I want to seek advice here, I end up solving my problem before I finish writing the post.
So, thanks /flt/ for existing.
Joseph Thompson
/fglt/*
Camden King
Can dd be used to backup my whole disk (bootloader included) and recover it later?
Ian Jackson
How does lasagna compare to poop?
Tyler Russell
you tell me
Jacob Jenkins
I bet you guys have less then 2TB of swap.
Jaxon Hughes
Yes, but it's very inefficient. Make a copy of your files instead.
Christian Barnes
>Yes, but it's very inefficient. In which way?
Ethan Jackson
you'd be copying every bit, even the ones that don't store any information. unless your disk is 100% full, it's inefficient by definition.
Juan Torres
It will clone the entire disk, including free space. Even if you have no files on it, your backup will be as big as your hard drive.
Colton Evans
Is it possible to update to the latest GNOME 3.24 in Fedora 25? I'm on 3.22 but want 3.24 for the night light feature (redshift and other usual tools are broken on Wayland).
Brayden Sanders
>having bold enabled
Michael Bell
Possible.
Jayden Sullivan
Is installing the proprietary intel microcode package on Ubuntu necessary or recommended? What does it do?
>inb4 no proprietary whatsoever
I'm looking for max performance and stability, I already have the Nvidia drivers installed.
Isaiah Butler
It injects unknown code into your cpu (botnet).
Brayden Collins
What are some cool terminal commands?
Anthony Ward
sudo rm -rf / is my personal favorite.
Ryan Evans
Should I upgrade my kubuntu 16.10 to 17.04?
Kayden Morales
I hate you.
Jose White
>GNU will be a kernel wew
Jeremiah Brown
...
Carter Rodriguez
>friendly thread
Camden Gray
t. Stallman
Cooper Garcia
>install gnome 3 >decent but some issues >issues are fixed by extensions >be happy >tfw gnome devs will probably fuck everything up eventually
Samuel Young
...
David Myers
Upgrade to KDE neon
Christian Wood
Whatever you do, don't downgrade to KDE neon.
Xavier Stewart
So, can somebody give me the rundown on GPU passthrough? Everytime I look into it I feel like something is different.
My understanding was that you could share your hardware between host and guest OS, and so you would basically be dedicating a monitor to your guest OS and could treat it like a dual monitor setup. Is this not actually possible? If so that's kind of a huge bummer for me since it basically pigeonholes me back to Windows. (Especially since I need a Windows system for a few things more than gaymes, so having dual monitors is extremely helpful)
So is the dream dead unless I want to have two mice and keyboards?
Jacob Torres
>gaymes
Anthony Hall
Good thread!
Landon Watson
sudo apt-get install sl sl
Jonathan Morgan
Hey does anyone know why my ubuntu 17.04 has gnome 3.22 instead of 3.24? also how do I upgrade it to gnome 3.24?
Adam Diaz
Ubuntu 17 is out?
Hudson Taylor
yup yesterday it released
Thomas Harris
Hey, what does everyone think of Calculate Linux? I want to try Gentoo but not waste my precious time installing it
It seems to me that KDE is performant as fuck for how feature-rich it is. Is this just some placebo or some shit?
Parker Johnson
KDE cannot be themed much.
Luis Russell
Anyone have any opinions on Budgie?
My HDD died and I'm getting a new one today to replace it, but I'm thinking of just reinstalling fresh and copying a few settings and I've never tried anything with budgie.
Jayden Lopez
That's fair criticism, but I like how it looks with just minor theme changes. I'd prefer something similar to Windows7.
Hunter Hernandez
Thoughts on red vs blue? I've been using red for a while, but now I'm curious how it would be like to use blue instead. Any input welcome.