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Ebin spam like you did from a few days ago pajeet.
Carson Garcia
install SourceMage
Luis Cruz
Are you retarded or something? They are literally breaking compatibility. Every other OS in the world uses "python" as Python 2.x and "python3" to... guess what? Python 3.x
There is no reason to change "python3" to "python" besides "I want to be different", it breaks shit and they have to fork every single python script just because of that. I can't see a single reason for why that's a good idea.
Nathaniel Ward
Then why did they de/and push python3 if it was not ment for you to upgrade? If you're running python2 you're part of the problem and are lazy
Python3 is the latest version,Arch is a rolling release distro.Use the latest version
Its not very difficult to grasp this concept
Ian Sanchez
Guys, is IceCat going to keep old extensions working? Or is it literally Firefox but with a free(libre) logo?
Joshua Edwards
Use firefox-esr-privacy
Blake Bell
why doesn't dd log anything to terminal? i use it often but it's always a little concerning to wait when there is no way to monitor the progress at all.
Chase Price
cannot think of any good reason, besides memes.
You send it a USR1 signal to display the current progress.
Carson Murphy
But it does dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/null status=progress
Mason Taylor
According to a quick google search that's an arch package, and there's no reference to a privacy-oriented esr from mozilla. Am I retarded?
Nathaniel Wilson
>download packages and patches from arch aur page >configure distros build type(deb,rpm,etc) >install using package manager Done Its not from firefox,its a third part set of patches that disable alot of stupid shit in firefox.You can read what each patch does
Brayden Gutierrez
How do I replace brackets with sed? 's/[[/[/g' throws errors. I tried escaping them, 's/\[\[/\[/g' but that doesn't work either.
Landon Hughes
well im dumb. thanks user
Owen Gonzalez
Oh ok, thanks user
Ian Gonzalez
The second one does work, though.
Aaron Lopez
You're retarded, son and clearly don't understand how programming languages work. There are new versions of languages and you define them when you write a program for it. Python 2 and Python 3 are incompatible, which means, when you call python, it expects the python2 language and since Python 3 exists, you call it python3. Linkin python to python3 simply breaks Python 2 programs.
See: python -c 'print "Hello, world!"' will simply not work on Arch, since it calls python3 and in Python 3 you have a different print syntax: python -c 'print("Hello, world!")' Also modules and libs have new names. You see, you can't just simply "use the latest version"; a programming language is not a program.
Huh, it only throws an error if I run it with -i, I just had to pipe it to a new file.
Isaiah Thomas
What's a functional distribution that'll install under 10gb and friendly for someone new to Linux?
Colton Parker
Almost all of them will install in under 10GB. Just use Ubuntu, Mint, or some shit.
Jace Gonzalez
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.
Angel Russell
whatever you do, don't use mint or ubuntu or some shit, they have the botnet
Yes, is going to keep old extensions working. Use IceCat.
Logan Roberts
Install Debian, buddy.
Blake King
Lubuntu, no botnet and easy af
Christopher James
Icecat has lots of security fixes compared to vanilla FF. You could also use FF and tweak the shit out of it (about:config), but using Icecat is just comfy.
Jacob Bailey
Tried to install atom and got this error message:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of atom: atom depends on git; however: Package git is not installed.
After which I tried to install git-core and git-all, but in both cases got the same error message, i.e. can't install this because git isn't already installed.
What do?
Nathan Thomas
Neat
Sebastian Torres
Try to apt-get install -f. Also what version of Debian are you running? stable/testing/sid?
Carter Gutierrez
>apt >problems with deps kek
Ryder White
Speaking of, is there an easy way to get IceCat on windows? I've literally never compiled anything on there before so I'm a bit scared. And I still haven't gotten around to a proper VM+GPU passthrough setup so I do want it natively in windows if possible. How painful is it gonna be?
Michael Hughes
>helping a friend move >found a redhat offical 6.2 install disk
No idea what to do with it
David Myers
Stable, only finished installing it this evening. Looks like your command installed git, currently unpacking atom. Hopefully it works this time.
Send it back to redhat and get an invitation to redhatcon
Isaac Murphy
Just a tip for you, using apt-get install -f after using dkpg fixes the missing dependencies, so you don't need to track them manually like you tried to do.
Jackson Cooper
Install gentoo
Lincoln Richardson
Why should i install Gentoo over any other distribution
Ethan Bennett
You shouldnt
Ayden Morgan
Why should i not install Gentoo over any other distribution
Nathan Ortiz
I named my wife's son Devuan, and my wife's daughter Linux
Jeremiah Ross
Fuck off
Connor Lopez
I'm using manjaro and I'm enjoying how helpful arch wiki is. very nice
Charles Carter
>manjaro Hey! That's my wife's boyfriend's nephew's name!
Matthew Wilson
manjarrrrrrro
Elijah Cox
Second week or so of Linux and learning C. Vim is great. Slowly getting less clumsy and learning more complex stuff with it. Staying on the keyboard makes things really convenient. Linux master race!
Jonathan Gray
Compiling is anonying.
Oliver Phillips
I have three questions: What benefeits does devuan have over debian? Can I install testing on devuan? I'm currently using debian on my thinkpad x60. I just installed libreboot and now my computer makes a constant high pitched whinging noise. The libreboot documentation says that libreboot comes with a script called power top to the the whining noise but its not in the folder I downloaded.
There is but one thing to make this a pseudo IDE enough for near everything.
Jaxson Long
I've already fallen for the vim meme.
I'm just getting comfortable with what I know, once I'm good I find something that can be optimized, google it and so far 100% of the time something exists. Like multi-file editing, cut/paste, etc. Thanks though, I may check those out at some point.
Brandon Wood
Has anyone messed with the linux tools to stream chinese cartoons to a chromecast? I'm seriously tired of hooking up an hdmi cable to my laptop.
Colton Martinez
Trust me on this, check the videos now. Ignore the titles, they are for vim beginners. Watch them in the exact order I gave you and you will learn so much you wouldn't believe.
Of course the last link is for a book on making plugins and you may wonder how much a beginner can get from how plugins are made, but understanding how vim works is exactly what you want.
Give it a chance and at least watch the videos.
Juan Allen
dlna for the most simple streaming plex for a more featured setup(aswell as transcoding etc)
Chase Price
I take back what I said. manjaro wiki got me a black screen when I was dealing with nvidia drivers.
Nathan Brown
>install Debian >have to use ethernet because no wifi drivers >start looking up how to get my drivers >try to sudo >Error what the fuck is "sudo"? >10 minutes later get sudo working >try to install wifi drivers >nothing works >running at 520p on a 1080p screen >try to change resolution >nothing works >try to edit GRUB settings so it defaults to whatever I used last instead of making me select one every time >nothing changes, find a possible solution >sudo update-grub >think I finally got it to work, reboot >lolno >find another solution >sudo update-burg >Error what the fuck is "update-burg"? Am I just too retarded for Linux? Should I kill myself?
Jaxon Thompson
>install Debian found your problem, start with Lubuntu
Logan James
GNU is a catastrophe right now
Matthew Rodriguez
Try ubuntu or enable the non-free repo so you can get your propietary wifi drivers.
Austin Wood
>>
John King
dont use debian. its dumb af for desktop use
Adam Stewart
I'm easy to convince! Yeah I'll check them out. I'm about to go to bed but your links are saved and I'll be going through them. Thanks!
Camden Ross
All the cuckietary drivers are probably available on the non-free repo.
Did you edit /etc/defaut/grub?
Jaxon Gomez
I don't want to mess with my server, my rpi can't handle it. DNLA is shit. I just see tools on the AUR to stream to the thing, and I'm wondering if anyone has tried them out in our standard usecases.
Elijah Campbell
>dlna is shit How exactly its just a streaming server,such as minidlna,you point it to your media directory and thats fucking it.
>has anyone Noone in the entire internet has tried any of them ever.Why dont you search a bit more(shocking) and find out for your self
Noah Collins
DNLA doesn't do MKV/softsubs, which is more than enough to call it shit. Not to mention that's just something else to connecto to the TV.
also >friendly
Andrew Bailey
I have the following set on my non ssd hard drives.Orginally it boosted the performance gain my about 250 MB/s.But now when doing rsync transfers its not breaking 20 MB/s.Am i missing something else or are these values incorrect?
Is Debian really bad? The Sup Forums flowchart told me to use it.
Yes I did. I also checked (but didn't edit) the actual /boot/grub/grub.cfg file which did change but for whatever reason is having no effect.
Tyler Edwards
>Is Debian really bad? only in the hands of newbies >The Sup Forums flowchart told me to use it. nothing is perfect
Joshua Powell
Don't listen to flowcharts. Only idiots make flowcharts.
Alexander Miller
Its not bad but its bad for beginners. Try to get your wifi drivers from the non-free repos and see if it works then.
Asher Cox
>/boot/grub/grub.cfg update-grub overwrites it.
What did you change in default/grub? You have to change GRUB_DEFAULT to the number of the option you want to be default.
You didn't just assume the default hadn't changed because the option you wanted was not selected by default right?
Isaiah White
>friendly When one presents them self as hostile,how is one to react?
>softsubs So it isnt minidlna that "is shit" its that it dosent meet your demands,quite a big difference here.
Plex supports softsubs and transcoding.
>connect to the tv No you would run it on your computer and use chromecast to connect to it via your tv.The tv being the client
Andrew Perez
maybe install firmware-iwlwifi or aticonfig for your wifi, and to change resolution check /etc/X11/xorg.conf. I prefer Devuan btw
Jose Jones
Yo errybody. I'm Devuan
Elijah Myers
Why is he like that?
Jonathan Cox
sup jarjar
Robert Smith
>tfw you work in a field where flowcharts are the absolute law of the land.
Brandon Harris
t. paid shill
Josiah Morales
Warning: Blog
Just finished migrating my NAS data to a new set of drives. Went from 4 2GB RAID-Z1 to 2 8TB mirror. Took 3 days to copy everything over USB2. I freaked out at first because the FreeNAS GUI said the data was there but I couldn't see anything from a terminal. Everything showed up after a reboot though. Right now the new drives are still in their external cases. (Got em on a sale at BestBuy) Tomorrow I'll see if I can get them out without breaking anything.
Samuel Taylor
Hello paid debian shill
Michael Powell
I'd simply like to interject for one second. What you're alluding to as Linux, is really, GNU/Linux, or as I have not long ago started calling it, GNU + Linux. Linux is not an operating setup on its own, but actually another free part of a fully operational GNU setup fashioned into something practical by the GNU core libraries, terminal tools and required setup components completing a full OS.
A sizeable amount of computer users use a subspecies of the original setup everyday, but do not know. By a weird chance, the edition of GNU which is widely utilized these days is often called "Linux", and a substantial number of this userbase do not know that it is in actuality the GNU setup, created by GNU developers.
There is in fact a Linux, and this population do have it installed, but it is simply a part of the setup they use. Linux is a core, the part of the setup that gives out the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The core is an essential part of an operating setup, but cannot work on its own; it can only function in the shadow of a whole operating setup. Linux is most commonly utilized in combination with the GNU operating setup, the whole setup is in actuality GNU with the addition of Linux, or GNU/Linux. All of the "Linux" distros are really distros of GNU/Linux.
Josiah Thompson
cool cool, how much do they pay you?
Juan Jones
>FreeNAS found your problem, get OpenMediaVault, more machines compatible
Eli Morales
no you
Juan Gomez
It just happened again. This time around I tried using 16.10. It also happened in the LTS (16.04.2). Is there any way to fix this or am I screwed and I should go back to MATE?
Joseph Jenkins
Devuan sounds like a niggers name kek
Nathaniel Wilson
Check the image checksum and rewrite it. I don't know why but this is a common problem. I had to rewrite my bootable USB 3 times to fix this.
Hudson Kelly
Thats definatly not standard,and is a YOU problem not a standard issue.
